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HMT-301 Windwalkers Patch
Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301 (HMT-301) — "Windwalkers"
The Windwalkers of HMT-301 were originally activated on 1 April 1966 at MCAS Santa Ana, California as Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron 301 (HMMT-301), assigned to Marine Helicopter Training Group 30, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Initially flying the UH-34D Sea Horse, the squadron provided advanced training for Vietnam-bound aircrews during the height of the war. In January 1968, the squadron transitioned to the CH-53A Sea Stallion and was redesignated Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 301.
On 31 March 1972, the restructuring of Marine aviation led to the merger of HMHT-301 and HMMT-302 into the newly designated Marine Helicopter Training Squadron 301, flying both CH-46 Sea Knight and CH-53A aircraft. For the next decade, HMT-301 produced fleet-ready aviators in both airframes. On 13 December 1983, the squadron took delivery of the first CH-53E Super Stallion, and with the addition of the Fleet Readiness Aviation Maintenance Personnel program, HMT-301 became the largest squadron in the Marine Corps. After deactivation at MCAS Tustin in December 1993, the Windwalkers were reactivated on 24 August 1995 at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, training CH-53D aviators and aircrew until final deactivation on 3 June 2005. From formation to final flight, HMT-301 flew over 144,000 hours, trained more than 2,800 aircrew, and earned the CNO Safety Award seven times.
Perfect For: HMT-301 Windwalkers alumni, CH-46 and CH-53 pilots and crew trained by the squadron, MCAS Tustin and MCAS Kaneohe Bay veterans, Marine helicopter training community members, and rotary-wing aviation historians.
This patch honors the Windwalkers — the squadron that transformed student pilots into combat-ready Marine helicopter aviators for nearly four decades.
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