Officially Licensed USMC VMM-774 Wild Goose PVC Squadron Patches — The Last Phrog Squadron, Now Flying Ospreys
They flew the last CH-46E in the entire Marine Corps. Every Phrog that came after theirs was a museum piece.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 774 (VMM-774) — the 'Wild Goose' — holds a unique place in Marine Corps aviation history as the last dedicated CH-46E Sea Knight squadron in the entire Marine Corps. Originally activated on September 5, 1958, at Naval Air Station New York as Marine Transport Helicopter Squadron 774 (HMR-774), the squadron operated the SH-34G/J Sea Bat before being redesignated HMM-774 in April 1962 and deactivated later that year. The Wild Goose was reactivated at Naval Air Station Norfolk on July 1, 1969, initially operating UH-34D Sea Horse helicopters before transitioning to the CH-46 Sea Knight in 1970. Assigned to the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing in 1971, the squadron has served as one of the Marine Corps' premier reserve helicopter units for over five decades. In January 1991, HMM-774 was mobilized as part of Marine Aircraft Group 26 and I Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In July 2004, the squadron was mobilized again and deployed to Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving back-to-back tours from August 2004 to March 2005 and again from September 2005 to March 2006. In 2010, the Wild Goose embarked aboard USS Iwo Jima in support of Continuing Promise 2010, providing humanitarian assistance to Haiti, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Guatemala, Suriname, and Costa Rica. When HMMT-164 was deactivated and redesignated in April 2015, HMM-774 became the last dedicated CH-46E squadron in the Marine Corps — the final keepers of the legendary 'Phrog.' The squadron transitioned to the MV-22B Osprey and was redesignated VMM-774 in January 2016, taking its first V-22 test flight in April 2016 and declaring Final Operating Capability in April 2018. In 2019, the Wild Goose deployed to Morón, Spain, in support of a Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force. In June 2023, VMM-774 embarked three MV-22B Ospreys aboard USS New York for UNITAS 2023 — the first time the squadron had put Ospreys aboard a Navy ship. Based today at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, under Marine Aircraft Group 49 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, the Wild Goose continues to answer the call.
Perfect For: VMM-774 and HMM-774 Wild Goose Marines past and present, CH-46 Sea Knight 'Phrog' community alumni, MV-22 Osprey crew members, 4th MAW reservists, NAS Norfolk and MCAS New River veterans, and anyone who served with the last Phrog squadron in the Marine Corps.
