Officially Licensed USMC VMM-262 Reinforced Squadron Patch Albuquerque From the first CH-34 assault

From the first CH-34 assault lifts in 1962 to the final evacuations

The air station hosts Marine Aircraft Group 24 and its subordinate squadrons

and going from full power to a dead stop in two seconds across 300 feet of steel

under Marine Aircraft Group 14 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

and armed gunships providing escort and close air support

Officially Licensed USMC VMM-262 Reinforced Squadron Patch Albuquerque From the first CH-34 assaultOfficially Licensed USMC VMM 262 Reinforced Squadron Patch Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (REIN) Embroidered Patch Flying Tigers reinforced the full composite squadron ready for crisis. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), the "Flying Tigers," is a United States Marine Corps composite tiltrotor squadron that serves as the Aviation Combat Element for forward deployed Marine Expeditionary Units in the Pacific. The "REIN" designation