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Prov MAG-39 was dramatically reactivated on 19 April 1975 aboard USS Blue Ridge for Operation Frequent Wind — the largest helicopter evacuation in history — rescuing 7

then reduced to 1st Stinger Battery in 1993 with two firing platoons

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and a dock landing ship (LSD) — that together can carry a full MEU of approximately 2

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