HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft Valor and merit in the

Valor and merit in the face of the enemy

Lightning strikes

providing Direct Air Support Center capability for the II Marine Expeditionary Force

which flew SBD Dauntless dive bombers in World War II

The squadron redesignated as HMLA-269 when UH-1N Twin Hueys were integrated into the unit

HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft Valor and merit in theHMM 263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Embroidered Patch Nothing in Vietnam Was Routine "Routine extraction" was the biggest lie ever briefed in a mission brief. HMM 263's "Routine Extract My Ass" patch cuts through the sanitized language of operations orders and tells the truth every extraction in combat was a calculated gamble with lives on the line. This patch is pure helicopter crew humor, born from the reality that the only routine thing about a