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7300 Basic Enlisted Flight Crew Marine - MGySgt-Pvt; 73X1 Air Traffic Control & Enlisted Flight Crews Trainee; 7307 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operator, RQ-7 - Sgt-Pvt (MOS deleted 1 Oct. 2016) [d] 7313 Helicopter Specialist, AH-1Z/UH-1Y – MGySgt-Pvt; 7321 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operator, MQ-21 - Sgt-Pvt [d]
Pages in category "United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 404 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The MOS system now had five digits, with a period after the third digit. The first four-digit code number indicated the soldier's job; the first two digits were the field code, the third digit was the sub-specialty and the fourth code number (separated by a period) was the job title.
The unit was again re-designated as Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 62 (MATCU-62) on 10 February 1954. MATCU-62 relocated to Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii in January 1955 as part of Marine Air Base Squadron 13. The unit deployed to South Vietnam on 1 September 1966.
Marine Composite Reconnaissance Squadron 1 (VMCJ-1) was an aviation squadron of the United States Marine Corps that provided aerial photographic reconnaissance and electronic countermeasures is support of the Fleet Marine Force. The squadron was formed in 1958 with the merger of Marine Composite Squadron 1 (VMC-1) and Marine Photo ...
This crew configuration allowed for effective multi-role combat capabilities and improved coordination in air-to-air engagements. The pilot primarily focused on flying the aircraft and managing the missile systems, while the RIO or WSO operated the radar, navigational systems, and weapon targeting systems. [ 2 ]
In January 1962, MACS-9 aided VMF-451 with in-flight refueling during the squadron's trans-Pacific flight (the first oceanic crossing attempted and completed by a Marine Corps squadron). In June 1962, a MACS-9 controller directed the first tactical intercept by VMF-314 using their new fighter interceptor, the F4H-1 Phantom .
In 1969, HML-367 exceeded 2,000 flight hours for the month of June. October 1969 saw the departure of Marine Air Group 36 from the Republic of Vietnam. Due to the continued necessity for armed helicopter support, HML-367 remained in Vietnam and was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16 (Forward) at Hue/Phu Bai. [6]