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Unit/Organization Information
  • II Marine Expeditionary Force
  • Marine Aircraft Group 26
  • 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
  • Marine Med. Tiltrotor Squadron 263
Location
Coin Location: Panel 4
Homebase: MCSA New River, North Carolina
Deployment: Al Asad Air Base, Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 20 April 2008
Donated by: LtCol Paul Rock
Copies: 1 of 1

C000366

Location: Panel 4 Height: 2

Coin: Unit - Deployment

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Narrative

Round shaped with banner above an below, silver colored coin, 2 inches high x 4-1/4 inches wide.

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Journal - Page 3 - Line 7

VMM-263 is the first combat-deployable squadron in the world equipped with the MV-22B Osprey aircraft. We just finished our first combat deployment to Iraq. The squadron was formerly HMM-263, a helicopter squadron with a proud 40+ year history.