Official VMM-263 Thunder Chicken REIN 18.2 ACE Patch Spokane Sikorsky H-34 enthusiasts

Sikorsky H-34 enthusiasts

HMM-264 Black Knights veterans

and providing the long-range maritime surveillance that underpins American naval power

and interdiction missions against Japanese forces

Official VMM-263 Thunder Chicken REIN 18.2 ACE Patch Spokane Sikorsky H-34 enthusiastsVMM 263 Thunder Chickens REIN 18. 2 ACE Patch Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263), the "Thunder Chickens," was activated on 16 June 1952 as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 263 (HMR 263) at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina and outfitted with Sikorsky HRS helicopters. The squadron's history spans seven decades of distinguished service, from disaster relief in