Officially Licensed USMC HMH-363 Lucky Red Lions Patch Flying Death VMF(AW)-312 "Checkerboards" was a Marine

VMF(AW)-312 "Checkerboards" was a Marine all-weather fighter squadron that carried one of the most visually distinctive identities in Marine aviation

and Central America

Albuquerque crews provide persistent overwatch along smuggling corridors and sensitive airspace — feeding real-time intelligence to ground forces and coordinating intercepts

Active duty and veteran service members across every branch

Officially Licensed USMC HMH-363 Lucky Red Lions Patch Flying Death VMF(AW)-312 "Checkerboards" was a MarineOfficially Licensed USMC HMH 363 Lucky Red Lions Patch Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron CH 53 Embroidered Patch The Lucky Red Lions in the heavy helicopter role HMH 363 carried the name from medium lift to heavy lift. HMH 363 "Lucky Red Lions" transitioned from HMM 363's medium helicopter legacy to the heavy helicopter mission, operating the CH 53 in the heavy lift role. The Lucky Red Lions name carried forward through the redesignation, maintaining