Posted: 11/09/2022
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 fly AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2022. This was the last flight for HMLA-269, which is deactivating in accordance with Force Design 2030. HMLA-269 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Rowdy Vanskike)