Official VMM-263 Thunder Chicken REIN 18.2 ACE Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop Subdued Eagle

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Official VMM-263 Thunder Chicken REIN 18.2 ACE Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop Subdued EagleVMM 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