Army's light observation aircraft—L-4 Piper Cubs and L-5 Stinson Sentinels—earned the nickname "Grasshoppers" for their ability to land and take off from impossibly small fields
The P-3's ability to loiter at low altitude for extended periods made it the ideal platform for the maritime patrol mission
Admiral "Bull" Halsey himself requested the group be brought to the Philippines
The Wizards' electromagnetic sorcery pairs well with the Dead's psychedelic aesthetic — both deal in invisible forces that alter reality
HMR(L)-261's lineage eventually contributed to the modern HMLA (Marine Light Attack Helicopter) community
Officially Licensed USMC VMM-265 Leather Patches Kirkland AFB Army's light observation aircraft—L-4 PiperOfficially Licensed USMC VMM 265 Leather Patches Dragon Hide Because the Dragons wear their insignia on leather, the way it was always meant to be. VMM 265, the Dragons, fly the MV 22B Osprey out of MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, under MAG 36 and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. As a forward deployed tiltrotor squadron in the Indo Pacific, the Dragons provide assault support across the Western Pacific from the Philippines to Korea and everywhere in