Officially Licensed USMC HMM-265 Dragons OD Green Patch USS Winston Churhurchill and USMC Vietnam-era squadron patch

and USMC Vietnam-era squadron patch collectors

in their CH-46 configuration

Marine air base operations personnel

The installation's location in the Florida panhandle provides ideal flying weather year-round

and continuous German artillery barrages

Officially Licensed USMC HMM-265 Dragons OD Green Patch USS Winston Churhurchill and USMC Vietnam-era squadron patchHMM 265 Dragons OD Green Patch Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM 265), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM 265), the "Dragons," was activated on 30 September 1962 at Marine Corps Air Facility New River, North Carolina under Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. This olive drab (OD) green subdued variant of the Dragons' patch represents the tactical, field ready version of the squadron insignia