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47 years, 222 days
Since FMF introduction
and still flying...
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"The Marines have landed and have the situation well in hand." -- Richard Harding Davis during the late Nineteenth Century.
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Next Month in USMC History

27 January 1778: Fort Nassau Captured

Captain John Trevett leads twenty-six Marines in capture of Fort Nassau, Bahamas.

27 January 1837: Battle of Hatchee-Lustee River

Colonel Henderson wins Battle of Hatchee-Lustee River against Seminoles in Florida.

29 January 1991: First major Marine ground action of Desert Storm

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31 January 1944: Marhsall Island Flag Raising

American flag first raised over Japanese territory by B/1/25 in the Marshall Islands.

31 January 1968: US Embassy in Saigon Attacked

Viet Cong attacked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon and held it until repulsed by American troops.

1 February 1941: 2nd Marine Division Organized

The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized by a change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade.

1 February 1944: Marines land in the Marshall Islands

23rd and 24th Marines of the 4th Marine Division land on Roi and Namur of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshalls.

2 February 1968: Operation Hue City

Operation Hue City, Tet Offensive began in Vietnam.

5 February 1777: Maines Board HMS Swallow

In the Bay of Biscay off France the Continental Marines aboard Reprisal led a boarding party that seized and sank HMS Swallow.

13 February 1943: U.S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve formed

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15 February 1898: USS Maine Sinking

28 Marines among 250 Americans killed when the U.S.S. Maine is blown up in Havana.

17 February 1917: First Official Marine Aviation Unit

The first official Marine flying unit arrived with the 17 February 1917, commissioning of the Marine Aviation Company for duty with the Advanced Base Force at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

19 February 1945: Iwo Jima Assault

4th and 5th Marine Divisions assault Iwo Jima.

20 February 1815: USS Constitution's Victory

Captain Archibald Henderson leads Marines in the Constitution's victory over Cyane & Levant.

20 February 1962: Glenn Orbits Earth

Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. orbits the earth in first manned American space capsule.

23 February 1945: Iwo Jima Flag Raising

Men of the 5th Marine Division raise flags on Mount Suribachi. First American flag raised over Japanese home territory.

24 February 1991: Marines Breach Iraqi Positions

1st and 2d Marine Divisions breach Iraqi defensive positions.

Next Week in USMC History

27 January 1778: Fort Nassau Captured

Captain John Trevett leads twenty-six Marines in capture of Fort Nassau, Bahamas.

27 January 1837: Battle of Hatchee-Lustee River

Colonel Henderson wins Battle of Hatchee-Lustee River against Seminoles in Florida.

29 January 1991: First major Marine ground action of Desert Storm

No details available...

31 January 1944: Marhsall Island Flag Raising

American flag first raised over Japanese territory by B/1/25 in the Marshall Islands.

31 January 1968: US Embassy in Saigon Attacked

Viet Cong attacked the U.S. Embassy in Saigon and held it until repulsed by American troops.

1 February 1941: 2nd Marine Division Organized

The 2nd Marine Division was officially organized by a change of designation from the 2nd Marine Brigade.

1 February 1944: Marines land in the Marshall Islands

23rd and 24th Marines of the 4th Marine Division land on Roi and Namur of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshalls.

2 February 1968: Operation Hue City

Operation Hue City, Tet Offensive began in Vietnam.

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Thomas Jefferson
3rd president of the United States
(1743 - 1826)

Welcome to my site. I am a retired Marine Corps helicopter pilot (1968-89). Although I flew a variety of aircraft during my career, most of my flight time was logged in the venerable CH-46 "Phrog."

Phrogs Forever...

The Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight (aka "Phrog" because of its resemblance to the amphibian when viewed head-on, especially on short final) is a medium-lift tandem rotor cargo helicopter, used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment. Assault Support is its primary function, and the movement of supplies and equipment is secondary. Additional tasks include combat support, search and rescue, support for forward refueling and rearming points, CASEVAC and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP).

Introduced into the Fleet in 1964,  the "Phrog" has been the workhorse of Marine Corps helicopter aviation for over 45 years, from Vietnam to the Global War On Terror. In 2006, the first CH-46 squadrons began the transition to the MV-22 Osprey, a phased process that will ultimately convert all Marine CH-46E/CH-53D squadrons to this revolutionary new aircraft. The CH-46's operational history will be symmetric in that HMM-265, the first Marine Fleet squadron to transition to the then-new aircraft, is scheduled to be the last to operate it.
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Although the last Phrog will leave operational service in the not too distant future, it will live on in the memory of the aircrew and maintenance personnel who were fortunate enough to have been associated with this magnificent machine.

Phrog Clock: 47 years, 222 days since FMF introduction and still flying...

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Words of Wisdom

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"Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem."

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the Democrats believe every day is April 15."

"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets."

"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them."

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them."

"Man is not free unless government is limited."

"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"

Ronald Reagan
40th President of the United States
(1911-2004)

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"The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling." --economist Thomas Sowell (b. 1930)
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