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Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303
File:Hmlat-303.jpg
HMLAT-303 Insignia
ActiveApril 30, 1982 - Present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeFleet Replacement Squadron
RoleAssault support
Part ofMarine Aircraft Group 39
3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQMarine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Nickname(s)"Atlas"
Motto(s)"Training The Future of Light Attack"
Tail CodeQT
EngagementsNone
Commanders
Current
commander		LtCol Christopher W. Roe

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 (HMLAT-303), is a United States Marine Corps helicopter training squadron stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Known as the "Atlas", HMLAT-303 trains newly commissioned Naval Aviators, conversion pilots, refresher pilots, and enlisted aircrew on the new UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper helicopter as well as the AH-1W SuperCobra. It is part of Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW).

Mission

The Mission of Marine Helicopter Light Attack Training Squadron 303 is to provide qualitative and productive training to Replacement Aircrew (RAC) and to bring down the morale of it's hard working, barracks living enlisted Marines, of rank E-1 through E-5. This is accomplished through a rigorous and intense buddy-fucking system, developed and implemented by the joint efforts of both the rank hungry self sodomizing back offices of maintenance shops and the heads-up-our-asses leadership from above that don't have a clue what the fuck is going on in the squadron and have nothing better to do with their time then try to look like "good marines" by inconveniencing the very people who make this unit live.

Oh yeah and then after getting harassed and having half their shit stolen by the leadership, those Marines buck up, suit up, get dirty, work all day and fix mad helicopters so the fuck-heads making their lives miserable can fly and not fall out of the sky.

RAC students entering the training syllabus are newly designated Naval buddy-fuckers from the Naval Air Training Command in Pensacola, Florida. Refresher students are even worse. Transition students are Fleet Marine Force Aviators qualified in other phallic objects.

This command is fucked.

Okay actually most people are just trying to do their jobs, and the officers at least have purpose. It's mostly just retarded ass SgtMaj's that come from some random ass MOS and think they are billy bad asses and want to make a good impression so they can be SgtMaj of the Marine Corps one day because that's the only way they can possibly imagine that the green weenie could be squeezed any farther up their asses, and by god do they love the feel of it.

History

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 (HMLAT-303) was activated with four officers and three enlisted Marines on April 30, 1982. Today the squadron has grown to over 400 Marines and 45 aircraft. Based at Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California, HMLAT-303 conducts an extensive training syllabus to include: familiarization, navigation, ordnance, terrain, formation, instrument and night vision goggle flight. The squadron periodically deploys to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, where training efficiency is enhanced due to the proximity of ordnance delivery ranges and superb weather conditions.

A UH-1N from HMLAT-303 flies California Representative Bill Brady during the October 2007 California wildfires.

HMLAT-303 has trained AH-1W Cobra and UH-1N Huey pilots for the Marine Corps and Navy for more than 20 years, and has begun training new AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom pilots. HMLAT-303 is the only Marine Corps squadron tasked with training Navy newly designated Naval Aviators destined to become UH-1Y, AH-1Z and AH-1W replacement, refresher, and conversion pilots. Although the training mission assigned to HMLAT-303 requires sustained high tempo operations, the squadron had flown over 250,000 Class A and B mishap free flight hours until September 20, 2011, when an AH-1W Super Cobra crashed during a training exercise, killing both pilots.

In addition to flight training, HMLAT-303 manages the fleet-wide NATOPS standardization program for the H-1, conducts Instrument Ground School for all of MAG-39 aircrew, and is responsible for the scheduling of the AH-1W/Z and the UH-1Y Weapons System Trainers and the AH Aircrew Procedures Trainer.

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. HMLAT-303 has been presented with the following awards:

Ribbon Unit Award
Navy Unit Commendation with one Bronze Star
Meritorious Unit Commendation with four Bronze Stars
National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

See also

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