MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP
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UH-1N Huey landing aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., is not unfamiliar for the area,
but the one that landed on Nov. 5, 2013 marked the end of an era for the iconic
aircraft. Senior leadership of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit ended their
2013 deployment from the 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility by
flying into Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on the last Marine Corps UH-1N to
deploy as the service completes the transition to the new UH-1Y.
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A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013. This was the final flight during a deployment for the UH-1N model as the Marine Corps transitions to the UH-1Y. The 26th MEU finished their eight month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)
Manufactured by Bell Helicopter, the UH-1 Huey was first introduced to the Marine Corps in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A quick, versatile aircraft, it rapidly became a symbol for the Vietnam War as a whole, an iconic image of that conflict. According to www.bellhelicopter.com, the Huey has gone through a number of reinventions as it converts to the UH-1Y. In order to prevent wasted assets, the Marine Corps will give the retired aircraft to different sources that can make use of the older style helicopter. -US Marine Corp, see full article by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), takes off from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 5, 2013. This was the final flight during a deployment for the UH-1N model as the Marine Corps transitions to the UH-1Y. The 26th MEU finished their eight month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)
Manufactured by Bell Helicopter, the UH-1 Huey was first introduced to the Marine Corps in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A quick, versatile aircraft, it rapidly became a symbol for the Vietnam War as a whole, an iconic image of that conflict. According to www.bellhelicopter.com, the Huey has gone through a number of reinventions as it converts to the UH-1Y. In order to prevent wasted assets, the Marine Corps will give the retired aircraft to different sources that can make use of the older style helicopter. -US Marine Corp, see full article by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels