https://freerepublic.com/tag/hmla169/ en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:11:48 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289294/posts 7/8/2009 AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — After serving in Iraq for approximately three months, a detachment of Marines from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 will soon join the remainder of their squadron serving in Afghanistan. “This is an amazing opportunity for every Marine within the squadron, because there aren’t a whole lot who get to serve in two operational theaters within one deployment,” said Maj. Gerry Kearney, detachment officer-in-charge for HMLA-169. More than half of the squadron is already in Afghanistan and the remaining Marines will be joining their counterparts. “We have been operating with about a third... Marine Corps News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289294/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:11:48 GMT