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1942 to present | | 33° 18' 4.8'' N 117° 21' 18.6'' W | | 8nm NW of Oceanside, California, Oceanside, California | | ICAO: KNFG | IATA: | FAA: NFG | | Elevation: 78 feet |
Camp Pendleton was recognised as a military base in Sep 1942. It is also known as Munn Field, after its first Marine Corps base commander. Originally it was a satellite of MCAS El Toro and was little more than a prepared dirt strip with hutted facilities. It wasn't until the end of the 1960s that the first permanent unit was based there. In Sep 1978 a Marine Corps Air Group arrived which required better facilities. It achieved full Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) status on 1 Apr 1985. With the closure of MCAS El Toro in Jul 1999, the base has expanded again supporting a wide range of Marine Corps units. 
List of units at MCAS Camp Pendleton |
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| 2023- | HMLA-367 | UH-1Y Venom, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 2016- | HMLA-775 | UH-1Y Venom, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 2015- | VMM-164 | V-22 Osprey, | | 2014- | VMM-364 | V-22 Osprey, | | 2009/22 | HMLA-469 | UH-1Y Venom, 209 AH-1 Cobra, UH-1N, | | 1999/14 | HMM-364 | 107M H-46 Sea Knight, | | 1999/15 | HMM-164 | 107M H-46 Sea Knight, | | 1999/13 | HMM-268 | 107M H-46 Sea Knight, | | 1998- | HMLA-369 | UH-1Y Venom, UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1989/08 | HMLA-775 | UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1982- | HMLAT-303 | UH-1Y Venom, UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1979/12 | HMLA-367 | UH-1Y Venom, UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1977/92 | HMLA-369 | UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1971/93 | VMO-2 | | | 1971- | HMLA-169 | UH-1Y Venom, UH-1N, 209 AH-1 Cobra, | | 1966/68 | VMO-5 | UH-1E Iroquois, | | 1966- | HMLA-267 | UH-1Y Venom, 209 AH-1 Cobra, UH-1N, UH-1E Iroquois, | | 1966/68 | VMO-3 | TH-1E Iroquois, | | 1955/65 | H&MS-36 | |
29-May-23 - US Marine Corps helicopter support teams or HSTs are responsible for the rapid transportation of cargo via helicopter #CLB15
28-Dec-22 - As part of Force Design 2030 initiative the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, CA deactivated Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-469 and reactivated HMLA-367 which was stood down in Hawaii earlier this year #3MAW
24-Jul-20 - US Marines Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-169 conducted aerial gunnery training at NAF El Centro as part of Exercise Summer Fury with UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters #SummerFury
06-Apr-20 - Twelve Bell AH-1Z Viper gunship helicopters from USMC’ Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) out of Camp Pendleton took part of exercise Viper Storm
15-Jan-19 - After 11 years, production of Bell UH-1Y Venom for the US Marine Corps came to an end with the delivery of 160th aircraft to HMLA-469 in Camp Pendleton, CA #Venom
26-Jul-18 - Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Site Camp Pendleton inducted the last Bell AH-1W Super Cobra to undergo the Integrated Maintenance Program (IMP) to keep it mission-ready but in storage #aircraft
06-Feb-18 - USMC training squadron HMLAT-303 transitioned from the AH-1W to the AH-1Z Viper and flew their last Super Cobra to the boneyard in Arizona
28-Apr-17 - A wildland firefighting exercise involving Marine units from Camp Pendleton, California’s CALFIRE, and the San Diego Sheriff’s Department will take place May 4
18-May-16 - U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) took part on a field training exercise to enable them perform a wide array of specialties as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force
12-May-16 - U.S. Marines performed Helicopter Rope Suspension Training (HRST) from UH-1Y Venom at Camp Pendleton, CA
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