The Global War on Terror HMLA-167
hmla-167 ah-1ws , uh-1n @ al asad, iraq, in 2008.
on august 7, 2005 hmla-167 departed mcas new river , rejoined mag-26 in al asad, iraq. trip iraq third in less 3 years many of marines. hmla-167 redeployed mcas new river on march 1, 2006. during same period, hmla-167 had detachment 22nd marine expeditionary unit operated out of al asad during 6-month deployment.
in august 2006, hmla-167 departed mcas new river after 5 months @ home join mag-16 in al asad, iraq. hmla-167 redeployed mcas new river in march 2007. squadron has again deployed in support of operation iraqi freedom leaving mcas new river on march 11, 2008 seven-month tour in iraq. after few months home, hmla-167 split 2 detachments, main body deploying iraq , small 4 ah-1w cobra detachment deploying afghanistan on february 8, 2009.
in march 2011 during libya civil war hmla 167 sent detachment of uh-1n hueys , ah-1w cobras in support of 22nd meu, 11-month deployment.
on may 3, 2013 hmla 167 returned middle east in support of operation enduring freedom being deployed camp bastion afghanistan, supporting combat operations @ cop camp dwyer , cop shukvani in afghanistan s helmand province. first time hmla 167 deployed uh-1y yankee . in june 2013 hmla 167 sent detachment of 4 ah-1w cobras okinawa kick start udp deployment cycle again. in november 2013 , december 2013 both marines of oef , udp returned deployments respectively.
in october 2015 detachment of ah-1w s , uh-1y s hmla-167 joined vmm-162(rein) of 26th meu in deployment 5th , 6th fleet area s of operation. in november 2015 hmla-167 departed mcas new river , moved okinawa, japan take part in udp 16.1 completing training exercises in thailand cobra gold 2016 , philippines balaktan 2016. marines on 26th meu returned home in april 2016, , marines in okinawa returned in may 2016. in july 2016 hmla-167 received chief of naval operations safety award.
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