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Operation Iraqi Freedom Marines

HMLA-773 "Red Dogs" deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Marine Corps Reserve light attack helicopter squadron

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The squadron's identity is one of the most visually distinctive in all of military aviation

HML-776 "Gangsters" was a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter squadron operating the UH-1 Huey under the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing

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