HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft Valor and merit in the

Valor and merit in the face of the enemy

flying the F-4 Phantom II from various Marine Corps air stations

and the fighting spirit of the American service member

Lightning strikes

is the primary marksmanship training facility for the West Coast Marine Corps

HMM-263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Light Observation Aircraft Valor and merit in theHMM 263 Routine Extract My Ass Patch Embroidered Patch Nothing in Vietnam Was Routine "Routine extraction" was the biggest lie ever briefed in a mission brief. HMM 263's "Routine Extract My Ass" patch cuts through the sanitized language of operations orders and tells the truth every extraction in combat was a calculated gamble with lives on the line. This patch is pure helicopter crew humor, born from the reality that the only routine thing about a