Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469

HMLA-469 Marines conduct helo maintenance

Fix, Fly, Fight: MAG-13 & 39 flex muscle

HMLA-469 Marines conduct helo maintenance

Fix, Fly, Fight: MAG-13 & 39 flex muscle

MAG-39 Mission Statement

The mission of Marine Aircraft Group 39 is to provide utility helicopter support, close-in fire support, fire support coordination, aerial reconnaissance, observation and forward air control in aerial and ground escort operations during ship-to-shore movement and subsequent operations ashore.

HMLA-469 Leaders

Lieutenant Colonel Steven Piacente

Commanding Officer, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469

Lieutenant Colonel Steven “Sauce” Piacente, a native of Yonkers, New York, graduated from the United States Naval Academy and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant on May 28, 2004. Upon completion of The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia in January 2005, he reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida for flight training and was

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Sergeant Major Alex C. Brown

Sergeant Major, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469

Alex Brown enlisted in the Marine Corps through the Delayed Entry Program in 1999 and subsequently in July 2000 attended recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island with Lima Company, Third Recruit Training Battalion. Upon graduation, Private Brown reported to the School of Infantry, Camp Geiger, North Carolina for training as a

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Unit News

28
Oct
2022

Annual Marine Aircraft Group 39 symposium encourages young Marines and Sailors

Lance Cpl. Courtney Robertson, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

“If I didn’t join, I would’ve been on drugs, homeless or even dead.” The words set a powerful tone

15
Sep
2022

Team O'Brien: Husband and Wife Assume Squadron Command on the Same Day

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Courtney “Britney” O’Brien, left, commanding officer of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) and Lt. Col. Michael “Snooki” O’Brien, right, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, MAG 11, 3rd MAW, laugh together on a KC-130J Super Hercules on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 13, 2022. The two married Marines took command of their squadrons on the same day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Courtney A. Robertson)

Lance Cpl. Courtney Robertson, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

The effortless three-pointers left him in awe. Then-midshipman Michael O’Brien watched the ball sail through the air before swishing perfectly into the net on the U.S. Naval Academy basketball court. He fell in love. Courtney Davidson made shot after shot. The Hanover, Pennsylvania, native was earning her legacy as the highest all-time scorer on the Naval Academy women’s basketball team.

3
Jan
2022

First USMC F-35C squadron deploys

1stLt. Charles Allen, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) has marked a key milestone for Marine Corps history as they departed San Diego Bay with Carrier Air Wing Nine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier.

8
Nov
2021

‘Jack of all trades’: Aces stack the deck in Afghanistan

Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport

1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

Earlier this year, the Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373 “Aces” returned from a six-month deployment to the Middle East in support of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC).

12
Apr
2021

Yuma F-35B pilots go off-roading

An F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conducts expeditionary advanced base operations (EABO) support and short take-off and vertical landings on simulated narrow roads at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 2021. VMFA-122 continues to refine EABO tactics to increase 3rd MAWs operation reach and ability to deliver long range precision fires in preparation for future conflicts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya)

1stLt Charles C. Allen, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

(April 12, 2021) Third Marine Aircraft Wing’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122)

26
Feb
2021

3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s “Death Rattlers” return from historic deployment

210219-N-JX182-1148 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2021) An F/A-18C Hornet, from the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, launches off the flight deck of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is currently conducting routine operations in U.S. Third Fleet.

Cpl. Leilani Cervantes, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

The Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 return from a 10-month deployment, making history as the last F/A-18 Hornet carrier deployment in the U.S. Marine Corps.