Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-764 [HMM-764]
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-764 [HMM-764] was activated on 15 April 1958 as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 764, Organized Marine Corps Reserve (Aviation), Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California.
The squadron was redesignated on 1 April 1962 as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, Organized Marine Corps Reserve (Aviation), Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, Marine Air Reserve Training Command, Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, California.
It was reassigned during November 1965 to Marine Aircraft Goup 46, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, USMCR, Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment, Marine Air Reserve Training Command before relocating in May 1971 to El Toro, California.
It was subsequently redesignated on 1 October 1979 as Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, Marine Aircraft Group 46, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.
HMM-764 was activated to support the active duty forces during the Persian Gulf war from November 1990 to April 1991.
The mission of HMM-764 it to organize, train and equip combat Marines and prepare as a unit to mobilize, augment and reinforce the active component serving as part of the Marine Corps total force. Some of the Moonlighter's missions include tactical training utilizing Night Vision Goggles, supporting Marine ground units and flying counter drug Joint Task Force missions. During calendar year 1997 the Moonlighters flew a total of 1,944 flight hours.
