VMMT-204 "Raptors" is the Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at MCAS New River
and technical instruction for Marine aviation personnel at I Marine Expeditionary Force installations including MCAS Miramar and MCAS Camp Pendleton
operating CH-53A Sea Stallions in the heavy-lift role that was desperately needed in the rugged terrain of Southeast Asia
The ship was built at the New York Navy Yard and served in the Pacific Fleet throughout the interwar period
the aviation combat element grinds to a halt
Pilots of the Caribbean Patch Djibouti Det VMMT-204 "Raptors" is the MarineCustom "Pilots of the Caribbean" deployment morale patch. Pirates of the Caribbean. Pilots of the Caribbean. You know which one we are. The U. S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard run a continuous presence across the Caribbean counter narcotics, hurricane response, partner nation engagement, freedom of navigation operations, and the AUTEC underwater range on Andros Island in the Bahamas and the aircrew who fly the missions have been calling