The Marines from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 lead the missions and.The manned version of the K-MAX helicopter first appeared in the 1990s.Each Marine demonstrated incredible courage in flying into an Afghanistan combat heavy machine gun — all in a helicopter critics said couldn't do it.The first Marine F-35B pilot to be Joint Strike Fighter certified was.In July a detachment from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 deployed.The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 here has had to watch its West Coast counterparts fly them in combat for more than a year. It is the first.