While in Lebanon, as the aviation element of the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, the squadron accumulated almost 7,500 accident-free flight hours, a naval aviation record for a deployed squadron.ġ3 January – A two-hour movie entitled “Hard Knox” premiered on NBC-TV network. This marked the first time since the Vietnam War that this insignia was awarded. Several technological advancements increase the AV-8B’s performance and readiness potential.ġ2 January – Aircrews of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 were presented the Combat Aircrew Insignia earned by flying combat missions in Beirut, Lebanon, while under hostile enemy fire. The Marine Corps’ second generation vertical or short takeoff and landing attack aircraft, the AV-8B represents an evolutionary, low-risk improvement over its predecessor, the AV-8A.
The Post said the Marine charged forward in a year stained with his blood by bombs and bullets to raise the American flag.ġ2 January – The first McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II was welcomed to the Fleet Marine Force in ceremonies by the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina.
On the front page of the 23 December 1983 edition the New York Post described their “Man of the Year” as brown, black, yellow, red, and white, dressed in khaki touched with camouflage. Marine as its first “Man of the Year.” The general expressed his appreciation for the positive portrayal which the New York Post has given the Marines. Kelley, Commandant of the Marine Corps, saluted the New York Post for selecting the U.S.
contingent of the multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon, since 4 December 1983, when eight Marines were killed in a mortar attack.ġ1 January – General Paul X. Those serving in the grade of Private (E-1) with less than four months service, were excluded from the pay raise.ġ January – The strength of the armed forces was 2,123,915, of which 193,858 were Marines.Ĩ January – A Marine was killed in Beirut, Lebanon, when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a helicopter unloading troops near the temporary American Embassy on Beirut’s northwest waterfront. 1 January – A four-percent pay increase for all military personnel, authorized by the Defense Authorization Act of 1984, went into effect.
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