HMH-463

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463
HMH-463 Unit insignia
Active	July 20, 1944 - July 28, 1945 July 15, 1945 - March 20, 1946 September 1, 1958 - June 30, 1959 March 1, 1966 - present
Country	United States
Branch	USMC
Type	Heavy Helicopter Squadron
Role	Assault Support
Part of	Marine Aircraft Group 24 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Garrison/HQ	MCAS Kaneohe Bay
Nickname(s)	"Pegasus"
Tail Code	YH
Engagements	Vietnam War * Operation Eagle Pull * Operation Frequent Wind Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Commanding Officer	LtCol Eric D. Purcell
Executive Officer	Maj Christopher R. Yanity
Sergeant Major	SgtMaj Matthew R. Hackett

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) is a United States Marine Corps helicopter squadron consisting of CH-53E Super Stallion transport helicopters. The squadron, also known as "Pegasus", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW)

Provide assault support transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment during expeditionary, joint or combined operations. Be prepared for short-notice, worldwide employment in support of Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations.

The squadron was originally activated as Marine Bombing Squadron 463 (VMB-463), a fixed-wing bombing squadron, on July 20, 1944 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 62, 9th Marine Aircraft Wing. In November 1944, the squadron was reassigned to Marine Aircraft Group 34. The following February, the squadron was reassigned to Marine Operational Training Group 81 only to be deactivated on July 28, 1945. On July 15, 1945, the squadron was reactivated at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara, California as Marine Torpedo Bombing Squadron 463 (VMTB-463) and assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 51. The following year, on March 20, 1946, the squadron was once again deactivated and would remain so until 1958. The squadron was reactivated on September 1, 1958 at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana, California as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 463 and assigned to Marine Air Group 36, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and then deactivated again less than a year later on June 30, 1959.