Officially Licensed HMHT-302 Phoenix Friday Patch — CH-53 Training Squadron Celebrates the Weekend The Phoenix of HMHT-302 marks Friday with a patch that says the training week is done — time to decompress. Marine Heavy Helicopter Training Squadron 302 (HMHT-302), the Phoenix, operates the CH-53E Super Stallion and CH-53K King Stallion as the Fleet Replacement Squadron at MCAS New River, North Carolina. This Friday PVC patch celebrates the weekly morale tradition. HMHT-302's training tempo is relentless — producing every new CH-53 pilot, crew chief, and mechanic in the Marine Corps — and Friday patches provide a welcome end-of-week pressure release for instructors and students alike. The Phoenix rises from the ashes every Monday. Perfect For: HMHT-302 Phoenix instructors and students, CH-53 FRS personnel, MCAS New River Marines, Friday patch collectors, and Marine heavy helicopter training fans. Phoenix Friday — because even CH-53 students deserve a weekend.
