HMLA-367
Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
### Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

The squadron was deployed for 13 months to Okinawa from 2002 to 2003 and this was followed less than a year later by a deployment to [Al Taqaddum](/wiki/Al_Taqaddum "Al Taqaddum"), Iraq in support of [Operation Iraqi Freedom](/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom "Operation Iraqi Freedom").

While there, the squadron flew in support of numerous ground units including the 1st Marine Division during the [Battle of Fallujah](/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fallujah "Second Battle of Fallujah"). In the next three years, Scarface would return to Iraq two more times in support of OIF 05\-07\.2 and OIF 08\.1\-08\.2\.

After three deployments to Iraq in only four years, Scarface returned to MCAS Camp Pendleton in November 2008 to transition its Huey pilots to the new UH\-1Y, and to prepare for upcoming operations in [Afghanistan](/wiki/Afghanistan "Afghanistan").

After yet another turnaround of less than a year, HMLA\-367 deployed to Afghanistan in October 2009 to support international security and assistance forces during [Operation Enduring Freedom](/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom "Operation Enduring Freedom"). The seven\-month deployment was the first combat deployment of the UH\-1Y. The squadron's skills were again put to the test as Scarface simultaneously provided support for seven infantry battalions and participated in the battles for [Marjah](/wiki/Operation_Moshtarak "Operation Moshtarak") and [Now Zad](/wiki/Battle_of_Now_Zad "Battle of Now Zad") in the [Helmand Province](/wiki/Helmand_Province "Helmand Province") of Afghanistan.

In April 2011 "Scarface" HMLA\-367 was the first squadron to have both the newest upgraded four\-blade rotor UH\-1Y "Yankee" Huey utility helicopter and the AH\-1Z "Zulu" Cobra gunships along with a state of the art flight simulator for each helicopter.

In 2012, Scarface deployed personnel and helicopters to the 15th MEU prior to moving the remainder of the squadron to its current location of [Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay](/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Kaneohe_Bay "Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay") on island of [Oahu](/wiki/Oahu "Oahu") in [Hawaii](/wiki/Hawaii "Hawaii"). The unit reverted to the venerable AH\-1W Super Cobra prior to the relocation to MCAS Kaneohe Bay. They have also conducted numerous deployments as part of the 31st MEU and to Okinawa as part of the Unit Deployment Program (UDP).

In March 2018, Scarface and the Marine Corps bid their final farewell to the AH\-1W Super Cobra helicopters on Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

HMLA\-367 was decommissioned in April 2022 as a part of the [Commandant of the Marine Corps](/wiki/Commandant_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps "Commandant of the United States Marine Corps") Force Design 2030 initiative and reactivated on 16 December 2022 aboard [Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton](/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Camp_Pendleton "Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton"), [California](/wiki/California "California").


How many times did HMLA-367 deploy to Iraq within four years?