Written off on 20 November 2011 after inflight fire in Afghanistan. The Cobra returned to Kandahar by road and was eventuall stricken on 8 February 2012. The Cobra is here assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable). It was deployed to Kandahar from late February up to November 2008. The attack helicopter assigned to HMM-365 reinforced from its original unt HMLA-167. They prepared themselves for Operation Azada Woza, a fight against a Taliban stronghold in Garmsir (Afghanistan) in May 2008.