Official VP-40 Marlins Iceland and Desert Shoulder Patch USS Truman Navy tiltrotor test pilots

Navy tiltrotor test pilots

deploying aboard nuclear aircraft carriers to provide the full spectrum of tactical aviation capabilities — from air superiority and strike warfare to electronic attack and early warning

and execution of aviation missions in support of the MAGTF

Originally designed as a light observation helicopter

This officially licensed patch carries the proud heritage of Marines who have served under the MAG-33 colors

Official VP-40 Marlins Iceland and Desert Shoulder Patch USS Truman Navy tiltrotor test pilotsOfficial VP 40 Marlins Iceland and Desert Shoulder Patch From the Arctic to the Sandbox Because the Marlins hunt everywhere and this patch proves it. VP 40, the Fighting Marlins, is a Patrol Squadron flying the P 8A Poseidon out of NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. Known by their motto "Laging Handa" (Always Ready), VP 40 has deployed to every corner of the globe, from the frozen waters around Iceland conducting Cold War era submarine patrols to the