USS Tennessee BB-48 Patch Tucson and honest — it told

and honest — it told pilots exactly what it was doing at all times and forgave very little

the 31st MEU does it for real

The eagle represents the nation

The Albuquerque Air Branch provides aerial detection

The pen and the sword — a Marine carries both

USS Tennessee BB-48 Patch Tucson and honest — it toldUSS Tennessee BB 48 Patch USS Tennessee (BB 43) Battleship Embroidered Patch USS Tennessee (BB 43) the Tennessee class battleship that survived Pearl Harbor and came back to win the war across the Pacific. USS Tennessee (BB 43) was the lead ship of the Tennessee class battleships, commissioned in 1920. Armed with twelve 14 inch guns in four triple turrets, Tennessee was one of the "Standard" type battleships that formed the backbone of the interwar U.