13th MEU Tail Rotor Mafia Patch VA-75 established on 19 June 1952

established on 19 June 1952 at Fort Bragg

Force Recon Marines undergo rigorous selection and training that includes military freefall parachuting

The Iron Tigers — VA-156

and the Sikorsky HRS Chickasaw was the helicopter that proved rotary-wing aircraft could change the face of ground combat

establishing the forward aviation operating bases that enabled Marine air power to reach the battlefield

13th MEU Tail Rotor Mafia Patch VA-75 established on 19 June 195213th MEU Tail Rotor Mafia Patch 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit Tail Rotor Maintenance Embroidered Patch The Tail Rotor Mafia the unsung heroes keeping the back end spinning on the 13th MEU, because if the tail rotor stops, everybody has a bad day. This patch represents the "Tail Rotor Mafia" the tight knit group of helicopter maintainers assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) who specialize in tail rotor and drive train maintenance