VMA-223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch L-5 USMC rotary-wing organizational history collectors

USMC rotary-wing organizational history collectors

This unbroken chain of warrior heritage makes the Jolly Rogers one of the most storied lineages in all of military aviation

This patch honors the Imjin Scouts' DMZ vigilance

part of the 5th Marine Division

MGCIS-1 Marines operated the radar scopes and radio networks that connected the ground picture to the airborne fighters

VMA-223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch L-5 USMC rotary-wing organizational history collectorsVMA 223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA 223) AV 8B Harrier II Maintenance Embroidered Patch, MCAS Cherry Point, MAG 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Bulldogs grit, Harrier wrench turning pride, and the quiet professionalism of the Marines who kept the jet flying through every deployment and every combat surge. VMA 223 was commissioned on 1 May 1942 at MCAS Ewa, Hawaii, and landed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in August 1942