US Army 498th Medivac Patch Loach The NOSHIT name became legendary

The NOSHIT name became legendary within Customs — equal parts operational callsign and institutional humor that captured the spirit of the mission

Scarface — the name that cleared the battlefield

This patch captures the dark humor that keeps Border Patrol agents sane when the mission gets heavy

and ready to roll

Working dog

US Army 498th Medivac Patch Loach The NOSHIT name became legendaryUS Army 498th Medevac Patch Dust Off the 498th ran medevac in Vietnam when every LZ was hot and every flight was a gamble. The 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) callsign "Dust Off" conducted helicopter medevac operations during the Vietnam War, evacuating wounded soldiers from combat under fire. Constituted in 1941 and activated at Fort Ord, California, the 498th earned its combat reputation flying UH 1 Hueys into hot landing zones where the only