VMFA-533 Hawks PVC Patch Just Kinda do it From Vietnam-era CH-46 operations through

From Vietnam-era CH-46 operations through Desert Storm

and vectored interceptors onto suspect aircraft crossing the Southwest border and Pacific approaches

500 hours flying the Beechcraft King Air in Navy service

and utility helicopter capability

supporting operations across Air Combat Command

VMFA-533 Hawks PVC Patch Just Kinda do it From Vietnam-era CH-46 operations throughVMFA 533 Hawks PVC Patch Marine Fighter Attack Heritage The Hawks of VMFA 533 brought F A 18 Hornet firepower to Marine fighter attack aviation. This PVC patch represents Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 533 (VMFA 533), the Hawks. VMFA 533 flew the F A 18 Hornet as part of the Marine Corps' fighter attack community, providing air to air and air to ground combat capability. The Hawks' identity reflects the predatory precision of the fighter attack