Vietnam Combat Air Crew patch Air and Marine Operation Center The Bengals — VMA-224's attack

The Bengals — VMA-224's attack squadron identity

This officially licensed patch represents the Marines who serve at one of the premier military aviation training installations in the world

including sustained combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

HMM-364 "Purple Foxes" is one of the most well-known squadron names in Marine helicopter aviation

prestigious touch to the iconic EGA design

Vietnam Combat Air Crew patch Air and Marine Operation Center The Bengals — VMA-224's attackVietnam Combat Air Crew Patch Embroidered Patch Above the Canopy, Into the Fire This wasn't a training exercise. This was Vietnam where combat aircrew flew into hostile landing zones, dodged tracers through monsoon clouds, and brought their Marines home through hell itself. The Vietnam Combat Air Crew patch is a mark of those who earned their wings in the most unforgiving skies of the 20th century. If you flew in country, or you honor those who did,