French Mafia NAS Meridian Patch (French) CH-47 Chinook flying combat missions in the

flying combat missions in the Pacific Theater

adversary squadron enthusiasts

CVW-3 — air wing power from the carrier

The Slashers carried their dive bombing and attack heritage into the jet age

embassy reinforcement

French Mafia NAS Meridian Patch (French) CH-47 Chinook flying combat missions in theFrench Mafia NAS Meridian Patch The French student pilots at NAS Meridian they came to earn American wings, and they brought their own culture with them. NAS Meridian, Mississippi, hosts French Navy student pilots training in the U. S. military flight training program. The "French Mafia" patch represents the camaraderie and identity of the French student aviators who train alongside American counterparts, building the kind of international partnership