Officially Licensed US Navy NAS Corpus Christi Patch US Navy providing the close-in air defense

providing the close-in air defense that protects the MAGTF from low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles

• **Durability:** Heavy-duty construction for field and display use

and operated the F/A-18A+ Hornet until its transition to the F-35C Lightning II

Sea Knight farewell participants

This patch carries the unit's distinctive identity from the Vietnam War era

Officially Licensed US Navy NAS Corpus Christi Patch US Navy providing the close-in air defenseNAS Corpus Christi US Navy Embroidered Patch South Texas Naval Aviation Training NAS Corpus Christi is where future Naval Aviators learn to fly over the Texas Gulf Coast, mastering the T 6B Texan II and T 44C Pegasus before heading to the fleet. This officially licensed patch represents one of the Navy's most important training installations. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, located on the Texas Gulf Coast, is a major Naval Aviation training