VMA-223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch L-5 part of the 5th Marine

part of the 5th Marine Division

This unbroken chain of warrior heritage makes the Jolly Rogers one of the most storied lineages in all of military aviation

Despite her smaller size compared to the Yorktown and Lexington classes

MGCIS-1 Marines operated the radar scopes and radio networks that connected the ground picture to the airborne fighters

VA-64's legacy is part of that proud tradition of Navy attack aviation excellence

VMA-223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch L-5 part of the 5th MarineVMA 223 Bulldogs Maintenance Patch Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA 223) AV 8B Harrier II Maintenance Embroidered Patch, MCAS Cherry Point, MAG 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Bulldogs grit, Harrier wrench turning pride, and the quiet professionalism of the Marines who kept the jet flying through every deployment and every combat surge. VMA 223 was commissioned on 1 May 1942 at MCAS Ewa, Hawaii, and landed at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in August 1942