Marine Air Traffic Control Unit MATCU-66 — Embroidered Patch
Expeditionary Air Traffic Control
MATCU-66 deployed the portable air traffic control equipment that turned empty airstrips into functioning airfields. This patch represents the Marines who brought order to the skies at forward locations worldwide.
Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 66 provided deployable air traffic control services for Marine aviation operations at forward and expeditionary airfields. MATCU-66 Marines established approach control, tower operations, and ground control using portable equipment that could be set up rapidly at austere locations, enabling Marine fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to operate safely in environments with no existing air traffic infrastructure.
Perfect For:
MATCU-66 veterans, Marine air traffic controllers, expeditionary airfield operations Marines, and Marine aviation heritage collectors.
MATCU-66 — Controlling Forward Fields.