Official HMLA-169 Vipers We Hate Suckas PVC TAB Patch — Skid Kids with Attitude
Because the Vipers have been providing close air support since before most of today's Marines were born — and they have zero patience for anyone who can't keep up.
HMLA-169, the Vipers, fly AH-1Z Vipers and UH-1Y Venoms out of MCAS Camp Pendleton under MAG-39 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Activated in 1971, the Vipers have one of the most extensive combat records in Marine light attack aviation — from Desert Storm (where they flew 234 combat sorties without losing a single aircraft) through the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Battle of Fallujah in 2004, and multiple combat deployments to Afghanistan. This "We Hate Suckas" PVC tab says exactly what you'd expect from a squadron that's been in the fight for over five decades — available with and without glow, because the Vipers hate suckas day and night.
Perfect For: HMLA-169 Vipers Marines and Sailors past and present, skid kids from any HMLA squadron, AH-1Z and UH-1Y community members, and anyone who hates suckas on principle.
Vipers don't do mediocre. Suckas need not apply.