USMC Helicopter Squadrons
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Official VAW-123 ScrewTops Surfer Patch — Ride the Radar Wave
Catch waves by day, catch bogeys by night.
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 123 (VAW-123) "Screwtops" operates the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye out of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, serving as the airborne early warning and battle management platform for Carrier Air Wing 8. The Screwtops have deployed on some of the most high-profile carrier deployments in recent memory, providing the command and control backbone that makes everything else in the air wing work. This surfer-themed morale patch brings some laid-back vibes to a community that spends most of its time staring at radar screens from 25,000 feet. The E-2 community has always had a great sense of humor about their role — they may not be pulling 7 Gs in a Super Hornet, but without the Hawkeye, nobody knows where to go or what to shoot. This patch is pure ready room culture — fun, irreverent, and unmistakably Screwtops.
Perfect For: VAW-123 Screwtops aircrew and maintainers, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye community, CVW-8 personnel, Norfolk-based naval aviators, morale patch enthusiasts, and anyone who knows the Hawkeye is the most important aircraft in the air wing.
VAW-123 Screwtops — surf's up, radar's on.
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