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Official VP-4 Skinny Dragons Black Widow TF 34 Patch — Patrol Squadron 4 Task Force 34 Embroidered Patch
The Skinny Dragons in Black Widow mode — VP-4's Task Force 34 deployment patch, weaving a web of maritime surveillance with the P-8A Poseidon across the Indo-Pacific.
Patrol Squadron 4 (VP-4), the "Skinny Dragons," is a U.S. Navy maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadron based at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. VP-4 operates the Boeing P-8A Poseidon and is assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 (PATWING 10). This "Black Widow" patch commemorates VP-4's deployment as part of Task Force 34 (TF 34) — the task force designation used for maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations in the Western Pacific and broader Indo-Pacific theater.
The P-8A Poseidon is the Navy's multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, equipped with advanced anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sensors including sonobuoys, magnetic anomaly detection equipment, and the APY-10 radar, as well as anti-surface warfare (ASUW) weapons including the Harpoon missile and Mk 54 torpedo. VP-4's crews conduct ASW, ASUW, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and maritime domain awareness missions that are critical to maintaining the Navy's understanding of the undersea and surface battlespace.
The "Skinny Dragons" name dates back decades and reflects the squadron's long lineage in the patrol aviation community. The Black Widow motif for this TF 34 deployment adds a tactical edge to the squadron's identity — like the spider, VP-4's P-8A crews patiently monitor their web of sensors, waiting to detect and track any submarine or surface threat that enters their patrol area. Task Force 34 operations put VP-4 at the forefront of great power competition in the Pacific.
Perfect For: VP-4 Skinny Dragons members and veterans, P-8A Poseidon aircrew and maintainers, Task Force 34 deployers, PATWING 10 personnel, NAS Whidbey Island community, and maritime patrol aviation enthusiasts.
VP-4 Skinny Dragons — Black Widow on TF 34 — spinning a web of surveillance across the Pacific, catching everything that moves.
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