Official VP-40 Fighting Marlins Shoulder Patches

Official VP-40 Fighting Marlins Shoulder Patches — Patrol Squadron 40 Fighting Marlins P-8A Poseidon Shoulder Embroidered Patch

The Fighting Marlins — VP-40's shoulder patch, representing one of the Navy's maritime patrol squadrons now flying the P-8A Poseidon on the world's oceans.

Patrol Squadron 40 (VP-40), the "Fighting Marlins," is a U.S. Navy maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadron operating the Boeing P-8A Poseidon. The "Fighting Marlins" name and the Filipino motto "Laging Handa" ("Always Ready") reflect the squadron's Pacific heritage and its long history of operations in the Western Pacific and beyond.

VP-40 conducts anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and maritime domain awareness missions with the P-8A Poseidon, the Navy's newest and most capable maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8A's advanced sensors, weapons systems, and connectivity give VP-40 capabilities that far exceed those of the legacy P-3 Orion, allowing the Fighting Marlins to detect and track threats across greater distances with greater precision.

This shoulder patch variant is designed for flight suit and uniform wear, providing a compact way to display VP-40's Fighting Marlins identity.

Perfect For: VP-40 Fighting Marlins members and veterans, P-8A Poseidon community, maritime patrol aviation enthusiasts, shoulder patch collectors, and Navy patrol squadron patch collectors.

VP-40 Fighting Marlins — Laging Handa — Always Ready, always hunting, the Marlins own the ocean.