Official VP-9 License Plate Tab Patch — Patrol Squadron Nine Golden Eagles License Plate Embroidered Patch
Golden Eagles plate — every base they've called home.
The VP-9 License Plate Tab patch recreates a license plate design featuring Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9) "Golden Eagles" and their various home stations. VP-9 has been based at multiple locations throughout its history, including NAS Whidbey Island, Hawaii, Okinawa, and Misawa, and this license plate tab commemorates the squadron's geographic journey across the Pacific.
VP-9 Golden Eagles currently operates the Boeing P-8A Poseidon from NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, as part of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10. The license plate tab format is a popular military patch tradition that mimics the look of a vehicle registration plate, featuring the squadron name, mascot, and station identifiers in a fun, collectible format. For VP-9 personnel who have served at multiple locations with the squadron, this patch represents the nomadic nature of maritime patrol squadron life — packing up, moving to a new base, and continuing the anti-submarine warfare mission from wherever the Navy sends them. Each station listed on the plate represents a chapter in the Golden Eagles' ongoing story.
This tab patch is a fun collectible for VP-9 personnel past and present.
Perfect For: VP-9 Golden Eagles veterans, P-8A Poseidon crews, license plate tab collectors, and maritime patrol squadron enthusiasts.
Golden Eagles everywhere — VP-9.
