Officially Licensed US Navy VP-45 Pelicans Leather Squadron Patch — Patrol Squadron 45 P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Leather Patch
The Pelicans — Jacksonville's maritime patrol warriors, immortalized in leather.
Patrol Squadron 45 (VP-45), the "Pelicans," operates the Boeing P-8A Poseidon out of NAS Jacksonville, Florida, conducting anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and maritime surveillance missions worldwide. VP-45 is one of the Navy's premier maritime patrol and reconnaissance squadrons, deploying crews to forward operating locations across the globe to track submarines, monitor surface traffic, and maintain the maritime domain awareness that underpins American naval superiority.
The Pelicans have served continuously in the maritime patrol community for decades, transitioning from the P-3C Orion to the revolutionary P-8A Poseidon — a Boeing 737-based platform that brings unprecedented sensor capability, connectivity, and endurance to the patrol aviation mission. This leather squadron patch brings VP-45's distinctive Pelican insignia to the flight jacket tradition, where leather patches have identified squadrons and achievements since the earliest days of military aviation. For the Pelicans' crews who spend long hours over the open ocean hunting submarines and conducting surveillance, this leather patch is a mark of pride in one of naval aviation's most demanding missions.
Perfect For:
VP-45 Pelicans personnel and veterans, P-8A Poseidon and P-3C Orion aircrew, NAS Jacksonville maritime patrol aviators, and leather flight jacket patch collectors.
Pelicans. Hunting from Jax. Leather proud.
