Official MWSS-371 Sand Sharks Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Patch — Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 Sand Sharks ARFF Embroidered Patch
Sand Sharks ARFF — first on scene when aircraft go down.
This MWSS-371 "Sand Sharks" Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) patch represents the firefighters and rescue specialists within Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 who stand ready to respond to aircraft emergencies at MCAS Yuma, Arizona. ARFF Marines are the first responders when an aircraft crashes, catches fire, or makes an emergency landing — they're the ones running toward the burning wreckage while everyone else runs away.
MWSS-371 operates within Marine Wing Support Group 37 (MWSG-37) under Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG-38), providing aviation ground support including crash, fire, and rescue services at one of the Marine Corps' busiest air stations. MCAS Yuma hosts intensive flight training, weapons and tactics instruction, and live-fire exercises year-round, making the ARFF mission especially critical. Sand Sharks ARFF Marines are trained to fight aircraft fires involving jet fuel, hydraulic fluid, and ordnance, extricate trapped aircrew from damaged cockpits, and provide emergency medical care — all while operating specialized firefighting vehicles and equipment in the extreme desert heat of the Yuma desert.
This patch honors MWSS-371's ARFF warriors.
Perfect For: MWSS-371 Sand Sharks ARFF Marines, aircraft rescue firefighters, Marine aviation ground support specialists, and crash/fire/rescue patch collectors.
Sand Sharks ARFF — MWSS-371.
