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Officially Licensed NAS Corpus Christi Flag Patches — Where Naval Aviators Earn Their Wings Over the Texas Coast
If you earned your Wings of Gold, there's a good chance you flew over the Corpus Christi shoreline to get them.
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is one of the foundational training installations in United States naval aviation, located on the shores of Corpus Christi Bay in southeastern Texas. Commissioned in 1941 as part of the massive expansion of naval aviation training ahead of World War II, NAS Corpus Christi has been training aviators for over eight decades. The base serves as a primary and intermediate flight training installation under the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA), which oversees the production of every naval aviator, naval flight officer, and unmanned aircraft systems operator in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Training Air Wing Four is based at NAS Corpus Christi, operating the T-44C Pegasus and T-6B Texan II for multi-engine and primary flight training pipelines. The base's strategic location on the Gulf Coast provides year-round flying weather and expansive practice areas over water and land, making it an ideal training environment for student aviators learning the fundamentals before advancing to fleet aircraft. NAS Corpus Christi has also served as the headquarters for CNATRA itself, placing it at the administrative heart of the entire naval aviation training enterprise. Generations of naval aviators — from World War II carrier pilots to today's F-35 and P-8 crews — have passed through the base's gates as students and departed as winged aviators. This flag patch represents the installation that has quietly been the backbone of naval aviation training since before Pearl Harbor.
Perfect For: NAS Corpus Christi Sailors and civilians, CNATRA and Training Air Wing Four personnel, student naval aviators, T-44C and T-6B instructor pilots, and anyone who trained over the waters of Corpus Christi Bay on their way to Wings of Gold.
If you want to swap patches on/off gear, choose hook & loop (velcro). If you’re attaching permanently to uniforms or fabric, choose sew-on. If you want quick application on compatible fabric, choose iron-on / heat seal (when offered). Backing options are shown on the page and update based on the variant you select.
Size is shown on the product page and updates with the variant you select (example: 3"). If you’re mounting on a hat or small panel, choose smaller sizes; for plate carriers and display boards, larger sizes fit better.
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Yes. If you see a note like “bulk reruns available,” that means we can support group orders or reruns. If you don’t see it, contact us with the unit/squadron and quantity and we’ll confirm options.
Yes—custom solutions are available (patches, name tags, lanyards, apparel). Use the custom request page and include artwork, size, backing preference, and quantity.
