USMC Helicopter Squadrons
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Official VMR-1 Roadrunners PVC Shoulder Patch — Meep Meep, Marines Delivered
From Moscow to the Middle East, the Roadrunners get it there.
VMR-1 "The Roadrunners" is one of the most unique squadrons in Marine Corps aviation — a transport unit that traces its roots back to January 1943 when Aircraft Engineering Squadron 46 was commissioned at MCAS Cherry Point as the largest aviation squadron in the Corps with over 1,000 Marines. After decades of evolution and redesignation, the unit became Marine Transport Squadron One (VMR-1) in 1997, operating C-9B Skytrains, UC-35D Cessna Encores, and the beloved HH-46D "Pedro" search and rescue helicopters. In 1990, VMR-1 became the first Marine aviation unit to fly to the Soviet Union, transporting the Marine Corps Band to Moscow. During Desert Shield and Desert Storm, they flew nearly 2,000 hours moving troops and cargo in and out of the Middle East. After Hurricane Floyd in 1999, Pedro rescued 399 people from flooding in eastern North Carolina. The squadron relocated to NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas in 2017 and has since transitioned to the C-40A Clipper — the Marine Corps' version of the Boeing 737. This PVC patch represents a squadron that's been keeping Marines moving for eight decades.
Perfect For: VMR-1 Roadrunners past and present, Cherry Point Marines, Pedro SAR crew, C-40A and C-9B aircrew, and anyone who appreciates the logistics backbone of Marine aviation.
Roadrunners — delivering Marines since before you were born.
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