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Official VRC-40 DET 2 Flying Toads Patch — The Detachment That Keeps the Carrier Supplied From the Beach
When the carrier needs parts, mail, or passengers from shore, the Flying Toads get it there.
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 (VRC-40) — the 'Rawhides' — is the United States Navy's East Coast carrier onboard delivery (COD) squadron, and DET 2 — the 'Flying Toads' — is one of the squadron's detachments that deploys to support carrier strike groups with critical logistics flights between shore bases and aircraft carriers at sea. VRC-40 has historically flown the C-2A Greyhound, the twin-turboprop carrier-capable logistics aircraft that has been the Navy's primary COD platform for decades, and is now transitioning to the CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor for the carrier logistics mission. The COD mission is one of the most essential in carrier aviation — delivering high-priority cargo, replacement parts, mail, and distinguished visitors to the carrier while it operates hundreds of miles from shore, and transporting personnel and patients back to land. Every carrier deployment depends on a reliable COD pipeline, and the detachments of VRC-40 are the link between the ship and the shore. The 'Flying Toads' identity represents the unique culture of a COD detachment — a small, tight-knit team operating independently aboard the carrier, flying the least glamorous but most appreciated aircraft in the air wing. This patch honors DET 2 and the crews who keep the logistics pipeline open.
Perfect For: VRC-40 Rawhides and Flying Toads aircrew and maintainers, C-2A Greyhound and CMV-22B Osprey community members, carrier onboard delivery veterans, and anyone who has received a mail call or critical spare part courtesy of a COD flight.
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