Official VMM-165 White Knights REIN 11th MEU PVC Patch — Reinforced Osprey Knights on the MEU
The White Knights of VMM-165 deployed reinforced with the 11th MEU — a complete aviation combat element at sea.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (Reinforced) (VMM-165 REIN), the White Knights, deployed as the Aviation Combat Element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. This PVC patch commemorates that deployment, where VMM-165 was augmented with detachments from HMH-462 (CH-53E), HMLA-169 (AH-1Z/UH-1Y), VMA-214 (AV-8B or F-35B), and VMU-1 (RQ-21), creating a self-contained composite aviation force capable of every rotary-wing and fixed-wing mission. The "REIN" designation transforms a single tiltrotor squadron into a complete air wing.
Perfect For: VMM-165 White Knights REIN deployers, 11th MEU Marines, composite ACE personnel, V-22 Osprey crews, and USMC MEU deployment PVC patch collectors.
White Knights REIN — reinforced for the 11th MEU.