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Official VMM-262 Flying Tigers CH-53 Patch - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262) Flying Tigers CH-53 Sea Stallion Era Embroidered Patch, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa.
Every man a tiger, every lift a mission, every patch a piece of the western Pacific story that the Flying Tigers have been writing since 1951.
VMM-262 traces its roots to September 1951 when it was activated at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 262. The squadron flew combat missions throughout the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1971 and played a direct role in Operation Frequent Wind, the 1975 evacuation of Saigon. During the composite deployment era of the early 1980s, the Flying Tigers operated CH-46Es alongside CH-53Ds on Western Pacific deployments aboard USS Belleau Wood, giving the CH-53 a permanent place in the squadron's operational identity. By September 1992, the Flying Tigers had permanently transferred to MCAS Futenma, becoming the first continuously assigned Marine medium helicopter squadron in the western Pacific since 1978. The CH-46E Sea Knights flew their final sortie from Futenma on 30 September 2013, closing the helicopter chapter before the squadron transitioned to the MV-22B Osprey and was redesignated VMM-262. This patch honors the CH-53 era of that long Okinawa story, connecting the heavy-lift missions, composite deployments, and forward-presence work that defined the Flying Tigers before tiltrotor operations took over.
Perfect For: Marine aviation veterans who served with HMM-262 during the CH-53 composite deployment years, Flying Tigers alumni from the Okinawa and Hawaii eras, MAG-36 and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing collectors, CH-53 Sea Stallion crew members and maintainers, shadow box builders, reunion displays, deployment keepsake boards, and anyone preserving the western Pacific helicopter history of Marine assault support aviation through unit-specific embroidered patches.
Flying Tigers heritage, stitched in the era when heavy iron and hard miles defined the mission.
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.
