Officially Licensed USMC VMM-764 Moonlighters PVC Patch - Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 764 (VMM-764), the Moonlighters, MV-22B Osprey Reserve aviation unit, officially licensed PVC patch.
Night-mission roots, tiltrotor reach, and Marine Reserve pride carried in one durable, field-ready patch.
VMM-764 traces its lineage to April 1958, when it was activated at Naval Air Station Los Alamitos as a Marine Corps Reserve helicopter transport squadron. The Moonlighters nickname grew from the unit's early emphasis on night operations and low-light mission profiles, an identity the squadron has carried through every redesignation and aircraft transition since. The unit flew CH-46 Sea Knights through decades of reserve service, answered the call during Operation Desert Storm in 1991, and deployed twice to Al Asad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. On 13 January 2013, VMM-764 made history as the first Marine Corps Reserve squadron to transition to the MV-22B Osprey, redesignating from HMM-764 and relocating to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar under Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Since then the Moonlighters have served as the Air Combat Element for SPMAGTF-Crisis Response-Africa, supported humanitarian missions in Alaska, and flew a precision formation over the Super Bowl LIX venue in 2025. The PVC format captures that layered identity with sharp color and durable construction suited for flight gear, patch panels, range bags, shadow boxes, and reunion displays.
Perfect For: VMM-764 veterans and current reservists, MV-22B Osprey crew members and maintainers, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and MAG-41 collectors, Marine Corps Reserve aviation supporters, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Desert Storm alumni, MCAS Miramar community members, shadow box builders, challenge coin and patch board enthusiasts, deployment keepsake collectors, and family members who want a specific, well-researched tribute to the Moonlighters and their decades of assault support heritage.
Moonlighters heritage, from night-mission roots to tiltrotor skies, officially licensed and built to last.