Officially Licensed USMC MALS-49 Magicians PVC Patches — Making Aircraft Appear Out of Thin Air
No parts? No problem. The Magicians will make it work. They always do.
MALS-49 "Magicians" is Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 49 — a reserve aviation logistics unit under MAG-49 and the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing. Based at MCAS New River, North Carolina, with detachments at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ and NAS JRB New Orleans, LA, MALS-49 is the only MALS in 4th MAW with an active-duty core of maintenance and aviation supply personnel. That hybrid structure makes them unique in the Reserve — able to provide intermediate-level maintenance, supply chain management, and ordnance support to five flying squadrons across three different sites. Originally activated in 1969 at NAS Brooklyn as H&MS-49, the Magicians have supported operations from Desert Storm to Iraqi Freedom, making aircraft mission-capable when everyone else said it couldn't be done. This glow-in-the-dark PVC patch captures their magical reputation.
Perfect For: MALS-49 Magicians Marines and veterans, 4th MAW Reserve aviation maintainers, MAG-49 squadrons, Marine aviation logistics professionals, Reserve component Marines, and anyone who performs logistics magic daily.
MALS-49 Magicians — making the impossible possible, one aircraft at a time.