{"product_id":"b-224th-mi-bn-ae-sunny-company-patch","title":"B\/224th MI BN (AE) Sunny Company Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eB\/224th MI BN (AE) Sunny Company Patch - Bravo Company, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), U.S. Army Embroidered Patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunny Company quiet professionalism, aerial exploitation expertise, and Silent Warriors identity stitched into one embroidered piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBravo Company of the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation) carries one of the most operationally continuous records in Army aerial intelligence. The battalion traces its roots to the 224th Aviation Battalion activated in Saigon in 1966, and Bravo Company was part of the unit when it was reactivated in 1981 at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, originally organized around the Guardrail electronic warfare mission. Over the following decades, Bravo Company deployed the RC-12N Guardrail Common Sensor system in support of operations including Phoenix Venture, Desert Spring, Southern Watch, and Enduring Freedom. The company later transitioned through successive platforms, from Guardrail to the MC-12W Liberty and eventually to the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. In 2018, Bravo Company became the first unit in the Army to conduct Remote Split Operations with the Gray Eagle from the continental United States, a milestone that reflects the battalion's reputation as a pioneer in aerial exploitation. The battalion has earned multiple Army Superior Unit Awards and the Meritorious Unit Commendation, and it operates today under the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade. The Sunny Company callsign gives Bravo Company its own distinct identity within a battalion known across the intelligence community as the Silent Warriors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Army intelligence veterans, 224th MI Battalion alumni, Bravo Company Sunny Company soldiers and families, Guardrail and Gray Eagle crew members, aerial exploitation collectors, Hunter Army Airfield community members, military intelligence patch board builders, shadow box displays, deployment keepsakes, reunion gifts, and anyone preserving the story of Army airborne signals and imagery intelligence across decades of global operations. It is especially meaningful for those who served through the battalion's platform transitions and want a single embroidered piece that represents Bravo Company's specific lineage, callsign, and quiet operational record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunny Company heritage, earned in the air and preserved in every stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45353889267821,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/4Patch_34_cdaf4fda-f868-45f2-87f0-03c5b0bdbdf1.png?v=1781811518","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/b-224th-mi-bn-ae-sunny-company-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}