{"product_id":"japanese-samurai-shoulder-patch","title":"Official Carrier Air Wing CVW-9 Japanese Samurai Shoulder Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) Japanese Samurai Shoulder Patch — Carrier Air Wing NINE \"SHOGUN\" NAS Lemoore F-35C \/ F\/A-18E\/F \/ EA-18G \/ E-2D \/ CMV-22B \/ MH-60R\/S Embroidered Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSHOGUN — Carrier Air Wing 9, the samurai of the Pacific Fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCarrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9), tactical callsign \"SHOGUN,\" is one of the United States Navy's most decorated and longest-continuously-serving carrier air wings, headquartered at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, and assigned across multiple Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers. The wing was originally established as Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) on March 26, 1952, redesignated CVW-9 on December 20, 1963, and made its first cruise aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) in January 1953 to participate in combat operations at the close of the Korean War. CVW-9 made seven combat deployments to Vietnam aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS America (CV-66), and USS Constellation (CV-64) — and on May 10, 1972, while embarked aboard USS Constellation, CVW-9 aircraft shot down seven North Vietnamese MiG-17 and MiG-21 aircraft in a single day, tying the record for total aircraft shot down by a single USN\/USAF wing in one day during the Vietnam War, an action that produced five Navy Crosses and a Presidential Unit Citation. Today CVW-9 comprises eight squadrons flying the F-35C Lightning II, F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, CMV-22B Osprey, MH-60R Seahawk, and MH-60S Knighthawk, and most recently completed an extended Indo-Pacific deployment from July to December 2024 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) — totaling more than 11,600 flight hours and 5,500 sorties. This Japanese Samurai shoulder patch references the wing's SHOGUN callsign and its long association with Pacific Fleet operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) active-duty and veteran personnel, NAS Lemoore residents, F-35C Lightning II and F\/A-18E\/F Super Hornet pilots and maintainers, EA-18G Growler \/ E-2D Hawkeye \/ CMV-22B \/ MH-60R\/S aircrew, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Constellation, USS America, and USS Enterprise carrier veterans, Vietnam-era CVW-9 aces and squadron alumni, and Pacific Fleet supporters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSHOGUN — Carrier Air Wing 9, since 1952.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45038122369133,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/3.5Patch.png?v=1775676373","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/japanese-samurai-shoulder-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}