{"product_id":"mals-16-toom-team-pvc-patch","title":"Official MALS-16 Toom Team PVC Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial MALS-16 Toom Team PVC Patch - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 16 (MALS-16) Immortals Toom Team morale PVC patch, MCAS Miramar, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmortals pride, shop-floor grit, and the quiet professionalism of the Marines who keep MAG-16 flying no matter the mission or the timezone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMALS-16, known as the Immortals, is the aviation logistics backbone of Marine Aircraft Group 16 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, operating under the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Activated in 1952, the squadron has built a record of firsts across more than seven decades of service, including being the first MALS to deploy, the first to support combat operations, and the first to earn the Department of Defense Phoenix Award for outstanding logistics performance. The squadron's motto, Best Supporting the Best, reflects a culture where maintainers, supply specialists, avionics technicians, and ordnance Marines work across demanding rotations to sustain sortie rates for MAG-16 squadrons at home and in forward-deployed environments from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East. Within a MALS, individual shops and work-center teams often produce their own morale patches to mark the identity, humor, and pride of the people doing the daily work that keeps aircraft mission-ready. The Toom Team PVC patch belongs to that tradition, capturing a specific corner of MALS-16 culture in a durable, field-ready format suited for gear, flight-line bags, patch panels, and shadow boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: MALS-16 veterans and active-duty Marines, MAG-16 maintainers and logistics specialists, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing collectors, MCAS Miramar alumni, aviation supply and intermediate maintenance community members, deployment keepsake displays, challenge coin and patch boards, reunion gifts, and anyone building a unit-history collection that honors the people who sustain Marine aviation behind the scenes. It also fits family members and supporters who want a specific, grounded piece tied to the shop-floor culture and hard-earned identity of the Marines who make every flight possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmortals lineage, Toom Team identity, built for the board and the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45263854305389,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/3Patch_14_ead30cc2-9baa-438b-996d-ecd38dec4a24.png?v=1780327782","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/mals-16-toom-team-pvc-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}