Official MALS-26 Motorcycle Club Patch - Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26 Patriots Motorcycle Club Embroidered Patch, MCAS New River, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
Patriots pride, rotary-wing readiness, and the open-road brotherhood of Marines who keep aviation moving — stitched into one clean embroidered patch.
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26, known as the Patriots, has been the backbone of MAG-26 aviation readiness since its activation in 1952 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Redesignated MALS-26 in 1988, the squadron consolidated all intermediate-level aviation maintenance, ordnance, and supply support under one roof at MCAS New River, North Carolina, serving the rotary-wing fleet that includes the MV-22B Osprey, CH-53E Super Stallion, and AH-1Z Viper. The Patriots have deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and numerous humanitarian and contingency missions across decades of service. That operational depth gives the MALS-26 name real weight on a motorcycle club patch, where the unit identity connects the logistics Marines who kept aircraft flying with the riding brotherhood that carries that same commitment off the flight line. The motorcycle club tradition among Marines reflects the same values that define the squadron: discipline, loyalty, and the understanding that the mission only works when every member pulls their weight. This embroidered patch captures that dual identity in a durable, display-ready format suited for vests, jackets, gear bags, and shadow boxes.
Perfect For: MALS-26 veterans and active-duty Marines, MAG-26 and 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing alumni, Marine motorcycle club members and supporters, aviation logistics collectors, MCAS New River community members, reunion and homecoming gifts, patch vest builds, challenge coin and display boards, and anyone who wants a unit-specific piece that honors both the Patriots squadron legacy and the riding brotherhood that keeps Marine camaraderie alive long after EAS.
Patriots lineage, carried on the road and remembered on the board.