{"product_id":"official-mcas-new-river-atc-pvc-patch","title":"Official MCAS New River ATC PVC Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial MCAS New River ATC PVC Patch - Marine Corps Air Station New River Air Traffic Control, McCutcheon Field, Jacksonville, North Carolina, PVC Patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery aircraft that lifts off McCutcheon Field does so because someone in the tower said go, and this patch belongs to the controllers who own that moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMCAS New River traces its roots to 1944, when it was established as a Marine Corps auxiliary airfield adjacent to Camp Lejeune on the North Carolina coast. From those wartime origins it grew into the primary Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor base on the East Coast, home to two Marine Aircraft Groups, the first operational MV-22 Osprey squadrons, and a dense mix of CH-53E Super Stallions, AH-1Z Vipers, and UH-1Y Venoms operating daily across McCutcheon Field. The airfield was named in 1972 for General Keith B. McCutcheon, one of the founding figures of Marine helicopter aviation, a name that gives every takeoff and landing a sense of inherited responsibility. The Air Traffic Control facility at New River manages one of the busiest rotary-wing and tiltrotor flight environments in the Marine Corps, sequencing training flights, operational sorties, night-vision evolutions, and emergency recoveries around the clock. Controllers working the KNCA airspace carry a workload that matches the operational tempo of the units they serve, and this PVC patch marks that demanding, often unrecognized role with a durable, field-ready format suited to gear, flight bags, patch panels, and shadow boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: MCAS New River ATC veterans and active controllers, McCutcheon Field alumni, Marine Corps aviation supporters, CH-53 and MV-22 crew members who know the tower voice behind every clearance, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing collectors, Camp Lejeune and Jacksonville NC community members, military aviation patch collectors, shadow box builders, reunion gifts, and anyone who wants to recognize the controllers who keep one of the Marine Corps most active flight lines moving safely every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCleared for takeoff, built for the board, earned on the flight line at New River.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50510820212845,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/AAF17A8E96CD7079.jpg?v=1790355486","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-mcas-new-river-atc-pvc-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}