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Official VAW-117 Lost in the Ross PVC Patch — When the Hawkeye Radar Can't Even Find You
Somewhere between the flight deck and the edge of the world, the Wallbangers went off the grid.
This deployment morale patch from Airborne Command and Control Squadron 117 (VAW-117) — the legendary 'Wallbangers' — captures the spirit of a crew that ventured so far from home that even the most powerful airborne radar in the fleet couldn't track their location. 'Lost in the Ross' is the kind of patch that only makes sense to those who were there — a tongue-in-cheek memento from a deployment where the Wallbangers found themselves operating in some of the most remote waters on the planet. VAW-117 has been one of the Navy's premier E-2 Hawkeye squadrons since its establishment on July 1, 1974, at NAS North Island, California. The Wallbangers have deployed aboard some of the most storied carriers in the fleet — USS Independence, USS Enterprise, USS Carl Vinson, USS Nimitz, and USS Abraham Lincoln — providing airborne early warning, battle management, and command and control across every major theater of operations. After 9/11, VAW-117 aircraft from CVW-11 were among the first to lead strikes into Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, serving as the information-clearing house that kept every aircraft safe and on target. The squadron has earned the CNO Safety Award, the Battle 'E', the Airborne Early Warning Excellence Award, and the coveted Golden Hook for outstanding carrier landing performance. Now flying the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from NAS Point Mugu as part of Carrier Air Wing 9, the Wallbangers remain at the cutting edge of naval airborne command and control. This patch is for every NFO, pilot, and maintainer who's ever come back from a deployment with a story nobody stateside would believe.
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