{"product_id":"official-vmfa-314-epic-fury-patch","title":"Official VMFA-314 Black Knights EPIC Fury Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial VMFA-314 Black Knights EPIC Fury Patch - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) Black Knights F-35C Lightning II Operation Epic Fury Commemorative Embroidered Patch, MCAS Miramar, MAG-11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Knights fury, stitched in thread and earned in the skies above the Arabian Sea, where the F-35C proved its combat edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVMFA-314 was commissioned on October 1, 1943, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and has carried the Black Knights name since 1957, when the squadron earned the Commandant's Aviation Efficiency Trophy alongside its redesignation. The squadron holds a string of Marine Corps firsts: first to transition to the F-4B Phantom II in 1961, first Marine tactical squadron to fly the F\/A-18 Hornet in 1982, and first Marine Corps squadron to achieve Initial Operational Capability with the F-35C Lightning II in January 2020. During Operation Desert Storm, the Black Knights flew 814 combat sorties, more than any other Navy or Marine Corps squadron, and returned without the loss of a single crew member or aircraft. In 2022, VMFA-314 made history again as the first Marine Corps F-35C squadron to deploy operationally aboard an aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, as part of Carrier Air Wing Nine. In early 2026, flying F-35Cs off the Abraham Lincoln, the Black Knights conducted combat sorties in Operation Epic Fury, the operation this patch directly commemorates. Based at MCAS Miramar under MAG-11 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the squadron's motto, Courage, Honor, Strength, runs through every deployment and every stitch of this embroidered piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VMFA-314 veterans and active-duty Black Knights, F-35C Lightning II enthusiasts, Marine Corps aviation collectors, Carrier Air Wing Nine alumni, MAG-11 and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing supporters, Operation Epic Fury participants and their families, shadow box builders, patch panel displays, cruise book keepsakes, and anyone preserving the story of the first Marine Corps F-35C combat deployment. This patch also suits historians and serious collectors tracking the evolution of Marine carrier aviation from the Corsair and Phantom eras through the stealth-fighter present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Knights heritage, Operation Epic Fury history, and F-35C legacy in a single embroidered piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45263827599469,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/3Patch_14_9238ad03-22f6-4f14-bdfd-8c1de21bc6f2.png?v=1780326169","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-vmfa-314-epic-fury-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}