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Official VMFA-542 Tigers Friday flight-suit tab patch.
Friday means Tigers — F-35Bs out of Cherry Point, weekend's almost here.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542), the "Tigers," is a USMC F-35B Lightning II strike fighter squadron based at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina under Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing — and the first operational F-35B fleet squadron based on the East Coast. The Tigers redesignated from VMA-542 to VMFA-542 on December 1, 2022, transitioning from the AV-8B Harrier II to the F-35B Lightning II in the East Coast Marine Corps' biggest STOVL fighter modernization in decades. The squadron was originally established as Marine Night Fighter Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542) on March 6, 1944 at MCAS Cherry Point — flew F6F Hellcats in the Pacific (including the Battle of Okinawa in 1945), F7F Tigercats in Korea, F3D-2 Skyknights, F4D-1 Skyrays, and F-4B Phantom IIs in Vietnam from 1965 to 1970 — was deactivated June 30, 1970 and reactivated January 12, 1972 as a Harrier squadron, transitioned to the AV-8B Harrier II in May 1986, and flew the Harrier through Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and the Libya operations before the F-35B transition. Friday flight-suit tabs are how Marine pilots and aircrew run squadron pride and end-of-week morale into the work week, and this is the Tigers' Friday tab — the smaller-format companion to the squadron shoulder patch.
Perfect For: VMFA-542 Tigers active-duty and veteran personnel, F-35B Lightning II pilots and maintainers, MCAS Cherry Point Marines, MAG-14 and 2nd MAW personnel, AV-8B Harrier II heritage enthusiasts, Friday flight-suit and tab patch collectors, and Marine fighter community morale-gear collectors.
Tigers Friday tab — F-35Bs, Cherry Point, weekend inbound.
If you want to swap patches on/off gear, choose hook & loop (velcro). If you’re attaching permanently to uniforms or fabric, choose sew-on. If you want quick application on compatible fabric, choose iron-on / heat seal (when offered). Backing options are shown on the page and update based on the variant you select.
Size is shown on the product page and updates with the variant you select (example: 3"). If you’re mounting on a hat or small panel, choose smaller sizes; for plate carriers and display boards, larger sizes fit better.
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