{"product_id":"official-vmm-268-red-dragons-remove-before-flight-key-rings","title":"Official VMM-268 Red Dragons Remove Before Flight Key Rings","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial VMM-268 Red Dragons \"Remove Before Flight\" key ring set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRed Dragons RBF — the iconic flight-line streamer in keychain format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (VMM-268), the \"Red Dragons,\" is a USMC MV-22B Osprey assault support squadron based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, operating under Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24) and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. The squadron's lineage runs from HML-268 (activated September 15, 1972 at MCAS New River) and HMM-268 (activated March 1, 1979 at MCAS Tustin with CH-46 Sea Knights) to its redesignation as VMM-268 on April 10, 2014 with the MV-22B Osprey transition. In April 2017 the Red Dragons made history with the first trans-Pacific flight by MV-22B Ospreys — 6,000 miles from Hawaii to Australia in about 21 hours — and the squadron rotates as the reinforced Aviation Combat Element for Marine Rotational Force Darwin (MRF-D). The \"Remove Before Flight\" (RBF) streamer is the iconic red flight-line tag attached to engine inlet covers, pitot tube covers, gust locks, and ordnance safety pins to ensure they're removed before the bird flies — a piece of aviation safety culture that's become a fleet-wide morale gear staple. This key ring set takes the Red Dragons RBF design and turns it into a heavy-metal, woven-strap keychain — built for truck keys, helmet bag carabiners, range bags, and tactical lanyards. Mahalo from Kaneohe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VMM-268 Red Dragons active-duty and veteran personnel, MV-22B Osprey pilots, aircrew, and maintainers, MCBH Kaneohe Bay and 1st MAW personnel, MAG-24 Marines, plane captains and Flightline Qual maintenance Marines, MRF-Darwin rotation veterans, and aviation \"Remove Before Flight\" keychain collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRed Dragons RBF — Kaneohe forward, on the keys.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MarinePatches.com - Custom Patches, Military and Law Enforcement","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45145611042925,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-04-25at18.19.39.jpg?v=1777392780","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/official-vmm-268-red-dragons-remove-before-flight-key-rings","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}