{"product_id":"officially-licensed-us-navy-vs-29-squadron-sticker","title":"Officially Licensed US Navy VS-29 Dragofires Squadron Sticker","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficially Licensed US Navy VS-29 Dragonfires legacy squadron vinyl sticker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eS-3 Vikings, Dragonfires up — North Island legacy. Sticker on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSea Control Squadron 29 (VS-29), the \"Dragonfires,\" was a U.S. Navy carrier-based ASW\/sea control squadron based at NAS North Island, California — and one of the most respected names in the West Coast S-3 Viking community. The squadron was commissioned as VS-29 on April 1, 1960 at NAS North Island flying the S-2 Tracker, was originally known as the \"Tromboneers,\" briefly the \"Screw Birds,\" and then the \"Dragonfires\" — the call sign that carried it through three decades of carrier deployments. VS-29 transitioned from the S-2 Tracker to the Lockheed S-3A Viking in 1976, becoming part of the airborne ASW backbone of Pacific Fleet carrier air wings throughout the late Cold War — hunting Soviet submarines from the flight decks of USS Kitty Hawk, Constellation, Nimitz, and John C. Stennis. After the S-3B upgrade, the Dragonfires deployed for Operations Desert Shield\/Storm, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom — expanding their mission well past sea control into surface warfare, tanking, electronic warfare, and overland strike support. VS-29 was disestablished on March 26, 2004 as the Navy began winding down the S-3 community. This officially licensed vinyl sticker carries the Dragonfires legacy. Outdoor-grade vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VS-29 Dragonfires plankowners and veterans, S-3 Viking and S-2 Tracker pilots, NFOs, and aircrew, NAS North Island heritage collectors, Pacific Fleet carrier ASW community members, S-3 \"Hoover\" legacy enthusiasts, and naval aviation history sticker collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVS-29 Dragonfires — Vikings on the prowl, 1960–2004, sticker on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45037605585005,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/USMCPatches.com_30.png?v=1775664299","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/officially-licensed-us-navy-vs-29-squadron-sticker","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}