{"product_id":"officially-licensed-usmc-mq-9-reaper-ega-shoulder-patch","title":"Officially Licensed USMC MQ-9 Reaper EGA Shoulder Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficially Licensed USMC MQ-9A Reaper Eagle, Globe \u0026amp; Anchor shoulder patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Reapers — long-range, long-endurance, EGA on the wing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe MQ-9A Reaper is the United States Marine Corps' family-of-systems Group 5 unmanned aircraft — the long-range, long-endurance, multi-sensor ISR and strike platform that the Marine Air-Ground Task Force is using to replace the smaller RQ-7 Shadow and RQ-21A Blackjack at the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) level. The transition is being executed by the VMU Transition Task Force established in 2021 (and recharted in 2023), and is rolling across all four operational VMU squadrons: VMU-1 \"Watchdogs\" at MCAS Yuma, Arizona under MAG-13 \/ 3rd MAW (with about 250 personnel providing ISR and target acquisition for I MEF); VMU-2 \"Night Owls\" at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina under MAG-14 \/ 2nd MAW supporting II MEF; VMU-3 \"Phantoms\" at Marine Corps Base Hawaii under MAG-24 \/ 1st MAW (which achieved Initial Operating Capability with the MQ-9A in June 2023); and VMU-4 in the Reserve component. VMU-1 traces its lineage to 1st Remotely Piloted Vehicle Company, activated on January 21, 1987 at Twentynine Palms, California — the first dedicated unmanned aviation unit in the Marine Corps. The Reaper gives the MAGTF persistent overhead, multi-INT collection, full-motion video, and Hellfire-class precision strike, all out past the horizon — the kind of long-dwell ISR\/strike capability that simply wasn't possible with the Group 3 systems it replaces. This Eagle, Globe \u0026amp; Anchor Reaper patch is the Marine Corps unmanned community's calling card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: VMU-1, VMU-2, VMU-3, and VMU-4 Marines and Sailors, MQ-9A Reaper pilots, sensor operators, and maintainers, MAG-13 \/ MAG-14 \/ MAG-24 personnel, MCAS Yuma \/ Cherry Point \/ Kaneohe Bay station Marines, RQ-7 Shadow and RQ-21A Blackjack heritage operators, and USMC unmanned aviation enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarine Reapers — EGA on the wing, long-range, long-endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45145552617581,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-04-25at18.19.03_7.jpg?v=1777388617","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/officially-licensed-usmc-mq-9-reaper-ega-shoulder-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}