Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch
Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch
Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch
Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch

USMC Helicopter Squadrons

Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch

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  • Full Color / Hook & Loop

    Full Color / Hook & Loop

  • Full Color / No Hook & Loop

    Full Color / No Hook & Loop

  • Green / Hook & Loop

    Green / Hook & Loop

  • Hook & Loop
  • 4"
  • Embroidered Fabric
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This is a 4" patch, with or without hook & loop.

Officially Licensed VQ-4 Shadows Squadron Patch — TACAMO Mission, Shadow Identity

The Shadows of VQ-4 fly the E-6B Mercury in the most critical mission you've never heard of.

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4 (VQ-4), the Shadows, operates the E-6B Mercury for the TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) mission, providing airborne communications relay for the nation's nuclear deterrent force. This embroidered squadron patch represents VQ-4's identity in the standard format. The Shadows name is fitting for a squadron that operates in the background of national security, ensuring that communications links to nuclear-armed submarines remain intact under any scenario, including nuclear attack. VQ-4 is always airborne, always ready, always in the shadows.

Perfect For: VQ-4 Shadows aircrew and maintainers, E-6B Mercury fans, TACAMO mission enthusiasts, and Navy strategic reconnaissance squadron patch collectors.

Shadows — always airborne, always TACAMO.

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