(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation) This is the patch worn by those who "accidentally" overflew IRAN's FARSI ISLAND in the Persian Gulf (or breached their self-imposed 12-mile radius around it). This patch does not come with velcro attached.

This is the "MEDIUM ATTACK WING" school patch worn by those who served at the "ATTACK WING" level. Established 1 Oct 1971 as the type wing for Atlantic Fleet "medium" Attack (VA) squadrons flying the A-6 Intruder, it was redesignated as Attack Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (ATTACKWINGLANT) on 1 Sep 1993. This patch does not come with velcro attached.

I just returned from the 2018 Intruder Association reunion in which I was able to purchase several collections from Pilots/Bombardier-Navigators that were there. In one of the purchases, we picked up a couple of dozen of the ORIGINAL TAILHOOK '91 patches that had Bart Simpson on it. This was the most crippling event in modern Naval Aviation history due to some sexual harassment incidents. One of my old instructors had these he had forgotten about, until he started planning for this reunion. These are very cool, historical, and do not have velcro.

Operation Iron Hand was a joint United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN) operation conducted from 1965 to 1973 during the Vietnam War. It was a type of Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission, primarily intended to suppress Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems in North Vietnam, although neutralizing radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) was important as well. "Iron Hand" refers both to the development of the tactics and equipment, and the numerous individual "Iron Hand missions" that generally accompanied strike packages of the USAF and USN. The "Iron Hand" is a metaphor to the steady hand and nerves of steel it took for pilots to fly directly at the radar-emitting anti-aircraft missile sites while the radar-seeking missiles flew down to destroy the target. The tactics employed on the Iron Hand missions were primarily designed to diminish the threat of SA-2 missiles to a bombing strike force. This patch was created for those aircrew members that flew at night to activate the SAMs so that those carrying the ARM/HARM missiles could launch their weapon and let it "ride the beam" all the way down to the source.....This patch does not come with velcro attached.

Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Armed Forces, specifically the US Air Force, to an aircraft, of any type, equipped with radar-seeking missiles and tasked with destroying the radars and SAM installations of enemy air defense systems. "The first Wild Weasel success came soon after the first Wild Weasel mission 20 December 1965 when Captains Al Lamb and Jack Donovan took out a site during a Rolling Thunder strike on the railyard at Yen Bai, some 75 miles northwest of Hanoi." The Wild Weasel concept was developed by the United States Air Force in 1965, after the introduction of Soviet SAM missiles and their downing of U.S. strike aircraft over the skies of North Vietnam. This mission was flown by the F-4, F-100, A-4, F-105 and now the F-16 with the F-35 slated to replace them. This is the red version of that historic patch and comes with velcro attached.

Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Armed Forces, specifically the US Air Force, to an aircraft, of any type, equipped with radar-seeking missiles and tasked with destroying the radars and SAM installations of enemy air defense systems. "The first Wild Weasel success came soon after the first Wild Weasel mission 20 December 1965 when Captains Al Lamb and Jack Donovan took out a site during a Rolling Thunder strike on the railyard at Yen Bai, some 75 miles northwest of Hanoi." The Wild Weasel concept was developed by the United States Air Force in 1965, after the introduction of Soviet SAM missiles and their downing of U.S. strike aircraft over the skies of North Vietnam. This mission was flown by the F-4, F-100, A-4, F-105 and now the F-16 with the F-35 slated to replace them. This is the desert version of that historic patch and comes with velcro attached.

Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club was a tongue-in-cheek nickname for the United States Navy's Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam War. Throughout the War in Vietnam, the Seventh Fleet engaged in combat operations against enemy forces through attack carrier air strikes, naval gunfire support, amphibious operations, patrol and reconnaissance operations and mine warfare. This patch was found in a small Korean sweat-shop on my last visit there and does not have velcro attached.

This is the Gulf of Sidra Yacht Club patch depicting the A-6E Intruder. This patch was issued AFTER Operation ElDorado Canyon in 1988 against Khaddafi and his forces in Libya. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This patch represents all the Junior Officers in the squadron. It's a powerful union to express the desires of the squadron officers (majority of) to the Hinges and commanders. This patch does not have velcro attached.

The A-7E Corsair II is one of the rare breeds of aircraft that found acceptance in both the Air Force and Navy. It's stub-nose was a familiar site on the flight decks of the carriers for over 2 decades. It was introduced in Vietnam and continued to serve faithfully until post-Desert Storm. Once she made her final return, she was replaced by the F/A-18C Hornet. The deceitful appearance masked the fact that she could carry substantial payloads for great distances, penetrate hostile defenses, and deliver the ordnance accurately.

The A-7E Corsair II is one of the rare breeds of aircraft that found acceptance in both the Air Force and Navy. It's stub-nose was a familiar site on the flight decks of the carriers for over 2 decades. It was introduced in Vietnam and continued to serve faithfully until post-Desert Storm This aircraft flew the "IRON HAND" combat missions: Operation Iron Hand was a joint Air Force and Navy operation conducted during the Vietnam War. The tactics employed on the Iron Hand missions are primarily designed to suppress the SA-2 missiles during the ingress, attack and egress of the main bombing strike force. This is a reproduction patch created to honor them and does not come with velcro attached.