This is the small version of the 50th Anniversary patch for HMLA-169. They are attached to MAG-39 located at MCAS Camp Pendleton. They are a “long time” West coast “Float Squadron” doing multiple deployments. They were activated 30 September 1971 as HMA-169, then redesignated HMLA-169, 1 October 1986. They are a very decorated unit, with operations from Desert Shield/Desert Storm to Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh, May 1991. This patch has the dates 1971 – 20212 (gold thread) at the top and does not come with velcro attached.
