The ‘Pukin Dogs’ of VF-143 flew the F-14Bs out of NAS Oceana, VA. They did their maiden F-14 voyage onboard the USS America in 1976. This is the large, white-bordered version of their “award” patch given to them for their excellence in 2005 with the Clifton Battle ‘E’ patch commemmorating their last Battle ‘E’ award as a Tomcat squadron. It also shows their history of Battle ‘E’s, 1990/1996/1998/2002 and their Safety ‘S’s from 1994/1998/2000/2005, and is their “Tomcat Farewell” patch created for their decommissioning. This patch does not come with velcro attached.
