Military Unit Patch Archive

Browse all 97 documented military unit patches in PatchRegistry, with unit names, dates, images, and the story behind each patch.

• MAGG HEDRON 2VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1950–1952
• VMC-2 — The Devil EmergesVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1952–1955
• Marine Photographic Squadron TwoVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1952–1955
• VMCJ-2 — The GriffinVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1955
• VMCJ-2 — The Bunny AppearsVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1955
• VMCJ-2 — Bunny with BannerVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1960s–1970s
• Det-Alpha — USS Forrestal (CVA-59)VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1971
• "Easy's Raiders" — Gulf of Tonkin '72VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1972
• "Easy's Raiders" — Dark VariantVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1972
• VMAQ-2 — The Griffin Carries OnVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975
• Can Do Easy — Griffin ShieldVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975–1980s
• Can Do Easy — The OriginalVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975
• Det-Bravo — Staff NCO, IwakuniVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975–1976
• Det-C — "Can Do Easy," USS MidwayVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975
• JAM ON — Det-AlphaVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975–1976
• JAM IT — Det-BravoVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975–1976
• EW Saves — Jam It, Det-BVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1975–1976
• VMAQ-2 — USS Midway CrowVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1976
• "Brush's Flying Circus" — Norway & DenmarkVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1976
• Det-Alpha II — Jan–Aug 1977VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1977
• Det-Alpha — WESTPAC '77VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1977
• "Silly Rabbit — Ships Are For Squids"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1978
• Last EA-6As in Westpac — Jul–Dec 1978VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1978
• First Marine EA-6B Westpac DetVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · Nov 1978 – Jul 1979
• "Two's Company — Four's A Crowd"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1979
• Can Do Easy — Det X-RayVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1979
• "Can Be Easy" — 1980VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980
• Det-Yankee — Prowler GirlVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• Det-Yankee — Cocktail GirlVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• "On the Road Again" — CVN-69VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• "Takin' Care of Business" — Det-YVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980
• "Takin' Care of Business" — Tailhook VariantVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980
• Det-Zulu — First EA-6Bs at IwakuniVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · Apr–Oct 1980
• Far East Tour — Det X-RayVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980–1981
• Far East Cruise — SnoopyVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• Det-Zulu — Electronic Attack, 1982VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1982
• Det-Zulu — Iwakuni ToriiVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1983–1984
• Det-Zulu — Electric AttackVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1983–1984
• Det-Yankee — "Jam On," 1984–85VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1984–1985
• Det-Y Maintenance — 1984–85VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1984–1985
• Det X-Ray — USS Saratoga (CV-60)VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1984
• Det-Zulu — Panther, Westpac '85VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1985
• Det-Y — "Jammin' in Westpac"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1985–1986
• "Could Be Easier" — Det-Y, 1983VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1983
• Det Yankee — 1986VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1986
• "Line of Death" — Gulf of Sidra, 1986VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1986
• "Da Prowl'r" — Det-Z5 OrdnanceVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1986–1987
• Capt Jim McLellan — Det-Z '88VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1988
• Det-Zulu — Westpac '88VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1988
• "Cease Buzzer" — Det-Z, 1989VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1989
• Det X-Ray — "Work Hard.. Play Hard," 1990VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1990
• Prowler — Eastpac TriangleVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · late 1980s
• "Cuniculi Mortis Ex Inferno" — Det-ZVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · late 1980s
• VMAQ-2 Rework FacilityVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• "EA6B Skypig — Anytime Bubba"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• "Can't Do Easy"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1980s
• "Whatever It Takes" — Det-X, Desert StormVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1990–1991
• "Hiç Sorun Değil" — TurkeyVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1990s
• Op Southern Watch — 2001VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2001
• USMC Prowler — Tan RoundVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2001–2005
• USMC Prowler — Red & GoldVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2001–2005
• Prowler — Red TriangleVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2002–2008
• Prowler — CougarVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2000s
• Can Do Easy — PantherVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~1993–1998
• Death Jesters — Desert TriangleVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2005–2010
• Death Jester — Red SkullVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2006–2010
• Death Jester — Shield VariantVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2008–2011
• Death Jester — TanVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2008–2011
• Death Jester — Desert SubduedVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2010–2013
• "Who'z Yer Daddy" — JesterVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2008–2011
• Can Do Easy — Desert MARPATVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2008–2009
• Can Do Easy — Desert CoverVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2010
• Can Do Easy — Subdued GreenVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2012
• Can Do Easy — Samurai SkullVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2010–2013
• UDP Japan — 2013 (Final)VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2013–2014
• "Puede Hacer Fácil" — Yuma DetVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2011
• "CENSORED" — 2012VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 2012
• VMAQ-2 — Skull BunnyVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2010–2014
• "If You Can Turn It On, We Can Turn It Off"VMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · ~2013
• NAS Whidbey IslandVMAQ-2 "Playboys / Panthers / Death Jesters" · USMC · 1971–2019
• Scarface Mele KalikimakaHMLA-367 "Scarface" (Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367) · USMC · 2012-present
• VMFA-542 TigersMarine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) "Tigers" · USMC · 1963-present
• VMF(AW)-542 TigersMarine All-Weather Fighter Squadron 542 (VMF(AW)-542) "Tigers" · USMC · 1948-1963
• VMA-542 TigersVMA-542 "Tigers" (Marine Attack Squadron 542) · USMC · 1972-2000s
• VMAQ-2 "Playboys" — 64 Years of Can Do EasyMarine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2), "Playboys" / "Death Jesters" · USMC · 1955-2019
• VMAQ-2 Det Yankee TERPESVMAQ-2 "Playboys" — TERPES Detachment Yankee · USMC · 1984-1985
• VMA-214 Black SheepMarine Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) "Black Sheep" · USMC · 1957-2022
• UDT-12 Da NangUnderwater Demolition Team 12 (UDT-12) — "Frogmen," Da Nang detachment · USN · 1968-1970
• VMR-953 Marine TransportMarine Transport Squadron 953 (VMR-953) · USMC · 1944-1946
• Thailand — Cobra Gold '13Exercise Cobra Gold 2013 (Combined/Joint Task Force, Thailand) — U.S. contingent led by U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific with 31st MEU and III MEF elements · USMC · 2013
• 238th Marine Corps Birthday — BengalsVMFA(AW)-224 "Fighting Bengals" · USMC · 2013
• VMFA(AW)-224 Bengals FDEVMFA(AW)-224 "Fighting Bengals" (Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224) · USMC · 2013
• VMFA(AW)-224 BengalsMarine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 "Bengals" · USMC · 2013
• MCAF QuanticoMarine Corps Air Facility Quantico (Turner Field) — "Cradle of Marine Corps Aviation" · USMC · 2022-2025
• F is 4 Friends — Foxtrot Crew4th Space Operations Squadron (4 SOPS), Space Delta 8 — "Foxtrot Crew" · USSF · 2024-2026
• 1 SOPS Space Surveillance1st Space Operations Squadron (1 SOPS), Space Delta 9 — "Space Ghosts" · USSF · 2019-2023
• Space Operations CommandUnited States Space Force Space Operations Command (SpOC) · USSF · 2020-2025