Specification AgeRangeDescription : Kid Brand : Squadron Nostalgia LLC BulletPoint1 : Handcraft from Mahogany BulletPoint2 : US Naval Aviator Owned Business BulletPoint3 : Highly detailed with minimal decals BulletPoint4 : Matched against historic photos BulletPoint5 : Heirloom Pieces Color : Marine Aircraft Group Mag-39 Friday Patch Department1 : unisex-adult Department2 : mens ExternallyAssignedProductIdentifier1 : 840231546232 ExternallyAssignedProductIdentifier2 : 0840231546232 ItemName : Squadron Nostalgia LLC Marine Aircraft Group MAG-39 Friday Patch ItemPackageDimensions_Height : 8 inches ItemPackageDimensions_Length : 20 inches ItemPackageDimensions_Width : 20 inches ItemPackageQuantity : 1 ItemShape : Rectangular ItemTypeKeyword : novelty-applique-patches Material : Plastic MountingType : Dovetail Mount MountingType1 : Loop MountingType2 : Hook NumberOfItems : 1 NumberOfPieces : 1 PartNumber : 840231546232 Pattern : Cartoon ProductDescription : Marine Aircraft Group MAG-39 Friday Patch A 4" patch Marine Aircraft Group MAG-39 Friday Patch Marine Aircraft Group 39 (MAG-39) is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California that is currently composed of four AH-1Z "Viper" Cobra and UH-1Y "Venom" Huey light attack squadrons, two MV-22 Osprey squadrons, an aviation logistics squadron, a Headquarters Squadron, and the H-1 Fleet Replacement Squadron. The group falls under the command of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). The unit is commanded by a US Marine Corps Colonel, and each subordinate unit is commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. The Group is known as VENOM. Mission The mission of Marine Aircraft Group 39 is to provide utility helicopter support, close-in fire support, fire support coordination, aerial reconnaissance, observation and forward air control in aerial and ground escort operations during ship-to-shore movement and subsequent operations ashore. Subordinate units Headquarters Squadron 39, The Fortress HMLA-169 Vipers HMLA-267 Stingers HMLA-369 Gunfighters HMLA-469 Vengeance HMLAT-303 Atlas VMM-364 Purple Foxes VMM-164 Knight Riders MALS-39 Hellhounds Lineage (1968-2015) Activated 16 April at Quang Tri Airfield, Republic of Vietnam, as provisional Marine Aircraft Group 39 and assigned to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Participated in the Vietnam War, April 1968 - October 1969, operating from Quang Tri. Deactivated 31 October, 1969. Reactivated 19 April, 1975 on board the USS Blue Ridge off the coast of the Republic of Vietnam, as provisional Marine Aircraft Group 39. Participated in the Southeast Asia evacuations, Republic of Vietnam, April 1975. Deactivated 12 May, 1975. Reactivated 1 September, 1978 at Camp Pendleton, California, as Marine Aircraft Group 39 and ProductSiteLaunchDate : 2021-06-04T19:39:00.438Z Size : 4 inches Style : Compact SupplierDeclaredDgHzRegulation : not_applicable TargetAudienceKeyword1 : Veterans TargetAudienceKeyword2 : military TargetAudienceKeyword3 : Adults Theme : Aircraft UnitCount : 1 UnspscCode : 56140000