MCAS New River support personnel
The program survived two fatal crashes in 2000 that killed 23 Marines
VMU-3 was the first squadron to integrate a laser designator onto the RQ-7B
and morale patches like this one capture the dark humor and camaraderie that come from flying long-haul cargo missions across multiple time zones
Established as the Naval Weapons Test Squadron Point Mugu on 8 May 1995 and redesignated VX-30 in May 2002
Officially Licensed US Navy TRAWING 5 Flight Instructor Training Unit FITU Leather Patch Color:Full Color MCAS New River support personnelOfficially Licensed US Navy TRAWING 5 Flight Instructor Training Unit FITU Leather Patch Training Air Wing 5 FITU Leather Patch FITU training the trainers at TRAWING 5. The Flight Instructor Training Unit (FITU) of Training Air Wing 5 (TRAWING 5) is where the Navy produces its next generation of flight instructors. Based at NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Florida, TRAWING 5 oversees multiple training squadrons (VT 2, VT 3, VT 6, HT 8, HT 18, HT 28)