Unusual Military Patches...funny and otherwise

[A4sForever]

That patch was the best one to come out of the seemingly endless witch hunt/inquisition that came out in the aftermath of the now infamous Tailhook 91 episode...

VA-205 Green Falcons.

Another offering ... same time, same station, post-Gulf 1/ Tailhook '91:

 

[East]

Oingo Boingo Dead Man's Party- Logo

One of my faves ...

 

[Mumbles]

a few old ones that I scrounged up....(not mine:icon_wink)

 

[A4sForever]

CUBI Dog and a CUBI Special ... out on the 'O Club deck watchin' the sun go down over the bay ... ahhhhhhh .... life was good ....

 

[sodajones]

What is this "tailhook event" that everyone keeps referencing in different threads?

(I tried search and didn't seem to come up with anything related to said "event")

 

[raptor10]

What is this "tailhook event" that everyone keeps referencing in different threads?

(I tried search and didn't seem to come up with anything related to said "event")

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/navy/tailhook/

 

[Goober]

That patch was the best one to come out of the seemingly endless witch hunt/inquisition that came out in the aftermath of the now infamous Tailhook 91 episode. Commands banned it under pressure from the PC leadership posture that ensued so it went underground and many wore it inside their flight jackets. If I recall correctly, it came out of a Navy Prowler squadron. It is truly a classic and top of my Top Ten list.

JO in my fleet S-3 squadron my first go-around in the Navy who shall remain nameless designed it. Think he's retired/gone by now, but no sense in throwing out names.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Here's our shoulder patch from the boat.......slapped these guys on our shoulders after the qual. Promptly removed them when they angered certain folks around the sqdn spaces at home plate:

 

[Incenter12]

^^^That's funny

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

^^ I like it.

 

[HackerF15E]

What is this "tailhook event" that everyone keeps referencing in different threads?

Holy f*ck, are we really to the point where people don't remember Tailhook anymore??

 

[CommodoreMid]

Well, if these people asking are in high school now, it happened before they were born.

 

[exhelodrvr]

Nimitz (CVW 8) spent most of the summer of 1985 steaminginside a small box off the coast of Lebanon (this included the time when TWA 847 was hijacked and taken to Beirut). They had patches made up for "Beno Station" (Be no liberty, be no beer, be no women)- unfortunately they were quickly banned, and I never got one.

 

[HeloBubba]

Nimitz (CVW 8) spent most of the summer of 1985 steaminginside a small box off the coast of Lebanon (this included the time when TWA 847 was hijacked and taken to Beirut). They had patches made up for "Beno Station" (Be no liberty, be no beer, be no women)- unfortunately they were quickly banned, and I never got one.

That same summer the Connie's BG was steaming around the Gulf of Oman and some other parts of the Western Paciifc. We cut off an exercise near DG to steam north in reaction to TWA 847.

 

[PhrogLoop]

Classic helo guy stuff!