V-22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch revolution The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323's

The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323's all-weather fighter identity that became VMFA-323

The squadron's Marines specialized in the rapid construction and improvement of aviation operating surfaces

The Iraq War placed FMF Corpsmen in some of the most intense urban combat since Vietnam

OEF veterans

V-22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch revolution The Death Rattlers — VMF(AW)-323'sV 22 Developmental Flight Test PVC Patch V 22 Osprey Developmental Flight Test Program PVC Patch V 22 DFT testing the Osprey before the fleet flies it. This V 22 Developmental Flight Test (DFT) PVC patch represents the test pilots, flight test engineers, and support personnel who pushed the V 22 Osprey tiltrotor to its limits during developmental testing proving the aircraft's performance, safety, and combat capability before it entered fleet service.