USA & Japan Tailhook Flag Patch 1st RPV and went on to support

and went on to support operations at Tinian and then Iwo Jima — where their aircraft were among the first to land on the newly captured airfield under small-arms and mortar fire

201 aircraft

and USMC operational concept patch collectors

Navy patrol squadron flying the Boeing P-8A Poseidon

USA & Japan Tailhook Flag Patch 1st RPV and went on to supportUSA Japan Tailhook Flag Patch American Japanese Alliance Naval Aviation Embroidered Patch Two flags, one mission American and Japanese naval aviators, united by the tailhook. This USA Japan tailhook flag patch celebrates the enduring alliance between American and Japanese naval aviation forces. Since the signing of the U. S. Japan Mutual Security Treaty, American and Japanese naval aviators have trained, operated, and deployed together across the Indo