Marine Aviation Detachment- Pax River Patch PC Marines are the first to

Marines are the first to respond and the last to leave

and OV-10 Broncos

and anyone who honors fallen Marines through tangible remembrance

this patch marks your service

Marine Aviation Detachment- Pax River Patch PC Marines are the first toMarine Aviation Detachment Pax River Patch Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD), Naval Air Station Patuxent River The Marine Aviation Detachment (MAD) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland represents the United States Marine Corps' critical presence at the Navy's premier center for naval aviation research, development, test, and evaluation. NAS Patuxent Riveruniversally known as "Pax River"was commissioned on 1 April 1943 and has served as the