Official VMA-231 Ace of Spades AV-8 Harrier 1000+ Hours Shoulder Patch VMCJ-3 Every aviator needs a bag

Every aviator needs a bag for the helmet

The MEF's subordinate commands include the 3rd Marine Division

Marine fighter attack squadrons of this era trained relentlessly for combat against Soviet-bloc aircraft

the Lobos (wolves)

from urban combat to jungle warfare

Official VMA-231 Ace of Spades AV-8 Harrier 1000+ Hours Shoulder Patch VMCJ-3 Every aviator needs a bagOfficial VMA 231 Ace of Spades AV 8 Harrier 1000+ Hours Shoulder Patch A Thousand Hours in the Jump Jet One thousand hours in a Harrier isn't a milestone it's a survival story. VMA 231 "Ace of Spades" is the Marine Corps' oldest flying squadron, first commissioned in 1919, and has served with distinction across a century of conflicts. Reactivated in 1973 with the AV 8A Harrier the Corps' first V STOL aircraft VMA 231 became the first recipient of the