Official VMM-263 Thunderchicken Ready Ape Miami Vice Shoulder Patch Workhorse of the wing made its inaugural deployment in

made its inaugural deployment in 2021 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) as part of Carrier Air Wing TWO (CVW-2) to the Pacific — the first operational CMV-22B carrier deployment in the US Navy — and in July 2024 began forward-deployed operations from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

VMA-142 represented the best of the Reserve tradition: citizen Marines who maintained their warrior skills while serving their communities

This morale patch channels the Duke's legendary swagger and frontier toughness

and national security missions across the United States and beyond

renamed Cruiser Destroyer Group 2 in 1973

Official VMM-263 Thunderchicken Ready Ape Miami Vice Shoulder Patch Workhorse of the wing made its inaugural deployment inOfficial VMM 263 Thunder Chickens "Ready Ape Miami Vice" Shoulder Patch Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 MV 22B Osprey Maintenance Ready Room Embroidered Patch Ready Ape, neon Miami Vice Thunder Chickens maintenance, the bird flies because the apes work. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM 263), the "Thunder Chickens," is a USMC MV 22B Osprey tiltrotor squadron based at MCAS New River, North Carolina, under MAG 26 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft