VQ-3 Ironmen Instructor Pilot Embroidered Military Patch

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Official VQ-3 Ironmen Instructor Pilot Patch — Teaching the Art of Strategic Communications

The Ironmen’s instructor pilots pass down the most classified and consequential flying mission in the Navy.

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3, the Ironmen, fly the E-6B Mercury as part of the TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) mission, providing survivable airborne communications to the nation’s nuclear submarine force. This instructor pilot patch recognizes the senior aviators within VQ-3 who train the next generation of TACAMO pilots, ensuring continuity in one of the most critical missions in the Department of Defense. Instructor pilots in VQ-3 carry an extraordinary responsibility — they’re teaching pilots to maintain the communications link that underpins nuclear deterrence.

Perfect For: VQ-3 instructor pilots, TACAMO community veterans, E-6B Mercury aircrew, and military instructor patch collectors.

The Ironmen teach the mission that can never fail.

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