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Officially Licensed USMC VMM-262 Flying Tigers Patch — Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 Flying Tigers Embroidered Patch
The Flying Tigers — VMM-262, the Marine Corps’ forward-deployed tiltrotor squadron in the Pacific, carrying a legendary name into the modern era.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262), the “Flying Tigers,” is the USMC’s forward-deployed tiltrotor squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, operating the MV-22B Osprey. As the only permanently forward-deployed Marine tiltrotor squadron in the Indo-Pacific region, VMM-262 sits at the tip of the spear, ready to respond to any crisis from the Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea and beyond.
The “Flying Tigers” name carries enormous weight in American military aviation history, evoking the legendary American Volunteer Group that fought for China against Japan before the United States entered World War II. VMM-262 carries that legacy forward with distinction, operating the MV-22B Osprey across the vast distances of the Pacific theater. The Osprey’s speed, range, and versatility make it the ideal aircraft for the Indo-Pacific’s tyranny of distance.
VMM-262 regularly participates in bilateral and multilateral exercises with allied nations throughout the Pacific, building interoperability and strengthening partnerships that are critical to regional security. The Flying Tigers’ forward presence on Okinawa provides the Marine Corps with immediate response capability for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, noncombatant evacuation, and combat operations.
Perfect For: VMM-262 Flying Tigers members and veterans, MV-22B Osprey community, III MEF personnel, MCAS Futenma community, Pacific-based Marines, and Marine aviation heritage patch collectors.
VMM-262 Flying Tigers — forward-deployed, first to fight — the Tigers prowl the Pacific.
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