AWS 11 Patch vmm-268 stripped of weapons but loaded

stripped of weapons but loaded with cameras and sensor equipment capable of gathering critical intelligence imagery at supersonic speeds

Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 37 served within the Marine Wing Support Group structure

P-8 Poseidon and P-3 Orion aircrew

Indo-Pacific strategy enthusiasts

This officially licensed patch represents the sailors and Marines who served there

AWS 11 Patch vmm-268 stripped of weapons but loadedAircraft Warning Squadron AWS 11 Embroidered Patch The Original Air Watchers AWS 11 traces back to the earliest days of Marine Corps air defense, when spotters and radar operators provided the first warning of incoming enemy aircraft. This heritage patch represents the Marines who served in one of the original aircraft warning squadrons. Aircraft Warning Squadrons were among the earliest dedicated air defense units in the Marine Corps, established