Official VMA-231 Ace of Spades Shoulder Patches Color:Black Shellback — USS Eisenhower CVN-69

Shellback — USS Eisenhower CVN-69 equator crossing

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Official VMA-231 Ace of Spades Shoulder Patches Color:Black Shellback — USS Eisenhower CVN-69Official VMA 231 Ace of Spades Shoulder Patches The Oldest Squadron in Marine Corps Aviation Before there was a Marine Aircraft Wing, there was the Ace of Spades. Marine Attack Squadron 231 (VMA 231) the legendary 'Ace of Spades' holds the distinction of being the oldest flying squadron in the United States Marine Corps, tracing its lineage all the way back to February 8, 1919, when it was commissioned as the 1st Division, Squadron 1 in Miami,