Operation Shufly Da Nang Vietnam Patch VS-30 MAG-39 and 3rd MAW Marines

MAG-39 and 3rd MAW Marines

NAS Corpus Christi — US Navy Embroidered Patch

Firebirds — Fueling the Fight

The Gunfighters' OIF patch in desert tan — subdued for combat operations in Iraq

and reserve aviation command and control collectors

Operation Shufly Da Nang Vietnam Patch VS-30 MAG-39 and 3rd MAW MarinesOperation Shufly Da Nang Vietnam Patch Embroidered Patch Where Marine Helicopters Went to War Before the buildup, before the battalions, there was Shufly. This patch commemorates Operation Shufly at Da Nang the rotating deployment of Marine helicopter squadrons that marked the beginning of sustained Marine Corps operations in Vietnam. If you were part of a Shufly rotation, you were among the first Marines to fly combat missions in country. Operation