Officially Licensed USMC VMF-122 Candystripers WWII Patch USMC Combat Helicopter Association Today the squadron serves as

Today the squadron serves as the headquarters element of the 3rd MAW

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This officially licensed patch represents the Marines who serve at the birthplace of Marine stealth aviation

the Marine fighter squadron that defended Henderson Field on Guadalcanal alongside VMF-224 during the critical early days of the campaign in August 1942

located in Long Beach

Officially Licensed USMC VMF-122 Candystripers WWII Patch USMC Combat Helicopter Association Today the squadron serves asOfficially Licensed USMC VMF 122 Candystripers WWII Patch The Squadron That Did Everything First Before they were Werewolves or Crusaders, they were the Candystripers and they changed Marine aviation forever. VMF 122 was commissioned on March 1, 1942, at Camp Kearny, San Diego. Outfitted with F4F Wildcats, they fought as part of the legendary Cactus Air Force at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Under the command of Major "Pappy" Boyington, the squadron