USMC: Combat Patch Cherry Point Lightning Two-Zero

Lightning Two-Zero

known for the bold checkerboard pattern that has adorned their aircraft tails and insignia throughout their history

VMA-224 Bengals veterans

and in September 1966

The facility supported helicopter and fixed-wing operations for the Naval base complex

USMC: Combat Patch Cherry Point Lightning Two-ZeroUSMC Combat Patch Embroidered Patch Blooded and Proven There's a line that separates those who trained for combat and those who crossed into it. The USMC Combat patch marks that crossing. This isn't about where you served or what your MOS was it's about the fact that you were there when it counted, when the rounds were real and the stakes were absolute. This patch is earned, not given. The United States Marine Corps has maintained a continuous combat