The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Independence was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of active service. Stored in recent years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, the ex-Independence was towed beginning on 10 March 2017 to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping. She arrived on 1 June 2017 and is currently being dismantled. This is the medium-sized version of the ship patch and does not come with velcro attached.

This is the final cruise patch from Airwing 14 when they were onboard the USS Independence. This was a cruise out of Japan that went through the Indian Ocean up to the Persian Gulf.

This is the cruise patch from Airwing 5 when they were onboard the USS Independence. This was a cruise out of Japan that went through the Indian Ocean up to the Persian Gulf.

This is the WestPac cruise patch for the VF-154 Black Knights attached to Airwing 5 onboard the USS Independence (CV-62). It also shows the Tomcat's capability with the TARPS.

This is one of the cruise patches from the 1996 USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. It says "FOR TAIWAN CRISIS 1996" (top) and lists the ships in the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) with the dates of 8 MAR 96 on there.....this patch was found in a little Korean shop in limited quantities and does not come with velcro attached.

This is one of the commemorative patches created for the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea created for Airwing 5 and VF-154. It shows the Australian flag and Kangaroo mascot on the left with the American Flag and Felix (the Tomcat Community mascot) on the right. This patch does not have velcro attached.

The 'Black Knights' of VF-154 fly the F-14A Tomcat as part of CVW-5 onboard the USS Kitty Hawk and home-based out of NAF Atsugi, Japan. This is the felix-shaped version of the 1992 50th Anniversary patch of the Battle of Britain.

The 'Black Knights' of VF-154 flew the F-14A Tomcat as part of CVW-5 onboard the USS Kitty Hawk and were home-based out of NAF Atsugi, Japan. This is the cruise patch from one of their first cruises after arriving Japan.

This patch was created for CV-62 during the '90s and Operation Southern Watch. It says "It Flies, It Dies" and shows the 32nd parallel that the Iraqi jets were not allowed south of......ah the stories to tell!!!

This is the Top Hook patch for the VFA-192 World Famous Golden Dragons that are based out of NAS Atsugi, Japan. These are given to the pilot who has the top carrier landing grades during that particular line period for that airwing, CVW-5.

This is the 1996 March Madness Cruise patch for the VFA-192 World Famous Golden Dragons that are based out of NAS Atsugi, Japan. It was created honoring the NCAA Basketball "March Madness" as they were deployed during that time.

This is the 1997 Southern Swing Cruise patch for the VFA-192 World Famous Golden Dragons that are based out of NAS Atsugi, Japan. It was created because they headed south of the equator during their time on the boat.

This is the 1999 Battle 'E' patch for the VFA-192 World Famous Golden Dragons that are based out of NAS Atsugi, Japan. It was created after they won the Battle 'E' award in 1999.

This is the "white diamond" version of the "Centurion-society" patch (100 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the "white diamond" version of the "Centurion-society" patch (200 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the "white diamond" version of the "Centurion-society" patch (300 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the "white diamond" version of the "Centurion-society" patch (400 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the "black diamond" version of the "Centurion-society" patch (100 NIGHT Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the Centurion patch (100 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the double Centurion patch (200 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the triple Centurion patch (300 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the quadruple Centurion patch (400 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

This is the 5-Centurion patch (500 Traps) for the USS Independence (CV-62).

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