This is the cruise patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" when they were part of Airwing Eleven and they operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

This is the gray aircraft version of the detachment patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" created when they deployed over to the desert for joint operations. It states "We didn't drop anything, and neither did you" along the bottom. They operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

This is the "Blue Angel paint-schemed" aircraft version of the detachment patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" created when they deployed over to the desert for joint operations. It states "We didn't drop anything, and neither did you" along the bottom. They operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

This is the squadron patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

This is the "1/2 Moon" Plane Captain patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

This is the shoulder patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). This is the patch worn by those in the squadron not in specific shops (see below).

This is the "Prowler" shoulder patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). This is the patch worn by those in the squadron not in specific shops (see below).

This is the "Prowler Supervisor" shoulder patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). This is the patch worn by those in the squadron that manage and supervise the different aspects of the squadron.

This is the "Quality Assurance (QA)" shoulder patch for the VAQ-135 "Black Ravens" that operate the Grumman EA-6B Prowler out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA. They were established in May 1969 and participated in Operation Desert Storm from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). This is the patch worn by those in the squadron that manage and supervise the QA branch/division.

This is the deployment patch created for Airwing 11 (CVW-11) and VAQ-135 for their operations in the Iraqi Theater for Operation Iraqi Freedom "II". Really nice patch......

This patch was created by the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), CVW-5, and VAQ-136 to commemmorate the 100th anniversary of flight. It depicts an EA-6B and the "Wright Flyer" on the patch.

This is the black border version of the current squadron patch for VAQ-136. The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka.

This is the white border version of the current squadron patch for VAQ-136. The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka.

This is the large version of the black border version of the current squadron patch for VAQ-136. The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is the large triangular patch worn by the aviators in that squadron on their right flight suit and jacket sleeve.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is one of their newer patches, but I don't know what the "FDNF" stands for --- if anyone knows please let me know.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is the patch worn by the aviators in that squadron on their right flight suit and jacket sleeve for their participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom and for all the HARM shots they took.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is the 30th Anniversary patch to commemmorate the 'Gauntlets' 30 years of Excellence.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is one of their "aircraft" patches denoting that they are the forward deployed Prowler squadron , the "FAREAST" Prowler unit.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. The UMPQUA patch from the Gauntlets' is their JOPA patch. UMPQUA stands for Underprivileged Minions Perpetually Questioning Unlimited Authority. The patch comes from the family of an ECMO who served during Desert Storm. They had a dairy farm, and the indian-head patch is the logo for the farm.

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. The KUO patch from the Gauntlets' is their Japanese patch which stands for "ATTACK".

The 'Gauntlets' of VAQ-136 are based at NAF Atsugi, Japan and fly the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in April 1973, then transitioned from the USS Midway (CV-41) to the USS Independence (CV-62) in August 1991 when the latter became home-ported with CVW-5 at Yokosuka. This is their "plane captain" patch.

The 'Rooks' of VAQ-137 were based out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA and fly the Navy's jamming platform, the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in December 1973, and flew with CVW-1 onboard the USS America (CV-66) during the Persian Gulf War.

The 'Rooks' of VAQ-137 were based out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA and fly the Navy's jamming platform, the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. This is the patch they wear while in the Persian Gulf arena on their desert colored flight suits.

The 'Rooks' of VAQ-137 are based out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA and fly the Navy's jamming platform, the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. This is the 1994 decommissioning patch they created.

The 'Rooks' of VAQ-137 are based out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA and fly the Navy's jamming platform, the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. This is the 2006 Battle Readiness 'E' patch. It is quite large. It also came directly from the squadron.

The 'Rooks' of VAQ-137 were based out of NAS Whidbey Island, WA and fly the Navy's jamming platform, the Grumman EA-6B Prowler. They were established in December 1973, and flew with CVW-1 onboard the USS America (CV-66) during the Persian Gulf War. This is the PLAT CAM LSO patch which being an USAF guy I have no idea what that means -- so if anyone knows please let me know. The patch looks like my other LSO patch, but shows a flying television in the middle and says, "IT LOOKED GOOD TO ME" across the top. This patch does not come with velcro attached.