Official HSM-72 Puffins of the Caribbean Patch 94th Aero This patch carries the weight

This patch carries the weight of 250 years of service and the promise that the line will never break

and those who honor fallen naval aviators

While the baseline airframe entered fleet service in February 1974 as a carrier-based anti-submarine warfare platform nicknamed the War Hoover for the distinctive whine of its twin TF-34 turbofan engines

From F/A-18 Hornets to F-35B Lightning IIs

"Ross' Rice Runners" — a Vietnam-era identity that captures the gritty reality of helicopter resupply in the rice paddies

Official HSM-72 Puffins of the Caribbean Patch 94th Aero This patch carries the weightOfficial HSM 72 Puffins of the Caribbean Patch US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Deployment PVC Patch Puffins of the Caribbean HSM 72 Seahawk deployment. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72 (HSM 72), the "Puffins," flies the MH 60R Seahawk. This "Puffins of the Caribbean" patch commemorates the Puffins' Caribbean deployment with a tropical twist. Perfect For: HSM 72 Puffins deployers, MH 60R Seahawk crews, Caribbean deployment veterans,