Official VAQ-137 Rooks EA-18 JOPA Shoulder Patch Backing:With hook and loop USCG aviators and aircrew

USCG aviators and aircrew

This patch represents the foundational service recognition that marks a member's service during wartime or national emergency

NAS Olathe was an important part of the Navy's nationwide reserve aviation network

MACS-8 veterans

Official VAQ-137 Rooks EA-18 JOPA Shoulder Patch Backing:With hook and loop USCG aviators and aircrewOfficial VAQ 137 Rooks EA 18 JOPA Shoulder Patch Junior Rooks on the Shoulder The JOPA of VAQ 137 wears the EA 18G Growler identity on their flight suit shoulders. This embroidered shoulder patch represents the Junior Officer Protection Association (JOPA) of Electronic Attack Squadron 137 (VAQ 137), the Rooks, in an EA 18G Growler specific format. The JOPA shoulder patch identifies the wearer as a junior officer in the Rooks' electronic attack