Officially Licensed USMC AH-1 Cobra "Since 1969" Patch Air Branch VP-23's legacy represents decades of

VP-23's legacy represents decades of Atlantic Fleet vigilance

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No good days — but the Stingers fly anyway

Officially Licensed USMC AH-1 Cobra "Since 1969" Patch Air Branch VP-23's legacy represents decades ofOfficially Licensed USMC AH 1 Cobra "Since 1969" Patch Over fifty years of Marine firepower and still counting. The AH 1 Cobra entered Marine Corps service in 1969, and in the decades since, it has become the most iconic attack helicopter in Marine aviation history. From its earliest combat missions in Vietnam through the Persian Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, and countless deployments to the Western Pacific, the Cobra has been the Marine ground