NAWS China Lake Earthquake Patch Medevac close-in observation and light attack

close-in observation and light attack in the most dangerous airspace over the battlefield

and Coast Guard—serving as a universal symbol of American airpower and the men and women who fly

the first major American engagement against the Viet Cong

Honoring the aircrews of the Spokane Air Unit

and write the tactical manuals that fleet squadrons use in combat

NAWS China Lake Earthquake Patch Medevac close-in observation and light attackNAWS China Lake Earthquake Patch US Navy Weapons Testing Facility Morale Embroidered Patch China Lake shook and kept working. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, California, experienced significant earthquake activity, and this patch commemorates the resilience of the base and its personnel. Despite the shaking, the mission of weapons research, development, and testing continued because the work at China Lake is too important to stop.