Officially Licensed US Navy VSF-3 Patch VMM-164 The station ensured that the

The station ensured that the Navy's reserve aviation force in the region maintained the training and readiness needed to augment the active fleet when called upon

Subdued Eagle

The nickname originated with the F4U Corsair — whose distinctive inverted gull wings produced a whistling sound during dive attacks that earned it the name "Whistling Death" from Japanese troops

This patch represents another variant from the period when the squadron was transitioning between HML and HMLA status

Officially Licensed US Navy VSF-3 Patch VMM-164 The station ensured that theOfficially Licensed US Navy VSF 3 Patch Antisubmarine Fighter Squadron 3 Embroidered Patch VSF 3 the short lived antisubmarine fighters that brought fixed wing ASW to the escort carrier deck. Antisubmarine Fighter Squadron 3 (VSF 3) was one of a small number of U. S. Navy squadrons established during the Cold War to explore the concept of fixed wing antisubmarine warfare from smaller aircraft carriers. Flying the A 4 Skyhawk in a dedicated ASW fighter