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VAW-123 Screwtops Last Ride of the E-2C Shoulder Patch
Aviators! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the VAW-123 Screwtops Last Ride of the E-2C Shoulder Patch!
- 3″ patch
- Embroidered
- US Naval Aviator Owned Business
- With Hook and Loop
Airborne Command and Control Squadron 123 (VAW-123) is based at Naval Station Norfolk, flying the E-2C Hawkeye. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) while deployed aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1] The squadron nickname is the Screwtops.
The history of VAW-123 begins in 1945 with the commissioning of Composite Squadron Twelve (VC-12), redesignated Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron Twelve (VAW-12), in 1956. On 1 April 1967, VAW-12 was disestablished and Carrier Airborne Early Warning Wing Twelve (CAEWW-12) was formed to command all Atlantic Fleet AEW efforts and all E-2A detachments were established as independent squadrons.[1]
