Navy Cruise Plaques and Greenie Boards

US Marine Corps Squadron Cruise Plaque

VFA-86 Sidewinders Combat Cruise Plaque

Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina. Known as the Sidewinders, they fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 31 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Their call sign is Winder, tail code is AB, and they fly the F/A-18 Hornet. 

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This 40" x 30" deployment plaque was presented to the squadron in early 2007

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US Marine Corps Cruise Plaques

A-86 Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHTY SIX

VFA 86 traces its origins all the way back to the Korean War when Fighter Squadron 921 was based at NAS St. Louis. In 1953 the squadron was redesignated VF 84 while deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in 1955 the squadron was again predesignated, this time as the VA 86 "Sidewinders". The "Sidewinders" made news while deployed in the Indian Ocean in 1979.

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It was during that time that VA 86 spent 144 continuous days at sea following the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran. Over the years, VFA 86 has received six COMNAVAIRLANT Battle "E's". The "Sidewinders" recently received the CNO's Adm. C. Wade McCluskey Trophy signifying them as the Navy's finest attack squadron.

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VAW-117 "The Wallbangers"

Navy Cruise Plaque The squadron was established at NAS North Island, CA on 1 July 1974 as part of Fighter Airborne Early Warning Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet. In 1981 the Wallbangers joining Carrier Air Wing Eleven for WestPac on board the USS Enterprise. The Cruise Plaque notes the interesting deployment of VAW-117 during 2005

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VFA-146 "The Blue Diamonds" Navy Cruise Plaque

The VFA-145 Blue Diamonds began their most recent cruise aboard USS Carl Vinson on January 17, 2005. The "around-the-world" deployment took them across the Pacific and Indian Oceans into the Persian Gulf. For three months the Blue Diamonds, along with the rest of Carrier Air Wing 9, flew missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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The Vinson then turned south to steam around the Sinai Peninsula into the Red Sea, through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea, then across the Atlantic. On July 31, 2005, the Vinson pulled into its new home port of Norfolk, VA completing another successful deployment for the Blue Diamond team.

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Greenie Board

This is a prominently displayed aircraft carrier squadron scoreboard where the landing signal officers rate the pilots’ carrier landings (any color other than green is bad ). Also called the “weenie board. ”

MilitaryPlaques.Com produced two 36" x 30" Greenie Boards for the Electronic Attack Squadron 136 (VAQ-136) also known as "The Gauntlets". The Boards feature interchangeable nameplates and landing rating "cards".

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The attack squadron forward- deployed to Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan. The "Gauntlets are an operational fleet squadron and fly the EA-6B Prowler. The Gauntlet are attached to Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW 5), a composite unit made up of a wide array of aircraft performing a variety of combat and support missions. The squadron is currently deployed onboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).

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US Marine Corps Squadron Cruise Plaque

VAW-115 is the Navy's only forward deployed early warning squadron home-based at NAF Atsugi, Japan, VAW-115 is a member of the United States only "911 Airwing. VAW-115 flies the E-2C+ Hawkeye, a high-wing, all-weather, carrier- and shore-based airborne early warning and control aircraft that patrols task force vital perimeters.

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It provides early warning of approaching enemy aircraft and vectors interceptors into attack position. The Hawkeye can also provide strike and air traffic control, area surveillance, search and rescue guidance, navigational assistance, and communications relay

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