Official MCAS El Toro Retirement Patch Backing:No hook and loop This patch carries the Stingers

This patch carries the Stingers identity for the Marines who keep the aircraft in the air

Perfect For: HMLA-773 Red Dogs maintenance Marines

Hunters — VF-162 F-8 Crusader carrier fighters

The Armor Branch motto

Marine Corps Reserve aviators

Official MCAS El Toro Retirement Patch Backing:No hook and loop This patch carries the StingersOfficial MCAS El Toro Retirement Patch USMC Marine Corps Air Station Closure Heritage Embroidered Patch MCAS El Toro retirement patch for a legendary base. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro closed its doors in 1999 after decades as a cornerstone of West Coast Marine aviation. This retirement patch commemorates the final chapter of one of the most iconic air stations in Marine Corps history. Perfect For: MCAS El Toro veterans, base closure ceremony