VXE - 6 Squadron Patch, Operation Deep Freeze, Antarctica, McMurdo, South Pole
Item History & Price
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Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) operates on the continent of Antarctica - Earth's highest, driest, coldest, and windiest land mass -- as the United States Navy's only unit directly supporting the mission of polar research and scientific programs of the National Science Foundation. We deploy every year for Operation DEEP FREEZE from October to February. We o...perate ski-equipped LC-130 "Hercules" and a twin engined UH-1N "Huey" transport aircraft and helicopter, flying out of McMurdo Station to most parts of Antarctica. Our tasking is to move large amounts of cargo, personnel, and fuel throughout the continent, as well as providing round-the-clock Search And Rescue (SAR) and Medivac services. During the summer training cycle from March to September, the squadron is based at Naval Air Weapons Station, Point Mugu, California. OPERATION DEEP FREEZE 98/99 was our last deployment. In a joint agency agreement between the Departments of Defense, Navy, and Air Force, and the National Science Foundation, the services/tasking we currently provide will be transferred to the Air National Guard, based out of Scotia, New York.
I enthusiastically invite all former "Puckered Penguins" and "Ice Pirates" to grab onto a piece of history and add this patch to your collection. Once these patches are all gone, that's it!! I also have more Antarctica related items for sale that can be found on my Facebook page by looking up Antarctica Memorabilia (at .com too). Come by and visit and comment on everything from Hats, Patches, Flags, License Plates, Pictures, Certificates and much much more can be viewed there. International Postage Prices have gone up. See attached picture for pricing. Not my pricing, but the U.S. Postal Service pricing. I know it nuts, sorry . . . not my fault.
I enthusiastically invite all former "Puckered Penguins" and "Ice Pirates" to grab onto a piece of history and add this patch to your collection. Once these patches are all gone, that's it!! I also have more Antarctica related items for sale that can be found on my Facebook page by looking up Antarctica Memorabilia (at .com too). Come by and visit and comment on everything from Hats, Patches, Flags, License Plates, Pictures, Certificates and much much more can be viewed there. International Postage Prices have gone up. See attached picture for pricing. Not my pricing, but the U.S. Postal Service pricing. I know it nuts, sorry . . . not my fault.
