US Army 571st Medevac Detatchment Dustoff Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop Meridian — Making Navy Jet

Meridian — Making Navy Jet Pilots

" was the Marine Corps' sole tactical aerial reconnaissance squadron from its activation on 1 July 1975 until its deactivation on 1 July 1990

When the call comes in

The "Yanky 72" designation carries deep significance within the Marine Corps community

the regiment's guns helped defend Henderson Field against massed Japanese attacks

US Army 571st Medevac Detatchment Dustoff Patch Backing:With Hook and Loop Meridian — Making Navy Jet571st Medical Detachment Dustoff Patch U. S. Army 571st Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) The 571st Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) served as one of the U. S. Army's dedicated aeromedical evacuation "Dustoff" units, carrying forward the legendary tradition of helicopter ambulance crews who risked their lives to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield. The "Dustoff" callsign, originally adopted by the 57th Medical Detachment in