{"product_id":"official-us-navy-hsm-72-death-howler-gitd-pvc-patch","title":"Official US Navy HSM-72 Death Howler GITD PVC Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficial US Navy HSM-72 Proud Warriors Glow-in-the-Dark PVC Patch — US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron MH-60R Seahawk PVC Patch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProud Warriors — Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 72\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSub hunters, surface trackers, and combat operators — the Proud Warriors bring the MH-60R Seahawk to the fight from the deck of the Truman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHSM-72 was originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42 (HSL-42) on October 5, 1984, at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The squadron was redesignated HSM-72 on January 15, 2013, at NAS Jacksonville, reflecting its transition from the SH-60B to the MH-60R Seahawk and its realignment from a detachment-based expeditionary squadron to a carrier air wing unit. As part of Carrier Air Wing One, the Proud Warriors deploy aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), conducting anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and combat support operations across every ocean. In their most recent deployment, HSM-72 contributed over 1,500 sorties and nearly 5,000 flight hours during sustained combat operations in the Red Sea against Houthi forces — part of what was described as the longest sustained Navy combat operation since World War II. This glow-in-the-dark PVC patch captures the Death Howler design in a format built for deployment conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: HSM-72 Proud Warriors past and present, MH-60R Seahawk aircrew and maintainers, CVW-1 personnel, NAS Jacksonville helicopter community members, and Navy helicopter maritime strike patch collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProud Warriors — hunting from the deck.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54212794319142,"sku":"thn1793060214150","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/6663\/5558\/files\/official-us-navy-hsm-72-death-howler-gitd-pvc-patch_1.jpg?v=1793060221","url":"https:\/\/seamlessfitw.shop\/products\/official-us-navy-hsm-72-death-howler-gitd-pvc-patch","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}