VAW-116 2023 *MIO* Cruise Patch

(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): Airborne Command & Control Squadron 116 (VAW-116) is a US Navy Command and Control Squadron that deploys aboard USS Nimitz as part of Carrier Air Wing Seventeen, flying the E-2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft. VAW-116 is stationed at Naval Base Ventura County, CA under the cognizance of Commander, Airborne Command Control and Logistics Wing (COMACCLOGWING). VAW-116 was established on 20 April 1967, equipped with the E-2A Hawkeye. The squadron completed three Far-East deployments as part of Attack Carrier Air Wing Fifteen (CVW-15) and two while attached to Attack Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9). This patch was created for their 2023 deployment because the 'boat' needed something to make the water potable. This patch does not have velcro attached.