**Official MALS-16 Powerplants Patch — USMC Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron Miramar Embroidered Patch** No aircraft launches without the Powerplants shop. MALS-16 keeps the engines turning for every squadron at Miramar — and this patch represents the Marines who make it happen. MALS-16, the "Immortals," provides aviation logistics support, intermediate-level maintenance, and supply operations for Marine Aircraft Group 16 at MCAS Miramar under 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Activated on March 1, 1952, as Headquarters Squadron 16, the unit deployed to Japan, served in Vietnam providing support for one of the largest Marine Air Groups in Corps history, and established multiple firsts during Desert Storm in 1990 — including being the first MALS to deploy, the first to deploy in support of combat operations, and the first to deploy aboard an Aviation Logistics Support Ship. MALS-16 earned the Department of Defense "Phoenix Award" and has continued to support operations from Somalia to the present day. The Powerplants shop is the engine maintenance division responsible for keeping every airframe in MAG-16 mission-ready. • **Type:** Embroidered patch with MALS-16 Powerplants shop insignia • **Backing:** Hook & loop (Velcro) for flight suits and tactical gear • **Durability:** Dense stitching built for flightline and display use • **Detail:** Sharp Powerplants division artwork with MALS-16 branding • **Application:** Flight suits, coveralls, gear bags, shadow boxes, display frames **Perfect For:** MALS-16 Powerplants Marines, MAG-16 maintainers and logisticians, 3rd MAW aviation mechanics, MCAS Miramar personnel, and Marine aviation logistics patch collectors.
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