Small Deck Centurion Patches — Embroidered Patch Small Deck Centurion — 100 Landings on the Little Deck Landing on a big deck carrier is one thing. Landing on a small deck — an LHA, LHD, or LPD — is a whole different level of precision. This Centurion patch marks the aviators who have put 100 landings on a small deck, proving they can put it down in a space most pilots wouldn't even try. A Small Deck Centurion is a naval aviator or Marine pilot who has completed 100 shipboard landings on amphibious assault ships or other small-deck vessels. These ships have shorter flight decks, less margin for error, and fewer visual cues than a full-sized aircraft carrier — making every landing a demanding exercise in skill and nerve. Earning Centurion status on a small deck is a mark of experience and competence that commands respect in the ready room and across the fleet. Whether flying Ospreys, Harriers, F-35Bs, or helicopters, the pilots who earn this patch have proven they can operate in the tightest spaces the Navy has to offer. Perfect For: Small deck Centurion aviators, amphibious aviation pilots, LHA and LHD crew members, Marine and Navy pilots, shipboard landing enthusiasts, and anyone who has put it on the small deck 100 times. 100 on the small deck — Centurion earned.
