Officially Licensed US Navy VP-17 White Lightenings Patch Access Required recreated at the request of

recreated at the request of a Vietnam veteran who wanted to preserve the memory of the Marines who kept the electronics working in the heat

When the Kiowa first entered service in Vietnam

Sundown on the Phrog

this is the medium helicopter squadron that shared the legendary name

Officially Licensed US Navy VP-17 White Lightenings Patch Access Required recreated at the request ofOfficially Licensed US Navy VP 17 White Lightnings Patch Patrol Squadron 17 Maritime Patrol Aviation Embroidered Patch The White Lightnings Cold War sub hunters who patrolled the world's oceans from prop planes and carrier decks. Patrol Squadron 17 (VP 17), the "White Lightnings," was a U. S. Navy maritime patrol squadron that conducted anti submarine warfare, anti surface warfare, and maritime surveillance missions during the Cold War and beyond. VP