Official VR-61 Islanders C-40 Clipper Shoulder Patch Medevac the unit retained its jump

the unit retained its jump mission and "Goldwinger" status when active-duty ANGLICOs were deactivated in 1999

and the Marines of 1st TSB proved that logistics Marines are combat Marines

including the incendiary raids and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

under Marine Aircraft Group 24 and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing

New Guinea

Official VR-61 Islanders C-40 Clipper Shoulder Patch Medevac the unit retained its jumpOfficial VR 61 Islanders C 40 Clipper Shoulder Patch Island Hopping with the Fleet's Favorite Airlines Because somebody has to fly the important stuff and VR 61 does it with style. VR 61, the Islanders, is a Navy Fleet Logistics Support Squadron operating the C 40A Clipper out of NAS Whidbey Island, Washington. As a Reserve squadron, the Islanders provide critical logistics airlift, transporting high priority cargo and passengers across the Pacific