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Whats with the patch on this uniform?


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A recent surplus store pickup. They never seem to pay attention to the patches, and I snagged this one. This jacket has an odd combination of patches. The questions I have are:

 

Is that paratrooper patch iraqi?

 

What person could have worn a uniform in this configuration?

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Isn't that the USN/USMC parachute badge that is higher than the Army-style Basic Parachute one? The metal version for the dress uniform is gold-colored.

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Thats quite possible, it just looked really similar to the iraqi para insignia I've seen. Ill definitely look into that.

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Evening. It is the USMC/USN Parachutist Insignia. Basically its earned for being in a billet requiring airborne operations in addition to a certain number and type of jumps. It's combination with the Surface Warfare badge isn't common but not completely unusual either. Could have been a support person in the Naval Special Warfare Community; member of a Naval Gunfire Spot Team assigned to USMC ANGLICO; etc. It's a nice pickup. Good eye.

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Evening. It is the USMC/USN Parachutist Insignia. Basically its earned for being in a billet requiring airborne operations in addition to a certain number and type of jumps. It's combination with the Surface Warfare badge isn't common but not completely unusual either. Could have been a support person in the Naval Special Warfare Community; member of a Naval Gunfire Spot Team assigned to USMC ANGLICO; etc. It's a nice pickup. Good eye.

Thanks for the ID!

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