Officially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch Gunship and F/A-18C Hornet before the

and F/A-18C Hornet before the squadron transitioned to the F-35B

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and USMC tactical electronic warfare squadron patch collectors

and Operation Iraqi Freedom — including embarking aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard

Officially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch Gunship and F/A-18C Hornet before theOfficially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV 16 Blue Ghost Patch The Unsinkable Legend The Japanese kept reporting her sunk. The Blue Ghost kept showing up. This patch honors that stubborn refusal to die. USS Lexington (CV 16), the legendary "Blue Ghost," was an Essex class aircraft carrier that earned her nickname because the Japanese reported her sunk on at least four separate occasions yet she kept appearing on the horizon to launch more strikes.