Officially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch CVS-10 and always purple

and always purple

and its ability to carry a wide range of ordnance made it versatile enough for virtually any target set

and tactical resupply for Marine forces worldwide

China Lake is where the Navy's deadliest weapons are born — tested in the unforgiving Mojave Desert

For the Marines and sailors of MALS-12

Officially Licensed US Navy USS Lexington CV-16 Blue Ghost Patch CVS-10 and always purpleOfficially 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.