NTC OPFOR Fort Irwin Morale Patch Army Veteran Gift Hook and Loop

If you rotated through the National Training Center at Fort Irwin and came out the other side having been decisively engaged by OPFOR in the Box, this patch is the only souvenir that tells the whole story.

"I Went to NTC and All I Got Was Killed by OPFOR" — printed bold on coyote tan with a rearing black horse silhouette that every veteran of the Mojave will immediately recognize as a nod to the Blackhorse cavalry heritage of the resident Opposing Force. The unit whose entire mission is to defeat every rotating brigade that steps into the box. The unit that, more often than not, succeeds. This patch is your after-action review in two inches by three inches.

It's self-deprecating, deadpan, and 100% on-point for anyone who has pulled a rotation — infantry, cavalry, armor, BCT, or support. It's also exactly the kind of thing you send to that buddy who still swears his platoon "almost" beat the 11th ACR.

• Size: 2 inches x 3 inches
• Hook-and-loop (loop side) backing — attaches to plate carriers, range bags, rucksacks, and operator caps
• Dye-sublimation printed — fully washable, vivid, and fade-resistant; won't crack or peel
• Original artwork designed and printed in the USA
• Made by RedheadedTshirts, a small family-run shop in High Point, NC

Whether you're shopping for yourself, a fellow rotator, or the soldier in your life who earned their OPFOR story, this patch belongs on the kit. Browse more original military humor and veteran designs at RedheadedTshirts, and check out what just dropped in our newest patches collection.