The mark consists of a circular design, in blue, with a white and red border. Within the field of blue is an eagle, in white and blue, sitting atop a circular design, consisting of a red band, a white band, and a blue band, surrounding a white core. Behind this circular design is an anchor, in white and blue, with an anchor line, in white and blue. In the eagle's mouth is a white streamer, with the words "MACH ALTUS" in red. Atop the circular design is a white banner, bordered in red, with the words "FLYING LEATHERNECKS", in blue. Below the circular design is a banner, in white and bordered in red, within which are the words "VMFA-122", in blue.
The color(s) red, white and blue is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The English translation of "ALTUS" in the mark is "high".