Description: 7 AIRBORNE COMMAND & CONTROL SQUADRON - 1968-1998 - OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA - COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA! This is the real deal, sold as authentic/original/genuine period/vintage patch NOT an Overseas Knockoff!; Reproduction! or Fake! You are buying/purchasing just one (1) patch, The First - (1st) patch listed is the patch you are getting/buying I do not sell any lot/lots of Items! Color Patch Condition is NEW NO GLUE on back of patch! 100% Fully Embroidered Patch with Cut Edge Has manufacture plastic on back for protection Unit emblem/patch certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH) Note#1: Attached is a color image for comparison purposes only! Note#2: The unit patch has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 27 years Note#3: I purchased this patch from a large inherited collection of longtime patch collectors whom had been collecting for 55+ years, refereed to as the Holy Grail Patch Collection Note#4: Black light pictures Included! Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970s After mid 1985 Color patches were worn only on Duty Flight Suites & Flight Jackets Subdued unit patches started appearing on USAF utility uniforms during the early 1980s In 2007 USAF prohibited unit patches on the Airman Battle Uniforms (ABU) As of 2018 the USAF has adopted the U.S. Army Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) Uniform, authorizing unit patches once again Squadron was operational from 1968 to 1998, 30 years Unit was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Assigned: 55th Operations Group/55 Wing/12th Air Force/Air Combat Command (ACC) Emblem Approved: 17th. February 1977, Revised 1994 Squadron Nickname: Looking Glass Operational Aircraft: Boeing EC-135 Airborne Command Post (ABNCP) Unit Awards & Decorations: - Earned Five Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Valor Device - Awarded Eight Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards - Awarded One Philippine Presidential Unit Citation - WW-2 - Awarded One Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Price: 38.05 USD
Location: San Antonio, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-29T15:20:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Type: USAF Patch
Force: Air Force
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Modified Item: No
