Description: 55 FIGHTER SQUADRON - LPA - LIEUTENANT'S PROTECTION AGENCY- CHICKS DIG WEASELS - WEASELS DIG CHICKS- POST COLD WAR - F-16 FALCON WILD WEASELS Color Morale PatchCondition is NEWNO GLUE on back of patch!100% Fully Embroidered Patch with Merrowed EdgeUnit emblem certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH)Note#1: Attached are color images for information purposes only, free on the NET!Note#2: The 55 is one of the oldest units in the USAF, its origins dating back to9 August 1917, being organized at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970'sAfter 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 1980'sIn 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 subdued unit patches once again Squadron is operational from 1991Unit is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, South CarolinaAssigned: Assigned: 20th Operations Group/20th Fighter Wing/15th Air Force/Air Combat CommandEmblem Approved: 28 October 1999Nickname: Fighting Fifty-FifthMotto(s): Roll 'em, ShootersMascot: Wild WeaselOperational Aircraft: - General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon - (1997-Present)- Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt-2 - (1994-1997)Aircraft Tail Code: "SW"Unit Awards & Decorations:- Awarded One Distinguished Unit Citation Award- Earned 14 Air Force Outstanding Unit AwardsService Streamer - World War-1 Theater of OperationsService Streamer - World War-2 American TheaterCampaign Streamers - World War-2:- Air Offensive, Europe- Normandy France- Norther France- Rhineland, Germany- Ardennes-Alsace- Central Europe- Air Combat- EAME TheaterCampaign Streamers - Southwest Asia:- Defense of Saudi Arabia- Southwest Asia Ceasefire
Price: 33.95 USD
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Type: USAF Patch
Force: Air Force
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
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