Description: JOINT STRATEGIC TARGET PLANNING STAFF BADGE - 1960-1992 - OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA - COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA! This is the real deal, genuine period Cold War staff badge/insignia This badge is beautifully enameled having a striking American Bald Eagle above a target bullseye on a light blue disc with dark blue/black outer ring. Metal & Enamel Materials Badge is approximately 1.5 inches in diameter Condition is NEW, never issued Made in the USANo Hallmark on back of badge - has two working prongsNO GLUE on back of badge! Unit emblem/patch certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH) Note#1: Attached are color images for information purposes only, free on the NET! Note#2: The unit badge has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 30 years Note#3: I acquired this badge while stationed @ Offutt AFB on active duty with the USAF Staff was operational from August 1960 to May 1992, 32 years Organization was stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska Assigned: Joint Chiefs of Staff/Department of Defense (DoD) Emblem Approved: ? Unit Awards & Decorations: - Earned Three Joint Meritorious Unit Awards - JMUAs History: - The Joint strategic Planning Staff developed & updated the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) which was the United States' general plan for nuclear war from 1961 to 2003. - The plan integrated the capabilities & nuclear triad of strategic bombers, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), & sea-based submarine- launched ballistic missiles (SLBM). - The SIOP was a highly classified document & was one of the most secret & sensitive issues in U.S. national security policy. - The SIOP was primarily directed against targets in the Russian Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), 1922 to 1991 - Detailed planning was carried out by the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTPS) co-located with Strategic Air Command Headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska
Price: 115.95 USD
Location: San Antonio, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-30T07:31:32.000Z
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Type: USAF Patch
Force: Air Force
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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