24 STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON - 1967-1992 - COBRA BALL ERA + EIELSON AFB

Description

24 STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON - 1967-1992 - "COBRA BALL"
- EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA
- COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA!
Subdued Patch
Condition is
NEW
NO GLUE
on back of patch!
Patch is made in the Republic of Taiwan
Has manufacture plastic on back for protection
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 patch has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 29 years
Note#3: I picked up this squadron patch while on active duty with the USAF
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 subdued unit patches once again
Squadron was operational from 1967 to 1992
Unit was stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
Assigned: 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Nickname: Cobra Ball
Motto: In God We Trust All Others We Monitor
Operational Aircraft: RC-135S Cobra Ball
Unit Awards & Decorations:
- Awarded Two Distinguished Unit Citations
- Earned 10 Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
- Awarded Three Campaign Streamers