384 BOMBARDMENT WING HEAVY -1987-1991- McCONNELL AFB - COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA!

Description

384 BOMBARDMENT WING HEAVY - 1987-1991
- McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KANSAS
- COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA!
Color Patch
Condition is
NEW
NO GLUE
on back of patch!
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 purchased this patch from a longtime patch collector 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 subdued unit patches once again
Wing was operational from 1987 to 1991
Unit was stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas
Assigned: 8th Air Force/Strategic Air Command (SAC)
Emblem Approved: 9 April 1958
Motto: Keep The Show On The Road
Operational Aircraft: B-1B Lancer Bomber
Operational Squadrons:
- 28 Bombardment Squadron
- 384 Air Refueling Squadron
Unit Awards & Decorations:
- Awarded One Distinguished Unit Citation
- Earned Two Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards
- Awarded Eight Campaign Streamers