AIR FORCE TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER - 1959 - PATRICK AFB + POST COLD WAR-Sub

Description

AIR FORCE TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS CENTER - 1959
- PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA
- COLD WAR - POST COLD WAR + GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
This is the real deal, genuine period patch
not an Overseas Knockoff/Reproduction/Fakes
Subdued Patch
Condition is
NEW
NO GLUE
on back of patch!
Patch is made in the USA!
Has manufacture plastic on back for protection
Unit 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 WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a special-purpose aircraft modified from
a Boeing C-135 Starlifter. Its mission is to collect samples from the atmosphere for
the purpose of detecting & identifying nuclear explosions. It is also informally
referred to as the "Weather Bird" or "The Sniffer".
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
Center is operational from 1959 to Current, 60 years
Unit was/is stationed Patrick Air Force Base, Florida
Assigned: Twenty-Fifth Air Force
Operational Squadron: 45 Reconnaissance Squadron
Operational Aircraft:
- Boeing WC-135C/W Stratolifters
- Bowing OC-135B Open Skies
Unit Awards & Decorations:
- Earned Three Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards