Unless otherwise noted, all of the following are new and government issue. The following abbreviations are used in this section:
CE = Cut Edge (may be recent manufacture for USAF insignia)
Lg = Large
ME = Merrowed Edge
Med = medium
OIC = new on Original Issue Card
Sm = small
Sub = subdued
20 = can trade bundles of 20
200 = can trade boxes of 200
US Army Air Force (AAF) Army Air
Corps (AAC):
All of the following are full color cut edge (no glow that are usually listed in most references as AAF or AAC (WWII), but some are actually from early USAF (late 1940’s to 1950’s).
The ones with a “*” are available for trade in bulk (bundles of 20)
Air Forces: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20
Air Material Command
Air ROTC
Far East Air Forces *
Military Air Transportation Service
US Army Air Force
United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe
Arcs/tabs:
· Air University
· Air Transport Command *
· Proving Ground Command *
· Training Command *
Specialist Triangles:
· Armament
· Communications
· Engineering
· Photography
· Weather
Marksmanship qualification (circle with crossed rifles)
US Air Force Unit Patches for trade:
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Unit |
Color |
Subdued |
Enamel badges |
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1st Tactical Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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2d Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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2d Combat Communications Group |
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CE |
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4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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4th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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CE |
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4th Fighter Squadron Morale - FUUJIN COMBAT COMMAND |
CE |
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4th Tactical Fighter Wing |
CE |
CE |
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5th Tactical Air Control Group |
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CE |
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6th Air Mobility Wing |
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CE |
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8th Tactical Deployment Control Squadron |
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CE |
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8th Tactical Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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9th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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CE |
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16th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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CE |
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18th Military Airlift Squadron |
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CE |
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21st Aircraft Generation Squadron |
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CE |
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21st Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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25th Air Division |
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ME |
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26th Aggressor Squadron |
CE |
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27th Aircraft Generation Squadron |
CE |
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27th Avionics Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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27th Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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28th Bomb Wing |
CE |
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31st Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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31st Test and Evaluation Squadron |
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CE |
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36th Tactical Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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49th Tactical Fighter Wing |
CE |
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52d Aerial Port Squadron |
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CE |
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56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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56th Training Squadron |
ME, Lg, Velcro |
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62nd Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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62nd Supply Squadron |
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CE |
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62d Field Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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64th Flying Training Wing Standardization/Evaluation |
CE |
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67th Aerial Port Squadron |
CE |
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67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing |
ME |
CE |
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71st Tactical Control Flight |
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CE |
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73d Tactical Control Flight |
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CE |
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74th Fighter Squadron |
ME |
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89th Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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89th Military Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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92d Communications Squadron |
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CE |
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108th Wing |
|
CE |
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109th Airlift Wing |
|
CE |
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108th Wing |
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CE |
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113th Wing |
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CE |
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116th Tactical Control Squadron |
|
CE |
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123d Aircraft Generation Squadron |
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CE |
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126th Air Refueling Wing |
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CE |
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140th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron |
CE |
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151st Air Refueling Wing |
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CE |
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153d Air Refueling Squadron |
CE |
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155th Civil Engineering Squadron |
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ME |
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123d Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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123d Weapons System Security Flight |
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CE |
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172d Military Airlift Group |
CE |
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283d Combat Communications Squadron |
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CE |
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317th Aircraft Generation Squadron |
|
CE |
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317th Tactical Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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323d Organizational Maintenance Squadron |
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CE |
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325th Civil Engineer Squadron |
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CE |
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325th Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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325th Tactical Training Wing |
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CE |
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354th Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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354th Fighter Wing |
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CE |
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366th Aircraft Generation Squadron |
CE |
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366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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366th Tactical Fighter Wing |
CE |
CE |
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388th Tactical Fighter Wing |
CE |
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419th Fighter Wing |
CE |
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428th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
CE |
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429th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
CE |
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432d Aircraft Generation Squadron |
CE |
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432d Tactical Fighter Wing |
CE |
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435th Tactical Airlift Wing |
CE |
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436th Organizational Maintenance Squadron |
CE |
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443d Military Airlift Wing, Training |
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CE |
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445th Military Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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452d Air Refueling Wing, Heavy |
|
CE |
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459th MAW/459th Tactical Airlift Wing |
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CE |
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459th Air Refueling Wing |
|
CE |
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459th Logistics Group |
|
CE |
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459th Maintenance Group |
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CE |
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459th Operations Group |
|
CE |
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459th Support Group |
|
CE |
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465th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
|
CE |
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487th Tactical Missile Wing |
|
CE |
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550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron |
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CE, Lg |
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552d Air Control Wing |
ME |
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552nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron |
ME |
ME |
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614th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
CE, Lg |
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601st Tactical Control Squadron |
CE, Lg |
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773d Tactical Airlift Squadron |
CE |
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774th Tactical Airlift Squadron |
CE |
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906th Tactical Fighter Group |
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CE |
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1010th Special Security Squadron |
CE |
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1035th USAF Field Activities Group |
ME |
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1550th Combat Crew Training Wing |
CE - 20 |
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1776th Air Base Wing |
CE |
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1920th Communications Group |
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CE - 20 |
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2046th Communications Group |
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CE |
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3246th Test Wing |
CE |
CE |
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4200th Test and Evaluation Squadron |
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CE |
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4456th Aircraft Generation Squadron |
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ME |
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5021st Tactical Operations Squadron |
CE |
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5073d Air Base Group |
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CE |
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6510th Test Wing |
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CE |
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6585th Test Group |
CE |
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6948th Security Squadron, Mobile |
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CE |
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6981st Electronic Security Squadron |
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CE |
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Aerospace Audiovisual Service |
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CE |
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Aerospace Defense Command |
CE |
CE |
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Air Combat Command |
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Lg |
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Air Force Communications Command |
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Lg |
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Air Force Communications Service |
CE |
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Air Force Flight Test Center |
|
CE |
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Air Force Intelligence Command |
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Lg |
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Air Force Logistics Command |
CE |
|
Lg |
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Air Force Material Command |
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Lg |
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Air Force Reserve Command |
|
CE |
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Air Force Space Command |
CE |
CE - 20 |
Lg |
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AF Special Operations |
CE |
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Air Force Systems Command |
CE |
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Air Education and Training Command |
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ME |
Lg |
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Air Mobility Command |
CE, ME (Velcro) - 20 ME Large, |
CE - 20 |
Lg |
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Air Training Command |
CE- 20 |
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Lg |
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Air Training Command (round) |
|
ME |
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Air University |
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CE |
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Air Weather Service |
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CE - 20/200 |
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Airlift Rodeo: Pope AFB, 1989 |
CE |
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Alaskan Air Command |
CE |
CE |
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Air Forces Iceland |
CE |
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Central Special Activities Area |
|
CE |
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Class 1983-01 Undergraduate Pilot Training |
CE |
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Civil Air Patrol, USAF |
|
CE |
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Electronic Security Command |
|
CE |
Lg |
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Life Support Systems |
|
CE |
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Military Airlift Command |
CE |
CE |
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Pacific Air Forces Command |
CE |
ME |
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Strategic Air Command |
CE |
CE |
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Master Evaluator-Inspector, Strategic Air Command |
|
ME |
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Tactical Air Command |
CE |
CE |
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The USAF Band (tab) |
ME |
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US Air Force Academy |
CE |
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US Air Forces in Europe Command |
CE -20 |
CE - 20 |
Lg |
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USAF Hospital, Elmendorf |
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CE |
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USAF Services Prime Readiness In Base Services |
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ME – 20/200 |
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USAF School of Aviation Medicine |
CE |
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United States Strategic Command |
|
CE |
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US Air Force Qualification
The ones with a “*” are available for trade in bulk (multiples of 10)
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Metal – Dress |
Metal – Subdued |
Metal - Miniature |
Cloth |
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OIC |
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Sr. Air Traffic Controller |
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OIC |
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Civil Engineer |
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OIC |
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clutch back on Meyers card estimate 1970’s vintage |
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Fuel supply |
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Blue on green |
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Missileman |
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White on blue |
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Senior Missileman |
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Blue on green |
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Navigator/Aircraft Observer |
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OIC* |
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Senior Navigator/Aircraft Observer |
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OIC |
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Master Navigator/Aircraft Observer |
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OIC |
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Chief Flight Nurse |
OIC |
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Parachutist, Basic |
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White on blue Dk blue on BDU, German, shape of wing |
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Pilot |
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OIC* |
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Senior Pilot |
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OIC* |
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Basic Security Police |
OIC * |
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Senior Security Police |
OIC * |
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Master Security Police |
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Brown on tan* |
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Master Space Operations |
OIC * |
OIC * |
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Weapons Controller |
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OIC * |
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Enlisted Medical |
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ABU |
Airman First Class (A1C) (E-3)
dress rank – bulk
Staff Sergeant, dress, small size
Sr. Master Sergeant (old style), dress
Chief Master Sergeant (old style), dress
Sr. AFROTC Cadet Airman First Class, cloth with 5 pins
Sr. AFROTC Cadet Sergeant, cloth with 5 pins
US Air Force Rank - Metal
Airman Pin-on Subdued Rank on issue card sealed in plastic -
Sr. Master Sergeant (old style), dress Pin-on Rank on issue card sealed in plastic
First Lieutenant, metal, pin on, pair, OIC,
Lieutenant Colonel, miniature, metal, pin on, pair, OIC (marked Air Force, but same as Army
Identification Badges
Security Police Identification, (numbered shield), miniature, unissued in box
US Air Force Tapes
Desert US Air Force Tape - have boxes of 500 for trade
Blue on Green US Air Force Tape - have boxes of 500 for trade
Last Revised: 0 XXX 0000
