917th FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT VNAF H-19 PILOT/MECHANIC TRAINING Courtesy of Don Cannon |
917th FIELD TRAINING DETACHMENT TAN SON AIR BASE RSVN 1963~1964 Courtesy of James O. Smith |
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING PATCHES ARE ARRANGED NUMERICALLY FOLLOWED BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER FOR THE REMAINING PATCHES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL MAKE IT EASY TO LOCATE A SPECIFIC PATCH. |
1st HELICOPTER SQDN. ANDREWS AFB MD 1970-1971 Courtesy of Jim Burns | 1st HELICOPTER SQDN. ANDREWS AFB MD 1970-1971 Courtesy of Jim Burns | 4th AIR RESCUE SQDN. Courtesy of Gary Pruitt |
7th GEODETIC SQDN., 1943 My color rendition of the original Courtesy of Jim Kinter | 20th SOS ORIGINAL "Don't let the bastards grind you down." Courtesy of Jim Burns~with 20th 1967-68 Vietnam | 20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns & Dale Robinson (This was used from 1978-79 until o/a 1994. Patch was scarce after the switch to the subdued patch (middle next row) This patch with all white stars was used from 1976-79 and supposedly the red star was added after participation in J-CATCH~Dale Robinson) |
20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns who received this decal during a visit to Hurlbert in 2002 or 2003 (This was used primarily for printed materials~Dale Robinson) |
20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns who received this patch during a visit to Hurlbert in 2002 or 2003 (This patch is the subdued version of the patch obove on the right~Dale Robinson) |
20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns who received this patch during a visit to Hurlbert in 2002 or 2003 (This patch was worn from 1976-1994? and may not have been offically approved. This patch is the subdued version of the patch on far left~Dale Robinson) |
20th SPECIAL OPOERATIONS SQD. ORIGINAL OMEGA Courtesy of Thomas Mochen~ with 20th 1970-1972 | 20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. OMEGA (reproduction) Courtesy of Jim Burns~with 20th 1967-68 Vietnam | 20th SOS GREEN HORNET UH-1N OMEGA 1969 - 1972 (Digitally reproduced) Courtesy of Bill Dye |
20th HELICOPTER SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns/Dale Robinson/Chuck Severns | 20th SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. PONY EXPRESS | 20th TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQDN. (which consolidated with the 20th HS) ~Dale Robinson |
21st HELICOPTER SQDN. patch from NKP 1969-70 Courtesy of Jim Burns (Patch used from 1 July 67-1 August 68 when 21st HS became 21st SOS ~Jim Henthorn) | 21st SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns via unknown email (Poorly made copy that came into use 1 Aug 68 and continued through Nov 06~Jim Henthorn) | 21st AIR COMMANDO SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns who found these metal plates (for mounting on plaque) in the OPS file locker at NKP 1969. It is believed there never was a 21st ACS and that this was made up in anticipation of the unit be renamed the 21st ACS. |
21st SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns via unknown | 21st SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Henthorn (Decal) | 21st SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Burns via unknown email |
21st SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQDN. Courtesy of Jim Henthorn/Jim Burns via unknown email known as the "TAZ" version | 21st SOS DESERT STORM Courtesy of Jim Henthorn | 21st SOS BOSNIA Courtesy of Jim Henthorn |
21st SPECIAL OPS SQ Courtesy of Jim Henthorn | 21st OPERATION SQUADRON WHICH LATER BECAME THE 5040TH HELICOPTER SQUADRON | 23rd AIR FORCE (SUBDUED) Courtesy of John Flournoy |
23rd AIR FORCE Courtesy of John Flournoy | 31st SOS | 33rd RESCUE |
33rd RESCUE JOLLY GREEN | 33rd EXPEDTIONARY RESCUE SQUADRON JOLLY GREEN KANDAHAR AFGHANISTAN | 33rd RESCUE GUNNER |
33rd RQS, DET. 1, JOLLY GREEN | 33rd ARRS | 33rd ARRS JOLLY GREEN Courtesy of Jeff Hartman |
33rd ARRS Courtesy of Jeff Hartman | 33rd ARRS Courtesy of Jeff Hartman | 33rd ARRS Courtesy of Jeff Hartman |
33rd RESCUE SQDN. | 36th RESCUE FLIGHT | 37th RESCUE WING |
37th AIR RESCUE SQDN. | 37th AIR RESCUE SQDN. | 37th ARRS |
37th ARRS DANANG 1968-1969 JOLLY GREEN Courtesy of Chuck Severns | 37th HELI | 37th HELICOPTER FLIGHT |
37th GAGGLE | 39th ARRW | 39th ARRW |
40th HELICOPTER SQUADRON NEW PATCH Courtesy of John Martin | 40th ARRS | 40th ARRS |
40th ARRS SUPER PEDRO | 40th ARRS | 41st RESCUE SQDN. Courtesy of Charles Frost |
41st RESCUE SQDN. JOLLY GREEN | 41st ARRS, DET. 13 Courtesy of Richard Meyer | 42nd ARRSQ Courtesy of Gary Pruitt |
53rd ARS Courtesy of Gary Pruitt | 54th HELICOPTER SQDN. | 55th RQS Courtesy of John Flournoy |
55th RQS | 56th RESCUE SQUADRON | 57th FWW, DET. 1 Courtesy of Jake Jacob |
58th AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON | 58th MAINTENANCE GROUP | 58th MAINTENANCE SQUADRON |
58th OPERATIONS SQUADRON | 58th OPERATIONS GROUP | 58th OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON |
58th TRAINING SQUADRON | 66th RESCUE SQDN. | 66th RESCUE SQDN. |
66th RESCUE SQUADRON | 66th RESCUE SQDN. | 67th ARRS Courtesy of Stephan Brodsky |
71st AIR RESCUE SQDN. Courtesy of John Flournoy | 76th RESCUE FLIGHT | 76th HELICOPTER FLIGHT |
76th RESCUE FLIGHT | 79th AIR RESCUE SQDN. | 81st AIR RESCUE SQDN. |
99th SRS OLNB---NKP Courtesy of John Dorgan | 101st RESCUE SQDN. JOLLY GREEN | 102nd RESCUE SQDN. JOLLY GREEN |
129th RESCUE SQDN. JOLLY GREEN | 129th RESCUE SQDN. JOLLY GREEN | 129th RESCUE SQUADRON |
129th RSS | 129th RESCUE WING | 210th RESCUE |
301st RESCUE SQDN. | 302nd SOS Courtesy of John Flournoy | 304th ARRS |
304th ARRS | 304th ARRS EARLY VERSION OF PATCH DESIGNED BY LT. BRADFORD RIORDAN AS A RESULT OF ENTERING THE ROTARY WING ERA Courtesy of Felix McLarney | 305th RESCUE SQDN. |
317th SOS MOBILE TRAINING TEAM (belived to have been assigned to Hurlburt Fld., FL in the 1971-1974 time frame flying UH-1P & UH-1N helicopters and possibly traning in Thailand.) ~~~~~~ ANYONE KNOWING THE HISTORY OF THIS PATCH PLEASE CONTACT THE WEBMASTER |
317th SOS | 347th RESCUE WING BORN IN BATTLE |
350th SRS DA NANG VN NOGALES HELIPAD Courtesy of Harvey Meltzer | 512th RQS | 512th RQS |
550th SOS | 551st SOS | 581st RESUPPLY AND COMMUNICATIONS SQDN. (Korea Circa 1952-1953) Courtesy of Bob Strout |
582nd ARS | 703rd TASS, SHAW AFB SC Courtesy of Harvey Meltzer | 711th SOS Courtesy of John Flournoy |
804th CSGp 1960's "Huey Can Do" | 919th SOG Courtesy of John Flournoy | 943rd RESCUE GROUP DAVIS MONTHAN AFB AZ |
943rd RESCUE GROUP DAVIS MONTHAN AFB AZ | 1001st HELICOPTER SQ. 1960'S Courtesy of Ted Zerbe | 1370th PHOTO MAPPING WING |
4460th HELICOPTER SQDN. INDIAN SPRINGS AAF (from the Internet) Courtesy of Jim Burns | 5040th HELICOPTER SQDN. ELMENDORF AFB AK 1973-1976 Courtesy of Jim Burns | 6514th TEST SQUADRON |
AEROSPACE CARTOGRAPHIC AND GEDOETIC SERVICE Courtesy of Jim Kinter | AFSWC, DET. 1 INDIAN SPRINGS AAF 1972 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster | AIR FORCE ADVISORY TEAM #4 (AFAT-4), 1970 Courtesy of Bill Dye |
AIR FORCE SPECIAL WEAPONS CENTER INDIAN SPRING 1972 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster | AIR RESCUE SERVICE | AIR RESCUE SERVICE EARLY PATCH Courtesy of Chuck Severns |
ARRS AERIAL RECOVERY | COMBAT RESCUE | COMBAT RESCUE |
COALITION AIR FORCE TRANSITION TEAM | DESERT STORM RESCUE | H-19 MISSILE SITE SUPPORT AT FORBES AFB CIRCA 1961 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster |
H-19 MISSILE SITE SUPPORT AT FORBES AFB CIRCA 1961 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster | HQ. AIR MOBILITY COMMAND | JOLLY GREEN STICKER Courtesy of Bob Runninger |
JOLLY GREEN ORIGINAL Courtesy of Gary Pruitt | LOCAL BASE RESCUE HH-43B PATCH FROM THE BASE FLIGHT HELICOPTER SECTION ATTACHED TO THE 52nd FIGHTER WING, SUFFOLK COUNTY AFB, LI, NY. THESE PATCHES WERE SUPPLIED BY THE KAMAN AIRCRAFT CORP IN 1960. Courtesy of Jim Burns | MH-53J |
MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND Courtesy of John Flournoy | MISSILE SITE SUPPORT AT MINOT AFB CURCA 1966 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster | PEDRO EARLY PATCH AT TAHKLI Courtesy of John Dorgan |
PEDRO HH-43 | PEDRO | PEDRO / JOLLY GREEN STICKER Courtesy of Bob Runninger |
PEDRO Courtesy of Otto Kroger | RANDOLPH AFB CIRCA 1974 Courtesy of Brett Foster Son Of James W. Foster | SON-TAY |
SON-TAY | SPACE COMMAND | SPACE COMMAND KATRINA SUPPORT |
UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTERNET | UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND INTERNET | WESTERN AIR RESCUE CENTER |