JOINT DEFENSE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS STATION - 1992-1999 + WOOMERA, AUSTRALIA

Description: JOINT DEFENSE SPACE COMMUNICATIONS STATION - 1992-1999- WOOMERA, AUSTRALIA- POST COLD WAR + END OF AN ERA! This is the real deal, sold as authentic/original/genuine period/vintage patchNOT an Overseas Knockoff!; Reproduction! or Fake! You are buying/purchasing just one (1) patch, The First - (1st) patch listed is the patch you are getting/buyingI do not sell any lot/lots of Items! Large Color PatchCondition NEWNO GLUE on back of patch100% Fully Embroidered Patch with Cut EdgeUnit emblem/patch certified by The Institute Of Heraldry (TIOH)Note#1: Attached is a color image for comparison purposes only, free on the NET!Note#2: The unit patch has not been worn on a USAF uniform for 25 yearsNote#3: The 5th Space Warning Squadron became the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron - JDSCS - Facility Nurrungar, derives from an aboriginalterm meaning "listen" Color Unit Patches came off the USAF utility uniforms during the late 1970sAfter 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 1980sIn 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 as the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron1992 to 1999Unit was stationed at Woomera, South Australia, AustraliaAssigned to the 21st Space Wing/14th Air Force/Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)Unit Awards & Decorations: - Earned Four Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards Historical Note:5th Space Warning Squadron, (5 SWS), was operational from 1982 & inactivated1992, was a missile warning unitUnit Awards & Decorations: - Award Seven Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards

Price: 105.95 USD

Location: San Antonio, Texas

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