Registration on the main page and the gallery have been temporarily disabled due to frequent attempts by spammers and hackers to register on this site. These attacks have resulted in high processor and memory usage on my web host which…
Many patch collectors are familiar with “Party Suits” and their popularity during the Vietnam War. Here’s a link article that originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times but was syndicated and printed in many newspapers in the U.S. including the…
The USAFPatches.com Store is back on-line. Sorry for the inconvenience but I was unable to fill orders for the last three months due to work commitments. I don’t for see any future temporary shutdowns. I will be updating the store…
Just added a section to the website with links to Militaria Show schedules and websites. Click here. If you have recommendation for additional sites to add to this page, please contact me.
For those of you who haven’t been there already, http://www.patches-military.com is a source of numerous reproduction of Air Force patches. Perusing the website, you’ll find plenty of examples of patches they have reproduced. While most of the patches pictured are reproductions there…
The A-2 Leather Jacket is perhaps one of the most enduring icons of World War II. These jackets were typically adorn with large leather unit patches, leather embossed name tags and often custom artwork. Having seen many variations of…
For those who haven’t been there yet, Rick and Jan-Peter opened up the “USAF Patches, Name-tags & Scarves Bulletin Board” back in March 2013. Unlike US Militaria Forums, this site is dedicated to only USAF items. The site is available here: http://www.usafpatch.us…
Watch The Daily Show Clip which pokes fun at the National Reconnaissance Office’s NROL-39 patch. The portion about the patch is towards the end of the clip.
While out and about, I spotted a U.S. Air Force Academy brochure on a rack of tourist information. The back of the brochure featured the emblems of all 40 cadet squadrons: All of the emblems are also available on the…
Wired article on Vance AFB’s Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 14-05: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/08/air-force-my-little-pony/
