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27 Great Unit Patches from AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference

Sept. 22, 2024 | By David Roza
Airmen and Guardians from around the world wore patches celebrating the mission and heritage of their home units at this year’s AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

Purses, Parkas, and Patches—Air Force Uniform Board Unveils New Changes, But No Beards

March 21, 2023 | By David Roza
Airmen and Guardians can now wear cold-weather headbands, purses and handbags with small logos, and other items according to new regulation changes. But one area of appearance regulations that went unchanged was facial hair policy, as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. ...

‘Fly Like a Girl’: The Story Behind a Morale Patch That Honors Female Aviators

March 14, 2021 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Air Force Capt. Melaine Valentin, a T-38C instructor pilot from Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, leveraged her lifelong passion for visual art when asked to design a morale patch for Air Education and Training Command’s 2019 Women’s Fly-In. But since the event, the patch's popularity ...

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