55th WING "GAGGLE" PATCH
Featured here is the "Wing
King", "gaggle" or "pizza" patch of the 55th Wing, Offutt AFB. So far to date
there are two version of this available, the first one dating back to 1996 and
showing eight squadron patches with the current one being made in 1997,
featuring here and showing nine units assigned to the 55th Wing. Clockwise from
the top: 1 ACCS, 7 ACCS, 11 Airlift Flight, 38 RS, 45 RS, 82 RS, 95 RS, 97 IS,
343 RS and the 55 Wing emblem in the center. The patch shown here comes out of
MSgt Andy Hunold's personal collection of United States Air Force patches.
"55th Wing"
"Wing King Patch"
Patch and information submitted by Andy Hunold, MSgt (GEAF) Ret.
"95th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON"
95th RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
On 1 July 1994, the 922nd Reconnaissance Squadron was inactivated and the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron was activated in it's place. Before this recent activation, the 95th was the sole TR-1 /U-2S squadron in Europe but was inactivated during the reorganization of the AF in the early 1990s. The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron today is located at RAF Mildenhall with Detachment 1 at Souda Bay, Crete. Their mission is to conduct reconnaissance operations in Europe and the Mediterranean area. The kicking mule emblem was officially approved on 4 March 1924 and the significance of the emblem is described as follows: The blue disc (sky) is indicative of the arena of the squadron's mission in the air. The mule in a strike position symbolizes the unit's striking power, swift and accurate. The 95th comes under the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB. Patch information in part by Major Greg Ogletree while the illustrated patch comes out of Andy Hunold's personal collection.
On 1 July 1994, the 922nd Reconnaissance Squadron was inactivated and the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron was activated in it's place. Before this recent activation, the 95th was the sole TR-1 /U-2S squadron in Europe but was inactivated during the reorganization of the AF in the early 1990s. The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron today is located at RAF Mildenhall with Detachment 1 at Souda Bay, Crete. Their mission is to conduct reconnaissance operations in Europe and the Mediterranean area. The kicking mule emblem was officially approved on 4 March 1924 and the significance of the emblem is described as follows: The blue disc (sky) is indicative of the arena of the squadron's mission in the air. The mule in a strike position symbolizes the unit's striking power, swift and accurate. The 95th comes under the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB. Patch information in part by Major Greg Ogletree while the illustrated patch comes out of Andy Hunold's personal collection.
Patch and information submitted by Andy Hunold, MSgt (GEAF) Ret.
About Andreas Hunold: Andy is a retired German AF
MSgt, now working at the NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany as a local
civilian and his hobby is the U.S. AIR FORCE! "I'm interested in just every USAF
unit and I collect everything from fact sheets to base guides, photos and of
course cloth patches! At present I have slightly over 10,000 USAF patches in my
collection and quite a few from the 55th SRW."
