306th SW/DOR "HOG HENGE"
This is one of two 306 SW /DOR
HOG HENGE patches known to exists. DOR stands for Deputy Commander of Operations
for Reconnaissance. This second style patch shows the hog sitting in front of
Stonehenge (maybe it had to many suds?) while on the first style patch the hog
is sitting on top of Stonehenge. Embroidered in white on grey are 306 DOR on the
vertical stones. RAF Mildenhall in the UK has long been a home to aircrafts from
the 55th and due to the close proximity to Stonehenge, this location soon
acquired the nickname of "Hog Henge". The 306th Strategic Wing was SAC's assets
in the UK, coming under command of SAC's 7th Air Division, Ramstein AB, Germany.
The 306th also managed the European Tanker Task Force and the OL-IC at Iceland.
Information in part is courtesy of Major Greg Ogletree (USAF, Ret.) while the
illustrated patch comes out of MSgt Andy Hunold's (GEAF, Ret.) personal
collection.
"306th Strat Wing"
"Hog Henge"
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."
