seanmc1114 Posted August 31, 2016 Share #651 Posted August 31, 2016 Female soldier of the 34th Infantry Division wearing a 1st Marine Division combat patch. Note that the text indicates she is a combat medic with an infantry regiment though I can't make out whether she has a Combat Medic Badge. Since she is serving with the 34th in Afghanistan, she will be eligible to wear that SSI as a combat patch as well, but I would think the 1st Mariner Division would make a cooler story. Of course with the velcro patches they wear now, switching between the two would be no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted August 31, 2016 Share #652 Posted August 31, 2016 Specialist 4th Class Dave Kolchuk. Probably from the Dominican operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 4, 2016 Author Share #653 Posted September 4, 2016 Another example of a combat patch for Vietnam in the form of a period example, in this case a In Country made Cav patch. Unknown Capt Aviator in 1980, as he's a Captain at this time, must of been either a late war serving Cav Trooper, like 71-72, or he was a W/O, who after the war went over to commissioned service. The organizational unit patch is hard to see, it seems to be a small-ish disc, so perhaps either the 24th Inf Div at Stewart, or the 7th Inf Div at Ord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 10, 2016 Share #654 Posted September 10, 2016 Here's an interesting one. Not only is this theater made 1st Logistical Command SSI combat patch being worn facing forward on this jungle jacket, but it's colors are also reversed from the standard subdued version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 10, 2016 Share #655 Posted September 10, 2016 Here's an interesting one. Not only is this theater made 1st Logistical Command SSI combat patch being worn facing forward on this jungle jacket, but it's colors are also reversed from the standard subdued version. Is it truly reversed or did he just move the patch till the arrow was facing forward? I like the reversed colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 10, 2016 Share #656 Posted September 10, 2016 Alaska Defense Command SSI being worn by a member of the 1st Infantry Division in 2016 for service in the GWOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 11, 2016 Share #657 Posted September 11, 2016 Alaska Defense Command SSI being worn by a member of the 1st Infantry Division in 2016 for service in the GWOT Does anyone know what unit(s) from the Alaska Command would have served in a combat theater? Looks like some soldiers in the background are 'at ease' and others at parade rest or attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share #658 Posted September 11, 2016 Does anyone know what unit(s) from the Alaska Command would have served in a combat theater? Looks like some soldiers in the background are 'at ease' and others at parade rest or attention. Since the Big Red One unit here is Signal Corps, and the GI with the Teddy Bear patch is among them, then perhaps certain separate Signal units under USARAK where sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 11, 2016 Share #659 Posted September 11, 2016 Since the Big Red One unit here is Signal Corps, and the GI with the Teddy Bear patch is among them, then perhaps certain separate Signal units under USARAK where sent. I was thinking it was his prior assignment before going to the 1st Infantry Div. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share #660 Posted September 11, 2016 I was thinking it was his prior assignment before going to the 1st Infantry Div. Thats right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLegGI Posted September 12, 2016 Share #661 Posted September 12, 2016 Alaska Defense Command SSI being worn by a member of the 1st Infantry Division in 2016 for service in the GWOT Thats actually USARAK (US Army Alaska) Does anyone know what unit(s) from the Alaska Command would have served in a combat theater? Looks like some soldiers in the background are 'at ease' and others at parade rest or attention. There was a unit of Chinooks that went by the call sign "Sugar Bears" ( B 1/52nd Aviation I think) that wore USARAK during our deployment to Iraq '08-'09. I think they were a last minute attachment to us (1/25 SBCT) but I do recall them wearing that patch. You can also find DCUs with USARAK patches, but they seem to be hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerArmoury Posted September 12, 2016 Share #662 Posted September 12, 2016 Thats actually USARAK (US Army Alaska) There was a unit of Chinooks that went by the call sign "Sugar Bears" ( B 1/52nd Aviation I think) that wore USARAK during our deployment to Iraq '08-'09. I think they were a last minute attachment to us (1/25 SBCT) but I do recall them wearing that patch. You can also find DCUs with USARAK patches, but they seem to be hard to find. There were Military Police units wearing it as well over there as well. I saw some in DCUs & later in ACUs. Don't know if any USARAK units went to Stan or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 12, 2016 Share #663 Posted September 12, 2016 Alaska Defense Command SSI being worn by a member of the 1st Infantry Division in 2016 for service in the GWOT Does anyone know what unit(s) from the Alaska Command would have served in a combat theater? Looks like some soldiers in the background are 'at ease' and others at parade rest or attention. Since the Big Red One unit here is Signal Corps, and the GI with the Teddy Bear patch is among them, then perhaps certain separate Signal units under USARAK where sent. I was thinking it was his prior assignment before going to the 1st Infantry Div. Thats actually USARAK (US Army Alaska) There was a unit of Chinooks that went by the call sign "Sugar Bears" ( B 1/52nd Aviation I think) that wore USARAK during our deployment to Iraq '08-'09. I think they were a last minute attachment to us (1/25 SBCT) but I do recall them wearing that patch. You can also find DCUs with USARAK patches, but they seem to be hard to find. There were Military Police units wearing it as well over there as well. I saw some in DCUs & later in ACUs. Don't know if any USARAK units went to Stan or not. Just as a general follow up to my own post as well as the many replies, first thanks for those who pointed out the SSI in question is U.S. Army Alaska and no longer Alaska Defense Command. To the bigger picture though, I believe that at sometime during the GWOT the uniform regulations have changed to allow the wearing as a combat patch of the SSI of a headquarters not actually present in a combat zone by subordinate units of that HQ that were deployed to the combat zone. I first noticed this was when I saw a soldier in a restaurant outside Fort Benning several years ago wearing the Military District of Washington SSI with Honor Guard tab as his combat patch. That made no sense to me but a little research led me to learn that a unit of the Old Guard had deployed to Djibouti and I believe another unit may have since deployed to Afghanistan. Rather than wear the SSI of the higher headquarters to which they were assigned in-country, they are entitled to wear the SSI of their current assignment at the time of the deployment. I have read here on the forum, but have not actually seen photographic evidence, that other similar examples include units of the Infantry School and Artillery School that have deployed into a combat zone and whose members are entitled to wear those SSI as their combat patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted September 12, 2016 Share #664 Posted September 12, 2016 General John Abizaid as commander of Central Command in 2006 wearing an old style desert tan 1st Ranger Battalion scroll he earned in Grenada where he made a combat jump. Note how the color of the patch contrasts with his uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share #665 Posted September 18, 2016 A very early example of a Combat patch being worn, a S/Sgt (Who I believe is to be one Robert Patton) of an unidentified current unit in Germany or Austria around Late May or June 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItemCo16527 Posted September 22, 2016 Share #666 Posted September 22, 2016 Looks like the SSI for the 65th Infantry Division. Great pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share #667 Posted September 23, 2016 Looks like the SSI for the 65th Infantry Division. Great pic! Yes it is, didn't say it, as who wouldn't recognize the Battle Ax Division patch . Wonder what patch he's wearing as an organizational one? Guess we'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share #668 Posted September 25, 2016 Your typical Big Black One Combat patch, along with the subdued 101 patch on these DSs, at Ft Jackson South Carolina in 1977 or 78. Nothing really uncommon, does show that the Full Color Big Red One and Screaming Eagles Combat Patches on Fatiques was truly a thing of the past. Plus,The one on the far left is Dan Laguna. https://www.army.mil/article/67921/living_hard_the_story_of_chief_warrant_officer_4_daniel_dan_laguna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share #669 Posted October 8, 2016 Another The ROCK 503rd PIR Combat patch sighting, this unknown GI in Japan with his War Bride we see is on the cover of a book on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzard517 Posted November 17, 2016 Share #670 Posted November 17, 2016 From what I could find The 11th ACR's LRRP unit was apparently a platoon in the 11th Air Cavalry Troop. dbe.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 17, 2016 Share #671 Posted November 17, 2016 There is nothing uncommon about the 82nd Airborne Division SSI as a combat patch. However, here we see a group of 82nd Airborne Division veterans from WWII still on active duty with the division in 1971. They are receiving awards from the Dutch government for their part in the liberation of the Netherlands in 1944. I doubt there were many WWII 82nd Division veterans who served long enough to wear a subdued 82nd combat patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron3-6 Posted November 22, 2016 Share #672 Posted November 22, 2016 Does anyone know what unit(s) from the Alaska Command would have served in a combat theater? Looks like some soldiers in the background are 'at ease' and others at parade rest or attention. There was at least one Engineer unit stationed up there that wore "Binky the Bear" and deployed to the war zone with it -as well as the other units previously mentioned. 6th EN Bn wore the patch at one time with an Airborne tab....this is not a combat patch photo but proof of this being worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 23, 2016 Share #673 Posted November 23, 2016 This picture is from my December issue of the AMERICAN LEGION magazine. It shows Cpt(then a PO) Jack Evans wearing the Naval Aviation Cadet patch, blue circle with white star and red center. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted November 23, 2016 Share #674 Posted November 23, 2016 This picture is from my December issue of the AMERICAN LEGION magazine. It shows Cpt(then a PO) Jack Evans wearing the Naval Aviation Cadet patch, blue circle with white star and red center. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Captain Evans is a Pearl Harbor survivor that served on the TENNESSEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmc1114 Posted November 26, 2016 Share #675 Posted November 26, 2016 Col. Owen Lee wearing the Army Medical Command SSI as a combat patch. Note the odd placement of some of his insignia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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