Need help Identifying 4 USAF patches

[tbirdismypride]

Hello everyone, I have tried looking of USAF patches.com but have had no luck on most of these. The one patch with the sword and lightning bolts " Strength and Prepardeness" came up in the USAF gallery but was marked as 3 different units. It is either the 21st Composit Wing, 21st Space Wing or 21st Tactical Fighter Wing. so Could it be either of them?

Here they come.

 

[tbirdismypride]

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[tbirdismypride]

Last One, Thanks Again!!

 

[Mark1]

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21st Space Wing

60th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron

722nd Support Squadron

377th Air Base Wing

 

Mark

[J_Andrews]

The emblem in Post #1 began life as the 21st Fighter-Bomber Group, approved 23 Jul 1957. Before the emblem, that unit was the 21st Fighter Group of the Seventh AF equipped with P-51s when it entered combat on Iwo Jima.

 

The same patch (and unit history) probably was redesignated for the later Wings you cite. Many Groups were upgraded to Wings over the years.

[tbirdismypride]

Thanks to you Both for the great information!!!!

[Mark1]

21st Fighter Bomber Wing (1953 - 1958)

21st Tactical Fighter Wing (1958 - 1960)

21st Composite Wing (1966 - 1979)

21st Tactical Fighter Wing (1979 - 1991)

21st Wing (1991 - 1992)

21st Space Wing (1992 - present)

 

the USAF started wearing subdued patches in the early 1980's. Here are some more examples.

the first two are the 21st Tactical Fighter Wing the third is the 21st Space Wing.

 

Mark