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Encyclopedia > Air Force Commander Badge

The Air Force Commander Badge is a decoration of the United States Air Force which has been in existence since the 1960s. Also known as the USAF Commander’s Badge, the Air Force Commander Badge is awarded to any Air Force officer who holds a major command billet within the United States Air Force. Air Force Commander Badge File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Seal of the Air Force. ...


To be eligible for the Air Force Commander Badge, an Air Force officer must hold permanent assignment in a command billet, normally befitting a Lieutenant Colonel or above. Examples of such billets would include Squadron and Wing Commanders as well as the Commanding Officers of major Air Force installations such as Air Force Bases. In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... A Squadron is a grouping of aircraft, naval vessels, armoured fighting vehicles or soldiers. ... For some other uses of the word wing please see Wing (disambiguation) Wing is a term used by different air forces for a unit of command. ...


The Navy equivalent of the Air Force Commander Badge are the Naval Command-at-Seat and Naval Command Ashore Pins. The Coast Guard has two versions of the decoration, referring to the badge as the Command Ashore Pin and the Officer-in-Charge Ashore Pin. The U.S. Army and United States Marines have no equivalent to the Air Force Commander Badge. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard is the coast guard of the United States. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ...


See also: Military badges of the United States In the United States military, personal recognition is granted to service members by a number of awards and decorations. ...


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Air Force Fire Protection Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (297 words)
The Air Force Fire Protection Badge is a military badge of the United States Air Force that is issued to those service member who have been trained in safety and fire prevention, have qualified as military firefighters, and have been assigned to an Air Force fire department.
The Air Force Fire Protection Badge is considered an identification emblem rather than a personal decoration and is only worn when serving in the capacity as an Air Force firefighter; the Air Force Fire Protection Badge must be surrendered upon termination of duty as a firefighter and is not considered a permanent decoration.
The badges are all identical except in the lower portion the USAF is replaced with USA for the Army, USN for the Navy, and USMC for the Marine Corps.
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