The Army Air Force Technician Badge was a decoration of the United States Army Air Force which was first created in 1941. Similar in design to the Weapons Qualification Badge, the Army Air Force Technician Badge was awarded to denote special training and qualifications held by members of the Army Air Force.
The Army Air Force Technician Badge appeared as a wreathed propeller upon which qualification bars were suspending, denoting the training and qualifications held by the wearer. The following four bars were authorized to the Army Air Force Technician Badge.
AP ARMORER (Aircraft armory specialists)
LINK TRAINER INST (Ground school training personnel)
T RET & SIGHT SP (Weapons calibration and systems experts)
WX FORECASTER (Meteorologists and weather forecasters)
With the creation of the United States Air Force, the Army Air Force Technician Badge was renamed as the Air Force Technician Badge and was continued for authorized wear into the 1960s. There were no Air Force Technician Badges issued after the Korean War, however, and by the 1970s the decoration was considered obsolete.
Air Command (AIRCOM) Canada's airforce is deployed at 13 bases across Canada under the overall direction of 1 Canadian Air Division and constitutes the Canadian NORAD Region.
Canadian Forces reserve force The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
Army Reserve The reserve element of Land Force Command is known as the Army Reserve, and is often referred to by its former name, the Militia.
The commanders of GHQ AirForce and the Air Corps, Major generals Frank Andrews and Oscar Westover, clashed philosophically over the direction in which the air arm was heading, adding to the difficulties.
AirForce Combat Command was disbanded and the Air Corps changed to a non-organizational combat arm status, eliminating both as a layer of command.
The Army was permitted light aircraft for reconnaissance, the transport of general officers and other miscellaneous duties, under the auspices of Army Aviation.
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