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SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA

2-3/4" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Version 1
- Auth: Nov 1942
- Disc: Mar 1943

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue felt
no backing material
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 2
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge w/ blue ring
emb on blue felt
cheese cloth backing
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 2
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 2
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 2
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge
fully emb
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 2
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge
emb on white
National SSI,
Senior Member

Ver 2, U.S. w/ periods
- Auth: Jul 1942
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Version 2
- Auth: Mar 1943
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Version 2
- Auth: Mar 1943
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

3" disk
cut edge
fully emb
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Version 2
- Auth: Mar 1943
- Disc: Nov 1944

*Used well into 1945.

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Instructor

Version 1
- Auth: Feb 1944
- Disc: Jan 1945

cut edge
fully emb
"Transitional Red Arc" add-on patch
Used during and after the 1944-1945 phase-in of the new National shoulder patch. To keep
member costs down, the separate arc patch was sewn above the older National SSI patches.

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Senior Member

Ver 3, ribbed triangle
- Auth: Nov 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 3
- Auth: Nov 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2,5" disk
uncut raw edge
emb on navy blue
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 3
- Auth: Nov 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
fully emb
National SSI,
Senior Member

Version 3
- Auth: Nov 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2.25" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Ver 3, ribbed triangle
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Ver 3, ribbed triangle
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2.25" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Version 3
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2.25" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Ver 3, ribbed triangle,
narrow Cadet tab
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2.25" disk
cut edge
fully emb
National SSI,
Cadet Member

Ver 3, narrow Cadet tab
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
emb on blue
National SSI,
Instructor

Ver 2, ribbed triangle
- Auth: Jan 1945
- Disc: Dec 31, 1954

2-1/2" disk
cut edge
fully emb
National SSI,
Tow Target

Version 2
- Auth: Oct 1944
- Disc: Jan 1955

REPRODUCTION

3-3/8" x 3-7/8"
cut edge
fully emb
Civil Air Patrol
Historian

NAFW novelty
Commissioned by
Lt Col Stephen Howard.
WANTED
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CORPORATE SEALS

4" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"Auxiliary United States Air Force" on disk bottom
- Auth: Feb 1970
- Disc: Feb 1983

3" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"Auxiliary U.S.A.F." on disk bottom, blue boarder around torse
- Auth: Jan 1977
- Disc: TBD

4" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"United States Air Force Auxiliary" on disk top
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: 1988?

4-1/2" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
All blue torse, eagle's feathers are detailed with blue thread
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: 1988?

4" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
REPRODUCTION with gold and darker blue thread, white eagle head
Sold by The National Museum of the United States Air Force.

3" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, torse without border
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: Mar 31, 2004

3" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, blue boarder around torse
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: Mar 31, 2004

3" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, torse starts with extra blue braid
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: Mar 31, 2004

3" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
"USAF Auxiliary" on disk top, all blue torse and missing stars
- Auth: Feb 1983
- Disc: Mar 31, 2004

4" disk
merrow edge
emb on white
Cloth Seal
Navy blue and white thread emb on white twill
- Late '50s or early '60s
WANTED
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COMMAND EMBLEMS

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Version 1a
- Authorized: 2003
- Discontinued: Mar 1, 2008
   (date recinded Nov 2007 at NEC meeting)
- Discontinued: Mar 31, 2010
   (date reset Mar 2008 at NB meeting)

Designed by Lt Col Bill Schell Jr, inspired in part by the small shield-shaped patch logo from this website.

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Ver 1b, NAFW subdued
Unknown origin.

4-1/2" x 4-1/2"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
CAP / USAF Auxiliary
Ver 1c, no uniform usage
Apparently some Region and National staff members were handed one of these during a meeting when the official 3" patch (Ver 1a) was introduced.

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
U.S. / Civil Air Patrol
Version 2
- Auth: Nov 20, 2006 for CAP distinctive flight clothing
- Auth: Jul 10, 2007 for USAF flight clothing
- Disc: Feb 28, 2010 (Mar 2012 ICL)

Design approved as early as Aug 1, 2006.

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
Civil Air Patrol
Version 3
- Authorized: Mar 1, 2008

Replaced both preceeding shield versions for CAP distinctive and USAF flight clothing
The patch shown is one of a few samples brought to the Winter National Board meeting by a Vanguard rep, manufactured before it was actually approved there.

3-1/2" x 3-1/2"
cut edge
emb on faux leather
Command Emblem
Civil Air Patrol
Unofficial variation for A2 leather jacket
Commissioned by Capt Alex DeSoto, NHWG in Mar 2023; Measures 4" x 4" edge-to-edge.

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
Civil Air Patrol
NAFW OCP color palette
Commissioned by a NMWG member as a novelty incentive patch.

2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
cut edge
emb on blue
Command Emblem
Civil Air Patrol
NAFW miniature variation
Made by FlyBoys-Gear for Pilots for their "Pre-Flight" product line of child-sized flight clothing.

3" x 3"
cut edge
fully emb
Command Emblem
Semper Vigilans
NAFW novelty, 100 made in Aug 2008
Created by Capt Brad Hostak, WIWG.
WANTED
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ORGANIZATIONAL CRESTS
Civil Air Patrol - Air Force Auxiliary (CAP-AFX) Program
blazer patch
Version 1a
- Mar 1968 to Sep 1970

Manufacturer sticker on back: Jennings, Jones Limited; 16 East 52nd ST, New York
Civil Air Patrol - Air Force Auxiliary (CAP-AFX) Program
unknown use
Ver 1b, undocumented
- Mar 1968 to Sep 1970

3-1/8" x 4-1/4"
fully emb on black felt
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2a, sew-on w/o back posts
- Authorized: TBD

5" x 3-5/8"
bullion on black felt
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2b, pin-on with back posts
- Authorized: TBD

2-1/4" x 3-1/8"
bullion on black felt
Corporate Blazer crest patch
Version 2c, sew-on w/o back posts
- Authorized: TBD
Civilian Jacket patch
non-uniform patch, worn on civilian jackets and wind breakers
- Mar 1968 to Sep 1970
WANTED
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