but whimsy is a common feature of Air Force shoulder patches. Take, for instance, the mascot of the 311th Fighter Squadron, which features a snake made out of an ammunition belt bearing fangs ...

The recently reactivated 445th Test Squadron has a new patch ... the U.S. Air Force had secretly designed, built and flown at least one full-scale prototype of a new generation fighter aircraft ...

The Fighter Interceptor Squadron designation, last used during the Cold War, underscores the unit’s renewed focus on the air defense mission. The U.S. Air Force’s dedicated Aggressor unit in ...