Gallery

AAFM Home	Patches are displayed in albums by system and by specific locations like Vandenberg,
Missile Patch Home	Patrick and other bases involved in multiple programs. Go directly to an album by clicking
Donations/Store	on the title here, or enter from a specific area in the system descriptions below. You can
Airlaunched Missiles	enlarge a specifc patch by clicking on it in the album.
ALCS	For those unfamiliar with on-line photo albums, note that there are navigation arrows at the
Alerts, Dispatrches, Missions	bottom of each album page - almost all of the albums below contain multiple pages.
Atlas
BOMARC	Atlas ICBM - deployed in three versions, Atlas D - 549 SMS, Offutt AFB, NE, 564 SMS and
Competitions	565 SMS, in the 706/389 SMW, Warren AFB, WY and 576 SMS, the operational, training and test
Exercises	unit, which also had Atlas E and F sites, at Vandenberg AFB, CA
GLCM	Atlas E - 548 SMS, Forbes AFB, KS, 549 SMS, 566 SMS, Warren AFB, WY and 567
Helicopters	SMS, Fairchild AFB, WA.
Jupiter, Thor	Atlas F - 550 SMS, Schilling AFB, KS, 551 SMS, Lincoln AFB, NE, 556 SMS, Plattsburgh AFB, NY,
Matador, Mace	577 SMS, Altus AFB, OK, 578 SMS, Dyess AFB, TX and 579 SMS, Walker AFB, NM
Minuteman
Peacekeeper	BOMARC - deployed at bases in the northeast and northern US, 6 ADMS, Suffolk County AFB,
Small ICBM	NY, 22 ADMS , Langley AFB, VA, 26 ADMS, Otis AFB, MA, 30 ADMS, Dow AFB, ME, 35
Snark	ADMS, Niagara Falls MAP, NY, 37 ADMS, Kincheloe AFB, MI, 46 ADMS, McGuire AFB, NJ,
Titan I	74 ADMS, Duluth IAP, MN, and by the RCAF at two locations in Canada. The 4751 ADW (M) at
Titan II	Hurlburt Field, FL was the development, test and training unit. Note that testing was also done
Vandenberg	at Patrick for BOMARC, as well as several other systems.
Vandenberg Missile Training
Other Bases, Organizations	Competitions - The annual Space and Missile Competition began as Curtain Raiser, the SAC
Other Training Bases	Missilc Combat Compeition, in 1967 and Olympic Arena in 1969. In 1994, it became Guardian
"Missileaneous" Patches	Challenge, the Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Compeition. Exercises include
Majcom, NAF, Division	programs not part of the competition like Olympic Flag, Guardian Sword, etc.
Can You Help on These?
	GL CM - deployed at six bases in England (501 TMW and 303 TMW), Sicily (487 TMW), Belgium (485 TMW), Germany (38 TMW) and the Netherlands (486 TMW) from 1983 to 1991, the BGM-109 ground launched cruise missile was initially given the same name as the Navy version on which it was based, the Tomahawk, but the Air Force later selected Gryphon as its name. The missile was tested at Dugway, Utah and training was conducted at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Jupiter and Thor IRBMs - deployed in Italy and Turkey (Jupiter) and England (Thor). There was a Jupiter unit for a short time at Huntsville, AL and Thor units at Vandenberg. All of these patches are on the Jupiter/Thor page. Matador and Mace - these early cruise missiles were deployed in Germany, Korea, Okinawa and Taiwan between 1954 and 1969. Minuteman - details on Minuteman patches on the Minuteman page. Peacekeeper - deployed in the 90 SW at Warren from 1986 to 2005. The Peacekeeper page also includes patches from the development and test programs. Small ICBM - a development program for a small, mobile missile conducted from 1986 to 1992 Snark - deployed at Presque Isle AFB, ME. Titan I ICBM - deployed in the 395 SMS, the training and test unit at Vandenberg, 451 SMW, Lowry AFB, CO, 568 SMS, Larson AFB, WA, 569 SMS, Mt Home AFB, ID, 850 SMS, Ellsworth AFB, SD and 851 SMS, Beale AFB, CA. Titan II ICBM - deployed in the 308 SMW, Little Rock AFB, AR, 381 SMW, McConnell AFB, KS and 390 SMW, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, with sites also in the 395SMS, the training and test unit at Vandenberg. ALCS - the Airborne Launch Control System, aircraft used for launch of Minuteman and Peacekeeper missiles if launch control facilities under ground are unable to conduct launch The Vandenberg page includes all units at that base, with Missile Training Class Patches on a separate page. Airlaunched Missiles - From the early Rascal and Genie to Hound Dog to the ALCM, ACM and SRAM, this collection reflects the units involved with developing, testing, deploying and maintaining airlaunched missiles. Alert, Dispatches and Missions - These patches represent milestones in the number of alert tours, maintenance dispatches, airborne launch control missions or other related activity. Some were wing or squadron unique. Helicopters - Helicopters have been involved with missile support from the earliest days Other Bases - Patches from other bases involved in the development, testing, training or support of missiles Major Commands, Numbered Air Forces, Divisions and Host Wings - Organizations with subordinate missile or missile related units Organizations involved with missile training - Centers and units that train missileers other than Vandenberg "Missileaneous" Patches include a number of unofficial patches in several categories - Can You Help?? - these patches need a home - we have questons on each of them. They are missile related but if you can help place them in the proper area, let us know
	Missile, Support and Headquarters Unit Designations - Missiles have been deployed in flights, squadrons, groups and wings, with headquarters levels at division, numbered air force and major commands. Flights were common both in Minuteman and GLCM. The table lists abbreviations and unit designations ABG - Air Base Gp ABRON - Air Base Sq ABW - Air Base Wg AD - Air Div ADMS - Air Defense Missile Sq ADMW - Air Defense Missile Wing ADS - Air Defense Sq ADW - Air Defense Wg Aerobrigata IS - Interdizione Strategica (Italian) or Strategic Interdiction Air Sq AeroDS - Aerospace Defense Sq AF - Air Force (NAF is numbered AF) ALCC - Airborne Launch Control Center ALCS - Airborne Launch Control System AMMS - Airborne Missile Maintenance Sq ASTW - Aerospace Test Wg AvDS - Aviation Depot Sq AVS - Audovisiual Sq BMO - Ballistic Missile Org CAMS - Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Sq CDS - Combat Defense Sq CES - Civil Engineering Sq CONS - Contracting Sq CPTS - Comptroller Sq CG - Communications Gp CS - Communications Sq CSG - Combat Support Gp ESMC - Eastern Space and Missile Center ETR - Eastern Test Range FLTS - Flight Test Sq FMMS - Field Missile Maintenance Sq GSS - Geodetic Survey Sq IAP - International Airport ICBMTMS - ICBM Test Maintenance Sq ISG - Information Systems Gp ISS - Information Systems Sq IQT - Initial Qualification Training LRS - Logistics Readiness Sq LSS - Logistics Support Sq MADRON - Materiel Squadron MAP - Municipal Airport MD - Missile Div MDG - Medical Gp MES - Missile Evaluation Sq MG - Missile Gp or Maintenance Gp MIMS - Missile Maintenance Sq MMS - Munitions Maintenance Sq MMXS - Missile Maintenance Sq MOF - Missile Operations Flight MS - Maintenance Operations Sq MS - Missile Sq MSS - Missile Security Sq MTG - Missile Test Gp MTS - Missile Training Sq MXS - Maintenance Sq OG - Operations Gp OMMS - Organizational Missile Maintenance Sq OSPT - Officer Space Prerequisite Training OSS - Operations Support Sq RANS - Range Sq SAD - Strategic Aerospace Div SFG - Security Force Gp SFS - Security Forces Sq SMD - Strategic Missile Div SMES - Strategic Missile Evaluation Sq SMS - Strategic Missile Sq SMW - Strategic Missile Wg SPG - Security Police Gp SPS - Security Police Sq STRAD - Strategic Aerospace Div SW - Space Wg TS - Test Sq TRANS - Transportation Sq TRTW - Training and Test Wg USMT - Undergraduate Space and Missile Training WXS - Weather Sq Some missile training units used MS instead of MTS. 44MIMS used MMS in error. MIS or MLS was used by some missile squadrons briefly. Wing staff functions in operations have been designated by symbols - DOT, DOV, D09, D022, D024, etc. and as part of the OG/OSS - OGV, OSKC, etc.