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Because of seek igloo program, murphy dome could no longer be used as an alternate command center. The orange adc is up for conjecture as its a possible civilian patch. Tactical air command national museum of the united states air. Your one stop shop for authentic us military insignia. Alaskan command is charged with maintaining air sovereignty, deploying forces for worldwide contingencies as directed by the commander, us northern command, providing support to. In october 1946, the headquarters of the alaska air command aac was moved from adak to elmendorf field and on january 1, 1947 the alaska command alcom was formed as one of the militarys first unified commands. From what i found online, the army was in charge of the communication lines in alaska, with the exception of in the larger cities. Usar ak bear, alaska national guard crest, alaska national guard patch. Vintage us air force alaska air command color patch. Alaska command patch embroidered ironon patches approx. Sandy was always ready to share both his time and knowledge to this site and many people searching for information on both the 834th eab and the ix engineer command. All are from various souces and manufacturers so there might be slight varations from the one patch that is pictured. History of the aircraft control and warning system in alaska.
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