Air force 377th security police squadron usaf veteran. Flying both helicopters and fixedwing aircraft, the service was credited with 996 combat saves in the korean war and 2,780 in the vietnam war. This video is 21 and a half minutes and shows various scenes of the 377th air police doing searches and performing their duties in battle. The 377th combat support wing was designated and activated as the 377th air base wing 377 abw as host unit for kirtland air force base, new mexico, on january 1, 1993. Usaf patch 27 tfw tactical fighter wing pilot pool tab patch f100 super sabres cannon afb and vietnam 1966 local made embroidered on twill cut edge 20mm by 93mm three quarters of an inch by three and five eighth inches. The 377th air base wing is a wing of the united states air force based at kirtland air force. The 377th air base wing 377 abw is a wing of the united states air force based at kirtland air force base, new mexico. Get the best deals on original vietnam war patches when you shop the. Established on 1 january 1966, mac was the primary strategic airlift organization of the air force until 1974, when air force tactical airlift units in the tactical air command tac were merged into mac to create a. This collection is housed at the texas tech virtual vietnam archive, it organized first by date, then by unit somehow. Don moretti 377th combat support group usaf 19661968 228th.
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