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USAF SECURITY FORCES  SNAGE SIGURNOSTI AVIJACIJE SAD-a

      Snage sigurnosti Avijacije Sjedinjenih Država (United States Air Force Security Forces, SF) kopnene su borbene snage i vojna policija američkih zračnih snaga i američkih svemirskih snaga. Sigurnosne snage USAF-a (SF) ranije su bile poznate pod nazivom Vojna policija (MP), Zračna policija (AP) i Sigurnosna policija (SP) u raznim periodima svoje povijesti. Zbog svoje značajne kopnene borbene misije, Sigurnosne snage često se smatraju integralnoim pješadijom u zrakoplovstvu i formirane su na pretpostavci da budu "Marinski korpus" avijacije.

      The United States Air Force Security Forces (SF) are the ground combat force and military police service of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space force. USAF Security Forces (SF) were formerly known as Military Police (MP), Air Police (AP), and Security Police (SP) at various points in its history. Due to its significant ground combat mission, Security Forces are often regarded as integral infantry within the Air Force and were formed on the premise of being the Air Force's "Marine Corps".

AIR FORCES     ZRAČNE SNAGE

5th AIR FORCE    5. ARMIJA ZRAČNIH SNAGA

      Peta zračna snaga (The Fifth Air Force (5 AF)) je sastavni dio Pacifičkih zračnih snaga. Komanda je smještena u Zračnoj bazi Yakota u Japanu. Zadaća ove komande je da omogući uspješno djelovanje njenih jedinica zraku i svemiru u, na i oko Japana. To je jedna od rijetkih („obrojčanih“) AF snaga koje nikada nisu bile bazirane na teritroiji SAD-a. Ujedno su i jedna od najstarijih grupacija u Zračnim snagama (sa neprekinutim kontinuiteton postojanja). Osnovane su 16.08.1941. godine i učestvovale u borbenim operacijama na jugozapadnom dijelu pacifičke zone operacija. Nakon 2.SR bile su primarna zračna okupaciona sila u Japanu. Za Korejskog su rata bili primarna komandna i kontrolna organizacija za Zračne snage SAD-a, a za vrijeme Hladnog rata bili su glavna zračna obrambena snaga u Japanu.

      The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the USAF Pacific Air Force (PACAF) It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The command's mission is to enable fully successful air, space and cyberspace operations through, from and with Japan. It is one of very few numbered air forces of the United States Air Force never to have been based in the United States itself. It is also one of the oldest and continuously active US air forces. Established on 16 August 1941, 5 AF was a USAF combat air force in the PAcific Theater of World War II, engaging in combat operations primarily in the Southwest AOR. In the postwar era, 5 AF was the primary USAF occupation force in Japan. During the Korean War, 5 AF was the primary command and control organization for USAF forces engaged in combat operations over Korea, and during the Cold War was the main USAF defense force in Japan.

6th AIR FORCE    6. ARMIJA ZRAČNIH SNAGA

      The 6th Air Force was first constituted as Panama Canal Air Force on October 19, 1940 and activated on November 20, 1940. Primary responsibilities included Panama Canal defense. With the end of the war, most of the wartime Caribbean air bases used for antisubmarine patrols were returned to civil authorities in late 1945 or early 1946. The Lend-Lease air bases from Great Britain, which were on 99-year leases were reduced to skeleton units and used largely as MATS weather stations. They were all closed for budgetary reasons in 1949. The postwar Sixth Air Force, redesignated Caribbean Air Command as part of the 1946 USAAF reorganization, and its successor units returned to its prewar mission, the defense of the Panama Canal; support for friendly Latin American air forces, and to provide support to Latin American nations engaged in anti-communist activities during the Cold War.

11th AIR FORCE    11. ARMIJA ZRAČNIH SNAGA

      The Eleventh Air Force (11 AF) is a a numbered air force of the USAF Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Elmendorf AF Base, Alaska. 11 AF plans, conducts, controls and coordinates air operations in accordance with the tasks assigned by the commander, Pacific Air Forces and other unified commanders. Was established on 28 December 1941 as the Alaskan Air. 11 AF was a USAF combat air force in the American Theater of WWII, providing air defense of Alaska and engaging in combat operations primarily in the Aleutian Islands and Northern Pacific during the Aleutian Campaign. Re-designated as Alaskan Air Command in late 1945, the organization became responsible for the atmospheric defense of Alaska during the Cold war. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the organization was realigned under PACAF in 1990 and returned to its previous Numbered Air Force command echelon.

USAF IN EUROPE    USAF U EVROPI

      31. borbeno krilo (31 FW) je jedinica USAF-a dodijeljena glavnom zapovjedništvu USAF -a u Europi i Trećim zračnim snagama. Stacioniran je u zračnoj bazi Aviano u Italiji, bazi NATO-a kojom upravljaju talijanske zračne snage. 31. borbeno krilo jedino je borbeno krilo Sjedinjenih Država južno od Alpa. Ovo strateško mjesto čini krilo važnim za operacije u južnoj regiji NATO -a. 31. FW ima dvije eskadrile lovaca F-16, 555. lovačku eskadrilu i 510. lovačku eskadrilu koje krilu omogućuju izvođenje napadnih i obrambenih borbenih zračnih operacija.

      The 31st Fighter Wing (31 FW) is a USAF unit assigned to the USAF in Europe major command and the Third Air Force. It is stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy, a NATO base run by the Italian Air Force. The 31st Fighter Wing is the only United States fighter wing south of the Alps. This strategic location makes the wing important for operations in NATO's southern region. The 31st FW maintains two F-16 fighter squadrons, the 555th Fighter Squadron and the 510th Fighter Squadron allowing the wing to conduct offense and defensive combat air operations.

TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUPS    TAKTIČKE LOVAČKE GRUPE

162nd TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP    162. TAKTIČKA LOVAČKA GRUPA

388th TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP    388. TAKTIČKA LOVAČKA GRUPA

      The 388th Fighter Wing (388FW) is a USAF unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Twelft Air Force. The unit is stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. On 23 November 1953, the 388th Fighter-Bomber Wing was activated as part of Tactical Air Command. The wing was reactivated following Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' promise to provide NATO with four additional tactical fighter wings to increase it's defenses against the Soviet Union due to the outbreak of the Cold War. The 388th Fighter-Interceptor Wing activated as the 388th Fighter/Bomber Group (later renamed 388th Operations Group) and became the wing's primary combat element. The group's squadrons were equipped with North American F-86F Sabers, and training commenced for operational proficiency. 

AIR LIFT WINGS    AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUKOVI*

146th TACTICAL AIR LIFT WING    146. AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUK

      146. avio-transportni puk smješten je u Mornaričkoj zrakoplovnoj bazi Point Mogu, u Kaliforniji. Primarni zadatak ove jedinice je osigurati zračni transport za široki spektar državnih i federalnih agencija. Koristeći svoje CC-130J Herculese, dostavljali su humanitarnu pomoć žrtvama poplava, potresa, uragana i ostalih katastrofa i to ne samo u Kaliforniji, SAD-u već i širom svijeta.

      The United States Air Force's 146th Airlift Wing is a unit located at Naval Air Station Point Mogu, California. The 146th AW's primary mission is to provide global military airlift capability to a full spectrum of state and federal agencies. Flying the Lockheed CC-130J Hercules aircraft, the 146th has provided humanitarian relief in the aftermath of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters, in California, the United States and internationally.

167th AIR LIFT WING    167. AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUK

      The 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard is an airlift unit that flies the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. For more than 50 years the wing has served the state and nation by providing outstanding capability across a variety of missions, beginning in its earliest days when it flew the F-51 Mustang and F-86 Sabre fighters. The unit has deployed to the four corners of the Earth in support of the Global War on Terrorism and continues to support this effort. The 167th's focus today, and in the future, is summed up in the unit's motto: "Mountaineer Pride Worldwide."

437th AIR LIFT WING    437. AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUK

      The 437th Airlift Wing (437 AW) is an active unit of the USAF, assigned to 18th Air Force, Air Mobility Command. It is the mission wing at Charleston Air Force base, Joint Base Charleston, in the City of North charlestone, South Carolina. The 437 AW is responsible for flying and maintaining the C-17 Globemaster III jet cargo aircraft, the newest aircraft in the AMC airlift system. Its mission is to command assigned airlift and supporting units; provide for the airlift of troops and passengers, military equipment, cargo and aeromedical airlift and to participate in operations involving the airland or airdrop of troops, equipment and supplies when required.

911th AIR LIFT WING    911. AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUK

      The 911th Airlift Wing (911 AW) is an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the AF reserve Command (AFRC), based out of Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station at the Pittsburg International Airport, Pennsylvania. The 911th Airlift Wing's mission is to organize, recruit and train Air Force Reserve personnel to provide tactical airlift of airborne forces, their equipment and supplies and delivery of these forces and materials by airdrop, landing or cargo extraction systems. Beginning in 1973, it periodically rotated flight crews and other personnel to Panama, and later Puerto Rico, to support U.S. Southern Command commitments. Since the early 1990s it has frequently deployed personnel in support of contingency operations in Southwest Asia and the Balkans.

913th AIR LIFT WING    913. AVIO-TRANSPORTNI PUK

      The 913th Airlift Wing (913 AW) was a wing of the USAF, assigned to the AF Reserve Comand (AFRC) and operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command. The 913th Airlift Wing trained and equipped Air Force Reservists to perform the combat missions of tactical airlift and aerial re-suppply. The 913th performed air transportation for airborne forces, airdrops, airlandings, and extraction delivery of equipment and supplies, as well as airlift of personnel and cargo since 1963. The 913 AW was de-activated on 30 Sep 2007 pursuant to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 action, with its C-130 Hercules aircraft redistributed to other active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve airlift units.

OTHER INSIGNIAS    OSTALE OZNAKE

55th RESCUE SQUADRON    55. SPASILAČKA ESKADRILA

      55. spasilačka eskadrila (55 RQS) USAF-a upravlja helikopterima pruža brze snage za borbeno traganje i spašavanje zapovjednicima širom svijeta. Taktički koriste helikoptere HH-60G i njegovu posadu u neprijateljskim okruženjima za spašavanje srušene zrakoplovne posade i izoliranog osoblja toekom dana, noći ili u marginalnih vremenskih uvjeta. Eskadrila također provodi uz vojne operacije, civilne potrage i spašavanje, pomoć u katastrofama, međunarodnu pomoć, hitnu medicinsku evakuaciju i aktivnosti u borbi protiv droge. 22. 01. 2003. eskadrila je ponovno aktivirana u bazi AF Davis-Monthan, Arizona (SAD).

      The 55th Rescue Squadron (55 RQS) is an aviation unit of the USAF. It operates the HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter and provides rapidly deployable combat search and rescue forces to theater commanders worldwide. They tactically employ the HH-60G helicopter and its crew in hostile environments to recover downed aircrew and isolated personnel during day, night, or marginal weather conditions. The squadron also conducts military operations other than war including civil search and rescue, disaster relif, international aid, emergency medical evacuation, and counter-drug activities. On 22 January 2003 the squadron was reactivated at Davis-Monthan AF Base, Arizona (USA).

2955th COMBAT LOGISTIC SUPPORT SQUADRON    2955. BORBENO-LOGISTIČKA ESKADRILA POTPORE

      The unit, which started out at Robins as the 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron in December 1967 and was renamed the 653rd CLSS in October 1992, will close up shop in a multi-phase process which begins in summer 2007 and ends in 2009. The 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron has traveled around the world putting Air Force birds on the mend for the past 40 years, but the team's tales of repair are coming to an end. From Dover, Del., to the Middle East, the unit's nearly 300 men and women have shown their expertise in repairing aircraft of all makes and models, all in the name of top-notch warfighter support.

6170th COMBAT SUPPORT SQUADRON    6170. BORBENA ESKADRILA POTPORE

819th "RED HORSE" SQUADRON  819-ta ESKADRILA "CRVENI KONJ"

      819-ta eskadrila Američkih zračnih snaga je civilna inžinjerijska jedinica za izgradnju, održavanje i popravke. Naziv Crveni konj je nastao čitanjem početnih slova naziva ove jedinice na engleskom RED HORSE  Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers.

      819th RED HORSE squadron, USAF. This is a civl Engineer (construction and repaire) unit. RED HORSE is the an acronime for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers.

WILD WEASEL  DIVLJA LASICA

      „Divlja lasica“ (Wild Weasel) je kodno ime koje su Zračne snage Sjedinjenih Američkih Država (USAF) dale avionu bilo koje vrste opremljenom proturadrskim projektilima i zaduženom za suzbijanje neprijateljske protuavionske obrane (SEAD): uništavanje radara i zemlja-zrak raketnih (SAM) instalacije neprijateljskih protuavionskih obrambenih sistema. Zadatak aviona Wild Weasel je namamiti neprijateljsku protuavionsku obranu da ga traži svojim radarima, nakon čega se radarski valovi prate do svog izvora, omogućujući Weaselu ili njegovim suigračima da ga precizno nanišane radi uništenja.

      Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Air Force (USAF) to an aircraft of any type equipped with anti-radiation missiles and tasked with the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD): destroying the radar and surface-to-air missile (SAM) installations of enemy air defense systems. The task of a Wild Weasel aircraft is to bait enemy anti-aircraft defenses into targeting it with their radars, whereupon the radar waves are traced back to their source, allowing the Weasel or its teammates to precisely target it for destruction.

A-10   A-10

      Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II je podzvučni jurišni avion s jednim sjedalom, dvostrukim turboventilatorom, ravnim krilom i razvijen od strane Fairchild Republica za USAF. U službi je od 1976., nazvan je po Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, ali se obično naziva "Warthog" ili jednostavno "Hog". A-10 je dizajniran da pruži blisku zračnu potporu (CAS) prijateljskim kopnenim trupama napadajući oklopna vozila, tenkove i druge neprijateljske kopnene snage; to je jedini serijski izgrađen avion dizajniran isključivo za CAS koji je služio u Zračnim snagama SAD-a. Njegova sekundarna misija je usmjeravanje drugih letjelica u napadima na mete na zemlji, uloga koja se naziva prednji avio kontrolor-u zraku; avioni koji se prvenstveno koriste u ovoj ulozi označeni su OA-10.

      The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1976, it is named for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to friendly ground troops by attacking armored vehicles, tanks, and other enemy ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force. Its secondary mission is to direct other aircraft in attacks on ground targets, a role called forward air controller-airborne; aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.

81st TACTICAL FIGHTER WING DET 1    81. TAKTIČKA BORBENA ESKADRILA DET 1

      Jedna od prednjih operativnih lokacija A-10 uspostavljena je u avio bazi Sembach u Zapadnoj Njemačkoj 01. 09. 1978. kada je Det. 1, 81. taktičko lovačko krilo aktivirano (81st Tactical Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, Sembach AB, Germany). Izgrađene su obloge i desetak ojačanih skloništa za avione, a A-10A jednosjedi započinju operacije u Sembachu tokom 05. 1979. Dodatni odredi su naknadno uspostavljeni u zračnim bazama Leipheim, Ahlhorn i Norvenich te na dvije stražnje prednje operativne lokacije koji su do danas ostale povjerljive, u Zapadnoj Njemačkoj, za koje se vjeruje da su zračna baza Jever i vojno uzletište Wiesbaden. A-10 i resursi podrške rutinski su rotirani na ove prednje operativne lokacije iz RAF-a Bentwaters za obuku i taktičke procjene. Završetkom Hladnog rata, prisutnost USAF-a u Bentwatersu postupno je smanjena. Počelo se sa pripremama za zatvaranje baze u početkom 1992., završne letne operacije su bile 01. 04. 1993. Posljednji avion A-10 poletio je iz Bentwatersa 23. 03. 1993., a 81. taktičko borbeno krilo deaktivirano je 01. 07. 1993.

      An A-10 forward operating location was established at Sembach Air Base West Germany on 1 September 1978 when Detachment 1, 81st Tactical Fighter Wing was activated. Revetments and a dozen hardened aircraft shelters were built and A-10A Single-seat began operations at Sembach during May 1979. Additional detachments were subsequently established at Leipheim, Ahlhorn and Norvenich Air Bases and at two rear-ward Forward Operating Locations which remain classified to this day, in West Germany, believed to be Jever air base and Wiesbaden Army airfield. A-10s and support resources routinely rotated to these Forward Operating Locations from RAF Bentwaters for training and Tactical Evaluations. With the end of the Cold War, the USAF presence at Bentwaters was gradually phased down. Preparation for base closure began in December 1992, ending flying operations on 1 April 1993. The last A-10 aircraft departed Bentwaters on 23 March 1993, and the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing was inactivated on 1 July 1993.

OTHER INSIGNIAS    OSTALE OZNAKE

*Imao sam problem kod prevođenja ovih tekstova i to: prvo zbog slabijeg poznavanja vojne zrakoplovne terminologije, a drugi uzrok je to što jedan naziv u raznim zrakoplovstvima znači različite jedinice. Koristio sam terminologiju koju sam našao na Internetu u Wikipediji.

Većina zapadnih vojnih zrakoplovnih snaga koristi američku terminologiju, gdje je wing jedinica ili komanda višeg ranga. A eskadrile dolaze direktno pod grupe. Neke zemlje za wing koriste svoje nazive, kao što je to kod Nijemaca „Geschwader“, „Polk“ u Ruskoj Federaciji ili „Stormo“ u Italiji.

*Wing is a term used by different military aviation forces for a unit of command. The terms wing and group are used for different-sized units from one country or service to another. Most other Western air forces tend to follow the US nomenclature, insofar as having squadrons coming directly under groups. Immediately above this however, some air forces have foreign terms which are equivalent to a US "wing". For example: Geschwader in the German Luftwaffe; Polk in Russia; Stormo in Italy.

Many thank's for indentification of this insignias to Donald Ryan

Complete guide to the United States Army Medals, Badges and Insignia World War II to present, Cl. Frank C. Foster, 2004