Badges of the United States Air Force are military decorations which are issued by the United States Air Force for personal qualification in several career fields and also as identification badges while serving in certain assignments. All Air Force badges (with the exception of identification badge) are issued in three degrees; those being Basic, Senior, and Master. A star and wreath system, worn above the Air Force badge, denotes which degree a service member currently holds.
The Air Force is the most restrictive service with regards to which Air Force badges may be worn on the uniforms of other United States armed forces branches. with the exception of aviation badges, most U.S. Air Force badges may only be displayed on United States Air Force uniforms.
The Air Force previously maintained a number of obsolete badges which were created for use by the Army Air Force during World War II. Such badges are no longer issued, with the following a list of modern day United States Air Force badges.
Astronaut Badge | |
Pilot Badge | File:AFPilot.jpg |
Navigator Badge | |
Air Battle Manager Badge | |
Officer Aircrew Badge | |
Enlisted Aircrew Badge | |
Flight Surgeon Badge | |
Flight Nurse Badge | |
Missile and Operations Badge | File:MissileOpsBadge.jpg |
Missile Badge | |
Weapons Director Badge | |
Space and Missile Badge | File:USAFSMBadge.jpg |
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Pin | |
Parachutist Pin | |
Biomedical Service Corps Pin | |
Dental Corps Pin | |
Medical Corps Pin | |
Medical Service Corps Pin | |
Nurse Corps Pin | |
Enlisted Medical Badge |
Christian Chaplain Pin | |
Jewish Chaplain Pin | |
Buddhist Chaplain Pin | |
Muslim Chaplain Pin |