BatCat Patches [553rd RW, 353rd SOW, 353rd SOG]

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The 553rd Recon Wing operated out of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base (1967-1971). The Wing was comprised of two flying squadrons (553rd & 554th RS) and maintenance was provided by the 553rd Electronic Maintenance Sqd. (EMS/AMS), the 553rd Field Maintenance Sqd. (FMS), and the 553rd Organizational Maintenance Sqd. (OMS). This page is limited to patches that depict Bats, Bat-Cats, and Bat-wings.

For a more complete collection of 553rd/353rd patches: Larry Westin's 553rd BatCat patches
For more complete information about the 553rd Recon Wing:Larry Westin's 553rd BatCat site

553rd Recon Wing	553rd Recon Wing (variant) Reproductions available: Bill Herridge, Box 119, Gatesville, TX 76528	553rd Recon Wing(variant)	553rd Recon Wing(variant)
553rd Recon Wing	553rd Recon Wing (Saunders Militaria)	553rd Recon Wing	553rd Recon Wing (Ritter)
553rd Recon Squadron	553rd Recon Squadron	553rd Recon (Beware the Rectum)	553rd Recon (Beware the Rectum)
553rd Recon Squadron Crew 27 patch	553rd Recon License Plates	553rd Recon	553rd Recon
553rd Recon Wing: 553rd & 554th Squadrons
553rd Electronic Maintenance Squadron	553rd Avionics Maintenance Squadron	553rd Field Maintenance Squadron	553rd Organizational Maintenance Squadron
Dep. Chief Ops Intelligence (?)553rd RW	Dep. Chief Ops Intelligence 553rd RW
554th Recon Squadron
554th Recon Sqd.	554th Recon Sqd.(variant)	554th Recon Sqd. (variant)	554th Recon Sqd. (variant)
554th Recon Sqd.	554th Recon Sqd. Crew 38 patch	554th Recon Sqd. Crew 38 patch (Replica?) www.usafpatches.com	554th Recon Sqd.
554th Recon Squadron (Richard Ertz)
353rd Special Ops Wing / 1989-1992
353rd Special Ops Wing	353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with crossed arrows)	353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with crossed arrows) (variant)	353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with crossed arrows) (variant)
353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with olive branch) (variant)	353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with olive branch) (variant)	353rd Special Ops Wing (Cat with olive branch)
353rd Special Ops Wing (variant)	353rd Special Ops Wing (variant)	353rd Special Ops Wing	353rd Organizational Maintenance Sqd.(?)
353rd Special Ops Group
353rd Special Operations Group	353rd Special Operations Group (variant)	353rd SOG STAN/EVAL	353rd Special Operations Group
353rd Special Operations Group	353rd Special Operations Group	353rd SOG STAN/EVAL	353rd Special Operations Group