USAF / 101st RQS / HH-60G / Jolly Green Giant

The patches from The New York Air National Guard have NEVER been easy to come by, which seems slightly odd, however it may be because they are federally run & patches that are purchased with taxpayers money normally aren't sold. Well that's my thoughts on it.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Woodland Subdued Colour

2004

This patch is a difficult to find 101st RQS patch, and dates from the 2004 to present. The woodland subdued version was the Squadrons main Jolly green patch for a long time as they never had a colour version until the 2000's.

The patch is fully embroidered with a merrowed edge, backed with hook & loop with the Giant in Dexter.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Desert Subdued Colour

c.2010

If you have one of these patches you'd be willing to sell, trade or donate, please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you.

101st Rescue Squadron

STAN EVAL

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Full Colour

2017

This patch was made c.2017 for the crews that fly HH-60G's for the New York ANG. 

If you have one of these patches you'd be willing to sell, trade or donate, please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Desert Subdued Colour

c.2017

Seen worn by members of the Squadron in 2017 during firefighting training.

If you have one of these patches you'd be willing to sell, trade or donate, please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

OCP Colour

2019

This patch was made for the new OCP uniforms that were introduced during 2019. The patch was manufacturered by Aviation Gear and was purchased from Flightline Insignia. 

Fully embroidered with a selvedge edge, backed with hook & loop with the Giant in Dexter.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Full Colour

2020

(USANG Photo by A1C Daniel H. Farrell)

This is from the 101st & was made in 2020 for the squadron & is not an easy patch to find.

Partly embroidered on twill with a merrowed edge, backed with hook & loop with the Giant in Dexter.

Crews from the 101st walk out to their Pavehawk during a training mission while on deployment to Bagram Airfield. 

(USAF Photo/SSgt Jason Lake)

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

OCP Colour

2021

This patch was made c.2021 & is a different variation of the OCP patch. This version is more brown than the previous OCP patch which was more olive in colour.

Fully embroidered with a selvedge edge, backed with hook & look & the Giant in Dexter.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

OCP Colour

2023

This looks like a RamaWorld manufactured patch with the new OCP colours.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Full Colour

2023

This patch was manufactured by RamaWorld from California & is a colour patch they supplied to the Squadron. Its seen below in a photograph posted during 2024, so is/was obviously being used by crew on the Squadron.

101st Rescue Squadron

Francis S. Gabreski ANGB

Full Colour

2024

This version was manufactured in 2024 by a unknown company, so if you know who made it please let me know. Whoever it was made the same design for the 102nd and 129th RQS's. Unusually that the Giant has black boots.

The crew go through their pre-flight checks prior to take off. The moustache on the nose of the Pavehawk is a throwback to the Pedro mission.

(USAF Photo/A1C Andrew Kobialka)

If you have any additional information about this patch please contact me & I´ll get back to you.

Thanks👣