USAF / 33d HMU / HH-60G / Jolly Green Giant

 33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit
Kadena AB, Japan

OCP Subdued Colour

winter 2021

This patch was made in Korea & was first seen in Nov 2021, & is one of a set of three, the others being Dedicated & Flying Crew Chief patches.

Fully embroidered with a merrowed edge & the Giant in Dexter.

 33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit

Dedicated Crew Chief
Kadena AB, Japan

OCP Subdued Colour

winter 2021

This patch was made in Korea & was first seen in Nov 2021, & is one of a set of three.

 33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit

Flying Crew Chief
Kadena AB, Japan

OCP Subdued Colour

winter 2021

This patch was made in Korea & was first seen in Nov 2021, & is one of a set of three.

33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit

Flying Crew Chief
Kadena AB, Japan

OCP Subdued Colour

2022

This patch was made in 2022 from a patch/tailor shop located outside the gates at Osan AB, South Korea, and was seen worn by a crewman during an exercise in Nov 2022.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Games, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit flight control systems technician, checks technical orders while performing maintenance on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Oct. 25, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd HMU technicians work around the clock to ensure the helicopters are deployable at a moment’s notice.

(USAF photo/Senior Airman Omari Bernard)

33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit

Kadena AB, Japan

Full Colour

2024

This is a superb and colourful design from the maintenance crew at Kadena. This patch was sold by the crews on a stall during America Fest in April 2024.

33d Helicopter Maintenance Unit

Kadena AB, Japan

Full Colour

2024

This is a superb and colourful design from the maintenance crew at Kadena. This patch was sold by the crews on a stall during America Fest in April 2024.

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