(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): This is the 2019 Detachment patch created for the 12 Air Command and Control Squadron (ACCS) located at Robins AFB, GA for one of their deployments. The 12th Air Commando Squadron, codenamed ÒRanch Hand,Ó flew anti-foliage missions throughout Vietnam unarmed and unescorted for the majority of their time in theater. The intent of their missions was to deny the enemy use of the thick rainforests that provided concealment for their lines of communication, but to do so meant flying low, slow and well behind enemy lines. The tagline of ÒOnly YOU can prevent a forestÓ is the unofficial motto of Ranch Hand, parodying Smokey the BearÕs famous motto. This patch does come with velcro attached.
