(Another AV8RSTUFF Creation): This is the class patch for the USAF Fifth Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (5EWS). The United States Space Force’s (SSF) 5 EWS is a space electromagnetic warfare unit located at Peterson Space Force Base, CO with the mission to provide flexible and responsive space control capabilities to the Commander U.S. Space Command in order to protect and defend national security space capabilities. The dual LASS/DSTS operation supported USAF space intelligence requirements, while being assisted by the 18th Intelligence Squadron’s Det 4 for SIGINT support. This coverage augmented worldwide coverage of space signals activities at similarly equipped sites at Misawa AB, Japan, Osan AB, Republic of Korea and at Griffiss AFB in the United States. The Deep Space Tracking System uses sensitive, highly accurate 20-foot dish antennas to detect and track S-band radio signals transmitted by radio beacons on most satellites. There were DSTS receivers located at Griffiss AFB, NY; RAF Feltwell, Great Britain; and Misawa AB, Japan. The 5 SSS was inactivated in 2003, with administration of RAF Feltwell transferred to Detachment 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron. On 15 April 2022, the 5th Space Control Squadron was redesignated the 5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron. This is the class patch for Class 24-001 and says “WHEN IN DOUBT, MINT IT OUT”. It shows a “character” wearing a chef’s hat in a kitchen that is on fire and does come with velcro.
