{"product_id":"officially-licensed-us-navy-stratcommwing-1-patch","title":"Officially Licensed US Navy STRATCOMMWING 1 Patch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOfficially Licensed US Navy STRATCOMMWING 1 Patch - Strategic Communications Wing One (STRATCOMWING ONE) Nuclear Command and Control Officially Licensed Embroidered Patch, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake Charge and Move Out — the TACAMO identity of the Navy's most critical airborne link in the nuclear deterrence chain, stitched into one officially licensed emblem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrategic Communications Wing One was formally established on 29 May 1992 and stands as the United States Navy's sole nuclear command and control wing, headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The wing's TACAMO mission — an acronym for Take Charge and Move Out — exists to provide survivable airborne communications links between the National Command Authority and the full triad of U.S. strategic nuclear forces, including submarine-launched ballistic missiles, land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, and manned bombers. Flying the Boeing 707-derived E-6B Mercury, the wing's three subordinate squadrons — VQ-3, VQ-4, and VQ-7 — maintain around-the-clock readiness to receive, verify, and retransmit Emergency Action Messages to strategic forces worldwide. Alert facilities extend the wing's reach to Travis Air Force Base in California and NAS Patuxent River in Maryland, ensuring continuous coverage across both coasts. With over 1,300 active-duty sailors and 100 contractors supporting operations, maintenance, and training, STRATCOMWING ONE represents one of the most consequential and least publicly visible commands in the entire U.S. military. This officially licensed embroidered patch captures that quiet authority in a format built for display boards, shadow boxes, flight jackets, and serious unit-history collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Navy veterans who served with VQ-3, VQ-4, or VQ-7, E-6B Mercury aircrew and maintainers, TACAMO community alumni, Tinker Air Force Base collectors, nuclear deterrence history enthusiasts, shadow box builders, challenge coin and patch board displays, reunion gifts, and anyone preserving the story of airborne command and control in the Cold War and post-Cold War eras. It also makes a meaningful tribute for families of sailors who supported the wing's around-the-clock strategic communications mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRATCOMWING ONE heritage — the airborne link that holds the deterrence chain together, now carried in embroidered form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military, Law Enforcement and Custom Patches by USMCinsignia.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67684994154605,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9831\/files\/2D375EBB_98D1D02F.5D635D6A00000000.jpg?v=1791478670","url":"https:\/\/marinepatches.com\/products\/officially-licensed-us-navy-stratcommwing-1-patch","provider":"MarinePatches.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}