Military Medical Company Patches History 1

The term "Dust Off" appears on many of the medical-evacuation unit patches in the following section. "Dust Off" is slang for an airborne evacuation by helicopter of casualties; it is also known by the term "Medevac."

Information extracted from the book "US ARMY PATCHES" by Barry Jason Stein

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54th Med Co	Worn from: 1994 (Unauthorized).
68th Med Det	Worn from: 1990 - March 1995.
50th Med Co 101st Abn Div	Worn from: 1993 - Current.
159th Med Co	Worn from: 1991.
498th Med Co	Worn from: 1988.
3rd Bn 507th Air Ambulance	Worn from: 1990 (Unauthorized).
236th Med Co	Worn from: 1990 (Unauthorized).
1133rd Med Co	Worn from: September 1990 - Current. An earlier version of this patch with the inscription "Montgomery, Alabama" was worn from 1984 - 1990.
Med Research Team Vietnam	Worn from: 1966 - 1970. Approved for local wear only.
OH-58D Helicopter	Worn from: Unknown.