Ngaphambi kuka-1872, izindinganiso zemibhalo zazingekho. Umyalelo ojwayelekile ovela eMnyangweni Wezempi kusukela ngo-Mashi 27, 1821, wabhala incwadi yokuqala eqondile yamasosha ase-US egqoke ama-chevron. Namuhla, i-chevron imelela ibanga lokukhokha, hhayi ukuhweba okuqondile.
Ekuqaleni, amaphoyisa ayegqoke ama-chevrons, kodwa lo mkhuba waqala ukuphuma ngo-1829. Naphezu kwalokhu kusetshenziswe iminyaka eyishumi yamakhanda ngamaphoyisa, iningi labantu licabanga ngamabhaloni abhalisiwe lapho kukhulunywa khona ama-chevron.
Ukuqondisa amaphuzu we-chevron kushintshwe phakathi neminyaka. Ekuqaleni, babhekisela phansi, futhi ngeyunifomu, bahlanganisa cishe ububanzi bengalo. Ngo-1847, leli phuzu lishintshelwa esikhundleni sokuthi "up", okwaqhubeka kwaze kwafika ngo-1851. Izikhwama zezinsizakalo, ezibizwa ngokuthi "ama-hash marks" noma "imivimbo yesevisi," yasungulwa nguGeorge Washington ukukhombisa ukuphothulwa kwemisebenzi emithathu. Ngemuva kweMelika Yezimpinduko, zahluleka ukusebenzisa futhi zaze zafika ngo-1832 ngaphambi kokuba umqondo ubuyiselwe kabusha.
Zivunyelwe ngesimo esisodwa noma esinye kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Amaphoyisa ase-US Air Force ahlola ukuvela kwabo kusukela ngo-1864 lapho uNobhala Wezempi avuma isicelo ku-Maj. William Nododemus, isikhulu sezindiza esiphezulu se-Army, ngesibonakaliso esibonakalayo esivela eminyakeni eyishumi kamuva. Amagama weSignal Service kanye neSignal Corps asetshenziswe ngokungafani phakathi no-1864-1891.
Ngo-1889, i-chevron elula yama-sergeant yabiza ama-86 amenti kanti ama-corporal ayeyizinkulungwane ezingu-68.
Isizukulwane esisemthethweni somoya wamanje somoya saqala ngo-Agasti 1, 1907, lapho i-US Army Signal Corps iqala i-Aeronautical Division. Leyunithi yabuye yathuthukiswa eSigaba Sokulwa Nezindiza ngo-1914, futhi ngo-1918, uMnyango Wezempi wahlukanisa iSigaba Sokuhamba Kwezindiza (isevisi yomoya) kusukela kwi-Signal Corps, okwenza kube igatsha lenkonzo ehlukile. Njengoba kwakhiwa i-Army Air Service, idivayisi yabo yaba yi-propeller ephiko. Ngo-1926, igatsha laba yi-Army Air Corps, okwamanje igcina umklamo we-propeller e-chevron.
Ama-chevrons ahluke kakhulu. Imiklamo eqondile ivame ukukhombisa ikhono lokuhweba futhi igatsha ngalinye lidinga imibala ngayinye. Isibonelo, ngo-1919, uMnyango Wezokwelapha wawunezikhwama eziyisikhombisa ezahlukileyo okungekho elinye igatsha elisetshenzisiwe. Ngo-1903, isisebenzi se-sergent singase sigqoke ama-chevrons amane ahlukene, kuye ngokuthi yiyiphi imfashini ayegqoke ngayo. Izinkinga ezinkulu kakhulu zokukhokha, ibanga, iziqu kanye nezibonelelo zabangela iCongress ngo-1920 ukuhlanganisa zonke izigaba zibe ngamamaki ayisikhombisa akhokhelwayo. Lokhu kwaphula umkhuba wemlando wokugunyaza isikhundla ngasinye futhi ubhale uhlu lokukhokhela umsebenzi ngamunye kulo lonke elaseMpi. Lolu shintsho luthinte kakhulu umklamo we-chevron.
Ukuyeka ukusebenzisa izikhwama zamagatsha kanye nokukhethekile kwafa kanzima naphezu kwenqubomgomo esemthethweni yoMnyango Wezempi. Abakhiqizi abazimele benza imiklamo yobuchwepheshe obudala ngemvelaphi emisha eluhlaza okwenzelwe ama-chevrons amasha. Amasheya angagunyaziwe ayevamile futhi lezi zinhlamvu ezithuthukisiwe zazithengiswa nakwezinye izingxoxo. Kuwo wonke ama-1920 no-1930, uMnyango Wezempi walwa nokulwa nokulwa nezikhwama ezikhethekile. Amasheya akhethekile angavunyelwe kakhulu kulawo angaphansi kwamalungu e-Army Air Corps, ne-propeller ephiko.
I-Air Force yathola ukuzimela kwayo ngo-Septemba 18, 1947, njengomlingani ogcwele ne-Army kanye ne-Navy ngenkathi uMthetho Wezokuvikela Kazwelonke we-1947 waba umthetho. Kwakukhona isikhathi sokushintsha ngemuva kwesimo esisha sanika uMoya Wezempi. Ama-chevrons agcina i- "Army look". Abasebenzi ababhalisiwe babelokhu "amasosha" kwaze kwaba ngo-1950 lapho beba "yi-airmen" yokwahlukanisa "namasosha" noma "abagibeli."
9 Mashi 1948 - Akukho mqondo osemthethweni oqoshiwe wokuklanywa kwama-chevrons ase-USAF, ngaphandle kwamaminithi omhlangano owabanjelwe ePentagon ngo-9 Mashi 1948, eholwa nguHenry Hoyt S. Vandenberg, uMphathi WezeMpi. Le mizuzu ibonisa ukuthi imiklamo ye-chevron yayisampuliwe eBolling Air Force Base futhi isitayela esisetshenzisiwe namhlanje sikhethwe ngu-55% wezinkulungwane ezingu-150 ze-airmen ezichazwe. I-General Vandenberg, ngakho-ke, yavuma ukhetho lwabaningi ababhalisiwe.
Noma ubani owakhiwe lo mhlupho kungenzeka ukuthi uzama ukuhlanganisa isiqephu sehlombe esasiboshwe amalungu e-Army Air Force (AAF) phakathi neMpi Yezwe II kanye nezinsizwa ezisetshenziswa ezindizeni. Isiqephu sinezinkanyezi ngenkanyezi ehlatshiwe phakathi nendawo ngenkathi insignia yendiza yayiyinkanyezi nemigoqo emibili. Imivimbo ingase ibe imigoqo evela emgodini wezindiza ehlelwe kahle ngenhla ukuphakamisa amaphiko. Umbala obomvu wesiliva uqhathaniswa nomfaniswano ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka futhi ungase uphakamise amafu ngokumelene nesibhakabhaka esibhakabhaka
Ngalesi sikhathi ubukhulu be-chevrons amasha kunqunywa ukuthi bube ngamasentimitha amane ububanzi besilisa, abathathu- amasentimitha-kuba-abesifazane -.--- Lo umehluko ngesayizi wadala igama elisemthethweni elithi "WAF (Abesifazane Embumbeni Yomoya ) i-chevrons "ngokubhekiselwe emivimbo yesimitha ezintathu.
Izihloko eziphezulu, ngalesi sikhathi, kusukela ezansi kuya phezulu, zaziyi: Ezizimele (akukho mqhudelwano), i-Private First Class (umugqa owodwa), i-Corporal (imivimbo emibili), i-Sergeant (imivimbo emithathu), i-Staff Sergeant (imigqa emine), i-Technical Sergeant (imigqa emihlanu), Master Sergeant (imivimbo eyisithupha kanye nokweshumi kuphela isikhundla esivunyelwe Imisebenzi Yokuqala YeSergeant).
20 FEBRUARY 1950 - I-General Vandenberg iqondise ukuthi kusukela kulolu suku, abasebenzi be-Air Force bazobizwa ngokuthi "Airmen" ukuze bahlukanise "namasosha" kanye "nabasolwandle." Ngaphambili, abasebenzi be-Air Force ababhalisile babebizwa ngokuthi "amasosha.
24 Ephreli 1952 - Izifundo ezenziwe ngo-1950 no-1951 zihlongozwa ukuba zishintshe isakhiwo esibekiwe ebangeni futhi zamukelwa yi-Air Council kanye noMphathi wezabaSebenzi ngo-March 1952. Lolu shintsho lwalusungulwe kuMthetho Wezempi Wase-Air 39-36 ngomhlaka 24 Ephreli 1952. I-primary Inhloso efunwa ekuguquleni isakhiwo se-airman ebangeni kwakuyisivimbelo sezinga lesiphathimandla esingekho esithunyelwe eqenjini lama-airmen aphakeme aphezulu ngokwanele ngenombolo ukuze bavumele ukuba basebenze njengezikhulu ezingathunyelwanga. Amalungiselelo okuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yobuholi bephoyisa engazange athunyelwe ehambisana nalolu shintsho: manje ukuthi ushintsho lwenziwa, izinhlelo zokuphenya nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yalolu buholi zaqala.
Izihloko zamanqamu zashintsha (nakuba zingekho ama-chevrons). Izihloko ezintsha, kusukela ezansi kuya phezulu, zaziyi: Basic Airman (akukho mqhudelwano), i-Airman Third Class (umugqa owodwa), i-Airman Second Class (imivimbo emibili), i-Airman First Class (imivimbo emithathu), abasebenzi baseServant (imigqa emine), ezobuchwepheshe I-Sergent (Stripes emihlanu) no-Master Sergeant (imivimbo eyisithupha).
Ngaleso sikhathi, kwakuhlelwe ukuthuthukisa insignia entsha yamakilasi amathathu Airmen (Okokuqala, Okwesibini, noThathu). Imidwebo yangaphambili ye-insignia ehlongozwayo inemivimbo ezingeni elilinganiselwe, igcina imigqa engama-angled ngezinhlu ezintathu eziphezulu ukuhlukanisa ama-Non-Commissioned Officers (i-NCOs).
DECEMBER - 1952 - I-new-chevrons ehlongozwayo yamakilasi amathathu angaphansi angaphansi kwe-airman avunywa yiGeneral Vandenberg. Kodwa-ke, isenzo sokuthengwa sishicilelwe kuze kube yilapho amasheya akhona amasheya amanje ephela. Lokhu kulindeleke ukuthi kwenzeke kuze kufike ngoJuni 1955.
22 SEPTEMBA 1954 - Ngalolo suku uMqondisi wezokuPhepha omusha, uGeneral Nathan F. Twining, uyavuma ukuthi isazi esisha esivela ku-First Sergeants. Iqukethe idayimane lendabuko elongwe ku "V" ngaphezulu kwe-chevron yebanga. Izincomo zokwamukelwa kwalesi sibonakaliso esivelele zaziqhutshwa yimilayezo emibili: Strategic Air Command (SAC) ne Air Training Command (ATC). Isiphakamiso esivela ku-ATC sifakwe kwisithasiselo esakhiwe ku-Project of Planning ye-ATC kaFebruwari 1954, kanti iSAC NCO Academy, uMashi AFB, CA, ihlongoze ukuklama ngo-30 Ephreli 1954 ku-Air Council.
21 SEPTEMBA 1955 - Ukumenyezelwa kwe-First Sergeant issignia kumenyezelwe.
12 Mashi 1956 - Ngo-1952 uGeneral Vandenberg wamukelwa i-Chevron entsha ye-Airman, yokuqala, yesiKlasi yesiBili neThathu. Inhloso yalolu shintsho kwakuzokwandisa udumo lwabaSebenzi, abaPhepheshe, nabakwaSt. Sergeant chevrons. Imivimbo kwakudingeka ishintshe kusukela kumklamo we-angled kuze kube mhlophe. Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokunikezwa kwama-chevrons esandleni, lesi senzo sabambezeleka kuze kube yilapho ukunikezwa kususiwe, okwenzeka ekuqaleni kuka-1956. Isinqumo sokushintsha umklamo sathunyelwa ku-General Twining ngomhlaka 12 Mashi 1956. UMongameli waphendula ngendlela encane engahlelekile imemo echaza "Akukho ushintsho olwenziwe ezincwadini."
JANUARY - JUNE 1958 - UMthetho We-Military Pay ka-1958 (uMthetho Kahulumeni 85- 422), wagunyaza ibanga elengeziwe le-E-8 no-E-9. Akukho ukukhushulwa kwamamaki amasha okwakwenziwa phakathi nonyaka wezimali ka-1958 (July 1957 kuya kuJuni 1958). Kodwa-ke, abantu abangu-2 000 kulindeleke ukuba bathuthukiswe ebangeni le-E-8 phakathi nonyaka wezimali ka-1959. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngokulandela imiyalo yoMnyango wezokuVikela , akukho ukukhushulwa ku-E-9 okwakuzokwenziwa ngonyaka wezimali ka-1959 Phakathi kukaMeyi noJuni 1958, ama-Master Sergeants angaba ngu-45 000 avela kuyo yonke imiyalo ahlolwe yi-Supervisory Examination njengesinyathelo sokuqala ekukhetheni kokugcina kuka-2,000 ekuqhutshweni kokugcina ku-E-8. Lolu vivinyo luhlose abafakizicelo abangaba ngu-15,000, bevumela cishe ama-30,000 ukuba aphinde ahlolwe ngamabhodi amyalo okuzokhethwa ngawo angu-2 000 ekuqaleni.
JULY-DECEMBER 1958 - Amamaki amabili amasha (E-8 no-E-9) avunyelwe ngokukhethekile ngokuthi azokhipha "ukucindezeleka" ebangeni lika Master Master. Kodwa-ke, ngoba lezi zinombolo kwakudingeka ziphume emthethweni we- Master Sergeant ogunyaziwe, akukho phuthukisa ekuthuthukiseni ithuba okwenzeke kuleso sakhiwo esiphezulu.
Kodwa-ke, kwakuyisixazululo esihle kakhulu enkingeni yokuhlukanisa phakathi kwamazinga omthwalo wemfanelo phakathi kweSt. Sergeants. Isibonelo, esondweni Ithebula lenhlangano yesikhulu sezindiza, ama-four chief chiefs, abahloli ababili, kanye nomphathi oyinhloko bonke ababanjwe ebangeni le-Master Sergeant. Amamaki amasha angavumela umphathi ophezulu ibanga eliphakeme kunabanye, ngamunye wabo obenemithwalo yemfanelo enkulu.
Ukwengeza amamaki amabili amasha kwaletha ezinye izinkinga. Okubaluleke kunazo zonke kwakuyiqiniso lokuthi amanani ayisishiyagalolunye ayisishiyagalolunye, amahlanu kufanele abe sezingeni " leSergeant ". Kuze kufike ku-40% yesakhiwo sokubhaliswa esiphelele kuzoba ngamamaki amahlanu. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, ukuphuma okudala kwe- "Airmen" ne "Sergeants" kwakubonakala kungavamile. Kwabonakala ukuthi, ngokulinganiselwa okuphakathi kuka-1 kuya kwe-1 phakathi kwama-Airmen namaSergeants, akuwona wonke amaSergeants angaba ngabaphathi. Kwacatshangwa ukuthi isikhathi sesifikile sokwenza umehluko phakathi kwe-Airmen abanamakhono angaphansi, abanamakhono amaningi kwizinga labasebenzi kanye nezobuchwepheshe, kanye nezinga lokuphatha.
Isivinini esasidingekile ekusebenziseni umthetho asizange sivumele ukubuyekezwa okuphelele kwesakhiwo esibhalisiwe. Ngakho-ke, kwakunqume ukuthi, njengamanje, iziqu nezinhlamvu kufanele zihlanganise ohlelweni ngenquko engenzeka kakhulu.
Ukuphawula kwemiyalo emikhulu kwaceliwe, futhi iziqu ze- Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) kanye neNkosi eyiNkosi uSergeant (E-9) zaziwa kakhulu. Babhekwa njengabahle kakhulu ekuboniseni ngokucacile ukukhuphuka ebangeni futhi babe nenzuzo yokungabonakali ngendlela engafanele ngalabo baseSpain abahlala isikhathi eside abangenakukhethwa amamaki amasha.
Njengoba kwase kunqunywe ukwakha iphethini ye-insignia ekhona kunokuba ubuyekeze uchungechunge lonke, inkinga yezinhlamvu ezigculisayo zaba nzima. Izinombolo zemibono zazicatshangelwe. Ezinye zalabo abalahlwa yizona: ukusetshenziswa kwe-Master Sergeant insignia okugqamisa izinkanyezi ezimbili kanye nezinkanyezi (zenqatshelwe ngenxa yokuqothulwa kwe-insignia yesiphathimandla jikelele) futhi kufanayo ne-lozenges (inqatshelwe ngaphandle kokudideka nge-Insignia yokuqala ye-Sergeant). Ukuzikhethela kwaba sekugcineni, futhi ngokungazelelwe, kwanciphisa iphethini eyayigxile kwi-Master Sergeant Insignia endala, imivimbo eyodwa eyengeziwe ekhomba ngakwesokunene (phezulu) ishiya insimu eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka phakathi kwe-Master Sergeant insignia kanye nemivimbo ye amamaki amasha. Nakuba lokhu kungazange kuxazululwe - i-problem-of- "i-zebra- stripes," isixazululo sasihambisana nesincumo sokuthi yonke indaba yokubukeza isakhiwo sokubhaliswa njengezihloko neziqephu kufanele zifundwe. Azikho izikhalazo ezikhulunywe nge-insignia entsha.
5 FEBRUARY 1959 - Kulolu suku umthetho omusha olawula iziqu zezinhlu ezihlukahlukene ezibhalwe phansi. Ushintsho olulodwa lukhathazeka ngo-E-1. Esikhundleni sesihloko esithi "Basic Airman," umthethonqubo omusha uqondisa ukuthi "i-Airman Basic" manje isihloko esifanele.
15 MAY 1959 - Ishicilelo esisha se-Air Force Manual 35-10. Ikhuluma ngokungalingani kumandla abhalisiwe. Ngesikhathi sokudalwa kwe-Air Force, ukufaniswa kwesikhwama sasebusuku kwakubhekwa njengenhlangano ye-officer body. Ngaleso sikhathi akekho okholelwa ngokujulile ukuthi abasebenzi ababhalisiwe babeyoba nesidingo noma isifiso sejubane elihle. Kodwa-ke, maduzane, ukubhalisa kwabantu kwazisa izidingo zabo futhi ngo-1959 incwadi eyunifomu ehlangene nalokho okwenzekayo. Ngesikhathi lobusuku obumnyama obumnyama obugqokelwe ukugqoke umfaniswano kwakungenxa yezikhulu kuphela, isembatho esimhlophe esimhlophe sasigunyazwe ukuthenga ngokuzithandela futhi sigqoke ngabasebenzi bonke ababhalisiwe. Kwabesilisa ababhalisiwe, ubuningi besigaba kwakuyi-size yesimiso (amasentimitha amane) anezikhwama ezimhlophe ngemuva kwesizinda esimhlophe. Kwabesifazane ababhalisiwe, okufanayo kwakuyiqiniso ngaphandle kokuba ama-chevron amhlophe ayengama-intshi amathathu ububanzi. Lawa ma-chevron amhlophe asetshenziselwa kuze kube yilapho ingubo yembatho emhlophe igqiwe ngo-1971.
28 FEBRUARY 1961 - I-uniforme yonke ye-tan uniform (umthunzi 505) yamukelwa yibhodi elifanayo. Kodwa-ke, ama-intshi amathathu kuphela "ama-WAF chevron" kwakufanele agqoke ihembe. Lokhu kwakudinga ukushintsha igama. Njengoba manje amadoda ayegqoke "ama-chevron" e-WAF, igama elisemthethweni lamagundane ama-inch ububanzi obubanzi baba "ubukhulu obuncane.
12 JUNE 1961 - Uhlelo olusha lwe-Air Force Manual 35-10 lwembula umfaniswano omusha wokuzikhethela wezinkampani ezibhalisiwe: i-Black Mess Dress Uniform. Ngaphambi kokuvinjelwa ukugqoke ukugqoka okumnyama okumnyama, ingubo entsha yokugcoba emnyama yenze isidingo sezingubo ezine-aluminium metallic emseni omnyama. Le mivimbo eboshiwe isasetshenziselwa ukugqoka izidakamizwa okwamanje.
JANUARY 1967 - Ukudalwa kweNkosi EnguMkhulu uSergeant we-Air Force (CMSAF) ngeziqephu zayo ezihlukile.
22 AUGUST 1967 - Ngalolo suku ibhodi elifanayo yaqala ukuhlola izindlela zokwenza izikhundla ezibhalwe phansi kwi-raincoat. Le nkinga izophazamisa ibhodi kuze kufike ngo-1974.
U-OCTOBER 1967 - Amamaki we-Airman, izihloko, nemigomo yekheli zibukeziwe.kuzokwenza ushintsho olulandelayo, nokubuyisela isimo se-NCO ebangeni lesi-E-4: i-Airman Basic (akukho mivimbo), i-Airman (umugqa owodwa), i-Airman First Class ( imivimbo emibili), uSergeant (imivimbo emithathu), abasebenzi uSergeant ngeNkosi eyiNkosi uSergeant, no- First Sergeants , akukho shintsho.
Ukushintshwa kwesihloko sokukhokhela ibanga E-4 kusuka ku-Airman First Class kuya eSergeant kubuyiselwe isimo se-NCO esilahlekile kuleli banga ngo-1952 lapho uMbutho Wezempi uthola iziqu ezintsha. Ukuphakama kwesimo se-E-4 kuya kwe-NCO futhi kuhambelanise amakhredithi e-Air Force namanye amasevisi nokuqaphela izinga lokuqeqeshwa nokusebenza okudingekayo kwe-airmen ebangeni E-4. I-Airmen ayikwazanga ukuphakanyiselwa ku-E-4 ize ifinyeleleke ezingeni lekhono le-5, kanye nekhwalithi edingekayo yokukhuthazwa ku- Staff Sergeant . Njengenzuzo ehlangothini, udumo oluthola ngokubuyisela isimo se-NCO namalungelo ezingeni le-E-4 lafika esikhathini lapho ama-airmen ayesondela endaweni yabo yokuqala yokuphindaphinda. Ngesikhathi i-Air Force ibhekana nokulahlekelwa okukhulu kakhulu abaningi abazange babuyisele kabusha. Kwacatshangwa ukuthi ukufeza isimo se-NCO 26 ekupheleni kokubhaliswa kokuqala kuzosiza ekugcineni.
25 NOVEMBA 1969 - Ibhodi elifanayo lihlangane ngalolu suku futhi lavuma ukugqoka ama-chevrons emnyama emigqabeni yombala we-aluminium kanye nenkanyezi kwijaji elimhlophe kanye nejazi elimhlophe elingavumelekile esikhundleni sezingubo ezimhlophe ezimhlophe. Amasheya amhlophe-on-white avunyelwe ukuba agqoke kuze kube ngu-1 Januwari 1971, ngaleso sikhathi ama-black chevrons kulawo maifomu ayompoqo. Imivimbo emhlophe-on-white yayisetshenziswa kusukela ngo-1959.
11 AUGUST 1970 - Ibhodi elifanelwe liqondise ukuthi abasebenzi abaqashiwe bazogqoka ama-chevrons amathathu emikhondweni emifushane engu-1505.
4 DECEMBER 1970 - Ukufuna i-chevron efanelekayo yabasebenzi abafake izicelo zokugqoka ezigodini zabo, ibhodi efanelwe yamukela umqondo wokuvumela ukuba i-plastic insistence igqoke ekoleni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusetshenziswa kwe-chevron enjalo ye-plastic yasungulwa ukuze kusetshenziswe ijacket eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye nekhati lezinsiza.
21 SEPTEMBA 1971 - Ngemva kokuphendula okuhlukahlukene emaphoyiseni epulasitiki, ibhodi elifanayo lancoma ukuhlola okunye okusetshenzwa kwensimu, besebenzisa ama-chevron emapulasitiki nasensimbi e-raincoat, i-jacket eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, i-topcoat, i-utility shirt kanye nomfaniswano wezokwelapha omhlophe.
23 AUGUST 1974 - U-General David C. Jones, oyi-Chief of Staff, u-USAF, uvume ukugqoka kwezinsimbi ze-collar chevrons ngabasebenzi ababhalisiwe kwi-raincoats, i-topcoat yamadoda okukhethwa kukho, ijaji eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ama-white and white coat. Lokhu kwaphela ingxabano yeminyaka eyisikhombisa eyaqala ngo-1967. Kodwa-ke, uGeneral Jones wagcizelela ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezingubo zomdabu zendabuko kwenye imifomfono kugcinwa ngendlela esebenza ngayo.
30 DECEMBER 1975 - I-E-2 nge-E-4 i-chevrons ibuyekezwa ngoDisemba 1975 ngesikhathi somhlangano we-CORONA TOP ohlolisisa inhlangano yamandla ehlongozwayo emithathu. Isimiso esisha sokuthuthukiswa kwesimo se-NCO sinqunywe futhi samemezela emithethweni emikhulu mhla zingama-30 kuDisemba 1975. Isici esiyinhloko salolu hlelo olusha kwakuyisimiso esisha se-Senior Airmen nangaphansi. Lezi zinsizwa zazizodlala inkanyezi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka esikhundleni sezinkanyezi zesiliva phakathi nendawo ye-chevrons.
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1976 - Ukusungula ushintsho ngo-1 kuMashi 1976, ukuxhumana ne-Institute of Heraldry kanye ne-Army kanye ne-Air Force Exchange Service kwaqala ukuqinisekisa ukuthi le nsizwa entsha izotholakala kalula. Kodwa-ke, kwaba nobunzima ekutholeni ama-chevrons amasha-aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngenxa yesikhathi esivamile sokuhola esidingekayo embonini yembatho ukuze kuguqulwe ku-insignia entsha. Ngo-27 Januwari 1976, i-Institute of Heraldry yaxwayisa imboni yengubo yezimfuneko ezintsha ze-Air Force, futhi ngo-12 Febhuwari 1976 i-Army kanye ne-Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) ihhovisi lePentagon Liaison lacebisa i-Air Force ukuthi imithombo ye-insignia izobe ilungele ukuhlinzeka ngo-1 Mashi njengoba kufunwa.
Nokho, ngasekupheleni kukaFebhuwari, bekusobala ukuthi imboni yezingubo ayikwazanga ukusekela ngo-1 Mashi. Ngakho-ke, imiyalo emikhulu yatshelwa yiNhloko Indlu Yezempi ukuba ihlehlise ukuqaliswa kwesigaba esisha kuze ku-1 Juni 1976.
1 JUNE 1976 - Ngenxa yobunzima obutholakala ekutholeni izinsizakalo ezintsha kuzo zonke izinsizakalo kuzo zonke izinsizakusebenza ze-Air Force, amahhovisi abasebenzi baseConferensi Base Basebenzi bacelwa ukuba baqinisekise ukuthi i-Base Clothing Stores kanye ne-Base Exchanges zithatha isinyathelo ukuqinisekisa ukutholakala kwezimo ezintsha zokuhlangabezana nezidingo ekufakweni kwabo. Lesi simo sasiyinkimbinkimbi ngokudluliselwa kwemithwalo yemfanelo yeMpi Yezimpahla Zokuthengisa ku-Army and Air Force Exchange Service ngalesi sikhathi. Umphumela wokugcina wawuyisinqumo se-AAFES "ukuphoqa amandla" izidingo zesisekelo ngasinye ngqo kwisikhungo seNkonzo sabasebenzi bezokuvikela ngezinsuku zokuqala ezingu-90 kulandela ukuqaliswa kokusebenza ngomhla ka-1 Juni 1976. Izambatho zempi ezithengiswa kwi-Army kanye ne-Air Force Exchange Service ngesikhathi lesi sikhathi. Umphumela wokugcina wawuyisinqumo se-AAFES "ukuphoqa amandla" izidingo zesisekelo ngasinye ngqo kwisikhungo Sokuhlinzeka Ngabasebenzi Basezikhungweni ngezinsuku ezingu-90 zokuqala emva kokuqaliswa kokusebenza ngo-1 Juni 1976.
Ulwazi oluhambelana ne-US Air Force News Service, kanye ne-Air Force Historical Research Agency