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Joker
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Post by Joker »

Jason,

Quick tip on the AC color scheme -- can't recall immediately what the nametag camo schemes are (seems Mach III was desert, Mach I and II were woodland green), but there is a logic to the MI, II and III "program" colors.

Mach I = Green
Mach II = Blue
Mach III = Red

Hence, the team "points" awards are Green, Blue, and Red Flag, respectively. Mach III awards Red Flag, for instance. Plus, the individual program wings are enameled in the particular color. When you graduate Mach II, you get awarded wings with a blue AC logo in 'em. Mach III, you get the red ones. And so on.

Red, Blue, and Green Flag themselves are actually real-life USAF exercises (war games), held all over the world, for different purposes -- Red Flag is a joint-force exercise generally held at Nellis AFB, NV. That's the big one to remember.

Just a little AC trivia for ya. Enjoy!
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