The Air Force has a history of squadron patches often having a representation of the aircraft flown by that squadron on their patch. Our company has created some of these for different squadrons.
For example, the 331 Squadron flies F-16s and one is prominent on their patch.
Some things to make you go hmmmm...
Google “US Space Command Patch” and try to identify the aircraft used in their designs.
In case you are interested, check out the designs for the...
22nd Air Force
392nd Training Squadron
23rd Space Operations
1st Space Operations
These are just a few that have...unique...aircraft on their patches.
There it is!.......It's on all of them!.....................