I could swear there was a discussion here or on Reddit about a year ago that talked about military insignias and how some of them were intended to be lighthearted and poke fun. Does anyone remember that thread?
Some info on the official process. AFI 84-105 CH 3 https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_ho/public...
Guide to AF Heraldry https://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Organizational...
Edit: Just to be clear - this example, National Intelligence Manager for Aviation (NIM-A) is part of the cabinet and not the DoD / USAF and wouldn't have to follow those examples.
Saw their convoy coming back from running post-hurricane weather radar on the Florida pan-handle -- a long line of Humvees and all-black trailers festooned with antennas.
And most of them had alien head stickers on their trailers.
Edit: fixed typo
The nuclear command badges are also pretty good https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21214730
https://thedebrief.org/mysterious-insignias-and-symbols-from...