This patch was made for the 69th Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base. ALCM (Air Launched Cruise Missile, AGM-86B) is the Air Force's primary nuclear air launched cruise missile, and the B-52 is the single platform that can employ it. The "I am become death" troubles some as the grammar does not appear to be correct - but it is. That is taken directly from a quote by Robert Oppenheimer in an interview where he recalled the invention of the atomic bomb and is attributed the Hindu scripture of the Bhagavad Gita. In staying true to heritage, his words were used.