407th Air Expeditionary Group

Emblem

Description

Azure (Light Blue), over an Indian bow and arrow Proper, in saltire, (the bow Blue, the arrow Yellow, tipped Red, feathered Blue, Yellow and Red, veins Black) an Indian shield Argent, edged Black, charged with a war bird Gules, markings Sable, twelve feathers pendanted, from the base of the shield Proper, all within a diminished bordure Or.

Attached below the shield, a White scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “407TH AIR EXPEDITIONARY GROUP” in Blue letters.

Symbolism

Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors.  Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations.  Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel.  The shield with the war bird indicates both defensive and offensive roles.  The gold arrow represents expeditionary power.  The bow symbolizes range of operations.  The feathers hanging from the bottom of the shield represent the units that support the Group both in peace and wartime missions.