432d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Emblem

Description

 On a disc per pale Azure and Celeste, five piles counterchanged to the field, surmounted in chief by a propeller of three blades, one to base and two to chief Argent, issuant from base a demi-sphere Vert, fimbriated of the third, flamant Gules and Or, all within a narrow border Yellow. 

Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "432D AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQ” in Yellow 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 propeller symbolizes aerotechnic expertise.  The orientation of the globe and propeller as separated yet aligned to each other denotes remote control of unmanned aircraft.  The rays embody the transmitted signals that unify the unmanned aircraft system.  The separation of the field symbolizes the night and day nature of unbroken support.  The fire embodies the firepower of its armament.  The demi-globe represents a world-wide mission.