435th Air Base Wing

Emblem

Description

Celeste, above a sphere issuant from base Argent (Silver Gray), gridlined White, surmounted by two flanches Azure, three flight symbols ascending bendwise in bend Or, all within a diminished bordure of the last.

Attached below the shield, a White scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "435TH AIR BASE WING" 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 funnel shape is in deference to the 435th Troop Carrier Group, whose World War II honors have been bestowed on this wing.  The demi-globe and three flight symbols represent the Wing’s tactical airlift roots.  The two emblems of the past are united to form a solid base, upon which this wing will build a successful future.  The unit’s motto is “CITUS ET CERTUS” ("Swift and Sure").