437th Aeromedical Dental Squadron

Emblem

Description

On a disc Sable, a cross Gules in fess point surmounted by a Minute Man Azure; issuant from base a demi-globe Celeste gridlined of the field, all within a narrow border Yellow.

Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “EXSEQUOR VALENS VOLATILIS” in Yellow letters.

Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "437TH AEROMEDICAL DENTAL 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 red cross is a traditional symbol of medical services and represents life, strength, valor and zeal and signifies the unit’s dedicated and unwavering medical support of wing personnel.  The running Minute Man with rifle at high port represents the 437th Airlift Wing.  The singularity of one cross, one Minute Man and one globe represents the blending and ultimate unification of the subservient flight’s missions into one squadron mission.  The Minute Man traverses the globe beneath a night sky representing the wing’s conduct of day and night operations around the world.