440th Medical Squadron

Emblem

Description

On a disc Azure, issuant from base a demi-sphere in perspective chequy Argent and Vert, in chief a cross couped Gules between a vol of the second garnished Or at the wing tip and detailed Sable, all within a diminished bordure Yellow.

Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "440th MEDICAL SQUADRON" in Yellow letters.

Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "CURA MUNDANA" 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 symbol of medical care.  The wings signify the swiftness of the unit's medical response.  The globe represents the scope of the unit's mission.