463d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Emblem

Description

On a disc as a globe Azure, gridlined Grebe (Smoke Gray), an eagle displayed throughout Proper, perched upon a large wrench fesswise Argent shaded Sable, all within a narrow border Yellow.

Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “COMBAT READY COMBAT PROVEN” in Yellow letters.

Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "463D 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 eagle denotes the aircraft serviced.  The wrench, clutched within the eagle’s talons, represents the maintainers' craft in accomplishing their duties with craftsmanship and pride.  The globe is a reminder that this unit’s mission reaches into all corners of the world.