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444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron


Emblem


Description

On a disc Azure, over mountains and plains Brun, detailed Sable, a golden eagle in flight  Sable, feathered of the second, Buff and Natural, beak and feet of the fifth, detailed of the sixth, talons of the third,  all within a narrow border Yellow.

Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “444 AEAS" 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 golden eagle in the foreground symbolizes the strength and valor of the warrior ethic instilled in the students. The mountains depicted in the background symbolize the bedrock of knowledge developed in training and the difficult journey of training.