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English: The emblem is symbolic of the wing and its mission. Polaris at the Zenith in the Ursa Minor constellation refers to Minnesota, "The North Star State", where the unit was activated in 1948. The winged arrowhead represents the airborne might capability of the wing. The Phoenix bird bearing the bomb with a nuclear symbol and the lightning flashes with the cloud in pile, a heraldic device denoting the wedge, depicts the units mission "Deter the Aggressor but Prevail in War". The emblem bears the Air Force colors, golden yellow and ultramarine blue.
EMBLEM Blazon. Per bend Or and Azure, throughout in bend between in chief a Phoenix bird, wings disclosed,eye voided of the field, beak open to dexter emitting a flame Gules, of the second and charged pilewise by in dexter a bomb Argent encircled by two orbits of the third and in sinister two double-ended lightning flashes of the last debruised by a cloud of the fourth and in base seven mullets having eight points, in the constellation Ursa Minor with Polaris at the Zenith in dexter flank, of the last, a winged arrowhead ascending of the like fimbriated of the first; all within a diminished bordure Or. Attached below the shield, a White scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “148TH FIGHTER WING” in Blue letters. Significance. 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 emblem is symbolic of the Wing and its mission. Polaris at the Zenith in the Ursa Minor constellation refers to Minnesota, “The North Star State," where the unit was activated in 1960. The winged arrowhead represents the airborne might capability of the Wing. The Phoenix bird bearing the bomb with nuclear symbol and the lightning flashes with the cloud in pile, a heraldic device denoting the wedge, depict the unit’s mission. COLORS OF EMBLEM White 67101(Cable#) Air Force Yellow 67103(Cable#) 116(PMS) Scarlet 67111(Cable#) 200(PMS) Ultramarine Blue 67118(Cable#) Reflex(PMS) |
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The Institue of Heraldry, Department of the Army
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