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sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The compass star represents the many facets of the maintenance mission. The open book symbolizes the wealth of knowledge required | sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The compass star represents the many facets of the maintenance mission. The open book symbolizes the wealth of knowledge required | ||
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434TH MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS FLIGHT, US AIR FORCE
Official blazon
On a disc Azure, a compass star faceted with alternating Or and Gris angles, surmounted by a stylized open book Argent with Sable accents, and a quill point of the fourth, feathered Gules, all within a narrow border Yellow. Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “SUPPORT THROUGH MANAGEMENT” in Yellow letters. Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "434TH MAINT OPERATIONS FLT" in Yellow letters.
Origin/meaning
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 compass star represents the many facets of the maintenance mission. The open book symbolizes the wealth of knowledge required by the staff. The quill focuses on the written guidance and directives issued by flight personnel.
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