AIR COMBAT COMMAND
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Emblem


Description/Blazon

On a shield per fess nebuly abased Azure and Gules, the nebuly fimbriated Argent, the Azure within a fimbriation border of the third; all surmounted by a sword Argent, grip Gules with markings Sable, in pale, hilt and pommel to chief; the sword between a pair of wings Or tips upward.

Attached below the shield, a White scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "AIR COMBAT COMMAND" in Blue 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 upper field represents the sky; the lower field of red, the embattled ground forces.  Both are protected by golden wings which are symbolic of aerial supremacy gained through unblemished personal combat, depicted by a silver sword.






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