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Description:
On a circular blue disc edged with a narrow yellow border, a white snowy
owl in flight between a yellow star above a tri-colored mountain range
(light blue between black below and medium blue above) issuing from base
below.
Significance: Blue
and 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 star on
the blue field is adapted from the State
Flag of Alaska and suggests the North Star in the arctic night and
the home base of the Squadron. The mountain range is
characteristic of the rugged terrain and harsh environment in which the
unit performs its rescue missions. The
snowy
owl is native to the arctic and its superior vision and hearing
symbolizes the capabilities and combat rescue mission of the Squadron.
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