File:ADA CENTER AND SCHOOL DEVICE.png

Summary[edit]

DescriptionADA CENTER AND SCHOOL DEVICE.png	English: U. S. Army Air Defense School Device
Date	20 October 1942
Source	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Author	English: United States Army
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/− – English: US Army Institute of Heraldry

Blazon[edit]

1. Shield: Per chevron reversed and debased Azure and Gules, two electrical flashes on partition line Or, on the first a pile throughout Argent, surmounted by a shell of the second, winged of the third.
2. Crest: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure) a clenched dexter gauntlet fesswise a falcon perched Proper.
3. Motto: Militant.

Symbolism[edit]

1. The escutcheon represents the coordinated activity of the different elements of the Antiaircraft Artillery.
2. The base of red is the Artillery color.
3. The thunderbolts indicate the employment of electrical power.
4. A searchlight beam pierces the night sky of blue.
5. In the shaft of light rises a winged projectile, flying swiftly and surely to its target.
6. The thunderbolts are power; the shaft of light, the illustration of truth through knowledge; the sky, the illimitable regions of the upper air that Antiaircraft Artillery must conquer; the winged projectile, the spirit of the School, young, rising, indomitable.

Background[edit]

1. The device was originally approved on 1942-10-20 for the Antiaircraft Artillery School.
2. It was redesignated for the Antiaircraft and Guided Missiles Branch of the Artillery School on 1952-07-15.
3. On 1957-07-26 the device was redesignated for the U. S. Army Air Defense School.