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The ultramarine blue background identifies the aerospace theater of air traffic operations and communications. The globe indicates the worldwide nature of the unit's contingency communications mission, the command and control communications, and the strategic airlift emanating via the air traffic and air navigation services. Favored chess piece among players, the knight, is in direct service to the king, upholding the kingdom and renowned for flexibility. This represents the service role of air traffic control to Air Force air operations and the many ways in which those operations are supported. It also indicates the variety of communications devices available to commanders to control and organize their commands, even over great distances; communications makes flexible response possible. The falcon is the symbol for flight and service, identifying the unit's air operations mission and the Air Force flight mission. For ages falcons have served kings and are known for highspeed flight; the falcon represents quick response afforded by air traffic and communications services. The yellow band encircling the globe, demonstrates fluidity and motion. It depicts the dynamic communications mission and shows the connectivity in the knight's service with air operations. The band in Morse code (a classic communications method still used to identify air navigational aids) shows command relationships. The lightning bolt is used to identify the power of rapid electronic communications in the hands of Air Force meteorological element (significant because of unit support of meteorological measurement systems). The pinnacle at the base of the globe is a stylized antenna to identify the variety of transmission systems employed by the unit. Ground-to-air UHF/VHF aircraft control radios, intrabase radio systems, satellite communications and military affiliate high frequency radio systems are operated and maintained to provide voice command-and-control communications in support of day-to-day, emergency, and contingency operations.

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