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Emblem of the 3rd Wing, a wing of the United States Air Force BlazonParty per bend vert and sable in chief a cactus (prickly pear) or, a bend azure fimbriated of the third, all within a bordure argent charged with nineteen crosses patee of the second. SignificanceThe shield is divided diagonally into the original colors of the Air Service, green and black. Over the dividing line is a band of the Air Force’s, present colors, ultramarine blue and golden yellow representative of the Rio Grande River dividing the US and Mexico. On the green field is a yellow cactus commemorating the group’s first patrols along the Mexican border. Around the shield is a white border with black German crosses equal to the number of aerial victories credited to the Group’s original squadrons during the Great War. |
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| Author | United States Air Force |
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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 [2] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [3], [4]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.
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| current | 00:47, 8 July 2010 | | 900 × 885 (269 KB) | SGT141 | Small change |
| 00:42, 8 July 2010 |  | 900 × 885 (274 KB) | SGT141 | Improved image | |
| 09:24, 11 November 2007 |  | 306 × 291 (5 KB) | Pmsyyz | Reverted to previous version, much sharper, that JPEG has too much compression | |
| 02:37, 9 November 2007 |  | 360 × 351 (226 KB) | Mukkakukaku | larger, cleaner version | |
| 16:18, 3 February 2007 |  | 306 × 291 (5 KB) | Tdrss | Category:Wing emblems of the United States Air Force |
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