Ohio Wing, Civil Air Patrol

OHIO WING, CIVIL AIR PATROL

Official blazon

Azure trimmed Or, Argent annulet charged torteau at fess point, Tenne trimmed Argent contrail extending dexter base to Argent delta at sinister chief, three Argent mullets of four points at dexter chief, Argent scroll trimmed Or beneath base, Azure inscription “OHIO WING”.

Origin/meaning

On a blue field, symbolic of the skies where CAP operates, rests a red disc surrounded by a white ring. Borrowed from the Ohio Burgee, this represents the “O” in “Ohio” with reference to both the state and planet Earth. In the upper left field are found three stars, representing the wing's (and Ohio’s) aviation past, present, and future. An orange contrail encircles the “O” and trails a white delta rising to the upper right of the blue field. As the birthplace of the Wright Brothers and heavier-than-air flight, together with no less than 25 astronauts, a delta represents aviation and space flight by men and women who have reached for the stars. The delta shape is reminiscent of the first orbital flight of Project Mercury, Friendship 7, flown by Ohio-native, Astronaut John Glenn, an honorary Ohio Wing member. In Project Apollo, another Ohio-native, Neil Armstrong, became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. With the establishment of the U.S. Space Force, current and future Ohio Wing members will reach for the stars and beyond. Collectively, this is a design intended to bridge the wing's past with the tremendous potential of its future. Designed by Col Frank A. Blazich, Jr. with graphic assistance from Lt Col Matt Johnson and 2nd Lt Karolyn Hasselfeld.

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