588th Tactical Missile Group, US Air Force
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Country: United States  |
| English | On a shield Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or in dexter canton, one and two; a cloud formation rising from base to chief area of shield Argent, detail of the field; superimposed over the cloud a guided missile, in bend sinister, Or, shaded golden brown, highlighted yellow, a projectile on each tail fin Gules; fire exhaust trailing off in dexter base Gules and Or, two nuclear orbits encircling the warhead of the missile Gules |
Origin/meaning
The emblem was Approved 21 June 1957.
The cluster of fleur-de-lis is symbolic of the three squadrons which comprise the group. The two nuclear orbits about the warhead denote the nuclear capability of the guided missile. The guided missile is the combat operational weapon of the 588th Tactical Missile Group. The climbing altitude [attitude?] of the missile denotes its having been launched from the surface of the earth. Clouds as part of the background are symbolic of the guided missile operating at any altitude and in any kind of weather.
Literature: Image and Information from Wikimedia Commons.
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