97th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

97TH AIR MOBILITY WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 97 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, on 11 September 1947. Organized on 1 December 1947. Redesignated as: 97 Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 12 July 1948; 97 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, on 1 October 1959; 97 Wing on 1 September 1991. Inactivated on 1 April 1992. Redesignated as 97 Air Mobility Wing on 21 August 1992. Activated on 1 October 1992.

Coat of arms (crest) of 97th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

(Historical - 97th Bombardment Group)
Coat of arms (crest) of 97th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

(Modern)

Official blazon

97th Bombardment Group: Azure a spear in aple Or, point to base flammant and embrued proper. Motto: Venit hora = The Hour has come. Approved 5 March 1943.

Origin/meaning

The Emblem was approved on 2 May 1957; latest rendering, 7 February 2019.

Literature: 97th Bombardment Group from Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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