Silver Wings Arnold Air Society A Brief History

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Silver WingsArnold Air SocietyA Brief History

• Ashley A. Fish
• Development Officer

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Our Founders

• The first chapter of Angel Flight (AnF) was
  founded at the University of Omaha in 1952
• Until 1957, Angel Flight was primarily a national
  idea with many names, uniforms, and activities
• Angel Flight members worked to give the
  organization a professional, service-oriented
  image, as well as to support the AFROTC units on
  each campus

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Name Change

• During the 1980s, the Executive Board of
  Directors approved a petition to allow the local
  unit of Angel Flight to use the name Silver
  Wings on the local campus
• At the 1995 National Conclave, the general
  assembly voted to amend the AnF National
  Constitution to officially change the name of the
  national organization to Angel Flight-Silver
  Wings (AnF-SW)
• In 1998, the NATCON Assembly voted to officially
  change the name of the organization to Silver
  Wings

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Their Founders

• At summer camp in 1947, a group of AFROTC cadets
  from Cincinnati, Ohio discussed the possibility
  of an honorary society. A committee of cadets was
  formed to write a constitution and to find a
  name. The name chosen was made to honor General
  H. H. Arnold, one of the greatest leaders in
  aviation history. The permission to use his name
  was granted in December of 1947, with the
  provision that the society begin on a local basis
  at the University of Cincinnati.
• In April of 1948, the United States Air Force
  officially recognized the society.

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Mission

• Personal Development of Individual Members
• Professional Development of Individual Members
• Civic Awareness

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Mission

• First Objective
• To create a more efficient relationship among Air
  Force officer candidates, in particular within
  the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.
• Second Objective
• To aid in the development of effective Air Force
  officers.
• Third Objective
• To further the purpose, traditions, and concepts
  of the United States Air Force.

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Motto

• Knowledge, wisdom, and the courage to serve.

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Motto

• The warrior who cultivates his mind, polishes
  his arms.

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Colors/Symbol/Flower

• Blue and White
• The Silver Wings crest is a double wing, pointing
  upward, with a shield of the United States and a
  torch superimposed on the shield. A band under
  the shield bears the words Silver Wings.
• White Rose

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Colors/Symbol/Flower

• Red, Yellow-Orange, Blue and White
• The symbol of the Arnold Air Society is a pair of
  gold wings set to either side of a white star
  containing a red ball. The wings are set above
  two blue wreaths, bearing the inscription Arnold
  Air Society. The gold wings signify courage the
  white star signifies purity the red ball stands
  for the blood shed by American fighting men the
  blue symbolizes the sky.
• Crimson Glory Rose

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