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Nellis Composite Squadron
History
The Nellis Cadet Squadron patch was designed in
2002 and approved in February, 2003 by the Nevada Wing Commander, Col Matthew
Wallace.
Since that date, the squadron patch has been
available to squadron members for $3 and non-squadron members for $5. A
limited number of patches were made with Velcro on the back and were sold for an
additional $1.
In 2007, the squadron was re-chartered as
Nellis Composite Squadron. Due to the number of patches in the inventory
that still said "Nellis Cadet Squadron," the current Wing Commander, Col Ralph
Miller, has allowed the unit to continue to wear the patch with the old unit
name until supplies are exhausted.
NCS Patch
Symbolism
After extensive research and input from the NCS
members, the final design was a three-inch, shield-and-scroll patch similar to
USAF “Command patches.”
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The entire design is outlined in
blue. Blue, being a color of
strength an unity, surrounds us always.
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The main portion of the shield is outlined in silver –
representing our state and wing – The Silver State.
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Diagonally across the middle is a
red, white and blue band representing the
United States.
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The red propeller and triangle
prominently displayed, front and center, signify this is a Civil Air Patrol
unit working to accomplish the three assigned missions.
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The upper-right, black field and
constellation represent space and
CAP’s
Aerospace Mission.
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The constellation
Aquila represents the Eagle.
Eagles are symbolic of leadership.
Mythology has
Aquila as Zeus’ personal pet and holder of the
thunderbolts.
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The lower-left, medium blue field
and the USAF symbol represent our parent organization and the sky that both
organizations operate within.
Furthermore, it symbolizes the Emergency Services mission and our
relationship with the USAF in our ES tasking.
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The bottom, brown field
represents the desert that we live in and our cadets – the foundation of our
unit’s mission. Furthermore, it
represents the ground teams of
CAP’s ES
mission.
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The wavering black dividing line symbolizes the mountains
and valleys of the geographic terrain around our region.
The black also represents the mission base staff that works to unite
the efforts of the ground and air teams in ES operations.
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The playing cards represent our
city,
Las Vegas.
The numbers zero, six and nine are for our unit charter
number/designation – NV069.
Spades are traditional symbols for aviation and aircraft.
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The yellow-and-black checkerboard
across the top represents the colors of Nellis Air Force Base, our home.
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The white scroll at the bottom
contains the unit name, Nellis Cadet [Comp] Squadron.
The white of the scroll represents the core value of integrity.
Other Information
Be sure to review the new activities policies on the "Forms & Operating
Instructions" page!
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