The Olive Branch Composite Squadron Patch

Earned! Never Given.

The Olive Branch Composite Squadron patch is one of the many traditions held in the Squadron. It is awarded to all cadets who demonstrate their commitment and dedication both to the Squadron and CAP by graduating from encampment. Any member wearing the patch is expected to be able to explain the heraldry of the patch and describe what each element represents.

The Heraldry

The Olive Branch Composite Squadron patch consists of a round disc with upper and lower rockers.

The ultramarine blue disc with Air Force yellow borders contains the image of an ascending raptor in full display. The raptor is carrying a brown and green olive branch. Above the raptor are three red stars in a vertical orientation. The upper and lower rockers contain the text of our squadron motto and squadron name.

The colors of the disc are the colors of the U.S. Air Force. Their inclusion indicates the status of the squadron as a part of the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. The blue represents "the sky", the primary theater of Civil Air Patrol operations, and the yellow represents "the sun" and the excellence required of all Squadron personnel.

The raptor in the center of the disc represents the individual members of the squadron. Its ascending orientation represents the member's efforts to rise and excel in everthything they do. A raptor is a bird characterized by its strength and keen senses. The characteristic of strength applies to our commitment, constancy and endurance needed by our members while performing missions while the keen senses, particularly eyesight, applies to the tools used to search from the air.

The olive branch carried by the dove dually symbolizes the community in which the Squadron is based, Olive Branch, MS, and the unit's peaceful mission.

The three stars symbolize the three primary missions performed by the Civil Air Patrol; Emergency Services, Cadet Programs, and Aerospace Education. Their red color represents the unit's zeal in performing them.

The upper rocker contains the text of our squadron motto: "Primoris In Divum Primoris Humi". The text is Latin and when translated means, "First in the Air. First on the Ground." The motto has dual significance in our goals of being one of the first organizations to respond in times of need and the effort of our unit to strive for excellence in all that we do.

The lower rocker contains the text of our Squadron name: "Olive Branch Composite Sqdrn".