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Emblem of the 2d Space Operations Squadron, 50th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command, United States Air Force.

Blazon: Azure, a demi-globe issuant from base Celeste gridlined Or, charged with a lightning flash bendwise Gules enfiling an orbit ring arcing to chief from sinister base to dexter base Argent, charged at its apex with a polar star Yellow; in chief a compass rose of the fifth all within a diminished bordure of the third. MOTTO: PATHWAYS FOR PEACE. Approved on 6 May 1988, slightly modified in 1994; replaced emblem approved on 28 Jul 1965 (K&KE 17364).

Significance: Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors, Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The compass rose alludes to the North Star and reflects an established form of navigation. It also represents the unit’s involvement with the Global Positioning System, a precision global navigation system, indicated by the demi-globe. The polestar on an orbit ring, reflects the unit’s use of satellite transmissions. The lightning flash signifies the command and control operations conducted by the squadron in support of its parent wing.

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