History of the 154th Communications Squadron
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Blazon
On a disc Sable, a Hawaiian double-hulled canoe under sail issuant from sinister Gules, being paddled by eight warriors four in the foreground Vert garnished Or and four in the background of the like detailed of the first, surmounting a demi-native in sinister of the like, wearing a maile leaf headdress and blowing a conch shell of the third below four lightning flashes in chief bendwise in bend sinister. All within a border Azure, within a narrow border Yellow.
Attached above the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “NA LEO O KA LANI” in Yellow letters. Attached below the disc, a Blue scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed “154TH COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON” in Yellow letters
Significance
Ultramarine blue and Air Force 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 Hawaiian conch shell blower represents the source of communications. The canoe and paddlers are a symbol for a communications squadron, its teamwork and mobility. The four lightning flashes symbolize the four branches of communications. The Hawaiian motto translates to “THE VOICES OF THE HEAVEN” in English