Headquarters Air Force badge

Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael Moseley approved the design and development of the badge in September 2005.

At the center of the badge is a gilt American bald eagle, a symbol of the United States and air power.

The eagle is holding an olive branch and a bundle of 13 arrows, denoting the power of peace and war—the heart of the Air Force mission.

A silver wreath, an ancient symbol of victory, encircles the badge and meets the old Army Air Corps roundel.

The eagle holds a streamer with the Latin motto "E pluribus unum," which means "Out of many, one," and represents the original 13 colonies forming into one nation.