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In true heraldry, a coat of arms (or badge) can have a crest or not, but a crest cannot exist on its own. [40] One exception to this is No. 600 Squadron , which has two badges, [ 41 ] the first was the traditional badge with a sword in front of a crescent moon which reflected the squadron's night-time activities.
It has been associated with Leicester since the time of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and Leicester (c. 1278–1322), the most powerful lord in the Midlands, who used it as his personal crest. [ 21 ] A green Wyvern stands in the emblem of the ancient and historical Umbrian city of Terni , the dragon is called by the citizens with the name of ...
582d Air Resupply and Communications Wing - Libertas Per Veritatem (Freedom Through Truth) [27] 306th Strategic Wing - Abundance of Strength [27] 308th Armament Systems Wing - Non Sibi Sed Aliis (Not for Self, But for Others) [27] 316th Tactical Airlift Wing - Valor Without Arms [27] The motto of the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing is I Gain By Hazard.
The use of the crest and torse independently from the rest of the achievement, a practice which became common in the era of paper heraldry, has led the term "crest" to be frequently but erroneously used to refer to the arms displayed on the shield, or to the achievement as a whole.
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TCW provides communications facilities to deployed units of the RAF No 1, 2, 3 and 4 Field Communications (FC) Sqns - providing deployed networks and information systems in a range of settings and locations. 5 Sqn provides support to the FC Sqns, through calibration and testing of equipment.
Personal seals of bishops and abbots continued to be used posthumously, and gradually became the impersonal seals of dioceses. [3] Clergy tended to replace martial devices with clerical devices. The shield was retained, but helmets and coronets were replaced by ecclesiastical hats; in some religious arms a skull replaced the helmet.