“Pretty sharp,” said Deputy Wing Commanerd Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Travis, picking up the first of the new branch patches arriving at 14 Wing Greenwood.
“Supporting the wing: this patch is the representation of that.”
Travis and branch Chief Warrant Officer Jamie Rideout were first in line April 28, picking up the brand new patches at the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum. The branch formed in 2017 from the previous Wing Administration branch, with additional responsibilities; 2023, and this new crest, has been a long time coming.
“We may be one of the few Deputy Wing Commander branches with a crest even now,” said Rideout.
Master Corporal Jean-Roch Chabot with Wing Imaging designed the patch and, with a few tweaks, the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum looked after patch production. Both entities fall in Deputy Wing Commander branch lines.
“We put the request for a design out to the branch and a number of ideas came back that included how we do support the wing in a wide variety of areas.”
Travis particularly likes the detailed hand, almost ghosted or ephemeral, in the design; showing how the branch’s personnel play a role in claims and finance, administration, planning, lodger units including health services and policing, infrastructure, morale and welfare services, housing, heritage, public affairs and more. The base’s three aircraft are also included, as all air, technician and support units need the Deputy Wing Command branch to operate.
The patch is now available in the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum gift shop, and may be worn on uniformed branch members’ shoulders, or displayed by civilian branch members.
