Wing's emblem symbolizes rich heritage Published Aug. 27, 2007 By History Office 67th Network Warfare Wing LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- The shield of the 67th Network Wing symbolizes the unit's mission and reflects its 60-year history. The original shield was approved for the 67th Reconnaissance Wing on March 20, 1952. On the original emblem, the red lightning bolt was emblematic of the strength, speed and power necessary to achieve the mission of tactical reconnaissance. The sun and blue sky represented the importance of withstanding danger and destruction to accomplish the mission and to bring light, protection, and honor. The blue sky and stars were where all aerial activities are carried to a successful completion. During the time from 1993 to 2006 as an intelligence information operations wing, the red lightning bolt represented speed, strength and power. The dark blue background symbolized the shroud of secrecy and the darkness that surrounds an adversary. The stars alluded to the four intelligence disciplines of signals intelligence, human intelligence, imagery intelligence and measurement and signatures intelligence that penetrate the darkness. The sun in the light blue background depicted the illumination of knowledge. Currently, the stars allude to the wing's mission of network attack, exploitation, defense and the training of cyberspace warriors to defeat any adversary. The dark blue background symbolizes the shroud of secrecy that surrounds a cyberspace adversary. The red lightning bolt represents the applied speed, strength, power and precision of Air Force network warfare. The sun in the light blue background depicts our mission to operate the Air Force network through the ground, air and space domains to ensure the right information at the right place at the right time. The wing's warriors deny the advisory the use of cyberspace while maximizing our own use of the net. The wing's motto is "Lux Ex Tenebris," Latin for light from darkness.