<< Combat Index home Combat Index Military Insignia US Army Insignia US Army Branches US Army Aviation Branch Branch Insignia Description: A silver propeller in a vertical position between two gold wings in a horizontal position, 1 1/8 inches in width. The Army Aviation branch was established as a basic branch of the Army effective 12 April 1983. The wings are modified and differ from designs currently used on Army and Air Force aviator badges. The insignia draws upon the original insignia for historical and symbolic purposes, but was deliberately modified to signify a new chapter in Army aviation history. Branch Plaque Description: The plaque design has the branch insignia in proper colors (gold wings with silver propeller). The letters are golden orange and the rim is gold. The background is ultramarine blue.