Insignia of the U.S. Navy Attack Squadron 145 (VA-145) "Swordsmen". Following the redesignation of the squadron from VA-702 to VA-145 on 4 February 1953, a new insignia was approved by United States Navy chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on 7 April 1954. Colours for the sword and lion insignia are: a background of black, yellow and blue with a red border; the scroll is outlined in red with a yellow background and black lettering; the sword is silver and blue with a blue hilt, a yellow and black handle outlined in black; the lightning bolts are yellow; the lion is black with white markings and a red tongue and claws.
U.S. Navy
1954-04-07
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-74/173.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-74/index_020.htm">USS <i>Ranger</i> (CVA-61) 1974 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>. Also <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1.html">Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1: The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/pdfs/va125-153.pdf">Chapter 2: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-125 to VA-153</a>, p. 209. Published by the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/dictionary-of-american-naval-aviation-squadrons-volume-1/pdfs/prelim.pdf">Naval Historical Center, United States Department of the Navy, Washington, D.C. (USA), 1995</a>. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0945274297" title="Special:BookSources/0945274297">ISBN 0945274297</a>