Silver Wings has a deep rooted history! Silver Wings was founded in 1952, known as Angel Flight, at a midwest university. It wasn't until 1957, that the national idea of Angel Flight was officially formed as an organization. 

Over the the next few decades, the organization grew immensely. In order to market themselves towards a greater diverse membership, the objectives and mission were changed, and ultimately became known as Silver Wings. 

Like stated in the Silver Wings National Constitution, Silver Wings (SW) is a national, co-ed, professional organization dedicated to creating proactive, knowledgeable, and effective civic leaders through community service and education about national defense. In order to further our mission we work with Air Force Association, Arnold Air Society, and the ASU campus with the following objectives: