The monument design is a low-level silhouette of the C-141. The top center section is slightly rounded to represent an aircraft's fuselage. The sides droop as like as the wings of the C-141. The monument's center section depicts the name of the first wing (1707th Air Transport Wing) to own a C-141 aircraft and its emblem. The left wing (facing) is the wing of honor and depicts the emblem of the first squadron (1741st Air Transport Squadron) that flew the C-141, along with the MATS emblem. The right winglet represents the squadron that continued the 1741st squadron's mission (57th Military Airlift Squadron), its emblem, and the MAC emblem. This monument sits on a granite base that depicts the strength of the men and women who flew, maintained, and supported this awesome aircraft. The monument's red granite represents the soil on which aircraft 63-8078 (the first operational C-141) landed.