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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a green rectangle arced at top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) yellow border 2 inches (5.08cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62cm) in height overall, a yellow representation of King Kamehameha’s spear between two red lightning flashes chevronwise reversed. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in width overall consisting of a stylized burst of medium blue rays superimposed by two red lightning flashes chevronwise reversed issuing a representation of King Kamehameha’s spear all enclosed in base by a green scroll inscribed "PACIFIC LIGHTNING" in gold. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police organizations. The red lightning flashes denote speed and on the mark accuracy as well as alluding to the unit’s motto. The spear is a traditional Hawaiian weapon and underscores the unit’s mission. | |||
Distinctive Unit Insigna: Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police organizations. The stylized burst of rays allude to the Pacific, the unit's location. The red lightning flashes denote speed and on the mark accuracy as well as alluding to the unit’s motto. The spear is a traditional Hawaiian weapon and underscores the unit’s mission. | |||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia was authorized 17 Aug 1998. | |||
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[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category: Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1998]] | |||