Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army

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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 3RD BRIGADE, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY

Coat of arms (crest) of Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army

(Coat of Arms)
Coat of arms (crest) of Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, US Army

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Argent, a bend sinister Azure (Teal Blue) charged with a lightning flash Or between in chief a buffalo Sable horned Argent to sinister and in base a North Star Gules.
Crest: None.
Motto: Vigilance and Honor.

Distinctive Unit inisgnia, Description: A silver color device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height in form of a shield blazoned as follows: Argent, a bend sinister Azure (Teal Blue) charged with a lightning flash Or between in chief a buffalo Sable horned Argent to sinister and in base a North Star Gules. Attached below the device a blue designation scroll inscribed "VIGILANCE AND HONOR" in Silver letters.

Origin/meaning

The Buffalo respresents the strength derived for the personnel making up the Battalion. The Bend Sinister symbolises the 3rd Brigade. The Lightning Flash and North Star symbolises Intelligence Collection, Signal Capailities and Worldwide delopyability.

The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia, was both approved on 23 December 2005. Literature: Images and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.


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