Special Troops Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard

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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 48TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, GEORGIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Georgia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a boar's head erased Gules, in the mouth an oak branch os the second fructed of the first
Motto: Give me the mission.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Red scroll inscribed "GIVE ME THE MISSION" in Gold letters.

Origin/meaning

Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army