US Army Dental Activity Fort Huachuca
US ARMY DENTAL ACTIVITY FORT HUACHUCA
Official blazon
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of two green chevrons interlaced on a circular disc of silver above and blue below; above and resting on the chevrons, and extending past the disc at top center a white cross, couped, pointed and voided throughout on a maroon cross, also pointed; surrounding the disc and touching the cross at either side a maroon motto scroll bearing in silver letters the inscription "DENTISTRY SCIENCE ART." |- |English | blazon wanted |}
Origin/meaning
Maroon and white are the colors traditionally used for the Medical Corps. The green chevrons represent mountains and the blue alludes to the watershed of the mountains, thus referring to the Apache - Chiricahua Indian word "huachuca" meaning "mountains with water" and also to the unit's location, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. The white cross resembles an Indian sun design and also refers to the unit's location in Arizona.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 2 June 1980.
Literature: Image and Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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