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|[[File:ushimpbde.gif|center|350px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | |||
|[[File:ushimpbde1.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | |||
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'''Country''':United States[[File:Usa.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
|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. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia was authorized 17 Aug 1998. | The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia was authorized 17 Aug 1998. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1998]] | [[Category:Granted 1998]] |