Fires Battalion, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, US Army: Difference between revisions
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Shield: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning | Shield: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning flash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second.<br> | ||
Crest: None.<br> | Crest: None.<br> | ||
Motto: Celox et accuratus (Fast and Accurate). | Motto: Celox et accuratus (Fast and Accurate). | ||
Distinctive unit | Distinctive unit insignia, description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consting of a shield blazoned as follows: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning fleash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second. Attached below the device a Black motto scroll inscribed "CELOX ET ACCURATUS" in Gold letters with a Gold mullet at each end of the scroll. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 13 May 2008. | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 13 May 2008. | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 2008]] | [[Category:Granted 2008]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:39, 10 February 2024
FIRES BATTALION, 5TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 1ST ARMORED DIVISION, US ARMY
 (Coat of Arms) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning flash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second.
Crest: None.
Motto: Celox et accuratus (Fast and Accurate).
Distinctive unit insignia, description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consting of a shield blazoned as follows: Gules, an antique cannon barrel Or and a lightning fleash Argent saltirewise; a brodure of the second. Attached below the device a Black motto scroll inscribed "CELOX ET ACCURATUS" in Gold letters with a Gold mullet at each end of the scroll.
Origin/meaning
The Artillery Branch is represented by the Red Field and the Cannon Barrel. The Lightning Flash symbolise speed and responsiveness to mission requirements.
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 13 May 2008.
Literature: Images from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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