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|align="center"|[[File:260qm1.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:260qm1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
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Distinctive Unit Insignia: Blue is a color traditionally associated with the Quartermaster Corps. Brick red, representative of the Transportation Corps, alludes to the unit's transportation capability. The crossed keys symbolize Quartermaster units as the keeper of supplies. The black wheel with wavy spokes refers to the continuous supply of bulk petroleum. The two (2) keys, the six (6) spokes of the wheel and circle (0) of the hub, further allude to the numerical designation of the unit. | Distinctive Unit Insignia: Blue is a color traditionally associated with the Quartermaster Corps. Brick red, representative of the Transportation Corps, alludes to the unit's transportation capability. The crossed keys symbolize Quartermaster units as the keeper of supplies. The black wheel with wavy spokes refers to the continuous supply of bulk petroleum. The two (2) keys, the six (6) spokes of the wheel and circle (0) of the hub, further allude to the numerical designation of the unit. | ||
The | The arms were approved on 26 February 1993. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 6 July 1967. It was amended on 26 February 1993 to include metric measurements in the description and revise the symbolism. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Wikimedia Commons | |||
and The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | |||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1967]] | [[Category:Granted 1967]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1993]] | [[Category:Granted 1993]] | ||