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Motto: Ready when called | Motto: Ready when called | ||
Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced indented Sable and Vert, three mullets fesswise, in base a scale superimposed by a fasces and an early American Pistol saltirewise Or, a chief embattled of the like. Attached below the shield a Black scroll doubled and inscribed "READY WHEN | Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consiting of a shield blazoned: Per fess enhanced indented Sable and Vert, three mullets fesswise, in base a scale superimposed by a fasces and an early American Pistol saltirewise Or, a chief embattled of the like. Attached below the shield a Black scroll doubled and inscribed "READY WHEN CALLED" in Gold. | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Green and yellow are the colours traditionally associated with the Military Police Corps. Black alludes to the determination, power and protection. The Green Peaks alludes to the Mountains near | Green and yellow are the colours traditionally associated with the Military Police Corps. Black alludes to the determination, power and protection. The Green Peaks alludes to the Mountains near Asheville, N.C. where the Battalion HQ is located. The Scales, Pistol and fasces are taken from the Military Police Regimental Coat of Arms. The three stars are taken to represent the Military Police Motto: Assist, Protect and Defend. | ||
Asheville, N.C. where the Battalion HQ is located. The Scales, Pistol and fasces are taken from the Military Police Regimental Coat of Arms. | |||
The three stars are taken to represent the Military Police Motto: Assist, Protect and Defend | |||
The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 1 September 2003. | The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 1 September 2003. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2003]] | |||