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| | |Description/Blazon A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess Argent and Azure two lightning flashes saltirewise counterchanged, in chief two eagles' heads conjoined erased Sable and overall in pale a double warded key, wards to base of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VIGILANCE WITH PRIDE" in Black letters | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Symbolism Oriental blue and silver are the colors traditionally associated with Military Intelligence. The crossed lightning flashes connote the Battalion's mission as a combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence Unit. The key is a symbol of knowledge and security. The double-headed eagle symbolizes watchfulness and vigilance and alludes to the unit's areas of service, Austria and Germany. | |||
{{media}} | Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 October 1981. | ||
[[Literature]]:Image from Olompvo on Pinterest. DUI and Information from Wikimedia Commons | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]] | ||
[[Category: Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 6 August 2024
533RD MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, US ARMY
(Coat of Arms) |
(Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
English | Description/Blazon A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:Per fess Argent and Azure two lightning flashes saltirewise counterchanged, in chief two eagles' heads conjoined erased Sable and overall in pale a double warded key, wards to base of the first. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "VIGILANCE WITH PRIDE" in Black letters |
Origin/meaning
Symbolism Oriental blue and silver are the colors traditionally associated with Military Intelligence. The crossed lightning flashes connote the Battalion's mission as a combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence Unit. The key is a symbol of knowledge and security. The double-headed eagle symbolizes watchfulness and vigilance and alludes to the unit's areas of service, Austria and Germany.
Background The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 October 1981.
Literature:Image from Olompvo on Pinterest. DUI and Information from Wikimedia Commons
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