116th Military Intelligence Brigade, US Army
116TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE, US ARMY
 (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in height consisting of an oriental blue disc within a scarlet military belt buckled and edged with gold and inscribed in gold letters "VIGIL PROMPTUSQUE"; issuing from the inner edge of the military belt downward over the blue disc a demi-sun emitting seven rays all gold; surmounted by a representation of the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia, white shaded gray, the Monument issuing from the lower inner edge of the belt and extending between the two words of the inscription beyond the top outer edge.
Origin/meaning
Oriental blue and silver gray are Military Intelligence Branch colors. The sun and rays are taken from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the U.S. Army Intelligence Command. They stand for light and knowledge and indicate that the Group serves under that organization. The military belt refers to the encircling band of security provided by Military Intelligence and denotes the military nature of the Group. The Washington Monument stands for the District of Columbia, the place where the organization was activated in 1946 and its initial area assignment.
The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 31 December 1968 for the 116th Military Intelligence Group.
Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.
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