164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Florida Army National Guard: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "50px" to "50 px") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "Category: " to "Category:") |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:164adabde.png|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:164adabde.png|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:164adabde1.jpg|center|350 px| | |align="center"|[[File:164adabde1.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia) | ||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 22: | Line 20: | ||
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 6 February 1989. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved 1 October 1988 | The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 6 February 1989. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved 1 October 1988 | ||
[[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army. | [[Literature]]: Images from Wikimedia Commons. 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 1988]] | [[Category:Granted 1988]] | ||
[[Category: Granted 1989]] | [[Category:Granted 1989]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:39, 15 October 2023
164TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BRIGADE, FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
 (Shoulder Sleeve Insignia) |
 (Distinctive Unit Insignia) |
Official blazon
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: On a red rectangle with a 1/8 inch (.32cm) yellow border, arched at top and bottom, 2 inches (5.08cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62cm) in height overall, a yellow-rayed sun surmounted by a blue arrowhead point up, charged with a vertical yellow lightning bolt.
Distinctive Unit Insignia. Description: On a gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02cm) in width overall, consisting of a gold-rayed sun on a black disc surmounted by a blue arrowhead point up, charged with a gold vertical lightning bolt all encircled by a red scroll inscribed "BLAZING SKIES" at bottom in gold letters.
Origin/meaning
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia: Red and yellow are the colors traditionally associated with Air Defense Artillery; blue is symbolic of the skies which are the battlefield of the unit. The arrowhead refers to the unit's missile systems and the lightning bolt alludes to speed. The rayed sun represents Florida, the unit's location.
Distinctive Unit Insignia: The colors red and yellow are traditionally associated with Air Defense Artillery. The gold-rayed sun alludes to Florida, the unit's home location. Blue represents the skies which are the battlefield of the unit and the arrowhead is symbolic of the unit's missile systems. Black refers to stability and twenty-four hour military preparedness of the unit. The lightning bolt alludes to speed.
The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia was approved on 6 February 1989. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved 1 October 1988 Literature: Images from Wikimedia Commons. Information from The Institute of Heraldry, US Army.