16th Ordnance Battalion, US Army

16TH ORDNANCE BATTALION, US ARMY

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Or, between two arced lighting bolts Gules a bomb Sable enflamed of the first garnished of the Second, superimposed by a gauntlet issuing from sinister base holding a sword palewise of the Fist with a blade Argent
Crest: From a wreath Or and Gules a demi-annulet of the like fimbriated Argent superimposed by a Torii Sable entwined with a laurel branch bendwise of the Frist.
Motto: We train to maintain

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a gold disc encircled by a red scroll folded back upon itself in base and inscribed "WE TRAIN TO" on the left and "MAINTAIN" on the right in gold letters, over all a black bomb wmitting gold flames to top and two lightning bolts, one on either side, arcing to base, all superimposed by a gold right hand gauntlet grasping an upright gold sword with white blade.