Special Troops Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard

SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 48TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, GEORGIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Georgia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a boar's head erased Gules, in the mouth an oak branch os the second fructed of the first
Motto: Give me the mission.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Red scroll inscribed "GIVE ME THE MISSION" in Gold letters.

Origin/meaning

Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army