15th Psychological Operations Battalion, US Army: Difference between revisions

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|align="center"|[[File:15psybn1.gif|center|350px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br> (Distinctive Unit Insignia)

The colors green and silver gray are for Psychological Operations organizations. The symbol of the torch is representative of knowledge and is expressive of the word "MINDS." The stylized sound tract symbolizing oral and mechanical sounds, expresses "WORDS." The quill, alluding to graphic persuasion and the printed word, expresses the word "DEEDS" and refers to the use of the printed word and graphic art to give a selected message the greatest impact. The arrowhead is symbolic of war or conflict and alludes to the struggle for the minds of men, the ancient use of psychological operations (warfare) in the history of man, and the fact that psychological operations is a weapons system that complements conventional weapons systems. The arrowhead with the colors gray, white and black is symbolic of the types of propaganda which may be employed in psychological operations campaigns.  

The Coat of Arms was approved on 14 August 1996. The Distinctive Unit Insignia was originally approved on 21 June 1967. On 14 August 1996 the description and symbolism was revised.  

[[Category:Military heraldry of the United States]]

[[Category: Army heraldry]]

[[Category: Granted 1967]]

[[Category: Granted 1996]]