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Description501 Military Intelligence Battalion COA.png | 501st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION Coat Of Arms | ||||
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Source | US Army Center of Military History | ||||
Author | US Army | ||||
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Coat of Arms. edit
Blazon: edit
Shield: edit
- Quarterly Azure and Vert, in bend a lightning flash point to base Gules fimbriated Or and in bend sinister a Cavalry saber point to chief of the like.
Crest: edit
- From a wreath Or and Azure, in front of a Torii gate Gules a horse's head erased Sable langued of the third interlaced with two lightning flashes, the one behind bendwise and one in front bend sinisterwise of the first.
Motto: edit
- OUT FRONT.
Symbolism: edit
Shield: edit
- Blue and green refer to the air and ground assets of the Battalion, and further allude to the close relationship with Infantry (blue) and Armor (green) units of the Division.
- The red and yellow flash connotes the prominent role of electronic signals intelligence in modern warfare.
- The Cavalry saber, flash and quartered field, collectively suggest the blending of the traditional with the latest modern developments in intelligence, reconnaissance, security and electronic warfare capabilities within the Battalion.
Crest: edit
- The black horse's head suggested by the arms of the Province of Naples, refers to the participation of elements of the Battalion in Italian campaigns of World War II.
- The Torii gate alludes to service in Korea and two flashes connote awards of the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation.
Background: edit
- A coat of arms was approved for the 501st Military Intelligence Battalion on 6 November 1980.
- That design was cancelled and a new design/the current design approved on 21 September 1993.
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current | 05:50, 18 February 2006 | 637 × 1,337 (84 KB) | CORNELIUSSEON (talk | contribs) | ==Coat of Arms.== ===Blazon:=== ====Shield:==== * Quarterly Azure and Vert, in bend a lightning flash point to base Gules fimbriated Or and in bend sinister a Cavalry saber point to chief of the like. ====Crest:==== * From a wreath Or and Azure, in f |
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