Distinctive Unit Insignia.  Description:   A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Per pale Azure and Tenné, a griffin sergeant grasping a sword in his dexter claw and a lightning flash in his sinister claw all counterchanged.  Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed “FIGHTING FOR THE FORCE” in Silver letters.  

        Symbolism:   Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors associated with Aviation units.  Blue is symbolic of devotion, loyalty and truth and recalls the sky, the unit’s theater of operations.  The griffin combines the strength and courage of a lion with the vigilance and awareness of an eagle; attributes inherent to the basic mission of the organization.  The sword reflects the fighting aspects of the unit.  The lightning flash alludes to the speed with which the unit’s mission is carried out.  

         Background:   The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 10 May 1989.

 

Coat of Arms.

         Blazon:  

                Shield:   Per pale Azure and Tenné, a griffin sergeant grasping a sword in his dexter claw and a lightning flash in his sinister claw all counterchanged.  

                Crest:   That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Mississippi Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure a slip of magnolia full flower with leaves Proper behind a trident Sable.  

                Motto:   FIGHTING FOR THE FORCE.

         Symbolism:

               Shield:   Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors associated with Aviation units.  Blue is symbolic of devotion, loyalty and truth and recalls the sky, the unit’s theater of operations.  The griffin combines the strength and courage of a lion with the vigilance and awareness of an eagle; attributes inherent to the basic mission of the organization.  The sword reflects the fighting aspects of the unit.  The lightning flash alludes to the speed with which the unit’s mission is carried out.  

                Crest:   The crest is that of the Mississippi Army National Guard.  

         Background:   The coat of arms was approved on 10 May 1989.