Special Troops Battalion, 76 Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Quartered per saltire Azure (Dark Blue), Tenné, Gules masoned Argent and Celeste (Oriental Blue), on a saltire of the fourth, flanked in dexter by a key in pale, wards downward and inward and in sinister a lightning bolt palewise Argent (Silver Gray), two scimitars in saltire points downward Sable. Attached below a Black scroll inscribed “NUNQUAM DECEDIMUS” in Silver.
Symbolism
National flag blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units, referring to the unit’s past and present branch affiliation. The following colors and its symbols represent the elements that comprise the Special Troops Battalion: orange and the lightning bolt denote the Signal branch, signifying the unit’s communication capabilities; the masoned scarlet suggests the Engineer functions; and oriental blue and the key indicate the Military Intelligence responsibilities and the ability to be “First to Know.” The saltire alludes to cooperation. The crossed scimitars symbolize military readiness and the Battalion’s current campaign participation in Southwest Asia. The motto translates to “We Never Quit.”
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 July 2008.
Coat Of Arms
Blazon
Shield
Quartered per saltire Azure (Dark Blue), Tenné, Gules masoned Argent and Celeste (Oriental Blue), on a saltire of the fourth, flanked in dexter by a key in pale, wards downward and inward and in sinister a lightning bolt palewise Argent (Silver Gray), two scimitars in saltire points downward Sable.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Indiana Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Azure (Dark Blue), a demi-lion rampant Argent, holding in dexter paw a laurel branch Vert.
Motto
NUNQUAM DECEDIMUS (We Never Quit).
Symbolism
Shield
National flag blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units, referring to the unit’s past and present branch affiliation. The following colors and its symbols represent the elements that comprise the Special Troops Battalion: orange and the lightning bolt denote the Signal branch, signifying the unit’s communication capabilities; the masoned scarlet suggests the Engineer functions; and oriental blue and the key indicate the Military Intelligence responsibilities and the ability to be “First to Know.” The saltire alludes to cooperation. The crossed scimitars symbolize military readiness and the Battalion’s current campaign participation in Southwest Asia.
Crest
The crest is that of the Indiana Army National Guard.
Background
The coat of arms was approved on 1 July 2008.