450 Transportation Battalion
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules (Brick Red), a wheel Sable rims and spokes Or and overall issuing from base a broadarrow of the last. Attached below the shield is a Black scroll inscribed “STRENGTH THROUGH MOVEMENT” in Gold.
Symbolism
Brick red and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by Transportation units. The wheel is adapted from the insignia of branch and alludes to the mission of the Battalion. The broadarrow denotes movement, swiftness and accuracy.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 9 January 1998.
Coat Of Arms
Blazon
Shield
Gules (Brick Red), a wheel Sable rims and spokes Or and overall issuing from base a broadarrow Argent.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto
STRENGTH THROUGH MOVEMENT.
Symbolism
Shield
Brick red and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by Transportation units. The wheel is adapted from the insignia of branch and alludes to the mission of the Battalion. The broadarrow denotes movement, swiftness and accuracy.
Crest
The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Background
The coat of arms was approved on 9 January 1998.