Distinctive Unit Insignia.  Description:   A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in width overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows:  Or, on a bend sinister Vert between two fleurs-de-lis Azure, a pistol, muzzle upward of the first.  Attached below the shield a Green scroll inscribed “OUR HISTORY, OUR STRENGTH” in Gold.

        Symbolism:   Yellow and green are the colors traditionally associated with Military Police units.  The bend sinister signifies security.  The fleurs-de-lis represent the Battalion’s campaign credit during World War I and World War II.  Blue indicates the unit’s past affiliation in the Infantry branch.  The pistol illustrates the mission of Military Police.  

         Background:   The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 7 May 2009. 

 

Coat of Arms.

         Blazon:  

                Shield:   Or, on a bend sinister Vert between two fleurs-de-lis Azure, a pistol, muzzle upward, of the first.

                Crest:   That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Tennessee Army National Guard:  From a wreath Or and Vert, upon a mount of the second a hickory tree Proper charged with three mullets one and two Argent.  

                Motto:   OUR HISTORY, OUR STRENGTH.

         Symbolism:

              Shield:   Yellow and green are the colors traditionally associated with Military Police units.  The bend sinister signifies security.  The fleurs-de-lis represent the Battalion’s campaign credit during World War I and World War II.  Blue indicates the unit’s past affiliation in the Infantry branch.  The pistol illustrates the mission of Military Police.

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

         Background:   The coat of arms was approved on 7 May 2009.