203D MILITARY POLICE BATTALION

 

203d Military Police Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia

203d Military Police Battalion Coat of Arms

 

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

 

COAT OF ARMS

 

Distinctive Unit Insignia.  Description:   A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows:  Argent, a saltire Gules between two mullets fesswise Vert, a sword palewise Or with a grip of the third.  Attached to the bottom of the shield, following its contours is a stylized “V” Green scroll inscribed “ENFORCERS” and “OF FREEDOM” in Gold letters.  

        Symbolism:   Green and yellow are the colors associated with the Military Police Corps.  The motto “Enforcers of Freedom” emphasizes the desire of the Military Police soldiers to compel observance of or obedience to freedom wherever it takes them.  The Cross of St. Andrew on a white field, adapted from the Alabama State flag, emphasizes the home base of the unit.  Red is the color of valor and sacrifice.  The two stars represent the Military Police Corps missions to uphold the law and keep order.  The sword represents the military preparedness of the War Fighter.  

        Background:   The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 14 December 2006.  

 

Coat of Arms.

        Blazon:  

                Shield:   Argent, a saltire Gules between two mullets fesswise Vert, a sword palewise Or with a grip of the third.  

                Crest:   That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Alabama Army National Guard:  From a wreath Argent and Gules, a slip of cotton plant with full bursting boll Proper.  

                Motto:   ENFORCERS OF FREEDOM.  

        Symbolism:

                Shield:   Green and yellow are the colors associated with the Military Police Corps.  The motto “Enforcers of Freedom” emphasizes the desire of the Military Police soldiers to compel observance of or obedience to freedom wherever it takes them.  The Cross of St. Andrew on a white field, adapted from the Alabama State flag, emphasizes the home base of the unit.  Red is the color of valor and sacrifice.  The two stars represent the Military Police Corps missions to uphold the law and keep order.  The sword represents the military preparedness of the War Fighter.  

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

        Background:   The coat of arms was approved on 14 December 2006.