NEW HAMPSHIRE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ELEMENT, JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 inch (2.54 cm) in height overall consisting of a Gold shield with a raised reproduction in enamel of the crest and wreath authorized for the State of New Hampshire Army National Guard: On a wreath Argent (White) and Gules (Red) two pine branches saltirewise Proper (Green) crossed behind a bundle of five arrows palewise Argent (White) bound together by a ribbon Gules (Red) the ends entwining the branches.
The bundle of five arrows and the pine are from the seal adopted by the Colony of New Hampshire in 1776. The twists of the wreath are white and red as the State was colonized by the English.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the New Hampshire Army National Guard on 5 February 1971. The insignia was redesignated effective 30 December 1983, for Headquarters, State Area Command, New Hampshire Army National Guard. It was redesignated for the New Hampshire Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters and amended to update the description effective 1 October 2003.