On a white disc edged yellow, a dark gray shield bearing a gray chain encircling a terrestrial globe Proper, surmounted throughout the center by a yellow horizontal motto scroll with the Latin inscription, APTO AUT MORIOR, which translates to I Must Adapt or I Will Die in dark purple. The scroll is between four lightning bolts diagonally placed, radiating from the center of the globe--two above, green to the left and red to the right, and two below, dark blue to the lower left and blue to the lower right. Resting on top of the shield, an American bald eagle Proper, wings displayed horizontally, grasping three crossed yellow arrows and bearing on its breast a shield blazoned as follows: Argent, a paly of six Gules, a chief Azure; all within a dark purple designation band doubled-edged yellow, inscribed above, JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT AGENCY and below, a disc, all yellow.
The dark gray shield denotes the pervasiveness of a constantly evolving improvised threat and its unknown future. The terrestrial globe symbolizes the global nature of improvised threats and the need for JIDA to see and sense its migration across geographic lines, maintain a forward footprint, the potential for worldwide deployment of U.S. warfighters in support of the Combatant Commanders, and its efforts to develop international partnerships. The chain encircling the globe suggests the interconnected communities of action necessary to contain the enemy network, defeat improvised threats, and protect U.S. forces. The war eagle, adapted from the Department of Defense seal, denotes JIDA as a combat support agency, an enduring capability for the Department as a whole. The dark purple suggests total military readiness and joint collaboration with other Federal agencies. The lightning bolts indicate speed and accuracy of the delivery of capabilities to the Services --green for the Army, dark blue for the Navy, ultramarine blue for Air Force and scarlet for the Marine Corps. They represent each branch of service to which counter-IED material and non-material capabilities and training support are provided.