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165TH MILITARY POLICE, PENNSYLVANIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description
A Keystone shaped shield, a gold metal and epoxied device 1 1/8 (2.86cm) in height blazoned as follows: Per saltire Or and Vert, a pair of keys saltirewise counterchanged, wards upward; overall a sword erect of the first. Attached to the side and below the shield a green scroll inscribed STRENGTH THROUGH JUSTICE in gold.

Symbolism
The shape of the shield recalls a keystone, a symbol of the state of Pennsylvania and refers to the units location. The colors yellow and green are associated with Military Police. The keys convey security while the sword represents authority and strength.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved 13 February 2017.




Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms

Description
Per saltire Or and Vert, a keystone counterchanged, bearing a key in fess, bow pierced with a keystone shape, wards to sinister of the second, surmounted by a sword erect of the first. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard:  From a wreath Or and Vert, a lion rampant guardant Proper, holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar Argent hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon Argent on a fess Sable three plates. STRENGTH THROUGH JUSTICE

Symbolism
The keystone, symbolic of the state of Pennsylvania, refers to where the unit is located. The colors yellow and green are associated with the Military Police. The keys convey security while the sword establishes authority and strength. The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms and insignia were approved 13 February 2017.





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