3D PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS BATTALION (AIRBORNE)
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, a stylized sword Argent grip Gules between two arced lightning flashes Or. Around the bottom of the shield a silver metal scroll inscribed "POWER TO INFLUENCE" in red.
Jungle green and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by Psychological Operations units. The sword represents military preparedness and has three combined cutting edges to denote teamwork and under-score the battalion's numerical designation. The flashes are arced, simulating a circle, highlighting the importance of each army element's role in total combat readiness. The sword and flashes together reflect the three sources and types of propaganda.
The distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 16 Nov 1995.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Vert, a stylized sword Argent grip Gules between two arced lightning flashes Or.
Crest
From a wreath Argent and Vert a double-headed chess knight Argent and Sable garnished Gules superimposed by a palm tree Or.
Motto
POWER TO INFLUENCE.
Shield
Jungle green and silver gray/Argent are the colors traditionally used by Psychological Operations units. The sword represents military preparedness and has three combined cutting edges to denote teamwork and under-score the battalion's numerical designation. The flashes are arced, simulating a circle, highlighting the importance of each army element's role in total combat readiness. The sword and flashes together reflect the three sources and types of propaganda.
Crest
The double-headed chess knight symbolizes strategy as well as the dual nature of propaganda and psychological operations. It is banded in red to commemorate the unit's Meritorious Unit Commendation and is superimposed by a palm tree for war service in Southwest Asia.
The coat of arms was authorized on 16 Nov 1995.