A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per fess dancett Gules and Or, a hurt charged with a polar star of the second all within an annulet Sable fimbriated Gold. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Red scroll turned Gold inscribed EVER READY EVER WILLING in Gold letters.
The colors red and yellow are used for Artillery. The two yellow points represent mountains and allude to Camp Carson, Colorado, where the Battalion was originally activated; they also refer to the organizations two battle honors awarded for service during World War II. The yellow polar star on the blue circle symbolizes Alaska, where the unit was recently reactivated. The black ring, the heraldic symbol for a link of chain mail, alludes to the Battalions armored classification.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 22 July 1955.