Maroon is a traditional color of the Army Medical Department and silver represents the tools of dentistry. The pine trees allude to the unit's home area at Ft. Liberty in North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel State.'' Their color, green, is symbolic of rejuvenation, life and health, and refers to the unit's mission. The cross is a traditional symbol of care and assistance and further denotes the DENHAC's mission and close accord with the field of medicine.