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114TH AVIATION REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall, consisting of a shield blazoned: Paly of seven Gules and Argent, on a pile enhanced Azure an eagle's head erased of the second. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll doubled and inscribed "EAGLES OF LIBERTY" in Silver.

Symbolism
Ultramarine blue is the primary color associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The white and red stripes symbolize respectively, purity of purpose and blood shed in defense of liberty. The pile pointing downwards alludes to the unit's mission: To attack and destroy enemy troops and armor from the sky. The eagle embodies swift flight, strength and courage. Our National bird, National colors and motto underscore the unit's mission on behalf of our constitutional freedom: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved effective 1 October 1987.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Paly of seven Gules and Argent, on a pile enhanced Azure a bald eagle's head erased Proper.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Gules above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure one in upper point and three in lower within a bordure of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the first.

Motto

EAGLES OF LIBERTY.

Symbolism

Shield

Ultramarine blue is the primary color associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The white and red stripes symbolize respectively, purity of purpose and blood shed in defense of liberty. The pile pointing downwards alludes to the unit's mission: To attack and destroy enemy troops and armor from the sky. The eagle embodies swift flight, strength and courage. Our National bird, National colors and motto underscore the unit's mission on behalf of our constitutional freedom: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

Crest

The crest is that of the Arkansas Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved effective 1 October 1987. It was amended to correct the blazon of the crest on 23 October 2002.





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