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151ST 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: Azure, a vol enclosing an increscent Argent, overall in base a fox's mask Tenn. Below the shield a Black scroll doubled Silver and inscribed in base "READY TO STRIKE" in Silver letters.

Symbolism
Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors traditionally associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The wings symbolize flight and mobility. The increscent moon is adapted from the South Carolina state flag and is symbolic of its heritage and traditions dating back to the Revolutionary War. The fox's mask is an allusion to the legendary South Carolina militia leader, Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox," and typifies speed, cunning and attack capabilities. Black and white (silver) emphasize the night and day total preparedness of the unit.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 February 1989.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a vol enclosing an increscent Argent, overall in base a fox's mask Proper.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the South Carolina Army National Guard: On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure upon a mount Vert a palmetto tree Proper charged with a crescent Argent.

Motto

READY TO STRIKE.

Symbolism

Shield

Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors traditionally associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The wings symbolize flight and mobility. The increscent moon is adapted from the South Carolina state flag and is symbolic of its heritage and traditions dating back to the Revolutionary War. The fox's mask is an allusion to the legendary South Carolina militia leader, Francis Marion, "The Swamp Fox," and typifies speed, cunning and attack capabilities.

Crest

The crest is that of the South Carolina Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 27 February 1989.





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