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303D ORDNANCE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall consisting of a black Torii gate surmounted by a gold spanner within an encircling gold scroll inscribed "ASSURED QUALITY" in black letters, the ends of the scroll terminating at the head of the spanner, all on a crimson background.

Symbolism
Crimson is the color traditionally associated with Ordnance units. The spanner, a medieval wrench used to tighten wheel lock firearms symbolizes Maintenance, the unit's past mission and branch affiliation. The Torii gate alludes to World War II service in Okinawa.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 303d Maintenance Battalion on 4 February 1969. It was redesignated effective 16 October 2009, for the 303d Ordnance Battalion with the description and symbolism updated.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Or, on a pale Gules (Crimson) in chief a spanner of the first; on a base counterchanged, a pale charged with a Torii gate Sable.

Crest

From a wreath Or and Gules (Crimson), within a circlet of pellets, a phoenix Proper.

Motto

ASSURED QUALITY.

Symbolism

Shield

Crimson is the color traditionally associated with Ordnance units. The pale denotes the Battalion's military determination. The spanner, a medieval wrench used to tighten wheel lock firearms symbolizes maintenance, the unit's past mission and branch affiliation. The Torii gate alludes to World War II service in Okinawa.

Crest

The pellets signify munitions and the mission of the Battalion. The phoenix, adapted from the State Seal of Hawaii, represents resurrection, suggesting the Battalion's reactivation from a Maintenance to an Ordnance organization.

Background
The coat of arms was approved effective 16 October 2009.





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