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183D REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Azure, a lamp of knowledge Or enflamed Gules; on a chief of the second a hurt bearing a dogwood slipped and leaved of the last and a canton sinister tierce in pale Azure, Or, and Gules. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "INSTRUCTIS ARMIS" in Gold.

Symbolism
The lamp of knowledge symbolizes the mission of the National Guard and the Regiment, to train soldiers, to provide the data of survival, during peacetime and/or a national emergency. The chief signifies military authority. The blue disc suggests the devotion of the Regiment's cadre to prepare the soldier. The dogwood is the state flower of Virginia, the location of the Regiment. The blue, yellow, and red portion of the canton denotes the Regiment's merit of being associated with the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the Total Army School System. The motto translates to "Train The Force."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 November 2006.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a lamp of knowledge Or enflamed Proper; on a chief of the second a hurt bearing a dogwood slipped and leaved Proper and a canton sinister tierce in pale of the first, of the second and Gules, edged of the second.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Azure, "Virtus the genius of the Commonwealth dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right" all Proper.

Motto

INSTRUCTIS ARMIS (Train The Force).

Symbolism

Shield

The lamp of knowledge symbolizes the mission of the National Guard and the Regiment, to train soldiers, to provide the data of survival, during peacetime and/or a national emergency. The chief signifies military authority. The blue disc suggests the devotion of the Regiment's cadre to prepare the soldier. The dogwood is the state flower of Virginia, the location of the Regiment. The blue, yellow, and red portion of the canton denotes the Regiment's merit of being associated with the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and the Total Army School System.

Crest

The crest is that of the Virginia Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 21 November 2006.





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