SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 2D BRIGADE, 2D INFANTRY DIVISION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in diameter overall blazoned as follows: Teal, issuant from a plain point embattled Gules a stylized mountain range Argent, the center peak charged with three mullets in fess Silver Gray, overall a dexter gauntlet palm inward grasping a key bendwise ward upward and a lightning flash bend sinisterwise all of the last. Attached below the shield a Red scroll inscribed "FORGED UNDER FIRE" in Silver letters.
The stylized mountain range denotes the unit's service in Korea and formation at Fort Carson, Colorado. The following three symbols represent the companies that comprise the Battalion: the embattled plain point for the Engineer support, the key for Military Intelligence and the lightning bolt for Signal. The gauntlet holding the key and lightning bolt upon the embattled plain point suggests the forging together of the elements by the Strike Force Brigade. The three green stars adapted from the Iraq flag, symbolize the unit's service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 23 January 2006.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Teal, issuant from a plain point embattled Gules a stylized mountain range Argent, the center peak charged with three mullets in fess Vert, overall a dexter gauntlet palm inward Silver Gray grasping a key bendwise ward upward Celeste (Oriental Blue) and a lightning flash bend sinisterwise Tenn.
Crest
None.
Motto
FORGED UNDER FIRE.
Shield
The stylized mountain range denotes the unit's service in Korea and formation at Fort Carson, Colorado. The following three symbols represent the companies that comprise the Battalion: the embattled plain point for the Engineer support, the key for Military Intelligence and the lightning bolt for Signal. The gauntlet holding the key and lightning bolt upon the embattled plain point suggests the forging together of the elements by the Strike Force Brigade. The three green stars adapted from the Iraq flag, symbolize the unit's service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Crest
None.
The coat of arms was approved on 23 January 2006.