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SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 27TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per pale Gules and Tenn, a pale Celeste, a horse passant Argent and on its back a blanket Azure (Dark Blue); in chief three mullets of six in fess of fourth. Attached below the device is a Black scroll inscribed "VERSATILE" in Silver. The insignia is to be made in pairs.

Symbolism
Red refers to the Battalion's Engineer responsibilities. Orange denotes the Signal capabilities. Light blue represents Military Intelligence. The horse symbolizes readiness for all service, indicating the steadfast supporting nature of the unit. Dark blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units. The three six point stars are adapted from the Coat of Arms of the French explorer Sieur de la LaSalle and signify the Battalion's move from the unit predecessor, the 152d Engineer Battalion. The stars also represent the ties between the 152d and the city of Buffalo, New York, the home station of the Battalion.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 24 August 2007.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per Gules and Tenn, a pale Celeste edged Argent, a horse passant of the last and on its back a blanket Azure (Dark Blue) bearing a lightning bolt and key, ward upward in saltire, surmounted by a tower Gris, in chief three mullets of six fesswise Argent.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New York Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, the full rigged ship "Half Moon" all Proper.

Motto

VERSATILE.

Symbolism

Shield

Red denotes determination. Orange alludes to ambition. Light blue suggests constancy. The horse symbolizes readiness for all service, indicating the steadfast supporting nature of the battalion. Dark blue is the color traditionally associated with Infantry units. The blanket displays the companies that form the Battalion: the lightning bolt refers to the Signal capabilities; the key implies the security of Military Intelligence; and the tower refers to the Engineer responsibilities. The three six point stars are adapted from the Coat of Arms of the French explorer Sieur de la LaSalle and signify the Battalion's linkage to its predecessor, the 152d Engineer Battalion. The stars also represent the ties between the 152d and the city of Buffalo, New York, the home station of the battalion.

Crest

The crest is that of the New York Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 24 August 2007.





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