SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION
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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 as follows: Tierced in pairle reversed Tenn, Azure, and Buff, a keystone Gules. Attached below the shield, a Blue scroll inscribed "IRON SUPPORT" in Silver.

Symbolism
The tricolors suggest the branches that comprise the Special Troops Battalion, 28th Infantry Division: Cobalt blue indicates the Military Intelligence capabilities and the 28th Military Intelligence Battalion that continues its service with the Division; buff denotes the Quartermaster responsibilities and the Division Support Command; and orange is the color traditionally associated with Signal units and signifies the former 28th Signal Battalion from which elements of the Special Troops Battalion was organized. The keystone, the symbol of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, illustrates the home state of the 28th Infantry Division.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 February 2008.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Tierced in pairle reversed Tenn, Azure and Buff, a diminished pall reversed Argent, overall a keystone of the last surmounted by another Gules.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Tenn, a lion rampant guardant Proper, holding in dexter paw a naked scimitar of the first hilted Or and in sinister an escutcheon of the first on a fess Sable three plates.

Motto

IRON SUPPORT.

Symbolism

Shield

The tricolors suggest the branches that comprise the Special Troops Battalion, 28th Infantry Division: Cobalt blue indicates the Military Intelligence capabilities and the 28th Military Intelligence Battalion that continues its service with the Division; buff denotes the Quartermaster responsibilities and the Division Support Command; and orange is the color traditionally associated with Signal units and signifies the former 28th Signal Battalion from which elements of the Special Troops Battalion was organized. The pall symbolizes the Headquarters of the Division continuing its service as the 28th Division Mobile Command Group, Main Command Post, and Tactical Command Post. The keystone, the symbol of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, illustrates the home state of the 28th Infantry Division. The red, white, and blue of the design are the national colors.

Crest

The crest is that of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 1 February 2008.





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