SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in length overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Per bend Teal and Azure (Dark Blue), a bend Tenn between in chief a wagon wheel and in base a fleur-de-lis Argent; on a chief of the last a silhouette of a horse and rider Sable. Attached below a Teal scroll inscribed "LIGHTNING RIDERS" in Silver.
Teal is the color traditionally associated with Branch Immaterial. The bend denotes defense. Orange signifies the unit's Signal capabilities. Flag blue represents the Infantry branch affiliation. The wagon wheel symbolizes the support provided to the 35th Infantry Division. The fleur-de-lis alludes to the French Settlement of St. Joseph, Missouri, and the location of the Battalion. The silhouette of the horse and rider illustrates the link of the pony express delivery of essential mail to the west and the Special Troops Battalion's signal responsibilities to provide essential communications to the 35th Infantry Division on the battlefield.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 28 September 2007.
Coat of Arms
Shield
Per bend Teal and Azure (Dark Blue), a bend Tenn edged Argent between in chief a wagon wheel and in base a fleur-de-lis of the fourth; on a chief of the last a silhouette of a horse and rider Sable.
Crest
That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Missouri Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Teal, a grizzly bear rampant Proper.
Motto
LIGHTNING RIDERS.
Shield
Teal is the color traditionally associated with Branch Immaterial. The bend denotes defense. Orange signifies the unit's Signal capabilities. Flag blue represents the Infantry branch affiliation. The wagon wheel symbolizes the support provided to the 35th Infantry Division. The fleur-de-lis alludes to the French Settlement of St. Joseph, Missouri, and the location of the Battalion. The silhouette of the horse and rider illustrates the link of the pony express delivery of essential mail to the west and the Special Troops Battalion's signal responsibilities to provide essential communications to the 35th Infantry Division on the battlefield.
Crest
The crest is that of the Missouri Army National Guard.
The coat of arms was approved on 28 September 2007.