SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 48TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth. Attached around the bottom of the shield is a Red scroll inscribed "GIVE ME THE MISSION" in Gold letters.

Symbolism
Scarlet denotes the heritage of the Battalion being reorganized from Engineer into a Special Troops Battalion. Scarlet also denotes valor and sacrifice; gold is for honor and high achievement. The castle symbolizes fortification and a strong defense and represents the Engineer units within the Battalion. The Battalion's combat multiplier units, Infantry, Chemical, Military Police, Transportation, and Engineers are represented by the bayonet, cobalt blue, green, brick red, and scarlet respectively. The lightning bolt on the bayonet highlights the communication units that provide the organization with the "Voice of Command" within the Battalion and the historical ties with the 48th Infantry Brigade, "Lightning Brigade." The sphinx underscores the Military Intelligence units that are part of the Battalion and their ability to "know all" on the battlefield. It also denotes the unit's service in Egypt as a major command force in recent years. The seven stars commemorate the four decorations and three major campaigns the unit has participated in. The stars in arrowhead formation signify the Sapper's mission of breaking through enemy defenses.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 27 February 2009.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules, a bend Or surmounted by another per pale Gules (Brick Red) and Vert, issuant from base a castle of three towers of the second, the center tower bearing a bayonet Sable charged on the blade with a lightning bolt of the second and the lower towers on either side charged with a cross pommelly of the fifth; on a chief per pale Azure (Cobalt Blue) and of the second, in dexter seven mullets chevronwise of the last and in sinister a sphinx of the fifth.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Georgia Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a boar's head erased of the second, in the mouth an oak branch Vert fructed of the first.

Motto

GIVE ME THE MISSION.

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet denotes the heritage of the Battalion being reorganized from Engineer into a Special Troops Battalion. Scarlet also denotes valor and sacrifice; gold is for honor and high achievement. The castle symbolizes fortification and a strong defense and represents the Engineer units within the Battalion. The Battalion's combat multiplier units, Infantry, Chemical, Military Police, Transportation, and Engineers are represented by the bayonet, cobalt blue, green, brick red, and scarlet respectively. The lightning bolt on the bayonet highlights the communication units that provide the organization with the "Voice of Command" within the Battalion and the historical ties with the 48th Infantry Brigade, "Lightning Brigade." The sphinx underscores the Military Intelligence units that are part of the Battalion and their ability to "know all" on the battlefield. It also denotes the unit's service in Egypt as a major command force in recent years. The seven stars commemorate the four decorations and three major campaigns the unit has participated in. The stars in arrowhead formation signify the Sapper's mission of breaking through enemy defenses.

Crest

The crest is that of the Georgia Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 27 February 2009.





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