SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 116TH INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
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Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules, a tower Argent masoned Sable charged with a lightning flash Tenn and a key Celeste ward upward and outward in saltire surmounted by a fireball of the third, enflamed in four places Proper; on a canton of the first fimbriated of the second, a saltire Azure, also fimbriated of the second, overall a fleur-de-lis Or.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Virginia Army National Guard: On a wreath Argent and Gules, "Virtus the genius of the Commonwealth dressed as an Amazon, resting on a spear with one hand and holding a sword in the other; and treading on Tyranny, represented by a man prostrate, a crown falling from his head, a broken chain in his left hand and a scourge in his right" all Proper.

Motto

TROOPS FORWARD.

Symbolism

Shield

Scarlet is the color traditionally used by Engineer units and denotes the unit's Sapper heritage in Fredericksburg. The castle tower and the firebomb represent the unit's Engineer capabilities. The four flames, pointing to the major geographical directions, emphasize the capacity of the unit to mobilize quickly, if needed, to all points of the globe. The lightning flash suggests the unit's Signal capabilities; the key, with the hexagon-shaped head, signifies the unit's Military Intelligence and Military Police responsibilities. The canton, an allusion to the Confederate flag, honors the unit's campaign participation credits for Confederate service in the Civil War; the fleur-de-lis commemorates World War I and World War II service in Northern Europe and France.

Crest

The crest is that of the Virginia Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 9 March 2006.





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