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157TH SUPPORT BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure, three barrulets Or, overall a pale of the like charged with a pallet reguly couped bendwise Gules. Attached below and to the sides of the shield is a Gold scroll inscribed "ADIUVAMUS" in Blue letters.

Symbolism
The three barrulets are used to represent the basic mission of logistic support: supply, maintenance and medical service, and the physical operations of acquisition, storage and distribution. The pallet is used to symbolize a ragged staff, an article that may be used for support as well as defense, signifying the organization's training. Mobility is suggested by the pale used to symbolize a roadway and the blue and gold are from the official state colors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The motto translates to "We Support."

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 29 August 1966.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, three barrulets Or, overall a pale of the like charged with a pallet raguly couped bendwise Gules.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors Or and Azure, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statute of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

ADIUVAMUS (We Support).

Symbolism

Shield

The three barrulets are used to represent the basic mission of logistic support: supply, maintenance and medical service, and the physical operations of acquisition, storage and distribution. The pallet is used to symbolize a ragged staff, an article that may be used for support as well as defense, signifying the organization's training. Mobility is suggested by the pale used to symbolize a roadway and the blue and gold are from the official state colors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The motto translates to "We Support."

Crest

The crest is that of the United States Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 12 May 1966.





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