630TH SUPPORT BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Gris, on a chevron Gules, surmounted by a pale Buff charged with a bayonet erect, between in chief a wheel of the first and two keys in saltire of the last, superimposed with a pellet, six mullets, three and three, Gris; on a chief Azure, a stylized mountain range Buff. Attached below the shield a Black scroll inscribed "CUTTING EDGE" in Silver.

Symbolism
Red and buff are the colors traditionally associated with Support units. The chevron symbolizes support and the mission of the battalion. The stars signify the unit's command and control responsibilities. The following images represent the Battalion's multifunctional tasks: the wheel denotes Transportation; the pellet, illustrating a bombshell suggests Ordnance; and the keys indicate Quartermaster. The bayonet on the pale highlights the Battalion's military strength to support combat operations during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, referring to the unit motto "Cutting Edge." The mountain range alludes to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the geographical location of the unit headquarters in western North Carolina.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 21 June 2007.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent, on a chevron Gules, surmounted by a pale Buff charged with a bayonet erect Proper, between in chief a wheel Gris and two keys in saltire, wards upward and outward, of the last superimposed with a pellet, six mullets, three and three Argent; on a chief Azure a stylized mountain range Buff.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the North Carolina Army National Guard: From a wreath Argent and Gules, a hornets' nest hanging from a bough beset with 13 hornets all Proper.

Motto

CUTTING EDGE.

Symbolism

Shield

Red and buff are the colors traditionally associated with Support units. The chevron symbolizes support and the mission of the battalion. The stars signify the unit's command and control responsibilities. The following images represent the Battalion's multifunctional tasks: the wheel denotes Transportation; the pellet, illustrating a bombshell suggests Ordnance; and the keys indicate Quartermaster. The bayonet on the pale highlights the Battalion's military strength to support combat operations during Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, referring to the unit motto "Cutting Edge." The mountain range alludes to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the geographical location of the unit headquarters in western North Carolina.

Crest

The crest is that of the North Carolina Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 21 June 2007.





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