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450TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Gules (Brick Red), a wheel Sable rims and spokes Or and overall issuing from base a broadarrow of the last. Attached below the shield is a Black scroll inscribed "STRENGTH THROUGH MOVEMENT" in Gold.

Symbolism
Brick red and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by Transportation units. The wheel is adapted from the insignia of branch and alludes to the mission of the Battalion. The broadarrow denotes movement, swiftness and accuracy.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 9 January 1998.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Gules (Brick Red), a wheel Sable rims and spokes Or and overall issuing from base a broadarrow Argent.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules, the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Motto

STRENGTH THROUGH MOVEMENT.

Symbolism

Shield

Brick red and golden yellow are the colors traditionally used by Transportation units. The wheel is adapted from the insignia of branch and alludes to the mission of the Battalion. The broadarrow denotes movement, swiftness and accuracy.

Crest

The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 9 January 1998.





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