233D REGIMENT
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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:  Per fess arched nebuly Or and Gules, in chief a razorback hog courant and in base five missiles radiating from point counterchanged.  Attached below the shield is a Black scroll inscribed "STALKING THE SKIES" in Gold.

Symbolism
The service of the former organization, the 233d Air Defense Artillery, is indicated by the color red which represents courage, vitality and zeal; gold refers to leadership, achievement and excellence.  The razorback hog underscores the unit's motto; the nebuly symbolizes clouds, and the missiles represent the mission of the unit to defend against enemy aircraft and attack.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 233d Air Defense Artillery Regiment on 19 December 1989.  It was redesignated for the 233d Regiment, with description and symbolism revised, on 2 December 1997.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess arched nebuly Or and Gules, in chief a razorback hog courant and in base five missiles radiating from point counterchanged.

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Arkansas Army National Guard:  From a wreath Or and Gules, above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure one in upper point and three in lower within a bordure of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.

Motto

STALKING THE SKIES.

Symbolism

Shield

The service of the former organization, the 233d Air Defense Artillery, is indicated by the color red which represents courage, vitality and zeal; gold refers to leadership, achievement and excellence.  The razorback hog underscores the unit's motto; the nebuly symbolizes clouds, and the missiles represent the mission of the unit to defend against enemy aircraft and attack.

Crest

The crest is that of the Arkansas Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 233d Air Defense Artillery on 19 December 1989.  It was redesignated for the 233d Regiment, with blazon and symbolism revised, on 31 October 1997.





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