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158TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 5/32 inches (2.94 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue shield charged with a Gila monster bendwise, head to base.  Attached below the shield is a blue scroll inscribed "CUIDADO" in gold.

Symbolism
The service of the former and current organization, the 158th Infantry Regiment is indicated by the Gila monster, indigenous to the State of Arizona, which is emblematic of tenacity and security.  The color blue represents Infantry.  It is also symbolic of loyalty and faith.  The motto "CUIDADO" (Take Care) is both a warning and a caution.  A warning to those who oppose the Regiment and a caution to those who belong to it.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona National Guard on 22 July 1924.  It was amended to authorize its wear in pairs on 11 April 1926.  It was amended to prescribe wear by enlisted personnel on the lapel collar coat on 25 April 1928.  It was amended to change the description on 24 July 1930.  It was redesignated for the 1581st Military Police Battalion, Arizona Army National Guard on 14 August 1969.  The insignia was redesignated for the 158th Military Police Battalion, Arizona Army National Guard on 26 September 1969.  It was redesignated for the 153d Field Artillery Group, Arizona Army National Guard on 4 August 1976.  It was redesignated for the 153d Field Artillery Brigade, Arizona Army National Guard on 9 January 1979.  The insignia was cancelled on 30 March 1998.  It was redesignated for the 158th Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard with description and symbolism revised on 7 May 1998.  The insignia was redesignated for the 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard with symbolism revised on 22 November 2005.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Argent on a saltire Gules two arrows crossed of the field, in dexter fess a prickly pear cactus Vert and in sinister fess a fleur-de-lis Azure.

Crest

That for regiments and separate battalions of the Arizona Army National Guard:  From a wreath Argent and Gules, a giant cactus Proper.

Motto

CUIDADO (Take Care).

Symbolism

Shield

The service of the former and current organization, the 158th Infantry Regiment, is indicated by the white shield, which represents Infantry.  The red saltire cross recalls the fact that the regiment was organized in 1865, under an order from the Provost Marshal General of the United States, and under authority granted for the raising of troops for the Civil War.  The arrows indicate the regiment's early service in fighting the Apache Indians.  The motto has two meanings or rather two applications a warning to those who might oppose the Regiment and a caution to those who belong to it.

Crest

The crest is that of the Arizona Army National Guard.

Background
The coat of arms was originally approved for the 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard on 26 July 1924.  It was redesignated for the 1581st Military Police Battalion, Arizona Army National Guard on 14 August 1969.  It was redesignated for the 158th Military Police Battalion, Arizona Army National Guard on 26 September 1969.  It was redesignated for the 158th Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard on 29 April 1998.  The insignia was redesignated for the 158th Infantry Regiment, Arizona Army National Guard with symbolism revised on 22 November 2005.





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