21ST AVIATION BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of an upright silver symbol for man on a blue area between a silver wing spread and an orange enarched band scalloped on the top edge from wing tip to wing tip, bearing the inscription "PEACE AND WAR" in silver letters.

Symbolism
Golden orange and ultramarine blue are the colors used for Aviation units.  The three units composing the design represent the command and supervision for three to seven transport aircraft and/or helicopter companies, with the blue area enclosed by the wingspread and the enarched band representing the area of control and the symbol for man reflecting the personnel and administrative factors.  The scalloped edge simulates both a parachute and a wheel and refers to the paradrop and landing, as well as the mobility aspects of the unit's capabilities while the wings symbolize both the fixed and rotary wing aircraft employed by the Battalion.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 5 October 1967.

NOTE:  This Battalion was never authorized a coat of arms.





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