6TH AVIATION BATTALION
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Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Azure, a mullet of six points Volant wings elevated and displayed Argent between five smaller mullets of the like three in chief, two and one, and two in base, one to dexter and one to sinister.

Crest

None.

Motto

AIR ASSAULT.

Symbolism

Shield

Ultramarine blue is the color used for Army Aviation units.  The large winged star of six points stands for the 6th Aviation Battalion and also refers to its mission of air support to the 6th Infantry Division, whose shoulder sleeve insignia is a six-pointed star.  The six stars each with six points, allude to the Battalion's numerical designation as well as to its organization and activation as an element of the 6th Infantry Division.

Crest

None.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 10 June 1968.

NOTE:  This unit was never authorized a distinctive unit insignia.





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