USAE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE JOINT COMMAND
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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
A shield-shaped embroidered device 3 3/4 inches (9.53 cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) Yellow border blazoned: Per quarter Azure and Celeste, with a fillet cross couped to base surmounted by an annulet charged with a polestar Argent. The polestar is faceted with the opposing facets in fess of the first and the opposing facets in pale of the second. Attached to the top are two Oriental Blue scrolls bordered Yellow, the top is inscribed IJC and the scroll below is inscribed NATO-OTAN in Black letters.
The blue and white are NATO colors and the polestar is the NATO emblem. NATO is North Atlantic Treaty Organization and OTAN is Organisation du trait de lAtlantique Nord which is NATO in French. The addition of the darker blue quartering signifies the Afghanistan national treasure of Lapis Lazuli gems. The yellow border along with the polestar and the annulet signifies the excellence in the Coalition and Joint Forces.
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 6 September 2013. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-1091)
Combat Service Identification Badges
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A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.