Category:11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Heraldry

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

• Upon a rectangular shield arched at top and bottom 2 inches in width and 3 inches in height overall, divided in half horizontally with scarlet above and yellow below within a 1/8 inch wide yellow border, two arrowheads placed vertically their points overlapping the centerline, the one above in yellow overlapped by the one below in scarlet.

Symbolism[edit]

1. Scarlet and yellow are the colors associated with Artillery.
2. The mission of air defense is suggested by the yellow arrowhead, representing incoming aerial weaponry, and the red arrowhead coming from below to intercept.
3. The combined silhouette of the two arrowheads simulates the Roman numeral for eleven, the unit’s numerical designation.

Background[edit]

1. The insignia was originally approved on 1980-05-27.
2. (TIOH Dwg No. A-1-654)

Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

• A gold color metal and enamel device 1⅛ inches in height overall consisting of a six lobed red disk charged with a white enamel five-pointed star, with six gold rays radiating alternately between six white enamel trefoils on a blue background.

Symbolism[edit]

1. Scarlet and yellow (gold) are the colors used for Air Defense Artillery.
2. The color blue represents the upper atmosphere and the six lobed red disk simulates an exploding missile and refers to the basic mission of Air Defense.
3. The white star, emblem of Texas, refers to the home area of the organization.
4. The six trefoils and the five-pointed star allude to the numerical designation of the organization.

Background[edit]

1. The insignia was originally approved for the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade on 1971-09-01.
2. Redesignated on 1972-04-04 for the 11th Air Defense Artillery Group.
3. Redesignated on 1980-12-16 for the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

Flag[edit]

Description[edit]

• a. Size:

1. Hoist: Three Feet.
2. Fly: Four Feet.
3. Piping: 2½”

• b. Organizational colors:

1. Background: Two vertical stripes of equal width:
   1. First Stripe: Scarlett
   2. Second Stripe: Yellow
   3. Piping: Countercharge of the Stripe Colors.
   4. Fringe: Yellow.
2. Arms: The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of Brigade is Centered, Proper, 15 Inches High.