Category:82nd Aviation Regiment Heraldry

Coat of Arms[edit]

Blazon[edit]

• Shield: Checky Azure and Argent, a chess knight in profile Sable between two wings displayed inverted Or.

• Crest: From a wreath Argent and Azure, between two palm fronds Vert a pheon Or superimposed by a sword of the first hilted Gules.

• Motto: GROUND AIR MOBILITY.

Symbolism[edit]

• Shield:

1. Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors used for Aviation.
2. The checky field represents a chess board, symbolic of the battlefield, and refers to the strategy of war.
3. The knight, considered the most versatile piece to guard and aid the queen, placed between wings, symbolizes the missions of the unit and its versatility.

• Crest:

1. The unit's campaign participation in Grenada is commemorated by the colors of the design elements (yellow, red and green) adapted from the flag of Grenada.
2. The pheon alludes to attack capabilities, swiftness and accuracy in flight.
3. The unsheathed sword symbolizes military preparedness and combat service.
4. The red color of the hilt honors the organization's Meritorious Unit Commendation earned in Southwest Asia.
5. The palm fronds represent victory and their two Southwest Asia campaigns: Defense of Saudi Arabia and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.

Background[edit]

1. The coat of arms was originally approved for the 82nd Aviation Battalion on 1963-02-08.
2. It was amended to change the color of the shield on 1981-08-26.
3. It was redesignated for the 82nd Aviation Regiment on 1987-02-27.
4. The coat of arms was amended to include a crest on 2003-08-07.

Distinctive Unit Insignia[edit]

Description[edit]

1. A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Checky Azure and Argent, a chess knight in profile Sable between two wings displayed inverted Or.
2. Attached below the shield is a Silver scroll inscribed "GROUND AIR MOBILITY" in Black letters.

Symbolism[edit]

1. Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors used for Aviation.
2. The checky field represents a chess board, symbolic of the battlefield, and refers to the strategy of war.
3. The knight, considered the most versatile piece to guard and aid the queen, placed between wings, symbolizes the mission of the unit and its versatility.

Background[edit]

1. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 82nd Aviation Battalion on 1963-02-08.
2. It was amended to change the color of the shield on 1981-08-26.
3. The insignia was redesignated for the 82nd Aviation Regiment with the description amended on 1987-02-27.

Flag[edit]

• a.Size:

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

• b.Description.

1. The flag has a solid background with an embroidered American eagle displayed centered thereon. In its right talon the eagle holds an olive branch; in its left talon, a bundle of 13 arrows, all in proper colors. Its beak grasps a scroll inscribed with the unit motto. Below the eagle is a scroll inscribed with the designation of the organization. On the eagle’s breast is embroidered the shield of the coat of arms and the crest is above the eagle’s head, except that Regular Army units with no wartime service are not entitled to a crest. For those organizations with an approved badge in lieu of a coat of arms, the eagle’s breast is feathered and the badge is located above the eagle’s head.

• c. Organizational colors:

1. Organization: Aviation
2. Background: Ultramarine Blue
3. Fringe: Golden Orange
4. Letters and Numbers: Ultramarine Blue
5. Scrolls.
   1. Outline:Golden Orange
   2. Background: White

• d. The crest for color-bearing organizations of the Active Army also reflects the history and honors of each regiment or separate battalion.

• e. All Army National Guard units allotted to a State will use the crest approved for that State. On the color of separate battalions (fixed and flexible), the crest of the state to which the battalion headquarters is allotted will be displayed on the color. For regiments, the crest of each state that is allotted a battalion of the regiment will be displayed above the eagle’s head, from dexter to sinister, in the order of admission of each state into the union.

• f. All color-bearing organizations of the Army Reserve use the Lexington Minuteman crest above the eagle’s head.

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