254th Transportation Battalion, Florida Army National Guard

254TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION, FLORIDA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

(Coat of Arms)

(Distinctive Unit Insignia)

Official blazon

Shield: Or, on a saltire Gules (Brick red) a cross throughhout Sable; in the first quarter cantonwise, two squares in pale of the second each charged with a smaller square of the third; in the second quarter a scorpion Tenné.
Crest: That for regiments and separate battalions of the Florida Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules (Brick Red) an alligator statant proper.
Motto: Swift and secure.

Distinctive Unit Insignia, Description: A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in heigt overall consisting of a shield blazoned as follows: Or, on a saltire Gules (Brick red) a cross throughhout Sable; in the first quarter cantonwise, two squares in pale of the second each charged with a smaller square of the third; in the second quarter a scorpion Tenné. Attached below a Gold Motto scroll inscribed "SWIFT AND SECURE" in Black Letters.

Origin/meaning

Glod refers to the color buff associated with the Transportation Branch. The Black bars of the cross represent the paved roads and combined miles of capable support available to facilitate the success of the Battalion's missions. The Brick red saltire symbolizes the origins of the Battalion within the State of Florida. The Squares respresent the Battalion's support for state emergencies. The Scorpion symbolizes the unit's lethal ability to deploy to any theater of action and successfully fulfill its missions.

The Coat of Arms and Distinctive Unit Insignia was both approved on 1 October 2008.

Literature: The Institute of Heraldry, US Army