260 Quartermaster Battalion
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Unit
Insignia
- Description: A
gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86cm)
in width overall, consisting of two gold keys
saltirewise with wards up, behind a black wheel with six
wavy spokes, above the motto and wheel a blue
semi-circle, in base an area of red, all above a gold
scroll inscribed "THE NECTAR FOR VICTORY" in
black.
- Symbolism: Blue
is a color traditionally associated with the
Quartermaster Corps. Brick red, representative of the
Transportation Corps, alludes to the unit's
transportation capability. The crossed keys symbolize
Quartermaster units as the keeper of supplies. The black
wheel with wavy spokes refers to the continuous supply
of bulk petroleum. The two (2) keys, the six (6) spokes
of the wheel and circle (0) of the hub, further allude
to the numerical designation of the unit.
- Background: The
distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 6
Jul 1967. It was amended on 26 Feb 1993 to include
metric measurements in the description and revise the
symbolism.
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Coat
of Arms
- Description:
Shield: Per fess Azure and Gules (brick red), two keys
saltirewise wards up and out Or surmounted by a bezant
charged with a wheel with six wavy spokes Sable, hub
Yellow. Motto: THE NECTAR FOR VICTORY.
- Symbolism: Blue
is a color traditionally associated with the
Quartermaster Corps. Brick red, representative of the
Transportation Corps, alludes to the unit's
transportation capability. The crossed keys symbolize
Quartermaster units as the keeper of supplies. The black
wheel with wavy spokes refers to the continuous supply
of bulk petroleum. The two (2) keys, the six (6) spokes
of the wheel and circle (0) of the hub, further allude
to the numerical designation of the unit.
- Background: The
coat of arms was approved on 26 Feb 1993.
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