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Alaska Army National Guard

Insignia
Unit Insignia

  • Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue sky bearing at the top a gold five-pointed star above a white mountain peak flanked by a grove of green pine trees, in base a blue area bearing a white wavy bar, surmounted by a vertical gold anchor extending over the land area and base of mountain, at the top a semicircular gold scroll folded back at each end and inscribed "GREAT LAND" in base a scroll of the same inscribed "VIGILANCE" all in blue letters.
  • Symbolism: The white mountain peak between groves of Sitka Spruce, Alaska's State Tree, represents Mt. McKinley in south-central Alaska, the highest point in North America. The gold star on the blue field represents the North Star and Alaska's gold industry, and was suggested by the Alaska State Flag. The blue area and wavy white bar refer to Alaska's coastline, rivers and lakes. The anchor alludes to Anchorage, the headquarters of the organization; the anchor is also a symbol of strength and security.
  • Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and noncolor bearing units of the Alaska Army National Guard on 14 October 1971. It was redesignated effective 1 October 1982, for Headquarters, State Area Command, Alaska Army National Guard.


Shoulder Sleeve
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

  • Description: On a blue shield a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in height overall, seven white stars forming the Big Dipper, a part of the constellation Ursa Major.
  • Symbolism: The stars of the most conspicuous constellation in the northern sky symbolize the allocation of the unit.
  • Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Alaska National Guard on 9 April 1954. It was redesignated with description amended for Headquarters, State Area Command, Alaska Army National Guard on 30 December 1983.




Crest
Crest for Coat of Arms

  • Description: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Alaska Army National Guard: From a wreath of colors, the aurora borealis blended from dexter base Purple through Red, range, Yellow to Green to chief and repeated inversely to sinister base behind a totem pole of three figures, an eagle, a bear and a walrus paleways affronté all Proper.
  • Symbolism: The crest is typically Alaskan and tells its own story. The walrus represents the Eskimo, the original owner of the country; the territory then passed to the Russian Bear, and finally to the American eagle. Behind the totem pole are the Northern Lights.
  • Background: The crest for color bearing organizations for the Territory of Alaska was approved on 8 January 1924.