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93 Signal Brigade Patch. US Army
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Нарукавный знак Пограничного Отряда "Оршанец" Государственной Пограничной Службы Украины
Patch of the 517-th Separate Border Squadron of the North-West Border District Federal Border Guard Service of Russia. Petrozavodsk
Нарукавный знак Московского высшего военного командного училища ВС России
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Description
Centered upon a blue disc 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in diameter a white nine-pointed star, and centered thereon in a triangular form, three orange flashes.
Symbolism
The colors blue and white are a reference to the organization which is served by the unit. Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the US Army Signal Corps and the flashes refer to the signal communications mission of the organization. The outward points of the star connote signals transmitted and the inward points connote signals received. The nine points and three flashes allude to the unit’s numerical designation.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 10 February 1981. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-667)
Centered upon a blue disc 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm) in diameter a white nine-pointed star, and centered thereon in a triangular form, three orange flashes.
Symbolism
The colors blue and white are a reference to the organization which is served by the unit. Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the US Army Signal Corps and the flashes refer to the signal communications mission of the organization. The outward points of the star connote signals transmitted and the inward points connote signals received. The nine points and three flashes allude to the unit’s numerical designation.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 10 February 1981. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-667)