SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 2D BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION

Authorised 3 December 2009

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, a fortification wall in fess of three embattlements Gules, masoned Argent (Silver Gray), overall two lightning flashes in saltire surmounted by a key ward to dexter chief all of the last. Attached in base a tripartite scroll Teal Blue inscribed with the motto "SEMPER AMPLIO" in Silver letters.

The colors are from the Iowa Army National Guard shoulder sleeve insignia. The wall fortifications signify the assimilation of the 834th Engineer Company into the Battalion. The crossed lightning flashes are a reference to the Battalion's history as the 234th Signal Battalion. The key refers to opening the way to improvement. The teal color of the scroll is for units unassigned to a branch. The motto translates to "Always Improve."

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 3 December 2009. Coat of Arms

Authorised 3 December 2009

Or, a brick wall issuant from base with three battlements in fess Gules mortared of the field, charged by two lightning flashes per saltire Argent, surmounted by a key in pale ward to dexter chief Silver Gray, in chief two swords crossed at the tips Sable. That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Iowa Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a hawk's head erased Proper. SEMPER AMPLIO (Always Improve).

The colors are from the Iowa Army National Guard shoulder sleeve insignia. The wall fortifications signify the assimilation of the 834th Engineer Company into the Battalion. The crossed lightning flashes are a reference to the Battalion's history as the 234th Signal Battalion. The key refers to opening the way to improvement. The crossed swords are taken from the "Hands of Victory" monument erected in Baghdad and signify the 234th Signal Battalion's participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The crest is that of the Iowa Army National Guard.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 3 December 2009. Coat of Arms