SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION, 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION

Authorised 1 August 2006

A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Azure, on a pile reversed between four parachutes deployed in pile reversed Argent (Silver Gray), a pickaxe palewise, axehead upwards Sable, surmounted two lightning bolts in bend Tenné, surmounted by a double-ward key bendsinister, wards to base of the third. Attached below the shield a Blue scroll inscribed "SWIFT, AGILE AND LETHAL" in Silver.

The pile and pickaxe allude to engineering skills and the function of the Engineer Company. The key denotes security and the unit's Military Intelligence responsibilities. The two lightning bolts signify the connectivity provided by the Signal Company. The four parachutes suggest the Brigade Combat Team's designation "4"; combined with the blue background symbolize the Airborne traditions and strategic response capabilities of the battalion.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 August 2006. Coat of Arms

Authorised 1 August 2006

Azure, on a pile reversed between four parachutes deployed in pile reversed Argent, a pickaxe palewise, axehead upwards Sable, surmounted by two lighting bolts in bend Tenné, surmounted by a double-ward key bendsinister, wards to base of the third. None. SWIFT, AGILE AND LETHAL.

The pile and pickaxe allude to engineering skills and the function of the Engineer Company. The key denotes security and the unit's Military Intelligence responsibilities. The two lightning bolts signify the connectivity provided by the Signal Company. The four parachutes suggest the Brigade Combat Team's designation "4"; combined with the blue background symbolize the Airborne traditions and strategic response capabilities of the battalion. None.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 August 2006. Coat of Arms

Authorised 8 March 2006

A shield-shaped embroidered device with a semi-circular base 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in height by 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm) in width overall, edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) teal blue outer border, divided horizontally the semi-circular base in orange and the upper divided vertically the left oriental blue and the right scarlet. The beret flash was approved on 8 March 2006.

Authorised 8 March 2006

A black oval shaped embroidered device 1 3/8 inches (3.49 cm) in height by 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width overall, edged with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) inner border divided into thirds with a scarlet left semi-circle, oriental blue horizontal top and bottom and an orange right semi-circle filled with a black inner oval background, all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) teal blue border. The background trimming was approved on 8 March 2006.