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United States Army Military Police Corps Regimental Coat Of Arms
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United States Army
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Regimental Coat of Arms
- Description
- The coat of arms appears on the breast of a displayed eagle on the regimental flag.
- The coat of arms is: Vert, a fasces palewise, axe Or and rods Proper (brown); thereover in fess a balance and in saltire overall a key with bow in sinister base and a sword with hilt in dexter base all of the second .
- The crest ( On a wreath of the colors Or and Vert a pair of crossed pistols of the first ) is displayed above the eagle's head.
- The background color of the flag is green and the fringe is yellow.
- Branch Colors:
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Green - 65007
- cloth; 67129
- yarn; PMS 357.
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Yellow - 65002
- cloth; 67108
- yarn; PMS 123
- The color yellow piped with green was assigned to the Military Police by AR 600-35 dated 1922-04-20 .
- With the establishment of yellow for the Armor and the use of green for the insignia on the Armor flag, the colors for the Military Police were reversed.
- The current colors, green piped with yellow, were assigned by regulation 600-60-1 dated 1951-10-26 .
Symbolism
- Green and yellow are the colors associated with the Military Police Corps.
- The fasces is an ancient symbol of authority related to a Roman magistrate.
- The balance is symbolic of equal justice under law and the key signifies security.
- The sword represents the military.
- The crossed pistols are the symbol of the Military Police Corps mission: to uphold the law and to keep order.
- The motto "ASSIST PROTECT AND DEFEND" reflects the mission.
Background
- The coat of arms was approved on 1986-05-02 .