California State Military
Department
- Shield: Per saltire Teal and Or, on a lozenge
of the second edged of the first between in chief three lightning
bolts, two in pile and the middle palewise of the second, in
fess two trench knives erect Sable, the finger grips inward and
in base a representation of an Aztec pyramid Argent (Eggshell),
a wadjet of the third.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Teal Blue, the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all Proper.
- Motto: HOLD THE LINE.
- Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the California Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Teal Blue, the setting sun behind a grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all Proper.
- Shield: Teal is the color traditionally
associated with Branch Unassigned. The saltire suggests military
determination. Black denotes power. The trench knives illustrate
the 1918 Mark I knife, symbolizing the warrior spirit and close
combat. The lightning bolts represent speed and the unit’s
electronic communications and warfare capabilities. The wadjet,
an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and used by the Egyptians
to denote the five senses, denotes the advance sensory and intelligence
gathering functions of the Battalion. The Aztec pyramid signifies
the unit’s engineering responsibilities, highlighting the
Mexican and Central American heritage of the Engineer Company.
- Crest: The crest is that of the California Army National Guard.
