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Opis48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.svg	English: 48th Infantry Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Combat Service Identification Badge[1].
Datum	16. aprila 1974
Vir	US Army Institute of Heraldry
Avtor	English: United States Army
Dovoljenje (Nadaljnja uporaba datoteke)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 [1] and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507) [2], [3]. Permission to use these images in the USA for most commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use. Deutsch ∙ English ∙ فارسی ∙ 日本語 ∙ русский ∙ +/− – English: US Army Institute of Heraldry

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

• Description: On a light blue shield, rounded in base 3 1/2 inches (8.89 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width overall, two right oblique bars throughout; the upper blue and the lower scarlet, both edged white and surmounted overall by a left oblique yellow lightning bolt all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border.

Combat Service Identification Badge

• A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.

Symbolism

1. Light blue is for Infantry, representing the basic structure of the Brigade.
2. Scarlet, white and blue are the colors in the State Flag of Georgia; the Armor yellow and Artillery scarlet are representative of total strength through the added support of Armor and Artillery. The lightning bolt characterizes the mobility and effectiveness of the combined forces.

Background

1. The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 48th Infantry Brigade on 1974-04-16.
2. It was redesignated effective 2007-09-01, for the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team with the description updated.
3. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-574)

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