List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes explained

Many units of the United States Armed Forces have distinctive mottoes. Such mottoes are used in order to "reflect and reinforce" each unit's values and traditions. Mottoes are used by both military branches and smaller units. While some mottoes are official, others are unofficial. Some appear on unit patches, such as the U.S. Army's distinctive unit insignia.

The use of mottoes is as old as the U.S. military itself. A general order issued by George Washington on February 20, 1776, when he was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, directed that "it is necessary that every Regiment should be furnished with Colours" and the "Number of the Regiment is to be mark'd on the Colours, and such a Motto, as the Colonel may choose, in fixing upon which, the General advises a Consultation amongst them."

United States Army

Major Commands

Adjutant general

Airborne

Armored

Artillery

Aviation

Infantry

Signal

Other

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Space Force

U.S. Coast Guard

National Guard

Always Ready, Always There[31] [32]

Notes and References

  1. News: Erlandson . Robert A. . 1996-05-24 . Wrapping up at school Packaging: New graduates of an Aberdeen Proving Ground course now can safely ship everything from computer chips to battle tanks . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20201025031627/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-05-24-1996145102-story.html . 2020-10-25 . 2021-02-24 . 1930-8965 . 244481759 . To Preserve and Protect" is the motto of the School of Military Packaging Technology at Aberdeen Proving Ground -- one that its dean, Larry J. Franks, said is taken very seriously because the lives of soldiers, sailors and airmen depend on the school's success. . dmy-all.
  2. http://www.cid.army.mil/history.html CID History
  3. http://www.usma.edu/news/sitepages/coat%20of%20arms%20and%20motto.aspx The U.S. Military Academy Coat of Arms and Motto
  4. http://www.soc.mil/USASFC/SFCrest.html Special Forces Crest
  5. http://ameddregiment.amedd.army.mil/heraldic/distinct.html The "New" Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Regimental Insignia
  6. https://home.army.mil/bragg/index.php/units-tenants/xviii-airborne-co/82nd-airborne-division/82nd-combat-aviation-brigade 82nd CAB
  7. Book: Finnegan . John Patrick . Danysh . Romana . Military Intelligence . 1997 . U.S. Army Center of Military History . Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC . 0-16-048828-1.
  8. https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/225841.pdf Year in Review 2013: Confronting Danger
  9. Marines Dodging Death: Sixty-Two Accounts of Close Calls in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Iraq and Lebanon (ed. Robert A. Simonsen: 2009), p. 44.
  10. Albert A. Nofi, The Marine Corps Book of Lists (Da Capo Press, 1997), p. 79.
  11. James M. Morris & Patricia M. Kearns, Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy (Scarecrow: 2011), p. 1.
  12. Jacqueline Klimas & Tony Lombardo, Mabus has motto if Navy wants one, Navy Times (April 20, 2013).
  13. Eric M. Bergerud, Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (Westview, 2000), p. 76.
  14. Grace Palladino, Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits: A Century of Building Trades History (Cornell University Press, 2005), p. 113.
  15. Frank J. Allston, Ready for Sea: The Bicentennial History of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps (Naval Institute Press, 1995).
  16. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=62674 Command of Navy's Largest Fleet Logistics Center Changes Hands
  17. https://www.navy.com/sites/default/files/2018-03/seal-brochure_0.pdf Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, & Land)
  18. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-05-19 . 2020-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803145101/https://www.public.navy.mil/NECC/Pages/Diving.aspx . dead .
  19. Bill Yenne, The History of the U.S. Air Force (Longmeadow, 1992), p. 120-22.
  20. Bernard C. Nalty, Winged Shield, Winged Sword 1950–1997: A History of the United States Air Force, Vol. 2 (University Press of the Specific: 2003), p. 75.
  21. David Milne, "Strategic Air Command," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History (2013, ed. Timothy J. Lynch), p. 313.
  22. Charles A. Ravenstein, Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977, Office of Air Force History, 1984.
  23. http://www.minot.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17110 Fact Sheet: 5th Bomb Wing
  24. http://www.15wing.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-101221-049.pdf 15th Wing Heritage Pamphlet
  25. John Okonski, Wing's shield preserves long heritage, U.S. Air Force (July 26, 2007).
  26. Web site: The U.S. Space Force logo and motto.. United States Space Force.
  27. Web site: STAR Delta (Provisional) . . 2021-02-23 . dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Peterson-Schriever Garrison - Space Delta 2: Space Domain Awareness . Facebook.com . 2021-11-19.
  29. Web site: DEL 4 Motto. www.facebook.com.
  30. Web site: Space Delta 9 builds orbital warfare tradecraft from the ground up. Schriever Air Force Base.
  31. http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2011/12/13/national-guard-turns-375/ The National Guard turns 375… and is still going strong
  32. http://www.ngef.org/memorials/national-guard-memorial/ National Guard Memorial
  33. Peter H. Haraty, Put the Vermonters Ahead: A History of the Vermont National Guard, 1764-1978 (Queen City Printers, 1971).

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