File:694th Maintenance Battalion COA.gif

Description694th Maintenance Battalion COA.gif	English: Coat of Arms (COA) of the 694th Maintenance Battalion, part of the United States Army Reserve.
Date	9 June 1998
Source	694th Maintenance Battalion from the Institute of Heraldry website
Author	United States Army        Authority file : Q9212 VIAF: 135579316 ISNI: 0000000121632208 ULAN: 500312951 LCCN: n79063202 NLA: 35562961 WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q9212

• Shield: Per chevron Gules (Crimson) and Or, a mullet in chief Argent above a hexagon side up Celeste charged with four billets per cross of the second.
• Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: From a wreath Or and Gules (Crimson), the Lexington Minute Man Proper. The Statue of the Minute Man, Captain John Parker (H.H. Kinston, sculptor), stands on the common in Lexington Massachusetts.
• Motto: "Star of Support"

• Shield: Crimson and light blue are the colors used for Maintenance Battalions. The star identifies the unit as a COSTAR support organization and also alludes to the "Lone Star" state, the unit's home site. The chevron implies support and authority and denotes the basic mission of the unit. The billets are used to symbolize technology and administration, the hexagon representing the mechanical and tooling phase as well as the two to six maintenance companies commanded and directed by the organization. The motto defines the determined goal of the unit.
• Crest: The crest is that of the U.S. Army Reserve.

The coat of arms was approved on 9 Jun 1998.

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