US Army Unit Crest: Missile & Munitions Center & School - Motto: SCIENTIA AD JUSTITIAM
US Army Unit Crest: Missile & Munitions Center & School - Motto: SCIENTIA AD JUSTITIAM


 
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Insignia Description
Crimson, surmounting two lightning flashes salterwise between in fess a lamp of knowledge and a flaming bomb Or, a guided missile with trail from base in pale Proper (white missile). The motto, "Scientia Ad Justitiam" (Knowledge For Righteousness) appears inside a scroll beneath the shield.

Symbolism
Crimson and yellow are the colors for Ordnance. The missile depicts the mission of the Center and the School to train officers and enlisted men in the supply and maintenance of guided missiles. The lamp, symbolic of understanding and knowledge, further indicates the scholastic activity of the school. The lightning flashes represent electronic impulses and denote guidance of men as well as missiles. The bomb alludes to the Ordnance Corps.

History
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School on 27 Sep 1954. It was redesignated for the U.S. Army Missile and Munitions Center and School on 18 Feb 1966.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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