US Army Unit Crest: US Army South - (South Command) - Motto: DEFENSE AND FRATERNITY
US Army Unit Crest: US Army South - (South Command) - Motto: DEFENSE AND FRATERNITY


 
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Insignia Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height consisting of a rectangle arced at top and bottom divided saltirewise gold and red and bearing a stylized blue "S"; overall a white Spanish galleon charged on the upper fore-topsail with a red cross formy, all enclosed at the bottom by a gold scroll inscribed "DEFENSE AND FRATERNITY" in black.

Symbolism
The Spanish galleon and the colors red and gold are historically associated with the Caribbean and the command's theater of operations. The stylized "S" underscores the designation of the command, "South," while suggesting the two bodies of water -- the Atlantic (Caribbean) and the Pacific-- connected by the Panama Canal, with the red areas representing Central and South America.

History
The insignia was originally approved for the U.S. army Forces Southern Command on 24 June 1969. It was reassigned for U.S. Army South on 1 April 1987. The insignia was amended to change the description and symbolism on 29 July 1996.

Source: The US Army Institute of Heraldry


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