Florida State Headquarters Army National Guard Unit Crest

Florida State Headquarters Army National Guard Unit Crest

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The Florida Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters Distinctive Unit Insignia, colloquially referred to as a unit crest, was first approved for the Florida Army National Guard’s Headquarters (HQ) and HQ Detachment, as well as all its non-color bearing units, on 3 May 1971. A little over a dozen years later, it was redesignated (with an effective date of 30 December 1983) for the HQ, State Area Command, Florida Army National Guard. It was given its current designation on 1 October 2003.

Located in St. Augustine, Florida—the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the fifty United States—St. Francis Barracks is the focal point of this insignia, due to both its extensive history as part of St. Augustine (some of its existing walls were erected in the mid-18th Century) and its status as Headquarters to the Florida National Guard dating back to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.

The yellow (gold) and red rays emerging from behind the Barracks are the colors of Spain and refer to the Spanish settlement of the city and subsequent rule in the state; white and red rays are an allusion to the two-decade occupation of the state by the English; and the single blue ray in the center represents the United States. In the base of the insignia is the unit motto “We Accept The Challenge” in blue script on a yellow (gold) scroll. The blue area behind the scroll is an allusion to Matazas Bay, which the Barracks face, with the scroll simulating waves.

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