Heraldry and Insignia of the California
State Military Forces
140th Aviation Regiment
40th Aviation Battalion
49th Aviation Battalion
Distinctive
Unit Insignia
Design Approved: Approved initially for the 49th
Aviation Battalion 11 April 1969.
Symbolism: Ultramarine blue and golden orange
are the colors assoociated with Army Aviation units. The two
broad arrows arrows denote the Southern Philippines and Luzon
campaign assault landings, and the stars symbolize the Bismarck
Archipeligo and Leyte campaigns of World War II. The triangular
shapes, suggested by the Philippine presidential flag, allude
to the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation awarded to an element
of the battalion for the above campaigns. The wings alude to
the regiment's mission.
Motto: CURA ET PERFECTIO (Accuracy and
Perfection)
Flight
Suit Patches
40th
Aviation Battalion Flight Suit Patch
Campany
A, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment worn in Iraq. Image
courtesy of SSgt. Chris Shaw
Company
B, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment. First design (left)
and second design (center) worn from 2003 and the theater made
design (right) worn in Iraq in 2005. Images courtesy of SSgt.
Chris Shaw
Flight
suit patch worn by avaiation elements of the 1st Squadron, 18th
Cavaly Regiment and Company B, 140th Aviation Regiment (SSgt
Chris Shaw)
