The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for the Guam Army National Guard (ARNG) Element, Joint Force Headquarters (HQ) was originally approved for the Guam ARNG on 26 May 1981. On 30 December 1983, it was redesignated with an amended description for HQ and HQ Detachment, Territorial Command, Guam ARNG. It was given its current designation on 1 October 2003.
Its design is based on the coat of arms of Guam and an image that includes a vista of the land, sea, and sky, along with a palm tree and an ancient flying proa, a Micronesian “canoe” with outriggers. The actual location of the proa is discernible—it is approaching the beach close to the mouth of the Agana River on the west side of the island. The shape of the insignia resembles a sling stone that was used by the Chamorros, native inhabitants of Guam, for hunting and in combat.
The design is based on the coat of arms of Guam, showing land, sea and sky, with an ancient flying proa (canoe) approaching the beach near the mouth of the Agana River, and a palm tree in the foreground. The shape of the insignia is that of the sling stones used by the ancient Chamorros in hunting and fighting.
A'ADAHEN I TANO, or “Guardians Of The Land,” is the motto of the Guam Army National Guard, established on 5 June 1981 through Public Law 16-18, which also created the Guam Air National Guard.
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