The 100th Missile Defense Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (unit patch), approved on 5 January 2005, focuses on the Brigade’s primary mission of eliminating ballistic missile threats through the use of ground-based interceptors. In the upper half of the insignia, two arching arrows—one moving clockwise, the other counterclockwise—are symbols of the paths of an ICBM and a ground-based anti-ballistic missile; together they form the letter “C” which is the Roman numeral for the Brigade’s numeric designation. The white star where they meet is a traditional Army symbol and is understood here to refer to Northern Command.
The Brigade’s worldwide defensive capabilities are reflected in the circle made by the arrows as well as by the eagle’s placement above the globe, where it is able to carry out the unit motto of “CONTEGAMUS ET CASSAMUS”—“Guard And Destroy” in English. The mountains on the globe are taken from the Great Seal of the state of Colorado.
In addition to exercising command and control five local Missile Defense Elements based in Colorado and the 49th Missile Defense Battalion stationed in Alaska, the Brigade also works with five missile defense batteries assigned to U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Central Command that utilize Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2).
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