English: *On a disc 2⅝ inches (6.67cm) in diameter a white-edged blue triskelion with lower leg vertical between three white five-pointed stars on a green background all inclosed by a ⅛ inch (0.32cm) white border.
Symbolism
The green background with three stars refers to the hickory tree crest of the Tennessee ARNG.
The wavy blue three-armed partition represents the coming together of the Holston and the French Broad Rivers to form the beginning of the Tennessee River in Knoxville, where the regiment's headquarters is located.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 278th Infantry Brigade on 19 March 1974.
It was redesignated for the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment on 19 August 1977.
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License.http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.htmlGFDLGNU Free Documentation Licensetruetrue
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
{{Information |Description ={{en|1= *On a disc 2 5/8 inches (6.67cm) in diameter a white-edged blue triskelion with lower leg vertical between three white five-pointed stars on a green background all inclosed by a 1/8 inch (.32cm) white border. ===...