Military Unit Mottos: United States

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[edit] United States Army

The United States Army awards nicknames, officially called Special Designations, to units which are recognized as having earned or otherwise been associated with said designations. Mottos are also officially awarded to units by the U.S. Army. Under Army regulations, only those units to which official Special Designations (nicknames) and mottos have been awarded may associate themselves with said nicknames and mottos. In addition, members of these units are permitted to wear said nicknames and mottos on their uniforms. Under army regulations units with officially awarded nicknames and mottos may have only one of each. Additional nicknames and mottos are unofficial. Units and members of units with unofficial nicknames and mottos are prohibited by army regulations from adding said items to their division insignia, wear them on their uniforms, or mount them on their official guidons. Further, no unit may use or otherwise adopt a nickname or motto officially assigned to another unit. The following list of army nicknames and mottos contains both those which are officially recognized by the Army, as well as those which are not. The complete listing of official U.S. Army Special Designations can be seen at the U.S. Army Center of Military History website: U.S. Army Special Designations. If a unit is not listed here, its nickname is unofficial.

U.S. Army: This We'll Defend
U.S. Army Recruitment motto: Army Strong (changed from: Army of One)
U.S. Army Recruitment motto: Be All That You Can Be (former)

[edit] Armies

- - U.S. First Army First In Deed
  - U.S. Second Army Second To None
  - U.S. Third Army Terita Semper Prima (The Third Always First) - now renamed: "US Army Central"
  - U.S. Fourth Army Leadership and Integrity
  - U.S. Fifth Army In Peace Prepare For War
  - U.S. Sixth Army Born of War
  - U.S. Seventh Army Nickname: Born at Sea, baptized in Blood, crowned in glory; {motto} Pyramid of Power.
  - U.S. Eighth Army Pacific Victors

[edit] Corps

- - U.S. I Corps {Nickname} "eye Core"; America's Corps
  - U.S. III Corps {Nickname} "Phantom Corps"; "America's Hammers"; "Counterattack Corps"
  - U.S. III Corps Artillery Strike for Freedom
  - U.S. V Corps It will be done
  - U.S. V Corps Artillery Steadfast and Strong
  - U.S. XII Corps 2nd Division {Nickname} "White Stars" {Civil War}
  - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Essayons (Let Us Try)
  - U.S. Army Signal Corps Pro Patria Vigilans {Watchful for the Country}
  - U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps Sky Dragons

[edit] Groups

- - Air Force Proving Ground Group Proof by Trial
  - 207 Infantry Group Arctic Warriors
    - CID:
  - 3rd MP Group Justice Will Prevail
  - 6th MP Group Seek the Truth
    - 11th Military Police Battalion Strength Through Truth
    - 19th Military Police Battalion Truth is our Sword
    - 22nd Military Police Battalion Integrity above all

[edit] Divisions {Armor}

- - 1st Cavalry Division "The First Team" {Nickname} motto: "Move in on em and kill em" {em=Them}
  - U.S. 1st Armored Division Old Ironsides {Nickname}
    - 1st Squadron/1st Cavalry Regiment Animo et Fide "Courageously and Faithfully"
    - 1st Battalion/13th Cavalry Regiment It Shall be Done
    - 1st Battalion/36th Infantry Regiment Deeds Not Words
  - 2nd Armored Division Hell on Wheels {Nickname}
  - 3rd Armored Division Spearhead {Nickname}
  - 7th Armored Division Lucky Seventh/Ghost/Rattlesnake]] {Nicknames}
    - 87th Cavalry Squadron {Reconnaissance} Poking Around
  - 8th Armored Division Thundering Herd {Nickname}
  - 10th Armored Division Tiger Division {Nickname}
  - 11th Armored Division "Thunderbolt" {Nickname}
  - 12th Armored Division Hellcat Division {Nickname}
  - 14th Armored Division Liberators {Nickname}
  - 20th Armored Division No Nickname
  - 27th Armored Division Empire
  - 30th Armored Division "Volunteers" "Dixie"
  - 37th Armored Division "Courage Conquers"
  - 40th Armored Division "Grizzly"
  - 48th Armored Division "Hurricane"
  - 49th Armored Division "Lone Star"
  - 50th Armored Division "Jersey Blues"
  - 63rd Armored Division Seek, Strike, Destroy

[edit] Divisions {Infantry}

- - 1st Infantry Division Duty First; First To Fight
  - 2nd Infantry Division Second to None
  - 3rd Infantry Division Rock of the Marne
  - 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division" {Nickname} Steadfast and Loyal {also "Iron Horse"}
  - 5th Infantry Division aka "Red Devils" We Will
  - 6th Infantry Division "Sight Seein Sixth"
  - 7th Infantry Division Hourglass {World War I} Bayonet ("The Bayonet Division")
  - 8th Infantry Division aka Golden Arrow/Pathfinder "These are my Credentials" {Slogan}
  - 9th Infantry Division "The Old Reliables" {Nickname} Varsity Division
  - 10th Mountain Division "Climb to Glory"
  - 10th Infantry Division "Devil Division" {Nickname} {World War I formation}
  - U.S. 11th Infantry Division "Lafayette Division" {Nickname} {World War I Formation}
  - U.S. 11th Airborne Division Angels {Nickname} First In Manila, First in Tokyo
  - U.S. 12th Infantry Division "Plymouth Division" {World War I Formation}
  - 12th Infantry Division "Philippine Division"
  - U.S. 13th Infantry Division "Lucky 13th Division" {World War I Formation}
  - 13th Airborne Division "Black Cat" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 14th Division "Wolverine Division" {World War I formation}
  - 17th Airborne Division Thunder From Heaven
  - U.S. 18th Division "Cactus Division" {World War I Formation}
  - 19th Infantry Division "Moon & Star" {Nickname}
  - 23rd Infantry Division Americal
  - 24th Infantry Division First to Fight; Victory
  - 25th Infantry Division Tropic Lightning
  - 26th Infantry Division "Yankee Division"
  - 27th Infantry Division "Empire"/New York Division
  - 28th Infantry Division "Bloody Bucket" {Nickname}
  - 29th Infantry Division "29 Let's Go"
  - 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory"
  - 31st Infantry Division "Dixie Division"
  - 32nd Infantry Division "Red Arrow" {Nickname} "Iron Jaw"/"Terrible Division"/"Les Terribles"
  - 33rd Infantry Division "Prairie"/Illinois Division
  - 34th Infantry Division "Sandstorm Division"
  - U.S. 35th Infantry Division "Santa Fe Division"
  - U.S. 36th Infantry Division Go Texans Go
  - 37th Infantry Division "Buckeye Division"
  - U.S. 38th Infantry Division Cyclone/Avengers of Bataan {Nicknames}
  - U.S. 39th Infantry Division "Delta Division"
  - U.S. 40th Infantry Division aka "Sunshine Division" Duty Honor Courage
  - 41st Infantry Division Jungleers {Nickname}
  - 42nd Infantry Division "Never Forget" {Motto} "Rainbow Division" {Nickname}
  - 43rd Infantry Division Winged Victory Division {Nickname}
  - 44th Infantry Division "Prepared in All things" {Slogan}
  - 45th Infantry Division "Thunderbird" {Nickname} Semper Anticus {Always Forward}
  - 63rd Infantry Division "Blood and Fire" {Nickname}
  - 65th Infantry Division "Battle-Axe" {Nickname}
  - 66th Infantry Division "Black Panther Division" {Nickname}
  - 69th Infantry Division "Fighting Sixty-Ninth" {Nickname}
  - 70th Infantry Division "Trailblazers" {Nickname}
  - 71st Infantry Division "The Red Circle" {Nickname}
  - 75th Infantry Division "Make Ready"
  - 76th Infantry Division "Onaway Division/Liberty Bell Division" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 77th Division "Metropolitan"/Liberty Division
  - U.S. 78th Division {Training Support} Audaciter
  - U.S. 79th Division Lorraine Division {Nickname}
  - U.S. 80th Division {Training} aka Blue Ridge Division The 80th Only Moves Forward
  - U.S. 81st Division aka Stonewall Jackson/Bob Cat/Wild Cat/"Wildcats Never Quit" {Slogan}
  - U.S. 82nd Airborne Division All American
  - U.S. 83rd Infantry Division O H I O {Monogram} Thunderbolt {Nickname}
  - U.S. 84th Division aka The Railsplitters {Nickname} Strike Hard
  - U.S. 85th Division {Training Support} Custer
  - U.S. 86th Infantry Division Blackhawk Division {Nickname}
  - U.S. 87th Infantry Division Stalwart and Strong; Sturdy as an Oak; Ready to Support
    - 87th Division, 2nd Brigade "One Standard"
  - 88th Infantry Division Blue Devil division/Clover Leaf Division {Nicknames}
  - U.S. 89th Infantry Division Rolling W {Nickname} "Get It Done"
  - U.S. 90th Infantry Division Tough Ombres
  - U.S. 91st Division {Training Support} aka Wild West Division" Powder River
  - 92nd Infantry Division aka "Buffalo Soldiers Division" Deeds, Not Words {Slogan}
  - U.S. 93rd Infantry Division "Blue Helmets" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 94th Infantry Division "Neuf-cats" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 95th Infantry Division "Victory"/"OK Division"/{Nicknames} "Iron Men of Metz"
  - 96th Infantry Division "Deadeye Division" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 97th Infantry Division "Trident" {Nickname}
  - 98th Infantry Division "Iroquois" {Nickname}
  - 99th Infantry Division Battle Babes/Checkerboard Division {Nicknames}
  - U.S. 100th Division {Training} aka "Century Division" Soldiers of the Century
  - U.S. 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" {Nickname} Rendezvous with Destiny
  - U.S. 102nd Infantry Division aka "Ozark Division" {Nickname}
  - 103rd Infantry Division aka "Cactus Division" {Nickname}
  - 104th Infantry Division aka "Nothing in Hell can stop the Timberwolfs" {Slogan} Nightfighters
    - U.S. 104th Division, 3rd Brigade "Tiokotemen" {Fight On}
  - U.S. 106th Infantry Division Golden Lions
  - U.S. 108th Division {Training} aka "Golden Griffins" {Nickname} Princeps Excerendo

[edit] Divisions {Cavalry}

- - 1st Cavalry Division (United States) see under listing of Armor above.

[edit] Separate Brigades

- - 1st Engineer Brigade Victory Through Skill
  - 11th Signal Brigade Flexibility, Dependability
  - 20th Engineer Brigade Building Combat Power
  - 35th Engineer Brigade No Task Too Large
  - U.S. 32nd Infantry Brigade aka "Red Arrow" Forward
  - U.S. 39th Infantry Brigade aka "The Arkansas Brigade" or "The Bowie Brigade" Courage
  - U.S. 41st Field Artillery Brigade "Railgunners" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 53rd Infantry Brigade aka "Gator Brigade": Florida and Country
  - U.S. 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Maryland 400
  - 72nd Infantry Brigade Remember the Alamo
  - U.S. 75th Fires Brigade Taut Lanyards
  - U.S. 76th Infantry Brigade Point the Way
  - U.S. 81st Armored Brigade Washington Rifles {Nickname}
  - U.S. 172nd Infantry Brigade Ceveat {Let Him Beware}
  - U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade Sky Soldiers
  - U.S. 199th Light Infantry Brigade "The Redcatchers" {Nickname}
  - U.S. 312th Military Intelligence Brigade Semper Veritas
  - 455th Chemical Brigade Protecting the Force
  - 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade Fast, Factual, Faithful

[edit] Regiments {Infantry}

- - 1st Infantry Regiment Semper Primus (Always First)
  - 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment Noli Me Tangere {Do Not Touch Me}
  - 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment aka "The Old Guard" Noli Me Tangere {Touch Me Not}
  - U.S. 4th Infantry Regiment Noli Me Tangere {Touch Me Not}
  - U.S. 5th Infantry Regiment I'LL Try SIR
  - U.S. 6th Infantry Regiment Unity is Strength
  - U.S. 7th Infantry Regiment aka "Cottonbalers" Volens et Potens (Willing and Able)
  - U.S. 8th Infantry Regiment PATRIAE FIDELITAS {Loyalty to Country}
  - U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment aka "Manchus" Keep up the Fire!
  - U.S. 10th Infantry Regiment Courage and Fidelity
  - U.S. 11th Infantry Regiment Semper Fidelis {Always Faithful}
  - U.S. 12th Infantry Regiment DUCTI AMORE PATRIAE {Having Been Led by Love of Country}
  - U.S. 13th Infantry Regiment First at Vicksburg {on Crest is "Forty Rounds"}
  - U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment aka "Golden Dragoons" The Right of the Line
  - U.S. 15th Infantry Regiment Can Do!
  - U.S. 16th Infantry Regiment Semper Paratus {Always Prepared)
  - U.S. 17th Infantry Regiment Truth and Courage
  - U.S. 18th Infantry Regiment In Omnia Paratus {Ready for Anything}
  - U.S. 19th Infantry Regiment The Rock of Chickamauga
  - U.S. 20th Infantry Regiment Tant Que Je Puis
  - U.S. 21st Infantry Regiment Duty
  - U.S. 22d Infantry Regiment Deeds not Words
  - U.S. 23rd Infantry Regiment We Serve
  - 24th Infantry Regiment (United States) aka Buffalo Soldiers San Juan Semper Paratus
  - U.S. 25th Infantry Regiment aka Buffalo Soldiers Onward
  - U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment The Blue Spaders {Nickname} Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat {Let Him Bear the Palm Who has won it}
  - U.S. 27th Infantry Regiment aka "Wolfhounds" Nec Aspera Terrent (They don't fear hardship)
  - U.S. 28th Infantry Regiment {1 & 2 Battalions} "Black Lions"
  - U.S. 29th Infantry Regiment {1 & 2 Battalions} Motto: WE Lead the Way"
  - U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment Our Country, Not Ourselves {also has listed "Rock of the Marne, July 14-18, 1918"}
  - U.S.31st Infantry Regiment Pro Patria {For the Country}
  - U.S. 32nd Infantry Regiment aka "The Queens Own" {1st Battalion-"Chosin"-Against All Odds}
  - U.S. 33rd Infantry Regiment Ridentes Venimus {Smiling We Come}
  - U.S. 34rd Infantry Regiment Toujours En Avant {Always Forward}
  - U.S. 35th Infantry Regiment Take Arms
  - U.S. 36th Infantry Regiment see 1st Armored Division
  - U.S. 37th Infantry Regiment of 1866-1869 {in 1869 half was consolidated with the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment and half was consolidated with the 5th Infantry Regiment}.
  - 38th Infantry Regiment Rock of the Marne
  - 39th Infantry Regiment {Nicknames: Fighting Falcons; AAA-O {"Anything, Anywhere, Anytime Bar Nothing"} D'une Vaillance Admirable {With a Courage worthy of Admiration}
  - U.S. 41st Infantry Regiment Straight and Stalwart
  - U.S. 51st Infantry Regiment I Serve
  - U.S. 52nd Infantry Regiment Ready Rifles; Fortis Et Certus (Brave And True)
  - U.S. 65th Infantry Regiment aka "The Borinqueneers" Honor Et Fidelitas {Honor and Fidelity}
  - U.S. 69th Infantry Regiment {aka "The Fighting 69th"} (Mechanized, NY National Guard) Faugh a Ballaugh! {Irish Gaelic for "Clear the Way!" "Gentle when Stroked, Fierce when Provoked" {Motto}
  - U.S. 75th Ranger Regiment-see U.S. Army Rangers below
  - U.S. 101st Aviation Regiment Wings of the Eagle
  - U.S. 102nd Infantry Regiment New Haven, Connecticut (third oldest in U.S.), "Stand Forth"
  - U.S. 104th Infantry Regiment Fortitude et Courage
  - U.S. 107th Infantry Regiment "O'Ryan's Roughnecks"
  - U.S. 111th Infantry Regiment "NULLA VESTIGIA RETRORSUM (No Step Backwards)"
  - U.S. 112th Field Artillery Regiment A Outrance {To the Utmost}
    - 112th Field Artillery Regiment/3rd Battalion "NJ Guns"
  - U.S. 114th Aviation Regiment Eagles of Liberty
  - U.S. 115th Infantry Regiment Rally around the Flag
  - U.S. 124th Infantry Regiment (To) The Right Of The Line!
  - U.S. 126th Aviation Regiment Faith Flight Fidelity
  - 143rd Infantry Regiment Arms Secure Peace
  - [U.S. 153rd Infantry Regiment] "Let's Go!"
  - U.S. 158th Regimental Combat Team Cuidado (Take Care)
  - U.S. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) Night Stalkers/Night Stalkers Don't Quit (NSDQ)/Death Waits In the Dark
  - 166th Infantry Regiment Follow Me
  - U.S. 175th Infantry Regiment Decus Et Praesidium (An Honor and a Guard)
  - U.S. 181st Infantry Regiment Keep Your Powder Dry
  - U.S. 182nd Infantry Regiment Avitos Juvamus Honores {We Uphold Our Ancient Honors}
  - U.S. 184th Infantry Regiment "Let's Go!"
  - 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment aka Rakkasan Ne Desit Virtus (Let Valor Not Fail)
  - U.S. 188th Infantry Regiment Winged Attack
  - U.S. 263rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment Unsurrendered
  - US 314th Infantry Regiment (United States) "Fortitude and Courage"
  - 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment aka Falcons {Nickname} "Let's Go!"
  - 327th Glider Infantry Regiment Bastogne bulldogs/Nomads of Vietnam {Nicknames} Honor and Country
  - 332nd Engineer General Service Regiment To Build - To Conquer
  - U.S. 336th Infantry Regiment "Labor Conquers All Things"
  - 349th Infantry Regiment Liberty and Rights
  - 350th Infantry Regiment Fidelity and Service
  - 351st Infantry Regiment Toujours Prêt (Always Ready)
  - U.S. 366th Infantry Regiment Labour Conquers All Things
  - 369th Infantry Regiment Hellfighters!; Let's Go!
  - 370th Engineer Regiment Together We Triumph
  - 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment "Geronim"o
  - 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment Strike
  - 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment The Rock
  - 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment aka Devils in Baggy Pants {Nickname} "Strike Hold"
  - 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment aka Panthers {Nickname} "H-Minus"
  - 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Currahee" (Cherokee for "Stand Alone")
  - 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment Raff's Ruffians {Nickname}
  - 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment aka Red Devils {Nickname} Fury From the Sky
  - 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment All the Way
  - [511th Parachute Infantry Regiment] Strength from Above
  - 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment "Battling Buzzards" {Nickname} Attack

[edit] Regiments {Cavalry/Armored Cavalry}

- - U.S. 1st Cavalry Regiment see 1st Armored Division
  - 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment Toujours Prêt (Always Ready)
  - 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment Brave Rifles
  - U.S. 4th Cavalry Regiment The Fourth First
  - U.S. 5th Cavalry Regiment Loyalty and Courage
  - U.S. 6th Cavalry Regiment aka "Fighting Sixth" Ducit Amor Patriae {Led by Love of Country}/Silent Thunder
  - 7th Cavalry Regiment Garryowen! {Nickname} The Seventh First
  - U.S. 8th Cavalry Regiment Honor and Courage
  - U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment "We Can, We Will"
  - U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment Ready and Forward
  - U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Allons
  - U.S. 12th Cavalry Regiment Semper Paratus {Always Ready}
  - U.S. 13th Cavalry/Troop K-now U.S. 13th Armor/1st Battalion It Shall be Done
  - U.S. 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment Suivez Moi {Follow Me}
  - U.S. 15th Cavalry Regiment Tous Pour Un, Un Pour Tous {All for one, One for all}
  - U.S. 16th Cavalry Regiment Strike Hard
  - U.S. 17th Cavalry Regiment Forward!
  - U.S. 18th Armored Cavalry Regiment Velox et Mortifer (Swift and deadly)
  - 26th Cavalry Regiment {PS} Our Strength is in Loyalty
  - U.S. 27th Cavalry Regiment Vamos
  - U.S. 113th Cavalry Regiment "We Maintain"
  - U.S. 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment I Volunteer, Sir

[edit] Regiments {Artillery/Field Artillery/Air Defense}

- - U.S. 1st Field Artillery Regiment Primus aut Nullus {First or Not at all}
  - U.S. 2nd Field Artillery Regiment The Second First
  - 3d Air Defense Regiment I Strike
  - U.S. 3rd Field Artillery Regiment Celeritas Et Accuratio {Speed and Accuracy}
  - U.S. 4th Field Artillery Regiment Nulli Vestigia Retrorsum {No Step backward}
  - U.S. 5th Field Artillery Regiment Faithful and True
  - U.S. 6th Field Artillery Regiment Celer Et Audax {Swift and Bold}
  - U.S. 7th Field Artillery Regiment Nunquam Aerumna Nec Proeilo Fractum {Never Broken by Hardship or Battle}
  - U.S. 7th Artillery Nunquam Fractum {Never Broken}
  - U.S. 8th Field Artillery Regiment Audacieux Et Tenace {Daring and Tenacious}
  - 9th Field Artillery Regiment Kulia-I-Ka-Nuu (Onward, Still Higher)
  - 10th Field Artillery Regiment The Rock's Support
  - 11th Field Artillery Regiment On Time
  - 12th Field Artillery Regiment Nec Temere Nec Timide {Neither Rashly nor Timidly}
  - 13th Field Artillery Regiment Without Fear, Favor or the Hope of Reward
  - 41st Field Artillery Regiment Mission Accomplished
  - 101st Field Artillery Regiment Vincere Est Vivere {To Conquer is to Live
  - 119th Field Artillery Regiment Viam Praeparamus {We Prepare the Way}
  - 143rd Field Artillery Regiment Facta Non Verba (Deeds Not Words)
  - U.S.201st Field Artillery Regiment "YES SIR"
  - 250th Air Defense Artillery Regiment Oram Occidentalem Defendimus (We Defend the Western Coast)

[edit] Regiments {Armor}

- - U.S. 32nd Armored Regiment "Victory or Death"
  - U.S. 37th Armor Regiment Courage Conquers
  - 64th Armor Regiment We Pierce
  - 70th Armor Regiment Strike Swiftly
  - 77th Armor Regiment Insiste Firmiter (Stand to it Stoutly)
  - 111th Armor Regiment By Arms and Courage
  - 112th Armor Regiment Rarin' to Go
  - 149th Armor Regiment Men and Steel

[edit] Separate Battalions {Chemical/Engineer/Coast and Field Artillery/Military Police/Signal/Tank}

- - 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery Regiment Paratus et Fidelis {Ready and Faithful}
  - 1st Battalion 320th Field Artillery Regiment Volens Et Potens {Willing And Able}
  - U.S. 3rd Battalion 16th Field Artillery aka "Rolling Thunder {Nickname} Macte Nova Virtute {Go Forth with New Strength}
  - U.S. 6th Battalion 14th Field Artillery aka "Warbonnets" Ex Hoc Signo Victoria {Victory by this Sign}
  - 338th Field Artillery Battalion Deo et Patria (God and Country)
  - 339th Field Artillery Battalion Expugnare (To assault)
  - 913th Field Artillery Battalion Haec Manus ob Partiam (This Hand for my Country)

- - 1st Engineer Battalion Always First
  - 5th Engineer Battalion Courage-Skill-Strength
  - U.S. 27th Engineer Battalion Munquam Otiosi {Always Busy}
  - U.S. 30th Engineer Topographic Battalion Imprimis {In the First Place}
  - 35th Engineer Battalion Quality-Courage-Results
  - 79th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) Fait Accompli (An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.)
  - 317th Engineer Battalion By Industry And Honor
  - 321st Engineer Battalion Semper Temtare
  - 326th Engineer Battalion Nostrum Est {The Task is Ours}
  - U.S. 337th Engineer Battalion Keystone Engineers
  - U.S. 512th Enginner Battalion Strive for the Best
  - 577th Engineer Battalion Iron Soldiers
  - 864th Engineer Battalion Aliquid Expectavit (Anything Expected)
  - U.S. 847th Engineer Battalion Duty Determines Destiny
  - 875th Engineer Battalion Ready and Willing
  - 169th Engineer Battalion Mind and Hand

- - U.S. 100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team U.S. Army Reserve Go For Broke!

- - U.S. 101st Quartermaster Battalion Non Sebi, Sed Omnibus {Not for self, but for all}
  - U.S. 154th Quartermaster Battalion We Can and Will

- - 2d Chemical Battalion Flammis Vincimus (With Fire We Conquer)
  - 83d Chemical Battalion Confront Any Mission
  - 103d Chemical Battalion Stabilis Victoria (Support the Victory)
  - 126th Chemical Battalion Through the Flames
  - 420th Chemical Battalion Passage Assured
  - 468th Chemical Battalion Veil of the Dragon

- - U.S. 1st Signal Battalion In Medias Res {Into the Midst of Things}
  - U.S. 25th Signal Battlaion Never Unprepared
  - U.S. 44th Signal Battalion Outstanding
  - U.S. 72nd Signal Battalion Fit to Fight
  - U.S. 115th Signal Battalion First In Duty
  - U.S. 129th Signal Battalion Light The Fires
  - U.S. 198th Signal Battalion First Regiment of First State
  - U.S. 161st Airborne Engineer Primus Etterminus

- - U.S. 177th Military Police Battalion Protect Defend Preserve
  - 10th Military Police Battalion (Provisional) Justice from Above
  - 785th Military Police Battalion Safeguard and Secure! / Stand and Deliver!

- - U.S. 128th Forward Support Battalion Spectemur Agendo (Judge By Our Actions)

- - U.S. 217th Coast Artillery Battalion In Liberty's Defense
  - U.S. 243rd Coast Artillery Battalion Game to the Last

- - 313th Combat Engineer Battalion Paramus Viam (We Prepare the Way)

- - 313th Medical Battalion Ferio Sed Sano (Fierce but Humane)

- - U.S. 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion The Triple Nickels {Nickname}

- - U.S. 761st Tank Battalion Come Out Fighting

[edit] US Army Schools

- - U.S. Military Academy -West Point: Duty-Honor-Country
  - Armor School Forge the Thunderbolt
  - Aviation School Above the Best
  - Infantry School Follow Me
  - Chemical School Elementis Regamus Proelium (We Rule the Battlefield Through the Elements)

[edit] Army Special Operations Units

- - 1st Special Service Force aka The Devil's Brigade
  - U.S. Army Rangers aka 75th Ranger Regiment: We Lead the Way; Sua Sponte ("Of their own accord")
  - 5307 Composite Unit {Provisional} aka "Merrill's Marauders"
  - United States Army Special Forces aka Green Berets: De Oppresso Liber (To liberate the oppressed)

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See also article Nicknames of U.S. Army divisions {explanation of Nicknames}

[edit] United States Marine Corps

US Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
US Marine Corps Recruiting Moto: The Few, The Proud, The Marines
- I Marine Expeditionary Force: Eye Mef {Nickname}
  - 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit: Pride of the Pacific {Nickname}
  - 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit: The Fighting 13th {Nickname}
  - 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit: Pride of the Pacific {Nickname}
  - 1st Marine Division: "The Old Breed" {Nickname} No better friend, No worse enemy
    - 1st Marine Regiment: Inchon {Nickname}
      - 1st Battalion 1st Marines: Ready to Fight
      - 2nd Battalion 1st Marines: The Professionals
      - 3rd Battalion 1st Marines: Thundering Third, Balls of The Corps
      - 1st Battalion 4th Marines: Whatever it Takes
    - 5th Marine Regiment: "The Fighting Fifth"
      - 1st Battalion 5th Marines: Make Peace or Die
      - 2nd Battalion 5th Marines: "Retreat?, Hell!"
      - 3rd Battalion 5th Marines: aka "Dark Horse'{on Crest}/Consummate Professionals" {Nickname} Get Some
      - 2nd Battalion 4th Marines: Second to None
    - 7th Marine Regiment: No better Friend, No Worse Enemy
      - 1st Battalion 7th Marines: Pride, Devotion, Loyalty
      - 2nd Battalion 7th Marines: Ready For All, Yielding To None
      - 3rd Battalion 7th Marines: The Cutting Edge
      - 3rd Battalion 4th Marines: Thundering Third
    - Individual Battalions
      - 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion: "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy"
      - 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion: "The strength of the pack is the wolf, the strength of the wolf is the pack."
      - 1st Combat Engineer Battalion: "The Super Breed" {Nickname}
      - 1st Reconnaissance Battalion: Swift, Silent, Deadly
      - 1st Tank Battalion: No better Friend, No Worse enemy
      - 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion: YAT YAS (You Ain't Trax, You Ain't Shit)
  - 1st Marine Logistics Group: Victory through Logistics
    - Combat Logistics Regiment 1: First In Support
    - 1st Dental Battalion: Finest In Performance
  - 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing: Bella Ac Pace Paratus {Prepared In Peace and War}
    - Marine Aircraft Group 11:
      - VMF-121 Green Knights
      - VMF-225 Vikings {Nickname}
      - VMFA-232 Red Devils {Nickname}
    - Marine Aircraft Group 13:
      - VMA-211: Wake Island Avengers {Nickname}
      - VMA-214: The Blacksheep
      - VMA-311: Tomcats
      - VMA-513: Flying Nightmares
- II Marine Expeditionary Force
  - 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit:
  - 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit:
  - 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:
    - 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing: 2nd MAW {Nickname}
      - Marine Aircraft Group 31: "Going For Distance..Going for Speed!"
        
        VMFA-115 Silver Eagles
        
        VMFA-122 Crusaders {Nickname}
        
        VMFA-251 "Thunderbolts {Nickname} Custos Caelorum {Guardians of the Sky}
        
        VMFA-312 "Checkerboards {Nickname} Fights On
        
        VMFA(AW)-224 Bengals {Nickname}
        
        VMFA(AW)-533 "Hawks" {Nickname} In Hoc Signo Vinces {In this sign Victory}
  - 2nd Marine Division: Follow Me
    - 2nd Marine Regiment: Keep Moving
      - 1st Battalion 2nd Marines: Others will follow...where we lead
      - 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines: Warlord {Nickname}
      - 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines: Unas Supra
    - 6th Marine Regiment: Keep Moving
      - 1st Battalion 6th Marines: Ready to Fight Since 1917
      - 2nd Battalion 6th Marines: Never to Quit
      - 3rd Battalion 6th Marines: Teufel Hunden "Devil Dogs" {Nickname}
      - 1st Battalion 9th Marines: The Walking Dead {Nickname}
      - 2nd Battalion 9th Marines: "Hell in a Helmet"
    - 8th Marine Regiment: More Than Duty
      - 1st Battalion 8th Marines: "The Beirut Battalion" {Nickname}
      - 2nd Battalion 8th Marines: America's Battalion
      - 3rd Battalion 8th Marines: "Fortuna Favet Fortibus" — "Fortune Favors the Brave"
    - 10th Marine Regiment: King of Battle
      - 1st Battalion 10th Marines: First in the World
      - 2nd Battalion 10th Marines: Second to None
      - 3rd Battalion 10th Marines: Seven for One
      - 5th Battalion 10th Marines: Pain by Steel Rain
    - Individual Battalions
      - 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion: "Victory to the Bold"
      - 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion: "Engineers lead the way"
      - 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion: Swift, Silent, Deadly
      - 2nd Tank Battalion: "Ace in the Hole"
  - 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing:
    - Marine Aircraft Group 14:
      - MALS-14: Nulli Secundus
      - VMA-223: Bulldogs {Nickname}
      - VMA-231: Ace of Spades {Nickname}
      - VMA-542: Tigers {Nickname}
      - VMAT-203: Hawks {Nickname}
      - VMAQ-1: Tairngreacht Bas (Death Foretold)
      - VMAQ-2: Can Do Easy
      - VMAQ-3: Non Videre Est Credere
      - VMAQ-4: Seahawks {Nickname}
      - VMGR-252: Otis {Nickname}
      - VMGRT-253: Training the Fleet
    - Marine Aircraft Group 26:
      - VMM-162 "Golden Eagles" {Nickname}
      - HMLA-167 "Warriors" {Nickname}
      - HMM-261 "Raging Bulls" {Nickname}
      - VMM-263 "Thunder Chickens" {Nickname}
      - HMM-264 "Black Knights" {Nickname}
      - HMM-266 "Fighting Griffins" {Nickname}
      - HMM-365 "Blue Knights" {Nickname}
      - HMH-461 "Iron Horse" {Nickname} "Mission First, People Always" {Motto}
      - HMH-464 "Condors" {Nickname}
      - VMMT-204"Raptors" {Nickname}
      - HMT-302 "Phoenix" {Nickname}
      - MALS-26 "Patriots" {Nickname}
    - Marine Aircraft Group 29: Training, Attack, Assault
    - Marine Aircraft Group 31: Going the Distance..Going For Speed
      - VMFA-115: Silver Eagles {Nickname}
      - VMFA-122: Crusaders {Nickname}
      - VMFA-251: "Custos Caelorum" - “Guardians of the Sky”
      - VMFA-312: "Fight's on"
      - VMFA(AW)-224: Bengals {Nickname}
      - VMFA(AW)-332: Moonlighters {Nickname}
      - VMFA(AW)-533: "In Hoc Signo Vinces" - In this Sign Victory
      - MALS-31: Stingers {Nickname}
    - Marine Wing Support Group 27:
  - Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 "Workhorse of the Wing" {Nickname}
  - Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 "Untouchables" {Nickname}
  - Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 "Sweathogs" {Nickname}
  - Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 "Aeternus Adjuvo" {Eternal Support}
    - Marine Air Control Group 28:
  - 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion "Death From Below" {Nickname}
  - Marine Air Control Squadron 2 "Eyes of the MAGTF" {Nickname}
  - Marine Air Support Squadron 1 "Chieftain" {Nickname}
  - Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 28
  - Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 "Spartans" {Nickname}
  - Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 "Night Owls" {Nickname}
    - Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 2: Snake Eyes {Nickname}
  - 2nd Marine Logistics Group: Sustaining Power For the Force
- III Marine Expeditionary Force
  - 3rd Marine Division Fidelity - Honor - Valor
    - 3rd Marine Regiment: Fortuna Fortes Juvat - Fortune favors the Strong
    - 4th Marine Regiment: China Marines {Nickname} Oldest Proudest {Battalions of this unit with 1st; 5th; 7th Regiments}
    - 12th Marine Regiment: Thunder and Steel
    - Individual Battalions
      - 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion: Celer, Silens, Mortalis {Swift, Silent, Deadly}
      - Combat Assault Battalion: Sui Generis
      - 3rd Transportation Support Battalion: The Red Patchers {Nickname}
      - 9th Engineer Support Battalion: Excellence in Engineering
  - 1st Marine Aircraft Wing: 1st MAW {Nickname}
    - Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1: America's Finest {Nickname}
    - Marine Aircraft Group 12: The Ready Group
      - VMFA-212 aka "Lancers" Train to Fight, Train to Win!
    - Marine Wing Support Group 17: In Omnia Paratus (Prepared In All Things)
      - Marine Wing Support Squadron 171: In Omnina Paratus {Ready For All things}
      - Marine Wing Support Squadron 172: Firebirds {Nickname}
    - Marine Air Control Group 18:
      - Marine Air Support Squadron 2: This Deuce is Wild
- Marine Forces Reserve
  - 4th Marine Division: "Fighting Fourth" {Nickname}
    - 23rd Marine Regiment: 23d Marines {Nickname}
      - 1st Battalion 23rd Marines: {Has names of Battles on Coat of Arms}
      - 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines: Prepared and Professional
      - 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines: Non Sibi, Sed Patria
    - 24th Marine Regiment: Si Vis pacem para bellum
      - 1st Battalion 24th Marines: Terror from the North
      - 2nd Battalion 24th Marines: Mayhem From the Heartland
      - 3rd Battalion 24th Marines: Always Ready
    - 25th Marine Regiment: 25th Marines {Nickname}
      - 1st Battalion 25th Marines: New England's Own {Nickname}
      - 2nd Battalion 25th Marines: Vis Pugnare Constantia Vincere
      - 3rd Battalion 25th Marines: Three Deuce Five
    - Individual Battalions
      - 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion: 4th Tracks {Nickname}
      - 4th Combat Engineer Battalion: One Team, One Fight
      - 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion: Iron Horse Marines
      - 4th Reconnaissance Battalion: Swift, Silent, Deadly
  - 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
    - Marine Aircraft Group-42: On Time On Target
  - 4th Marine Logistics Group: In Omnia Paratus

[edit] Inactive U.S. Marine units:

U.S. 1st Marine Parachute Regiment
U.S. 9th Marine Regiment: "Striking Ninth"
- 3rd Battalion 9th Marines: "Death in the Dark"
U.S. 5th Marine Division: "The Spearhead"
U.S. 6th Marine Division: "The Striking Sixth"
Marine Defense Battalions
- 1st Defense Battalion: "Wake Island Defenders"
- 9th Defense Battalion: "Fighting Ninth"
- 14th Defense Battalion: "Five: Fourteenth"
- 15th Defense Battalion: "First: Fifteenth"
- 17th Defense Battalion: "Two: Seventeen", "One of a Kind"
Squadrons:
- VMF-221 {Nickname} "Fighting Falcons"
- VMFA-235 aka "Death Angels" Ride Nunc/Laugh Now
- VMFA(AW)-332 Moonlighters {Nickname}

[edit] United States Navy

US Navy: Paratus Et Potens ( Ready and Able), Semper Fortis (Always Courageous), also (Not self but country) are often cited as their motto.
US Navy: Core values: "Honor, Courage, Commitment"
US Navy: Recruitment motto: "Accelerate Your Life"

- Corps
  - Navy Supply Corps: Ready for Sea
  - Navy SEALs: The only easy day was yesterday.
  - Construction Battalions Seabee: Can Do!, Construimus et Batuimus ("We Have Built [Them] Up and We Have Beaten/Knocked [Them] Down"); (Unofficial Motto) Construimus, Batuimus, Bibimus! ("We build [Them] up, We beat [Them] down, [Then] We drink!")
- Schools
  - United States Naval Academy Ex Scientia Tridens "Out of Knowledge, the Trident [Sea Power]"
  - Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Knowledge. Integrity. Excellence.

[edit] United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard: Semper Paratus "Always Ready"
United States Coast Guard Academy: Scientiae Cedit Mare "The Sea Yields To Knowledge"

[edit] United States Air Force

US Air Force unofficial motto: "Un Ab Alto" [One Over All]

US Air Force Recruiting Mottoes: Do Something Amazing, Cross Into the Blue, Aim High

Air Forces:
- Eighth Air Force The Mighty Eighth
- Fourteenth Air Force The Flying Tigers
Air Force Bombardment/Space Wing Units:
- 2d Bomb Wing Libertatem Defendimus {We defend Liberty}
- 3d Wing Non Solum Armis {Not By Arms Alone}
- 5th Bomb Wing Kiai Oka Lewa
- 7th Bomb Wing Mors Ab Alto {Death from Above}
- 9th Reconnaissance Wing Semper Paratus {Always Ready}
- 21st Space Wing Fortitudio Et Preparatio {Strength and Preparedness}
- 31st Fighter Wing Return with Honor
- 55th Wing Videmus Omnia {We See Everything}
- 347th Rescue Wing Born In Battle
Fighter/Airlift Wings/Squadrons:
- 1st Fighter Wing Aut Vincere Aut More {Conquer or Die}
  - 27th Fighter Squadron aka Black Falcons "The Fighting Eagles"
  - 71st Fighter Squadron The Ironmen
  - 80th Fighter Squadron Headhunters & Juvats {Nicknames}
  - 94th Fighter Squadron Hat In the Ring
- 4th Fighter Wing Fourth but First
  - 4th Training Squadron Eagle Academics
  - 333rd Fighter Squadron Lancers
  - 334th Fighter Squadron Fighting Eagles
  - 335th Fighter Squadron Chiefs {Nickname}
  - 336th Fighter Squadron Rocketeers
- 20th Fighter Wing Victory by Valor
  - 55th Fighter Squadron Fighting Fifty-fifth
  - 77th Fighter Squadron Gamblers
  - 78th Fighter Squadron Dustmasters
  - 79th Fighter Squadron Tigers
- 33rd Fighter Wing Nomads
  - 58th Fighter Squadron Gorillas
  - 60th Fighter Squadron Fighting Crows
- 23d Fighter Group Flying Tigers
  - 74th Fighter Squadron Flying Tigers
  - 75th Fighter Squadron Tiger Sharks
- 51 Fighter Wing Ready to Fight Tonight
Airlift Squadrons:
- 379th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Dirty Deeds
- 317th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Ascendere ex Terro "Rise from the Earth"
- 99th AirLift Squadron Sam Fox
- 305th Air Mobility Wing Can Do!
Engineer Squadrons:
- 819th Engineer Squadron Red Horse
- 820th Engineer Squadron Red Horse
- 823rd Engineer Squadron Red Horse

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