Approved on 1 September 2008, the 147th Support Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia (aka a unit crest or a DUI) pays tributes to the combat history of the units in its lineage that were used to organize the Battalion in the Colorado Army National Guard. The Battalion’s current Support role is acknowledged with the use of buff throughout the insignia. Although The Institute of Heraldry does not list a redesignation of the insignia for the unit’s current title of 147th Brigade Support Battalion, it is displayed on the Battalion’s official Facebook page.
In the upper right, a wheat sheaf and arrows is an allusion to the Battalion’s speedy provision of essential materiel to U.S. Army forces. Opposite it is a gold cannon on a red field, a nod to the Battalion’s origins in the Field Artillery branch. Between them is a blue bend (diagonal band) that symbolizes military defense and the ties to 157th Infantry Regiment (blue is the Infantry color). Six stars stand for six World War II campaigns in which its predecessor units participated. The unit motto of AUXILIUM CONTENTIBUS, Latin for “Support The Fires,” emphasizes its mission of direct support for the 169th Field Artillery Brigade (which was designated as the 169th Fires Brigade at the time the insignia was approved).
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In addition to its provision of direct-support level logistics to the 169th Field Artillery Brigade, the Battalion is also responsible for planning and supervising logistics and combat health-service support operations for the Brigade when mobilized and deployed. It is also tasked with responding to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear) incidents and aiding local, state, and Federal agencies in carrying out consequent management operations, including decontamination, emergency medical treatment, and casualty searches and extractions.
As of January 2023, the 147th Brigade Support Battalion is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado and consists of the Headquarters and Supply Company and the 3650th Maintenance Company.