Task Force Diamond Head Military Challenge Coin
Task Force Diamond Head was composed of many components, the list follows.
Organic Units:
HHC (Talons)
A Company (Black Jacks) (UH-60's)
B Company (Night Hawks) (UH-60's)
C Company (Long Johns) (UH 60's)(Task Force Pirate)
D Comapnay (Cannibals) (UH-60's)
Attached Units:
68th Med (Dustoff) (UH-60's) Hawaii active army
B CO 193 AVIM (Bounty Hunters) Hawaii NG Intermediate Maintenance
C CO 1-211 (Aces) (Ah-64's)
F CO 131 (Lifters) (CH-47's) ½ company from Alabama and ½ company from Georgia
This website is a bit old but it still has some good info:
http://25thaviation.org/tfdiamondhead/
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2nd Squadron 107th Calvary Military Challenge Coin
This is an excerpt from Donald J. Clink website about the 107th Unit Crest:
"The unit crest shield is yellow for cavalry. The bend charged with ailerons, from the arms of Lorraine, symbolizes World War I service; it is red to symbolize that the regiment served as field artillery during that period. The Roman sword in sheath is for service in the War with Spain and the cactus signifies Mexican border duty."
You must check out the Donald J. Clink website - it is a very well done site chalked full of 107th Cavalry Regiment pictures, newspaper clippings and history in general.
http://www.donclink.com/107th_Cavalry/index.html
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Joint Maneuver Training Center Military Challenge Coin
Camp Grayling, located in central northern Michigan, is the largest National Guard joint training center. Year around training is conducted on its 147,000 acres by the National Guard, as well as active and reserve components of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Units of the Canadian Armed Forces train year round at Camp Grayling along with visiting Armed Forces from Latvia, United Kingdom, Hungary and Serbia. The Northern Michigan Law Enforcement Training Group has over 100 law enforcement agencies that train at Camp Grayling. The training site's unique combination of resources provides for a wide variety of training scenarios.
Check them out on the web:
https://www.mi.ngb.army.mil/Units/JFHQ/JMTC/
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Pall Aeropower Corporation Military Challenge Coin
Pall Aeropower Corporation makes the Engine Air Particle Separator for the CH-47 Chinook, hence the depiction on the coin. They make lots of other stuff for the military too - mostly filters I believe.
You can check out the aerospace portion of their website.
http://www.pall.com/Aerospace.asp
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70th Transportation Battalion Military Challenge Coin
This is the 70th Transportation Battalion Commanders Challenge Coin. I could not find much for history on this unit, please post if you have some more info.
Text on front: "70TH TRANS BN (AVIM) / SAFETY SOLDIERING CARING / LIFELINE TO FRONTLINE"
Text on back: "COMMANDER'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE / MANNHIEM"
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3RD Battalion 2ND Marines “Betio Bastards” Military Challenge Coin
This challenge coin is from the Third Battalion Second Marines, the so called "Betio Bastards".
Text on front: "THIRD BATTALION SECOND MARINES / BETIO BASTARDS / UNUS SUPRA"
Text on Back: "Al-Anbar Province / Iraq Feb-Sept 2005 / UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS / CAMP GANNON / CAMP AL-ASAD CAMP AL-QAIM"
Here are some good links to info about the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines:
Wikipedia
Facebook
Official website of 3rd BN 2nd Marines
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Bowling Green ROTC Challenge Coin
This is the Bowling Green State University ROTC Challenge Coin. They are the Fighting Falcon Cadet Battalion. The program at BGSU started as an Artillery Reserve Officers Training Corps - that is, they only produced artillery officers. Many of the first class were WWII veterans.
The front of the coin reads "BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY / BOWLING GREEN, OH est. 1948". In the center of a coin a shield is depicted with a black flying falcon carrying a red torch. A scroll is below with "B" and "G" on either side, and the number 82 is stamped below that - presumably the number of the coin in the minted set.
On the back of the coin is written "PRESENTED BY THE COMMAND TEAM / MILITARY SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP". The Lt. Colonel silver oak leaf insignia and the Master Sergeant stripe share center stage.
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AAAA Black Knights Chapter Challenge Coin
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- Black Knights West Point AAAA Chapter Challenge Coin
This challenge coin is from the Army Aviation Association of America, Black Nights Chapter. It is more of a "Challenge Token" considering its shape - talk about cool and unique! This coin was submitted by a CH-47 Flight Engineer in the National Guard. He received this as a gift for his contribution to an air assault training exercise his unit supported for the West Point cadets.
The front of the Challenge Coin is in the shape of a helmet with a sword behind it. The back of the coin reads "Presented for Excellence". Below that is a silver Apache helicopter alongside a large black "A" for Army and below that a black sword on which is written "BLACK KNIGHTS". Below the sword is written "AAAA CHAPTER / West Point NY" along with "Above the Best". In the bottom left is the US Army Aviation insignia.
Over all this is great challenge coin. Lots of contours make nice to hold, and the shape really makes it stand out from a collection. Great job on this design!
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Developmental Test Command Challenge Coin
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- US Developmental Test Command Challenge Coin
I received this coin at my commissioning ceremony into the Army. It is engraved with my name on the back. I believe that one of the cadre at my ROTC was involved with the Developmental Test Command - I know for sure he was always working with DARPA, not sure if these two organizations tie together or not.
This is a military challenge coin from the United States Army Developmental Test Command. It is a larger coin, measuring about 2″ in diameter. The front of the coin reads “UNITED STATES ARMY / DEVELOPMENTAL TEST COMMAND”, and back reads “TEST FOR THE BEST / USA DTC / AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE” .
The front of the coin has a flag behind a picture of the US Continent, with the emblem of the USA DTC in Washington DC, and red stars “shooting” from DC to the various DTC locations across CONUS. The front is embossed in an clear enamel, and looks and feels very classy. The back has the red Army General One Star Flag, below which is room for an engraving.
All in all this is a great challenge coin. I am unsure of who minted it, but the they did one heck of a job (If you know who minted it, pass it on to me)! I especially like how the outside rim of the coin is cut, it makes the coin look even cooler when reflecting light.
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