Sorry it's blurry, but this is the patch of the 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne). Every unit in the US Army, (as I'm sure is true in other countries), has colors that signify the branch, an official meaning of the patch design, and an "unofficial" meaning. In this case, the MP colors are green and gold, hence the patch colors. The official meaning is that the brigade is a rapid-deployment unit, (Airborne tab), capable of deploying to the 5 corners of the Earth, (star-superimposed over the globe), and strike with force, (arrow through the star center). We were literally rapid deployment. Required to be able to deploy in 36 hours. We were always "wheels up" 18 hours or less.
Fyi-the unofficial explanation, is "the only unit in the Army who will deploy you all around the world, bring you back home, and screw you until you see stars".....
