Special Regulations on Name Tapes of the Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps Battalions

Special note: The Vietnam Marine Corps (VNMC) uses unit-specific name tags to distinguish between Marine units, as follows:

4.01. Division Headquarters and Brigade Command Headquarters: white lettering on a green background

4.02. 1st Marine Battalion (TĐ1TQLC): black lettering on a sky-blue background

4.03. 2nd Marine Battalion (TĐ2TQLC): black lettering on a purple background

4.04. 3rd Marine Battalion (TĐ3TQLC): black lettering on a khaki background

4.05. 4th Marine Battalion (TĐ4TQLC): black lettering on a red background

4.06. 5th Marine Battalion (TĐ5TQLC): yellow lettering on a black background

4.07. 6th Marine Battalion (TĐ6TQLC): black lettering on a green background

4.08. 7th Marine Battalion (TĐ7TQLC): black lettering on an orange background

4.09. 8th Marine Battalion (TĐ8TQLC): red lettering on a sky-blue background

4.10. 9th Marine Battalion (TĐ9TQLC): black lettering on a gray-blue background

4.11. 14th Marine Battalion (TĐ14TQLC): yellow lettering on VNMC camouflage fabric
(newly formed battalion)

4.12. 16th Marine Battalion (TĐ16TQLC): yellow lettering on a khaki background
(newly formed battalion)

4.13. 18th Marine Battalion (TĐ18TQLC): newly formed battalion; name tags had not yet been issued

4.14. Headquarters Battalion: yellow lettering on a green background

4.15. Signal Battalion: white lettering on a blue background

4.16. Engineer Battalion: red lettering on a two-color background—yellow on top, green on the bottom

4.17. Medical Battalion: white lettering on a maroon background

4.18. Amphibious Support Battalion: red lettering on a green background

4.19. Division Artillery Command: white lettering on a background split half red and half green

4.20. 1st Marine Artillery Battalion (TĐ1PBTQLC): black lettering on a half-red, half-white background (horizontal split)

4.21. 2nd Marine Artillery Battalion (TĐ2PBTQLC): black lettering on a half-red, half-white background (vertical split)

4.22. 3rd Marine Artillery Battalion (TĐ3PBTQLC): black lettering on a half-red, half-white background (diagonal split)

4.23. 4th Marine Artillery Battalion (TĐ4PBTQLC): only one newly formed artillery battery; uses the same name tag as the 1st Marine Artillery Battalion

4.24. Marine Corps Training Center: black lettering on a white background