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404 Support Brigade Patch. US Army
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Общевойсковые нарукавные знаки Вооруженных Сил Украины
332 Medical Brigade Patch. US Army
Qualification Badge "Master" for contract soldiers of Ground Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Description
A shield shape device 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width overall, divided per pairle white, scarlet and blue, overall a silver gray sword palewise fimbriated white, in chief a stylized blue outline of the Mount Rainier summit embellished with silver gray on either side, in dexter a yellow lightning bolt bendwise and in sinister seven white stars in the configuration of the Big Dipper; all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) golden yellow border.
Symbolism
White, red, and blue and the device partitions are modified from the Army Materiel Command (AMC) shoulder sleeve insignia and carry with it the mission of support and the flow of materiel to the soldiers. The inverted chevron shape underscores the Brigade being the single point of entry to AMC from the field. The sword indicates readiness and support to the soldiers. The Brigade provides logistics support to all units in the Far West and Pacific Northwest. The mountain is in the shape of Mount Rainier and signifies the headquarters at Fort Lewis. The lightning bolt represents the main tactical unit, the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and the Big Dipper highlights the units stationed in Alaska.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved effective 16 October 2008. It was cancelled by HQDA, G-1 directive on 21 February 2010. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-976)
A shield shape device 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width overall, divided per pairle white, scarlet and blue, overall a silver gray sword palewise fimbriated white, in chief a stylized blue outline of the Mount Rainier summit embellished with silver gray on either side, in dexter a yellow lightning bolt bendwise and in sinister seven white stars in the configuration of the Big Dipper; all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) golden yellow border.
Symbolism
White, red, and blue and the device partitions are modified from the Army Materiel Command (AMC) shoulder sleeve insignia and carry with it the mission of support and the flow of materiel to the soldiers. The inverted chevron shape underscores the Brigade being the single point of entry to AMC from the field. The sword indicates readiness and support to the soldiers. The Brigade provides logistics support to all units in the Far West and Pacific Northwest. The mountain is in the shape of Mount Rainier and signifies the headquarters at Fort Lewis. The lightning bolt represents the main tactical unit, the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii and the Big Dipper highlights the units stationed in Alaska.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved effective 16 October 2008. It was cancelled by HQDA, G-1 directive on 21 February 2010. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-976)