The design of the 124th Army Reserve Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, also called a unit patch, borrows some concepts from the Command’s unit crest. Three white stars above two white bars on a field of red is taken from the coat of arms of George Washington, for whom the state of Washington was named and whose portrait appears on the state flag. The green area is an acknowledgement of the state’s renowned nickname “Evergreen State,” with the wedge shape and the insignia’s green border suggesting the state’s ubiquitous forests.
Formed in 1968, the 124th Army Reserve Command was redesignated as a Regional Support Command in 1995. The following year, it was inactivated and assumed designation and heritage of the 70th Division (Training), eventually becoming the 70th Regional Support Command. The 124th ARCOM was based at Fort Lawton for its entire period of active service.
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