The 214th Fires Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, was approved for the 214th Artillery Brigade on 5 April 1962 and was redesignated for the 214th Fires Brigade, with updated description, on 10 October 2006. The color version of the insignia, designed for wear with the discontinued Class A Green service uniform, primarily uses the Field Artillery branch colors of gold (yellow) and scarlet (red) field, with a black cannon and a pair of crossed silver swords providing contrast.
A large upward arrow symbol inside the insignia’s hexagon shape suggests a missile being fired as surface-to-air ordnance, representing the Brigade’s missile units. A black cannon barrel stands for howitzers, and the crossed bayonets are a symbol associated with infantry. The hexagon’s points at the top and bottom reflect accuracy and firepower.
Nicknamed the "Leader Brigade" (reiterated in the unit motto of "Naturally We Lead"), the 214th Fires Brigade was originally constituted in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB), 214th Field Artillery Group; the unit would not be designated as a Brigade until September 1979 and the creation of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 214th Field Artillery Brigade. It was redesignated as a Fires Brigade (retaining the 214th numerical designation) in September 2006, and was inactivated during a ceremony held 21 May 2015 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, with its HHB or a detachment of its HHB having earned a total of three Meritorious Unit Commendations.
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