Except for its white border, the original 7th Army Reserve Command Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI), approved in 1986 when the command was provisionally activated, was identical to this patch that was worn between 1989 and 2008. The Command’s roots stretch back to 1956, when four U.S. Army Reserve Schools were established in Europe.
In December 1995, eleven units under 7th Army Reserve Command deployed for Operations Joint Endeavor and Joint Guard in support of Task Force Eagle, earning 7th ARCOM an Army Superior Unit Award for the establishment and operation of United States Army Europe’s Mobilization Support Center. It also deployed 19 of its 22 units in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. In 2008 it was reflagged at 7th Civil Support Command and given new Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia; in 2015 it was redesignated as 7th Mission Support Command
Combat readiness is exemplified in the 7th Army Reserve Command unit patch by a minuteman, with a castle wall in the background alluding to its location in Europe and its mission of defending the European front. Seven embattlements on the castle wall are a reference to the Command’s numerical designation.