U.S. ARMY 30TH AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY BRIGADE UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia, also called a unit crest or DUI, was approved on 13 April 1966. It features a blue fleur-de-lis that represents the unit’s service in France during World War, while a red torii gate is emblematic of Okinawa, the location where the Brigade was reactivated. The golden arrow's positioning in the center of the insignia is a reference to the unit motto, "Always On Target."

Distinctive Unit Insignias are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. Current regulations do not permit the DUI to be worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.

More guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e), "Beret" and "Garrison Cap," respectively.

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July 24, 1917 is the date that the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade's service life began as the Headquarters, 1st Expeditionary Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps. Quickly redesignated (17 September 1917) as the HQ, 1st Separate Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps, the unit was tailored to provide heavy artillery support for the fighting in World War I Europe. It first received its current numerical designation on 25 March 1918 when it was redesignated as the 30th Artillery Brigade, Coast Artillery Corps (Railway), which brought heavy railway guns to France and wound up taking part in the Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives.

Returning to the states after the war, Brigade was deactivated in 1921, and aside from a brief four-year window of activation, it would remain inactive up until 1960. That’s when it was reactivated as the 30th Artillery Brigade (Air Defense) and it became a missile-defense unit equipped with Nikes-Hercules missiles, taking over the mission of the 97th Group. Based on Okinawa, the unit protected it and the Ryukyu Islands as it grew to encompass four battalions.

The Brigade was deactivated 12 June 1973 and the U.S. handed missile-defense responsibilities back to Japan. The Brigade was reactivated in 2012 when it was discovered the 6th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, which had been training Army Air Defense Artillery units at Fort Sill, Oklahoma since 2009, had no colors and was subsequently reflagged as the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

As of Winter 2024, the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade continues its training mission at Fort Sill and consists of three Battalions: two Battalions of the 6th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Regiment train in Sentinel, Stinger, Avenger and C-RAM weapons systems (1st Battalion) and Patriot and THAAD systems (2nd Battalion), while the 1st Battalion, 56th focuses solely on ADA Officer training.


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