An upright sword, a symbol of strength and security, supports the scales of justice found on the 6th Military Group Distinctive Unit Insignia. Six rays of sun represent the numerical designation of the unit and also recall the Group’s organization in California, often called the “Sunny State.” Scales used to weigh evidence in an effort to “Seek The Truth” are a common image found on Military Police insignia and reflect the unit’s mission of fact-finding during criminal investigations. Green and golden yellow are the colors of the Military Police Corps.
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 6th Military Police Group was constituted on 9 March 1965 at the Presidio of San Francisco. The HHD, 6th MP Group was inactivated in 1972, but was subsequently reactivated and is now stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, with three MP battalions under its command.
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Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is 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 (Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
Enlisted personnel wear the insignia centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
Full 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.