The 75th Innovation Command Distinctive Unit Insignia, commonly called a unit crest, was originally approved for the 75th Maneuver Area Command on 9 July 1970. It was redesignated for the 75th Division (Exercise), with new description and symbolism, on 1 October 1993. It was subsequently redesignated for the 75th Division (Training Support) exactly six years later on 1 October 1999. On 2 November 2008, it was redesignated for the 75th Training Division, followed by another redesignation as the DUI for the 75th Training Command (with updated symbolism). It isn’t clear when it was redesignated for the 75th Innovation Command, but the unit itself was given that designation in January 2018.
The three primary colors used in the insignia—blue, red, and yellow—are an allusion to three combat arms of the Army: Infantry, Artillery, and Armor. A trio of fleurs-de-lis recall the 75th Infantry Division’s World War II campaigns in the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. The three mountain peaks on which the fleurs-de-lis rest refer to the peaks of the Vosges Mountains White and blue wavy lines are for the waters of the Rhine River. A horizontal bayonet is a symbol of both combat preparedness and a zeal for aggressive action, further symbolized by the bridge over the wavy bars to recall the unit’s pursuit of the enemy over land and water. The yellow and red rays are symbols of both victory and firepower. “Make Ready” is the Command’s motto.
As of Winter 2024, the 75th Innovation Command is allotted to the U.S. Army Reserve and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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Also known as unit crests, Distinctive Unit Insignias (DUIs) are worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been
authorized to be issued the device. For Enlisted personnel, the insignia is 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.
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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75th Innovation Command Patch (SSI)