The 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Distinctive Unit Insignia features an arrowhead symbolizing the Brigade’s wartime service and is fittingly positioned beneath the unit motto, “Point The Way.” A fleur-de-lis on the arrowhead connotes the unit’s assault landing in France during World War II; two of the units in the Brigade’s lineage, the 138th Quartermaster Truck Company and the 183rd Quartermaster Depot Company, earned Meritorious Unit Commendations for their outstanding performance in France and Italy respectively. Crossed bayonets reflect the Brigade’s mission and serve as an emblem of cooperation and strength.Also known as a unit crest, a Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) 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 (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. 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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Nicknamed the “Night Hawks,”a special designation officially recognized by the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team did not receive its current numerical designation until the 1st Brigade, 38th Infantry Division became the 76th Brigade, 38th ID in November 1965. It was consolidated with the 1213th Engineer Company in 1977 and retained the same designation. It remained attached to the 38th Infantry Division until 1994, when the Army’s reorganization efforts designed to blunt the effects of budget cuts led to it being replaced in the 38th ID by the 37th Infantry Brigade. At the same time it became a separate Brigade, the 76th officially relocated to Indianapolis, but in point of fact it had been using Tyndall Armory in the city as a training area since 1969.
But space constraints at Tyndall meant the Brigade had also been storing its motor pool vehicles at Camp Atterbury in Edenburgh, a makeshift solution not conducive to effective training. In 2011, this situation was rectified when the Brigade set up its headquarters and training facilities at Lawrence Readiness Training Center, constructed on the grounds of what had been Fort Benjamin Harrison and just a 20-minute drive from Tyndall Armory.As of Autumn 2023, the 76th IBCT is an active unit in the Indiana Army National Guard and remains headquartered at the Larence Readiness Training Center. It is made up of four Infantry Battalions, a Cavalry Squadron, an Artillery Battalion, a Support Battalion, and an Engineer Battalion.
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