Approved on 5 December 2006, the 111th Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) points to the unit’s history with a white powder horn, a visual reference to the Brigade’s heritage as the “Minutemen For Freedom,” the unit motto found on its Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI, or "unit crest"). A black diamond is a symbol of perseverance and constancy in military service to the country, and also recalls the bountiful coal resources of the Brigade’s home state of West Virginia. Its designation as Engineer unit is denoted by the inclusion of a crenellated white tower, a common charge in Engineer heraldry.
While still serving as the 111th Engineer Group designation, the unit was honored with a Meritorious Unit commendation for its 2003 deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. It earned a second MUC after returning from a 2007 – 2008 deployment during which it conducted counter-insurgency operations with a strong emphasis on training Iraqi security forces in assuming control of the country’s security mission. Its most recent deployment was to Kuwait in 2018 – 2019 to support maintenance operations of other West Virginia National Guard units.
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