The Quartermaster branch color of buff is used as the background for the arrowhead that forms the basis of the 164th Quartermaster Group Distinctive Unit Insignia, also called a “unit crest” or a DUI. A broken arrow at the top of the arrowhead is a visual allusion to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where the Group was formed. The disc with five eagle feathers hanging from the bottom is adapted from the state flag of Oklahoma, with the feathers representing five tribes of Oklahoma—Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole—and their wisdom.
A teepee in the center of the disc is a reference to proud Indian heritage of the region, while the oil derricks are an allusion to the petroleum mission providing fuel for Soldiers and their equipment. The wavy bar simulates a stream and recalls water aspect the Group’s mission; the small wavy red bars symbolize valor and blood shed to protect freedom. Taken as a whole, the disc with feathers superimposed on the arrowhead signifies the Warrior Ethos for all Soldiers. The motto, “Fueling Warriors,” is a reference to both fuel for machinery and fuel for Soldiers in the form of essential materiel.
The 164th Quartermaster Group unit crest as approved with an effective date of 16 September 2006.
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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. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.