Often referred to casually as unit patches, Shoulder Sleeve Insignia are available as either full-color patches or in the subdued colors of a specific camouflage pattern. Full-color patches are worn on the now-defunct Class A/B Army Green Uniform, which we still manufacture and sell here at The Salute Uniforms in response to high demand from veterans, collectors, and other organizations seeking an authentic version of the famous Army “Greens.”
Choose “ACU Patch” in the selector to the right, and you select a patch in either Operational Camouflage Pattern (introduced in 2015) or the Universal Camouflage Pattern (introduced with the debut of the Army Combat Uniform). Uniforms made with the UCP have a wear-out date of 30 September 2019, i.e., all personnel must have combat and other utility uniforms made with the OCP by 1 October 2019.
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The design of the 176th Engineer Brigade of the Texas Arm National Guard was approved on 27 May 2009, and reflects the unit’s duties as an Engineer Brigade and its home state of Texas. A white pale and white chief on a red background form the letter “T,” which stands not just for the Lone Star State but also recalls the insignia of the 36th Infantry Division, which the brigade served with during both World Wars and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Taken as a whole, the insignia evokes the shape of an arrowhead and recalls the unit’s Western heritage. Scarlet is an Engineer color (along with white), the tower standing tall in the middle of the insignia is a sign of solid strength.
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176th Engineer Brigade Unit Crest (DUI)
176th Engineer Brigade Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB)