U.S. ARMY 18TH MILITARY POLICE BRIGADE UNIT CREST (DUI)

The relative simplicity of the 18th Military Police Brigade's Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB) stands in sharp contrast to its Distinctive Unit Insignia seen here, with the yellow-and-black diamond in the background symbolizes the day-and-night responsibility of the unit to carry out its mission.

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.

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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18th Military Police Brigade was originally constituted in the Regular Army as HQ and HQ Detachment, 18th Military Police Brigade on 23 March 1966. Activated on 20 May 1966, the Brigade was deployed to Vietnam where it fought in fourteen campaigns before finally returning to Oakland, California and subsequent inactivation. In addition to the fourteen Battle Honors, the unit was awarded four Meritorious Unit Commendation for service between 1966 and 1973, as well as a Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for the same service period.

A little over a dozen years elapsed before the Brigade was simultaneously reorganized and redesignated as HHC, 18th Military Police Brigade and then activated in Germany on 16 August 1985. The Brigade entered Iraq on 22 March 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and would later be selected for a Valorous Unit Award for its outstanding service against an armed enemy between March 2003 and January 2004. Over the next four years, the Brigade or some of its components would be deployed on several occasion, and as of 2019 the Brigade has been credited with two more Meritorious Unit Commendations for is service in Iraq. It was also the recipient of an Army Superior Unit Award for superior service in a non-wartime role between 2015 and 2017.

As of Autumn 2023, the 18th Military Police Brigade is under the control of 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the U.S. Army Europe Sustainment Command, and is headquartered in Grafenwoehr, Germany. It comprises its HQ, the 709th Military Police Battalion, and the 15th Engineer Battalion.

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