The 211th Regional Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), often called a unit crest, was originally approved on 20 December 2007 while the unit was still designated as the 211th Support Group. Its design emphasizes the unit’s unflagging commitment to providing training and support for Soldiers while also acknowledging its location in the Gulf Coast region.
In the center is a palm tree, renowned for its ability to survive the winds of even the most ferocious hurricanes; it is a common sight in the Gulf Coat and is an emblem of resurrection. The red wedge behind it is a solid chevron, a traditional heraldic image used to connote support, while the star at the top of the palm tree represents the Group’s Command and Control duties. A pair of swords leaning on the trunk of the palm tree symbolizes the Soldiers that are trained and otherwise supported by the Group.
Assigned to the 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and based in Corpus Christi, Texas, the 211th Regional Support Group is an Army Reserve unit tasked with providing mission command of assigned or attached subordinate elements in order to provide support for base operations, homeland security and defense, and civil-support missions.
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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.
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.