The 372nd Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, was approved for an effective wear date of 16 September 2008 to correspond to the date it received that designation. From February 1954 until that time, the unit had served as the 372d Engineer Group.
Designed in the form of a shield, the full-color version of the insignia is crafted almost exclusively in scarlet and white to denote the organization’s status an Engineer unit; those have been the colors of the Corps of Engineers since 1872. A shield symbolizes protection, one of the Brigade’s responsibilities, while the tower in the middle reiterates the Brigade’s mission and its branch affiliation in the Corps. Superimposed on the white tower is a bayonet that alludes to the Brigade’s close-combat missions. Above the tower is a polestar, recalling the North Star and the Brigade’s HQ location in Minnesota.
The patch is also offered in subdued versions designed for wear with specific types of camouflage patterns used for the Army Combat Uniform and other utility uniforms. Until 2016, the ACU and utility uniform were manufactured only in the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP), but that pattern ceased to be used for new uniform production after the Army switched to the Operational Camouflage pattern that year. Uniforms made with the old UCP were allowed to be worn by Active duty personnel up until October 2019, at which point OCP was used exclusively on all camo-based uniforms.
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372nd Engineer Brigade Unit Crest (DUI)
372nd Engineer Brigade Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB)