Currently garrisoned at Fort Knox, the 4th Cavalry Brigade was originally constituted and activated in the summer of 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas and took part in five campaigns in the European Theater as the 4th Tank Destroyer Group before it was inactivated immediately following the end of the war (October 1946).
Disbanded in 1952, the Brigade was not revived until forty-five years had elapsed; after receiving its new designation, it spent two years as a training unit before it was again inactivated in October 1999. On 1 December 2006, it was again activated, this time at its home base of Fort Knox, and is currently responsible for training Army Reserve and National Guard unit based east of the Mississippi river. The 4th Cavalry Brigade’s commitment to is motto of “Train For Combat” was rewarded with an Army Superior Unit Award in 2012.
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Commonly called a unit crest or DUI for short, the 4th Cavalry Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 25 February 1998. A red flame in the lamp of knowledge connotes courage and sacrifices, while the insignia’s gold appointments stand excellence of achievement. A five-pointed star constructed in and above and insignia stands for the campaign participation credits the Brigade earned during World War II.
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. Enlisted personnel wear the insignia centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
Full 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.