The design of the 198th Infantry Brigade Combat Service ID Badge, or CSIB, was originally approved as the color version of the Brigade’s Shoulder Sleeve Insignia – Former Wartime Service Insignia (SSI– FWTS) on 6 July 1967. The colored SSI–FWTS was originally worn on the Army Green Uniform that was discontinued in 2015, while the CSIB was created as its equivalent to be worn on the chest of the blue Army Service Uniform introduced in the first decade of the 21st century.
The blue used for the shield and the white of the border and bayonet encompass the two colors used for United States Infantry since the start of the Revolutionary War. In the center of the blue shield, a tongue of flame alludes to the unit’s destructive firepower, while the bayonet superimposed over the flame is a symbol of taking the fight to the enemy.
Together, the bayonet and flame is a symbol of the Brigade’s enthusiastic spirit and readiness to engage the enemy cojme what may, be it in a firefight or even hand-to-hand combat wielding a bayonet.
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