Over a decade passed between the constitution of the 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (6 January 1966) as the 360th Civil Affairs Area and the authorization on 28 January 1977 of its Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, which was used for the Brigade's Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) when it was introduced for wear on the blue Army Service Uniform. The insignia features a shield divided diagonally with a diagonally divided globe in its center surmounted by an annulet and a upward-pointing chevron (these are all rendered in purple and white for the CSIB). The annulet, or circle, comprises 360 degrees—the unit’s numerical designation. Further, the intersection of the chevron and annulet forms the letters “C” and “A,” the initials of the unit’s organizational type.
On 23 March 2004, both the Combat Service ID Badge and the patch upon which its design is based were amended to feature an "AIRBORNE" tab above the insignia. This modification was rescinded on 20 April 2016.
In it 50-plus years of existence as an Army Reserve unit, it or some of its elements have been ordered into active military service four times, beginning in December 1990 and the First Gulf War; it garnered participation in two of three Campaigns of that action. It has also earned Campaign credit for the Global War on Terrorism.
As a Civil Affairs unit, it wears the Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Operations Command, which features a Fairbairn-Sykes knife and two lightning flashes, but does retain its Distinctive Unit Insignia (unit crest) and CSIB.
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