The U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command CSIB—short for Combat Service ID Badge—uses the same design as the Command’s Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, which was approved on 7 May 2010. Its shieldlike design is adapted from the Army Materiel Command (AMC) insignia to recognize the direct support that AMC and its subordinate elements receive from Reserve Sustainment Command (RSC).
RSC’s various missions are highlighted on the insignia through the use of color. Bronze, red and buff denote the organization’s Sustainment/Support role, along with its ties to the Logistics community. Blue is a reference to the Support mission for the Defense Contract Management Agency, as well as for the AMC. Four golden stars signify four characteristics or roles of the Command: Strength, experience, knowledge, and support.
The arrow with a broad base at the bottom of the insignia flaring upward to a small tip is the visual representation of the focus employed to combine the strength and teamwork of both Officers and Enlisted Soldiers and bring them together to a single point to support the mission of many, a concept expressed succintly in the unit motto of UNUS SUSTINEO PLURES, Latin for "One Susatins Many."
After receiving its permanent order in November 2007, the U.S. Army Reserve Sustainment Command opened its headquarters office in Birmingham, Alabama in January 2008. It moved from “carrier” status to fully operational status on 17 October 2010.
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