The United States Army Cyber Protection Brigade, the first unit in the Army dedicated solely to Cyber offensive and defensive operations, was activated on 5 September 2014 at its home station of Fort Gordon, Georgia, now known as Fort Eisenhower and home to the Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence.
Its mission is to defend vital cyberspace terrain, deterring threats and delivering effects that ensure freedom of action for friendly forces while denying that capability to adversaries. It is comprised of its Headquarters and twenty Cyber Protection Teams consisting of active-duty military and civilians, approximately forty personnel for each team.
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The U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia, also known as a unit crest or DUI, was approved on 2 November 2015. In its center is a pale blue disc that represents the globe to denote the worldwide reach of the unit through the use of global networks. A gold compass rose is a symbol of exploration, in this case of new technologies, with the Brigade’s Soldiers serving as modern-day pioneers in the realm of cyber defense. The interlocking gold rings on the globe suggest networking and global communications as they mimic satellite orbits.
Thirteen gold stars on a black band are a reference to the original thirteen teams in the Brigade, and the black band encircling the globe stans for past, present, and future. The gray and white quarters of the shield are an allusion to the Brigade’s function as network defenders. OMNES IRE, the unit motto, is Latin for “To Go Anywhere.”
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.
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