U.S. ARMY ELEMENT, U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND UNIT CREST (DUI)

Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is 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. Current regulations do not permit the DUI to be worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.

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.

More 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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The Distinctive Unit Insignia for the U.S. Army Element of the United States Joint Forces Command was first approved for U.S. Army Element, U.S. Atlantic Command on 7 September 1995. It was redesignated for Army Element, U.S. Joint Forces Command on 18 August 1999, and would retain that designation until the organization was disestablished on 4 August 2011.

Vigilance and military preparedness are symbolized in the insignia by the Eagle, our national emblem, placed upon a shield with a black background indicating solidarity and stability and a gold border that reflects high achievement and excellence. The polestar behind the shield reinforces the global scope and capabilities of the command is interlaced with four interlinked annulets that represent the organization’s four component commands (Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps) and their synergistic relationship in supporting national defense and complete military preparedness.

U.S. Joint Forces Command was one of the Department of Defense’s nine Unified Combatant Commands at the time. In addition to the component commands mentioned above, it a sub-unified Command (Special Operations Command—Joint Forces Command, or SOCJFCOM) and ten subordinate activities. SOCJFCOM was transferred to U.S. Special Operations Command when the Command was disestablished.

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