U.S. ARMY 196TH MANEUVER ENHANCEMENT BRIGADE PATCH (SSI)

The design of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, was inspired by the unit’s designation as a Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 147th Field Artillery Brigade at the time the patch was approved on 23 April 1979; it became a Maneuver Enhancement Brigade thirty years later in 2009.

Curvatures at the top and bottom of the insignia mimic the arc of an artillery shell. The Brigade’s mission as a Field Artillery unit is signified by the shell in the center, as well as the scarlet and gold used in the full-color version of the insignia. Stalks of grain rising up beside the shell are a reference to South Dakota’s wheat fields and the topography of the region.

A glance at the lineage of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade reveals that, while designated as Battery C in the 147th Field Artillery Regiment and later as Battery C, 260th Field Artillery Battalion, it was recognized for taking part in an astounding nine campaigns in both Asiatic-Pacific and European-African-Middle Eastern theaters. This feat was possible only because the unit was at sea when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor and the convoy it was in was diverted to Australia, and subsequently it was the only Allied unit in the Darwin area at the start of the U.S. involvement in the war.

Most recently, the Brigade again proved how seriously it takes its unit motto of “We Serve Proudly” during a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom between June 2010 and April 1011. Immediately upon its return, the Brigade’s HHC was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and “its mission execution and commitment to excellence set a new standard for Area Support Group operations within the area of operation of Afghanistan.”

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