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. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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The 115th Military Intelligence Group Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 14 January 1969. It features a badgelike design with the interior divided by a profile of three mountain peaks, with a setting sun in the upper half and a shining, eight-pointed star in the bottom; together, they suggest the day-and-night protection delivered by the Group to the eight states in its jurisdiction at the time the insignia was approved. CUSTOS SECRETORUM is Latin for “Custodian Of Secrets.”
Constituted in the Army of the United States as the 115th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment on 10 May 1946 and activated on 12 May 1946, the 115th Military Intelligence Group underwent three redesignations before finally being given its current title in October 1966. On 30 June 1974, it was inactivated at the Presidio of San Francisco; it would remain so for a quarter-century.
On 16 June 2000, it was activated at Schofield Barracks to replace the 703rd Military Intelligence Brigade, consisting of its HHD and the 406th, 407th, 408th, and 409th Military Intelligence Companies, but as of Summer 2023 there is no indication that the Group or its remains active. We encourage anyone with information on the history of the 115th Military Intelligence Group since 2002 to
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