U.S. ARMY 180TH TRANSPORTATION BATTALION UNIT CREST (DUI)

Originally approved on 24 October 1967, the 180th Transportation Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia—more commonly known as a unit crest of DUI—was amended on 14 October 1992 to include metric measurements and to revise the symbolism. It would be the only change made to the insignia before the Battalion was inactivated in October 2012 at its home base of Fort Hood, Texas.

Brick red and golden yellow, colors long associated with Transportation units, are featured predominantly in the insignia, with the five brick-red areas denoting World War II campaigns and the fleur-de-li in the crest signifying they were in the European Theater. The Battalion’s origins as a Quartermaster Truck Battalion are indicated by the blue circle suggesting the rim of a truck wheel and also creating the appearance of a steering wheel further referencing the motor transport missions of the unit. Additionally, the four “spokes” of the wheel denote the unit’s capability to provide direct support for tactical unit, depot operations, terminal operations, and line hauls. The use of arched scrolls and a finial create an appropriately crownlike appearance for the unit motto REX VIAE, Latin for “King Of The Road.”
 
Distinctive Unit Insignias are 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. 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 180th Transportation Battalion was originally constituted as the HQ  and HQ Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 519th Quartermaster Truck Regiment on 23 Febraury 1943 in the Army of the United States. Activated at Camp Joseph T. Robinson on 26 April 1943, the unit was reorganized and redesignated as HQ and HQ Detachment, 180th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile on 20 December 1943. Before its inactivation in mid-December 1945, the Battalion would take part in five campaigns, beginning at the Normandy beachhead and ending with the Central European campagin around the Baltic.

On 1 August 1946, the unit was converted and redesignated as HQ and HQ Detachment, 180th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion. It would retain this designation until December 1966 when it became HQ and HQ Detachment, 180th Transportation Battalion and was allotted to the Regular Army. It would remain based at Fort Hood from the time of its activation in January 1967 until its most recent inactivation in October 2012. During that period, it would take part in all three campaigns in Southwest Asisa in 1990 and 1991, earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation from the Army during its deployment. It also took part in the Global War on Terrorism campaign in 2003-2004, earning another Meritorious Unit Commendation at that time.
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