Commonly referred to as a unit crest, the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) of the 202nd Cavalry Regiment was approved on 31 October 2003, nearly thirty years after the unit was constituted in the South Carolina Army National Guard. The colors scarlet and white, as well as a pair of crossed sabers and a spur from a boot, are used to identify the unit as a Cavalry organization. At the top of the insignia is a fort, a reference to the Beaufort Arsenal in its home city of the same name following its 1991 redesignation. The Green recalls the association between Cavalry and the Armor branch; black denotes strength and solidarity; gold is the color excellence. “Guardians Of The Low Country” is a reference to the Low Country region of South Carolina, which includes the state’s four southernmost counties: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper.
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. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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The 202nd Cavalry Regiment was originally constituted 19 December 1973 in the South Carolina Army National Guard as the 713th Cavalry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS), and organized on 1 January 1974 to consist of Troop B, an element of the 218th Infantry Brigade. Withdrawn from CARS on 1 June 1989, it was reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System and redesignated as the 202nd Cavalry on 1 October 1991, consisting of Troop B and headquartered at Beaufort, South Carolina; the Troop was an element of the 218th Infantry Brigade until it was redesignated as the 131st Military Police Company and assigned to the 51st Military Police Battalion when the HQ and HQ Company (HHC) of the 218th Infantry Brigade was consolidated with the HHC of the 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.