Often referred to as a Unit Crest, the Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI) of the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 230th Sustainment Brigade was originally approved on 19 March 1974 for the 30th Armored Brigade. That brigade had been created a year earlier through the amalgamation of the 2nd and 3rd Brigades of the 30th Armored Division, which in turn had been created in 1954 when the Tennessee portion of the 30th Infantry Division was split off from the unit’s other elements.
In 1997, nearly two dozen years after the approval of this Distinctive Unit Insignia, the 30th Armored Brigade was redesignated as the 230th Area Support Group, which merged with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade to form the 230th Sustainment Brigade in 2006.
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The 230th’s Distinctive Unit Insignia pays tribute to the unit’s formation and early history. In the center is a pheon (arrowhead) symbolizing both the brigade’s striking and penetration capabilities and its action in Normandy that led to its selection for a Distinguished Unit Citation (now known as the Presidential Unit Citation). Three stars on a blue disc is inspired by the state flag of Tennessee, and "Old Hickory Volunteers" is a reference to Andrew Jackson and his association with the state. the green field is a reference to the battlegrounds of Europe during World War I and World where the 30th Infantry Division fought.
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230th Sustainment Brigade Unit Patch (SSI)
230th Sustainment Brigade Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB)