The Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 29th Air Traffic Control Group, Maryland Army National Guard was originally approved on 4 April 1980 while the unit was still serving under the designation of 29th Air Traffic Control Battalion. It was subsequently amended almost two-and-a-half years later to reflect the unit’s redesignation as the 29th Air Traffic Control Group.
A radar screen serves as the focal point of the insignia, with the motto “Vector to Victory” recalling the mission of Air Traffic Control to guide aircraft to safe landings and takeoffs. The screen is blue instead of black or green in order to represent the sky, obviously the primary area of concern for the unit’s personnel. Orange flashes emanating from the center of the screen symbolize the communications between aircraft and Air Traffic Control that are necessary to ensure safe operation of aircraft, which are represented by the four pheons (arrow-shaped charges).
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. Currently, DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, but they were previously allowed on the Dress variation of the blue Army Service Uniform prior to the introduction of the AGSU in 2018.
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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No information is readily available regarding the status of the 29th Air Traffic Control Group, with traditional indicators implying the unit was inactivated, deactivated, disbanded, redesignated, or reflagged at least twenty years ago.