The 46th Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia, also known as a unit crest or a DUI for short, was approved on 11 February 1979. A rec chevron and a carbuncle (a heraldic charge consisting of eight radiating rods or spokes, four of which make a common cross and the other four a saltire) are a reference to the unit’s role in support. Five spokes, each with a fleur-de-lis, are a reference to the five World War II campaigns in which the unit participated. Gold lettering for the motto “We Support With Pride” and throughout the insignia connotes excellence and high ideals; the black of the scroll connotes solidarity and teamwork.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 46th Support Group was first constituted on 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as the 46th Quartermaster Regiment but was not activated until 1 April 1942. It was reorganized and redesignated on 1 July 1942 as the 46th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, but the Regiment was subsequently broken up with its Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) the HHD, 46th Quartermaster Group (all other components began separate lineages here). It took part in five campaigns in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater before its inactivation in May 1946.
It remained inactivated until its redesignation and reactivation as the 46th Direct Support Group in July 1966. It would undergo two more redesignations before becoming the 46th Support Group on 1 December 1970. In 1972, it was assigned to 1st Corps Support Command (1st COSCOM), and by the time 1st COSCOM deployed in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the First Gulf War it had been redesignated as 46th Corps Support Group; it took part in all three Southwest Asia campaigns and earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation. By the time of its inactivation in 2006, the 46th Corps Support Group had earned the nickname “Super Group” for its support of military operations and numerous humanitarian relief efforts.