The 64th Support Group (Corps) is a now-inactivated unit that was formed at Fort Hood, Texas in September 1993. It was initially comprised of its Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the 169th Maintenance Battalion, 544th Maintenance Battalion, 180th Transportation Battalion, and 553rd Supply and Services Battalion (later designated as the 53rd Corps Support Battalion). Other units eventually assigned to it were the Special Troops Battalion, 13th Corps support Command, 2nd Chemical Battalion, and 62nd Engineer Battalion.
The Group deployed on several occasions throughout the 1990s to provide humanitarian relief or to support peacekeeping missions. Humanitarian operations which it supported include Restore Hope (Somalia) and Sea Signal (Cuba), while in the late 1990s it was deployed to Bosnia as part of the NATO Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was also deployed to Iraq in the weeks leading up to the 20 March 2003 invasion date, earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation for its service between 1 March 2003 and 31 March 2004.
“Provide Forward” inscribed in buff (gold) script on a scarlet ring on the 64th Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia, or unit crest, is a reminder of the Group’s ultimate function. The star in the center recalls the unit’s formation in the state of Texas.
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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 (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.
Enlisted personnel wear the insignia centered on a shoulder loop by placing it an equal distance from the outside shoulder seam to the outside edge of the shoulder-loop button. Officers (except Generals) wearing grade insignia on the shoulder loops center the DUI by placing it an equal distance between the inside edge of the grade insignia and the outside edge of the button.
Full 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.