U.S. ARMY JOINT READINESS TRAINING CENTER OPERATIONS GROUP UNIT CREST (DUI)

The United States Army’s Joint Readiness Training Command Operations Group has been “forging the warrior spirit” since its establishment in 1987 at Fort Chafee in Arkansas and its subsequent relocation in 1993 to Fort Johnson (formerly known as Fort Polk) in Louisiana.

Approved on 2 August 1989, its Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), or unit crest features a blue-gold-red flame emerging from a cauldron, reminding the viewer of the Group’s responsibility to train soldiers in the combined-arms doctrine of Infantry (blue), Armor (gold-yellow), and Artillery (red). The black of the insignia symbolizes determination, while the gold represents excellence—excellence that has been translated into no fewer than three Army Superior Unit Awards for its joint-operation training efforts between 2009 and 2012.

The crossed lightning flash and bayonet symbolize the speed and mobility of joint operations and the military might that can be projected on short notice; the white flash and black bayonet also represent the Group’s ability to carry out its mission in both day and night conditions.


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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. Current regulations do not permit the DUI to be worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.

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.

Related Items:
JRTC Operations Group Unit Patch (SSI)

JRTC Operations Group Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB)
JRTC Operations Group Flash and Oval

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