The current United States Army Reserve Command patch, now known as a Shoulder Sleeve Insignia–Military Operations in Hostile Conditions insignia (SSI–MOHC), was approved on 26 August 1997, replacing a patch that had been approved on 24 June 1991. The earlier patch had an almost identical design, essentially lacking only the detail for the eagle’s neck feathers employed on the current insignia.
The eagle has long been a symbol for the United States, and the use of two here is to emphasize the motto of the U.S. Army Reserve, “Twice the Citizen.” Eagles facing in both directions denotes both vigilance and a wide-ranging field of ability and expertise; it also emphasizes the dual role that Reservists play as both members and defenders of their communities.
Headquartered at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) in North Carolina, today’s United States Army Reserve was created through the redesignation of the Organized Reserve with an effective date of 9 July 1952. The Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve is a two-star position that has been held by Lieutenant General Jody J. Daniels since July 2020.