U.S. ARMY 408TH CONTRACTING SUPPORT BRIGADE UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 408th Contracting Support Brigade was created following the establishment of the Army Contracting Command (ACC) on 1 October 2008, a major subordinate command of U.S. Army Materiel Command which is tasked with performing the bulk of contracting work for the U.S. Army. At the time it was established, the ACC had two subordinate commands: the Expeditionary Contracting Command (ECC) and the Mission and Installation Contracting Command.

On 6 June 2008, the 408th Contracting Support Brigade became the first subordinate element of the U.S. Army Expeditionary Contracting Command, leaving the purview of Army Sustainment Command to serve under Army Materiel Command. It remained in that role until 1 October 2017 when the ECC was discontinued and the Brigade was placed under Army Contracting Command.

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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 (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.

The 408th Contracting Support Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 16 September 2007. Red, blue, and white are included in the insignia as recognition of the unit’s status as an Army Materiel Command organization. A globe being clutched in the talons of a bald eagle denotes the worldwide mission of the Brigade, but displays Southwest Asia as a reminder that is the area on which the Brigade focuses on. Besides symbolizing the United States, the bald eagle is a symbol of strength and watchful vigilance.

Three stars signify the three senior contingency contracting teams in the Brigade, while a quill of arrows on the right stand for the Brigade’s combat and contingency mission supporting Soldiers. On the left, a scroll epitomizes the contracting mission. “CONFERRE AB CONFIRMATUS,” the unit’s Latin motto, translates in English as  “Focused and Determined.”

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.

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