U.S. ARMY RESERVE 76TH OPERATIONAL RESPONSE COMMAND UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 76th Operational Response Command Distinctive Unit Insignia, also known as a unit crest or a DUI, was originally approved for the 76th Division (Training) on 11 April 1977. It was redesignated in February 2013 for the U.S. Army Reserve Operational Response Command. Its colors (blue, white, and red) are the National colors; the label, a symbol of cadency, is used to commemorate the 76th Division as the first to be constituted in the National Army on 5 August 1917. This same design also serves as the unit’s Shoulder Sleeve Insignia.

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.

Originally constituted in the National Army and organized at Camp Devens, Massachusetts on 25 August 1917, the 76th Division was deployed to Europe but did not see combat as a cohesive unit. Instead, it was made a Depot Division and its personnel used for replacements in units that had already been serving on the front lines, which is why its World War I campaign streamer has no specific campaign or battle inscription.

Allotted to the Organized Reserves (United States Army Reserve after 1952), the Division would be used for combat service just two more times before permanently assuming Training and Readiness duties. The first was in World War II, when the Division—now designated as the 76th Infantry Division—was deployed to the European Theater and fought in three campaigns (Ardennes-Alsace, Rhineland, and Central Europe). The last was during the First Gulf War, but in this conflict the Division did not receive battle honors (i.e., campaign streamers). For the rest of its active Federal service, the Division was used as an instructor unit (76th Division, Training) for new recruits, a role that was expanded when it was reorganized as the 76th Operational Response Command in 2013.

Headquartered in Salt Lake City, the 76th Operational Response Command comprises the 209th Regional Support Group, two Chemical Brigades (415th and 455th), numerous Army Reserve Elements and Augmentation units, the 1st Space Brigade, and a Consequence Management Unit.