Also known as unit crests, Distinctive Unit Insignias (DUIs) 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 (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.
For Enlisted personnel, the insignia is 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.
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.
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The focal point of 8th Sustainment Command’s unit crest is a fer-de-moulin, the center of a millstone used in the grinding of wheat that is representative of the support the unit provides. A sword is symbolic of the Command’s readiness, and its placement with the fer-de-moulin evokes the imagery implied by the unit motto “Sustain the Force.” Across the bottom of the crest is a palm frond, an image that brings to mind the Commands location in the Pacific Theater. Unlike the unit's Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI), the DUI features no symbols that suggest the unit’s numerical designation.
As of Winter 2024, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command is headquartered at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Its subordinate units include the 8th Military Police Brigade, 130th Engineer Brigade, and 8th Special Troops Battalion.
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8th Sustainment Command Patch (SSI)
8th Sustainment Command Combat Service ID Badge (CSIB)