The design of the Combat Service ID Badge worn by U.S. Army personnel assigned to the U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) is take directly from the organization’s Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, or unit patch, that was approved on 13 May 1997.
Its shield-shaped design features a light-blue background containing a sun with sixteen sunbeams streaming from it and a black dagger surmounted on its center. Reflecting its designation as an Airborne unit, the sun and blue background are a reference to the organization’s primary area of operations—i.e., the sky—while the color of the dagger denotes the heritage and mission of Special Operations, which frequently include covert and/or nighttime operations. The unit's area of responsibility and mission in the Pacific is referenced on the motto found on organization's Distinctive Unit Insignia, "Guardians Of The Pacific."
Often referred to as a CSIB, this device may be worn on the coats of the AGSU and the ASU, the Class B ASU Uniform shirt, and Mess and Evening Mess uniforms. It is always worn on the right side, and only one may be worn at a time even if the wearer is authorized more than one CSIB.
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