The 104th Area Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia, commonly called a unit crest or DUI, was approved on 6 October 1993. It incorporated our nation’s colors of red, white, and blue with silver in lieu of white; red symbolizes courage, blue devotion to duty and fidelity, and white for integrity. A spread-winged eagle, adapted from the Great Seal of the United States, is an emblem of might and watchfulness. The stylized pole star behind the eagle is an allusion to leadership and guidance, with its four points representing Strength, Honor, Support, and Commitment. A laurel wreath is the embodiment of achievement and honor.
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. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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As a consequence of the Army’s Community Command Plan issued in 1991, the system of military communities that had previously been used in Germany was replaced a Area Support Groups commanding Base Support Battalions (BSBs) and Area Support Teams; the 104th Area Support Group was established in 1991 in Hanau with BSBs in Hanau, Giessen, and Fulda. Over the next few years, the 104th ASG eventually took command of three more BSBs, including those in Darmstadt and Frankfurt, while simultaneously overseeing the drawdown of its BSBs in Fulda and Giessen.
The 104th Area Support Group was inactivated as part of the implementation of Standard Garrison Organization, the common U.S. Army installation management structure employed elsewhere around the globe, and reflagged as U.S. Army Garrison Hessen.