The 99th Area Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia—often referred to as a “unit crest,” or as “DUI” for short—was approved on 29 April 1993. Based in Germany for its entire service life, the 99th’s DUI uses black and gold colors because they are colors traditionally associated with Germany. The tower is a symbol of strong defense, military preparedness, and support for the area in which it is located. The unit motto, "Quality Support," was both a promise and a statement of fact.
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.
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On 1 October 1991, U.S. Army Europe consolidated its military communities into Area Support Groups that were assigned Base Support Battalions which commanded Area Support Teams. The military communities of the greater Nuremberg area (also spelled Nuernberg or Nurnberg) became part of the 99th Area Support Group, which had its headquarters at W.O. Darby Kaserne (Barracks), Fürth.
The 99th Area Support Group was the largest in Germany, and it assumed control of base operations for the former military communities of Bamberg, Ansbach, Bad Toelz, Augsburg, Heilbronn, Goeppingen, Munich, Neu Ulm, and of course Nuremberg. Four Base Support Battalions oversaw military operations for these communities: the 235th (headquarters at Ansbach), 236th (Augsburg), 279th (Bamberg), and the 416th at Fürth. Area Support Teams reporting to the 99th Area Support Group were based at Bad Aibling, Craislhelm, Erlangen, Garmisch Berchtesgaden, Illesheim, Zirndorf, and Schwaebisch Hall.
But in December 1993, the 99th Area Support Group was inactivated and its Base Support Battalions reassigned to other Area Support Groups like the 98th and the 100th. It was the start of a drawdown of forces that came to an end with the closure of all facilities by 31 December 1945, ending fifty years of U.S. Army presence in Germany.