The United States Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Center Distinctive Unit Insignia, also called a DUI or a unit crest, was approved on 25 August 1994. A demi-soldier standing watch behind battlements is used to symbolize the Center’s mission of enhancing the warfighting capabilities of the individual Soldier through training, simulation, and research.
A vertical lightning flash is associated is associated with the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command because it conveys the idea of a speedy response to meeting defense needs. Simulations are represented by the blue rings and red rings stand for actual situations; combined with the white/silver, they also an emblem of the United States (red, white, and blue).
The disc created by the rings evokes the image of a target, a reference to the military hardware used in some of the organization’s selected programs. “All But War Is Simulation,” the unit’s motto, is inscribed on a stylized green wreath, a symbol of noteworthy achievement and dedicated service; the green is a symbol of the growth and development achieved through the unit’s programs.
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In early 1992, United States Army Materiel Command created a new major subordinate command designated as the U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command, or STRICOM. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the command comprised two existing organizations, Project Manager Training Devices (PM TRADE) and Project Manager Instrumentation, Targets and Threat Simulators (PM ITTS) augmented by two freshly created organizations: Project Manager for Combinied Arms Tactical Training and Project Manager for Distributed Interactive Simulation (PM CATT and PM DIS, respectively).
Since that time, the Command has been transformed and redesignated as PEO STRI, or Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. It remains headquartered in Orlando, Florida. It is unclear if this insignia was redesignated for wear by PEO STRI personnel.