U.S. ARMY 222ND SUPPORT BATTALION UNIT CREST (DUI)

The 222nd Support Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia (also called unit crest or DUI) was originally approved on 16 June 1995. Buff (gold) is used predominantly in the shield portion of the insignia, reflecting the unit’s status as a Support organization. The green chevron, a traditional heraldic symbol of support and strength, suggests a hill or mound that combined with the oak tree recalls the coat of arms of the German city of Baumholder, the unit’s location until its 2005 inactivation. Two crossed quill pens represent teamwork and cooperation to reflect the unit’s overall mission. “Home Of Champions” was the Battalion motto and another reference to Baumholder.

Also called a Brigade Support Battalion and a Base Support Battalion, the 222nd Support Battalion was in existence for approximately a decade before a reorganization of Support units and facilities in Germany so they would conform to the standard U.S. Army installation management structure led to its inactivation and reflagging as U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder.

Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a 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.

Enlisted personnel wear the insignia 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.