7th Sustainment Brigade (United States) - Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 7th Transportation Command on 3 Apr 1967. As an exception to policy, on 1 Mar 1984 the insignia was authorized for wear by personnel of the 7th Transportation Group. It consists of a brick red shield within a golden yellow border, issuing from the center point throughout seven golden yellow rays surmounted by a blue chess-rook. The rays issuing from the center of the shield refer to the receiving and dispersal of personnel and cargo. The rays are seven in number in reference to the numerical designation of the organizations. The "rook" is the chess piece for a castle, medieval stronghold of fighting men and supplies. The name is derived from the Persian word "rokh", meaning a soldier, and is used to represent the military troops and equipment being transferred from one mode of transportation to another at the organization. Blue, the Infantry color, refers to the organization's capability of defending itself as Infantry against hostile ground attack. Brick red and golden yellow are for the Transportation Corps.

On 18 October 2006, the 7th Transportation Group was officially de-activated and the 7th Sustainment Brigade was activated. On 6 October 2007, the 7th Sustainment Brigade, now under the control of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), departed for their first rotation as a Sustainment Brigade to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade redeployed back to Fort Eustis on 24 December 2008 after nearly 15 months in Iraq.