A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in width overall consisting of a blue powder horn with a red string looped about a yellow vertical arrow, the arrowhead on the center fold of a silver scroll arched from the ends of the powder horn simulating a bow, between the motto "AHEAD OF THE REST" in black.
The powder horn, an American symbol for readiness of a rifleman, is used to denote the organization's preparedness. The arrow and the bow-like scroll refer to the bow and arrow on the seal of the state of Massachusetts alluding to the home area of the Brigade. The colors are for the three basic combat arms of an ARSTRIKE Brigade: Blue, Infantry; red, Artillery; yellow, Armor.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 1 March 1966.