10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION SUSTAINMENT BRIGADE, HEADQUARTERS AND SPECIAL TROOPS BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a dark blue disc edged with four overlapping loops of rope tied in base bearing a gold mountain with white snow areas, overall a gold pick ax superimposed on the handle by a brown bucking mule; across the bottom are two crossed red bayonets points down. Arced over the top of the mountain on the blue disc are SUPPORTING on the left side of the ax and THE CLIMB on the right in gold letters.
The bucking mule recalls the units past 10th Division Support Command history of being called the Muleskinners and having supported deployments and training exercises with the pack mule and ax. The climbing rope and mountain underscore the units motto of always going to the top. The bayonets highlight their combat readiness and logistics support for the 10th Mountain Division. Gold is emblematic of excellence and high achievement.
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 10th Support Brigade on 23 November 2004. It was redesignated for the 10th Sustainment Brigade on 25 April 2006. It was redesignated for the Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division Sustainment Brigade on 30 July 2015.