A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall blazoned as follows: Tierced in pairle reversed Gules, Vert and Or, in the first a deployed parachute Argent, in the second a saltire couped nowy pierced of the third and in the third a compass rose Sable charged in the center with an eagles head erased of the third garnished of the fifth between on each directional point playing card symbols - in chief a club, a spade and heart in fess and in base a Torii gate all of the third. Attached below a Black scroll inscribed VITA VERSUS in Gold.
Red implies liberation. The deployed parachute denotes the units area of operations, which the Brigade supports. The saltire with the pierced circular center alludes to helicopter propellers. Black suggests steadfastness and strength. The compass rose symbolizes the global directional support to forces anytime, anywhere under all conditions. The eagles head, adapted from the 101st Airborne Divisions shoulder sleeve insignia, alludes to the units airborne status when the organization was founded. The playing card symbols and the Torii gate allude to the original symbols painted on the 101st Soldiers helmets during World War II. The motto translates to Lifeliner.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 22 November 2010. It was amended to correct the motto on 15 December 2010. The insignia was redesignated for the Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade effective 30 September 2015.