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The Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 7th Mission Support Command is an upside-down yellow pentagon with a blue border. It measures 2.5 inches in both height and width.
At its center is a stylized blue mill rind—a symbolic shape representing the iron support found at the center of a millstone, commonly associated with strength and stability. The mill rind features arrow points curving outward to the left and right at the top.
The blue mill rind is taken from the insignia of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, symbolizing strength, support, and continuity of mission. The design reflects the unit's vital role in sustaining U.S. Army operations across Europe.
A narrow red wedge runs vertically through the center, topped by a red downward-pointing arrow. Both red shapes are outlined in yellow.
The red arrows symbolize the unit's rapid deployment capability in response to mission directives.
The colors of the shoulder sleeve insignia are drawn from the insignia of the Seventh Army, the first U.S.
Army formation to tight in Europe during World War Il.
The Seventh Army played a vital role in the liberation of Sicily and France and later became the core of U.S.
Army forces in Europe during the Cold War. The use of Seventh Army's colors reflects the 7th MS's legacy.
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 7th Civil Support Command on 23 September 2009. It was re-designated for the 7th Mission Support Command, with an updated description, effective 1 October 2015, by The Institute of Heraldry (Drawing No. A-1-1014).
| Date Taken: | 03.17.2026 |
| Published: | 03-20-26 03:22 AM |
| Graphic ID: | 41566 |
| VIRIN: | 260318-A-NV630-8133 |
| Size: | 40.25 KB |
| Location: | KAISERSLAUTERN, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE |
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