TexasBob85 is a Wikipedia editor and graphic designer who specializes in military insignia with a focus on the US Uniformed Services, specifically US Army shoulder sleeve insignia, rank insignia of all branches, unit histories and other military related topics. I have been working to ensure documentation of each US Army unit that had a brigade or higher level unique unit SSI, so that all US Army SSI's can be documented - as ALL US Army units of that size HAVE had more than enough members to be NOTABLE. I have been referencing the US Army Institute of Heraldry as well as the Army Lineage Series and the current .mil websites of units still in service as well as many other sites as possible. I have also become interested in the new units of the Space Force as it continues to grow and evolve as well as it's insignia and heraldry. I am also an advocate for PRIMARY SOURCES, as I am a historian (two degrees) and believe that they can often be the only sources for many subjects - such as military history.
I have lived on or near military bases including Ft. Meade, Maryland, Ft. Hood, Texas, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Kreuzberg Kaserne Zweibrucken Germany, Wiley Barracks Kaserne Neu Ulm Germany and Flak Kaserne, Ludwigsburg Germany.
My father and uncle were in the US Army in Vietnam and Korea. Another uncle was in the US Air Force. And both my grandfathers were in the US Navy, one before World War II and one during. I have a nephew who was in the US Marine Corps. Due to all these influences, I have always been interested in military insignia.
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Images I have created and sourced
Pages I have created
Miscellaneous
- Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, NOAA
- NOAA Chief Scientist
- Headgear of the United States Army
- Manor of Livingston Regiment - 10th Albany Regiment (my ancestor was a member of the regiment 1777-1780)
- 3rd New York Light Artillery Regiment (my great-great grandfather was a member of the regiment 1863-1865)
Military and Civilian Employee Medals and Decorations of the US Government
- "R" device
- Awards and decorations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Awards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
- Attorney General's David Margolis Award for Exceptional Service
- Attorney General's Awards for Distinguished Service in Policing
- Awards and decorations of the United States Department of Homeland Security
- Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery
- DoD Inspector General Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service
- DoD Inspector General Medal for Superior Civilian Service
- Civilian Desert Shield/Desert Storm Medal
- Angela M. Houtz Medal for Fallen Civilians (Dept. Navy)
- Air and Space Civilian Achievement Award
- Air Force Exemplary Civilian Service Award
- Air and Space Command Civilian Award for Valor
- Air Force Civilian Award for Valor
- Air Force Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award
- Mexican Border Defense Medal (2025)
Military Insignia
- National Guard Bureau Organizational Badge
- Multi-Domain Warfare Officer Badge (US Air Force Badge / Space Force Badge)
- Cyber Defense Operations Badge (US Air Force Badge)
- Cyberspace Operator Badge (US Air Force Badge)
- Intelligence Professional Insignia (US Coast Guard Badge)
- Special Agent Insignia (US Coast Guard Badge)
- Obsolete Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the United States Army
- Spanish–American War corps badges
Space Force Units
- System Delta 89 (SYD 89)
- United States Space Forces – Northern
- United States Space Forces – Southern
- System Delta 80 (SYD 80)
- System Delta 831 (SYD 831)
- System Delta 88 (SYD 88)
- System Delta 810 (SYD 810)
- System Delta 84 (SYD 84)
- System Delta 81 (SYD 81)
- Space Base Delta 41 (SBD 41)
- System Delta 85 (SYD 85)
US Military Command Positions
- Force Master Chief, Navy Reserve Force (MCPO Nicole C. Rios)
- Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Reserve Command (CMSgt Israel Nunez)
- Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air National Guard (CMSgt Joshua D. Moore)
- Command Sergeant Major of the Army National Guard (CSM James B. Kendrick)
- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force (MCPO-CGR William B. Adams)
- Command Chief Warrant Officer of the US Army Reserve (CW5 LaShon P. White)
- Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army National Guard (CW5 Bernard Aguon)
- National Command Chief of the Civil Air Patrol (CMSgt. Luis E. Negron)
- Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army Reserve Command (CSM Gregory Betty)
Biographies
- Michael H. Ollis (US Army SSG and MoH winner)
- Philip J. Ryan (US Army Major General - ARSOUTH)
- Stephen Carmel (21st Maritime Administrator MARAD)
- David R. Wolfe (21st Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force - (CMSAF))
- Sang H. Yi (Acting Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAD))
- Sarah Kapnick, (4th NOAA Chief Scientist)
- Edward D. Phelka (CAP former National Commander)
- Robert Manning Gray (Doolittle Raider)
- Luis E. Negron (Civil Air Patrol current National Command Chief)
- Brian Searcy (former Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army National Guard)
- John T. Raines III (Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau)
- Robert B. Hood (namesake of Ft. Hood since 2025)
- Vernon W. Pickett (namesake of Ft. Picket since 2025)
- Edward Rucker (namesake of Ft. Rucker since 2025)
US Army Units
- 1st Infantry Division Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard (active)
- United States Army Western Hemisphere Command (active)
- United States Army Transformation and Training Command (active)
- United States Army National Guard Regional Training Institute (active)
- United States Army Legal Services Agency (active)
- United States Army Intelligence Command (1965-1974)
- United States Army Information Systems Engineering Command (active)
- Theater Army Support Command, Europe (1951-1974)
- European Civil Affairs Division (1944-1945)
- US Army Engineer Command, Vietnam (1966-1971)
- US Army Engineer Command, Europe (1966-1974)
- US Army Cyber Protection Brigade (active)
- Antiaircraft Command (United States) (1942-195)
- Airborne Command (United States) (1942-1944)
- Army Air Traffic Services Command (active)
- 1889th Regional Support Group (active)
- 916th Support Brigade (active)
- 734th Regional Support Group (active)
- 706th Military Intelligence Group (active)
- 650th Military Intelligence Group (active)
- 635th Regional Support Group (active)
- 631st Field Artillery Brigade (United States) (1917-2008)
- 505th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (United States) (active)
- 425th Transportation Brigade (United States) (1944-1993)
- 413th Support Brigade (United States) (active)
- 364th Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 361st Civil Affairs Brigade (United States) (1966-2023)
- 359th Signal Brigade (United States) (active)
- 354th Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 352nd Civil Affairs Command (active)
- 351st Civil Affairs Command (active)
- 350th Civil Affairs Command (active)
- 347th Regional Support Group (active)
- 336th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) (active)
- 333rd Military Police Brigade (active)
- 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 321st Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 319th Transportation Brigade (active)
- 319th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States) (1944-1995)
- 308th Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 304th Civil Affairs Brigade (active)
- 301st Regional Support Group (active)
- 300th Military Police Brigade (active)
- 297th Regional Support Group (active)
- 279th Army Field Support Brigade (active)
- 266th Finance Support Center (active)
- 260th Military Police Command (United States) (1888-2011)
- 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (active)
- 259th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) (active)
- 209th Field Artillery Brigade (inactive)
- 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 198th Regional Support Group (active)
- 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 187th Signal Brigade (United States) (1968-1996)
- 176th Engineer Brigade (active)
- 167th Theater Sustainment Command (active)
- 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 151st Field Artillery Brigade (United States) (1880-2008)
- 151st Regional Support Group (active)
- 142nd Military Police Brigade (active)
- 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 135th Field Artillery Brigade (United States) (1917-2008)
- 142nd Signal Brigade (1960-2008)
- 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (active)
- 124th Transportation Command (1966-1972)
- 117th Engineer Brigade (active)
- 115th Regional Support Group (active)
- 111th Explosive Ordnance Group (active)
- 91st Cyber Brigade (active)
- 85th Civil Affairs Brigade (1976-2018)
- 57th Ordnance Brigade (1965-1992)
- 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade (active)
- 50th Regional Support Group (active)
- 36th Sustainment Brigade (active)
- 35th Military Police Brigade (active)
- 14th Infantry Division (United States) (1918-1919)
- 10th Infantry Division WWI (United States) (1917-1919)
- 8th Personnel Command (1987-2005)
- 6th Signal Command (1974-1992)
- 3rd Support Brigade (1964-1969)
- 3rd Personnel Command (1991-2014)
- 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force (active)
- 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force (active)
- 1st Multi-Domain Task Force (active)
- 404th Support Brigade (active)
- 21st Signal Brigade (United States) (active)
- 21st Cavalry Brigade (1984-2015)
- 5th Transportation Command (Terminal) (1966-1971)
- 7th Support Command (1978-1990)
- 3rd Transportation Brigade (United States) (active)
- 4th Transportation Command (Terminal) (1942-1989)
- US Army Missile Commands (1957-1978)
- US Army Logistical Commands (my first page - be kind)
Pages I have contributed to...
- Flag of the United States Marine Corps
- Peaked cap (aka Service Cap)
- List of national anthem performers at the Super Bowl
- Opposing force
- Military Insignia
- First Army Corps (Spanish–American War)
- Fifth Army Corps (Spanish–American War)
- Eighth Army Corps (Spanish–American War)
- 201st Fighter Squadron
- Military Ranks
- Army: Private, Private First Class, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Sergeant Major, CSM, SMA
- Marines: Private, Private First Class, Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant, Master Sergeant, First Sergeant, Master Gunnery Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Sergeant Major of the USMC
- Air Force: Airman Basic, Airman, Airman First Class, Senior Airman, Staff Sergeant, Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant, CMSAF
- Space Force: Specialist 1-4, Sergeant, Technical Sergeant, Master Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sergeant, CMSSF
- Navy / USCG: Seaman Recruit, Seaman Apprentice, Seaman, Petty Officer Third, Petty Officer Second, Petty Officer First, Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer, MCPON, MCPOCG
- Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force: 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier Gen., Major Gen., Lt. Gen. Gen., Commandant USMC, General of the Army, General of the Air Force
- Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA, USPHSCC, USMS: Ensign, Lieutenant J.G., Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Rear Admiral Lower Half, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral, Commandant of the USCG, Fleet Admiral
- List of United States Space Force installations
- Multi-Domain Command Europe
- List of United States Army careers
- Fort Sherman (Panama)
- Army Security Cooperation Group–South
- Multi-Domain Operations
- Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve
- Super Bowls (flyover information) - LIX, LVIII, LIV, LIII, LI, 50, XLIX, XLV, XLIV, XLI, XXXVIII, XXXVI, XXXV, XXXI, XXV, LX
- Cap Insignia of the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA) and the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
- United States Maritime Administration
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
- Middle School Cadet Corps (Specifically LOTC as I live in the Houston area)
- United States military award devices
- United States Maritime Service
- Marksmanship ribbon
- Awards and decorations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Awards and decorations of the United States Merchant Marine
- Awards and decorations of the United States government
- United States astronaut badges
- Structure of the United States Space Force
- Troop Command
- Hawaii Defense Volunteers
- Flag officer
Pages I have created that have been taken down
- 107th Transportation Brigade (Page taken down for lack of notability) (Should you have any sources not listed below, please contact me)
- 412th Support Brigade (United States) (2009-2017)
- Intelligence Community Expeditionary Service Medal (Page taken down for lack of notability) (medal that was never awarded).
- NOAA Corps National Response Deployment Medal (Page taken down for lack of notability)
- NOAA Corps Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Medal (Page taken down for lack of notability)
- National Intelligence Superior Public Service Medal (Page taken down for lack of notability)
- 221st Military Police Brigade (Page taken down for lack of notability)
- DeCA Civilian Career Service Award
- DeCA Superior Civilian Service Award
- DeCA Meritorious Civilian Service Award
- DeCA Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Army Units that I can not find information about
- 2nd Military Intelligence Command (1988-1992) REF1 REF2
- 2nd Transportation Command (1954- ) Yokohama US Army Port (2dTC)
- IX Engineer Command REF1 REF2 REF3
- 10th Personnel Command (1990-1992) REF1 REF2
- 11th Transportation Command REF1 REF2
- 12th Support Brigade (1965-1972) REF1 REF2 REF3
- 21st Armored Division (1946-1952) USAR Detroit, MI REF1
- 23rd Field Army Support Command
- 32nd Transportation Command (1968-1972) REF1
- 37th Transportation Group REF1 REF2 REF3
- 42nd Field Artillery (FIRES) Brigade REF1 REF2
- 53rd Signal Brigade REF1
- 125th Army Reserve Command REF1
- 125th Transportation Command REF1 REF2
- 336th Transportation Group REF1 REF2 REF3
- 356th Civil Affairs Brigade REF1
- 357th Civil Affairs Brigade REF1
- 363rd Civil Affairs Brigade
- 365th Civil Affairs Brigade
- 460th Chemical Brigade REF1
- 1101st Signal Brigade REF1
- Atlantic Base Command REF1 REF2 REF3
- Army Broadcasting System REF1
- Combat Surveillance and Electronic Warfare School
- Engineer Field Support Activities
- Financial Management Command
- Foreign Intelligence Command REF1 REF2 - short lived taken over by INSCOM
- Combined Field Army ROK REF1
- Joint Military Medical Command
- Marianas Bonins Command (MARBO) REF1
- Medical Command Korea REF1 REF2 REF3
- Military Personnel Center REF1
- Military Police Brigade Hawaii (USAMPB-HI) REF1
- Military Police Command Panama REF1 REF2
- Military Police School
- Military Postal Agency
- National Guard Recruiting Command
- National Guard Support Airlift Command
- NORAD Army Element
- Regimental Combat Teams 1941-1960 REF1 REF2
- Army Reserve Careers Group REF1
- Army Reserve Cyber Protection Brigade
- Army Service Forces Training Centers
- Army Special Trial Counsel REF1
- Army Soldiers Media Center
- Support Thailand USARSUPTHAI
- Veterans Administration - WW2 Army element
