Check the listing for details. US MILITARY PATCH UNIFORM ARMY ACU 1ST IO CMD INFORMATION OPS SUBDUED HOOK LOOP. Color: FOLIAGE, GRAY, GREEN, BLACK, Condition: New. Listed at 5.95 USD. GENUINE US MILITARY, US ARMY ISSUE / SURPLUS 1ST IO CMD UNIT SHOULDER PATCH, SEW-ON TYPE ACU SUBDUED NOMENCLATURE: SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA BRANCH: US ARMY INSIGNIA TYPE: SHOULDER, UNIT PATCH PATCH ARTWORK: SWORD & LIGHTNING BOLT PATCH SIZE: REGULATION MOUNTING TYPE: HOOK & LOOP / HOOK & PILE UNIT: 1ST INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND (LAND) UNIT TYPE: COMMAND - INFORMATION OPERATIONS LOCATION of UNIT: FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA – FT BELVOIR, VA FORMER UNIT: LAND WARFARE ACTIVITY INFORMATION DOMINANCE CENTER - LIWA/IDC NSN: 8455-01-222-6463 CONCEPTION SOURCE: ARMY INSTITUTE OF HERALDRY ORIGINAL DESIGN COLOR: FOLIAGE, GRAY, GREEN, BLACK FOR WEAR ON UNIFORM: BATTLE DRESS UNIFORM, BDU MATERIAL TYPE: EMBROIDERED AND SUBDUED CONDITION: NEW, NEW OLD STOCK CONDITION ABOUT 1ST IO CMD: THE 1ST INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND (LAND), FORMERLY THE LAND INFORMATION WARFARE ACTIVITY INFORMATION DOMINANCE CENTER (LIWA/IDC), IS AN INFORMATION OPERATIONS UNIT UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF US ARMY CYBER COMMAND (ARCYBER) AND HEADQUARTERED AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. THE 1ST INFO OPS COMM PROVIDES MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO) SUPPORT TO THE COMPONENT AND MAJOR COMMANDS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. 1ST IO CMD HAS BROAD AUTHORITY TO COORDINATE IO TOPICS AND ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH ARMY ORGANIZATIONS, THE UNITED STATES NAVY (USN) AND UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF), AND JCS IO CENTERS, AND WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND NATIONAL AGENCY IO ELEMENTS. DEFINITION OF SHOULDER INSIGNIA: AN INSIGNIA TO BE AFFIXED ON THE UPPER EXTREMITY OF THE SLEEVE TO INDICATE AN ORGANIZATION, THEATER OF OPERATION, FORCE ABOUT US ARMY SHOULDER INSIGNIA: A SHOULDER PATCH, TECHNICALLY CALLED SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA (or SSI), IS AN EMBROIDERED PATCH WORN ON SOME UNIFORMS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. IT IS USED BY MAJOR FORMATIONS OF THE US ARMY, USUALLY BRIGADE OR DIVISION LEVEL BUT OCCASIONALLY BATALLION, AS IS THE CASE WITH RANGE UNITS. EACH FORMATION OR UNIT, WHEN DESIGNATED, HAS A UNIQUE PATCH. THE US ARMY IS UNIQUE AMONG THE OTHER BRANCHES OF US ARMED FORCES IN THAT ALL SOLDIERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR THE PATCH OF THEIR HEADQUARTERS AS PART OF THEIR MILITARY UNIFORMS. SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA RECEIVE THEIR NAME FROM THE FACT THAT THEY ARE MOST COMMONLY WORN ON THE UPPER LEFT SLEEVE OF THE ARMY DUTY or COMBAT UNIFORM. SSI ARE SOMETIMES PLACED ON OTHER LOCATIONS, LIKE ON THE SIDE OF A COMBAT HELMET COVER TO FURTHER IDENTIFY A SOLDIER’S UNIT AFFILIATION. SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA WORN ON THE UPPER RIGHT SLEEVE OF AN ARMY UNIFORM DENOTES FORMER WARTIME OR COMBAT SERVICE. SUBDUED SSI: THE SUBDUED VERSION OF THE SSI CREATED WAS FOR THE BATTLE DRESS UNIFORM (BDU) ISSUED TO SOLDIERS FROM THE LATE 1970’s THROUGH THE EARLY to MID 2000’s. SUBDUED INSIGNIA PATCHES ARE PRIMARILY OLIVE DRAB GREEN, DARK BROWN AND BLACK, TO MATCH THE WOODLAND CAMOUFLAGE BDU UNIFORM. THERE IS ALSO A SUBDUED VERSION CREATED FOR THE DESERT CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM (DCU) AND IT IS PRIMARILY TAN AND "SPICE" BROWN, TO MATCH THE DCU UNIFORM'S DESIGN. THE SUBDUED VERSION CREATED FOR THE ARMY COMBAT UNIFORM ACU IS THE SECOND MOST CURRENT VERSION USED IN THE FIELD TODAY. SINCE THE ARMY-WIDE ADOPTION OF THE ACU, SSI FOR THE ACU HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. THESE SSI ARE PRIMARILY FOLIAGE GREEN, LIGHT BROWN, AND BLACK, THOUGH A FEW PATCHES ALSO FEATURE RED AND MAROON COLORS FOR SOME DETAILS. UNLIKE PREVIOUS PATCHES, THE ACU SSI ARE HOOK & LOOP / PILE BACKED, DESIGNED TO ATTACH TO THE LOOP or PILE FIELDS ON THE SHOULDER POCKETS OF THE UNIFORM, INSTEAD OF BEING SEWN ON. THIS MAKES THEM EASIER TO REMOVE AND REPLACE.