18th Engineering Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge SBBA~Double~11341DBR This has no political significance:

This has no political significance: on the officers ornament

Criteria: This is the Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) for the 173rd Airborne Brigade

The dagger evokes that of the First Special Service Group

the Cap Braids are available in multiple colors corresponding to the different Army branches

18th Engineering Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge SBBA~Double~11341DBR This has no political significance:United States Army 18th Engineering Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge Criteria: The Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) identifies a U. S. Soldier's unique combat service with a specific Army unit. The CSIB is authorized for immediate use on the new dress blue Army Service Uniforms (ASUs), dress green Class A, Army Service Uniform Class B, and the transitioning (old) blue uniform. The CSIB is not authorized for wear on the Army Combat