104th Area Support Group
In 2005, an official ceremony in Heidelberg, Germany marked the reflagging of the Installation Management Agency - Europe's Area Support Groups, Base Support Battalions, and Area Support Teams into 21 US Army Garrisons to align with the common US Army installation management structure worldwide, known as Standard Garrison Organization. As a result, the 104th Area Support Group was inactivated and reflagged as the US Army Garrison Hessen.
The 104th Area Support Group was located in Hanau, Germany. It was comprised of 6 Base Support Battalions located in Giessen, Hanau, Darmstadt, Wiesbaden, Bad Kreuznach, and Baumholder. Two of these battalions realigned to the 26th Area Support Group on 1 October 1998. The Group's mission was to provide base operations within an area of responsibility slightly larger than Austria. It served as the power projection platform for the 1st Armored Division and numerous V Corps and US Army Europe (USAREUR) units. The 104th Area Support Group was home for 22,000 soldiers and 33,000 civilian employees and family members. With a combined military and civilian work force of 4,700 people, the 104th Area Support Group was the US Army's largest Area Support Group.
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 October 1993, consisting of a stylized red polestar with a blue border, surmounted by a silver eagle wings displayed and grasping a silver laurel branch. Red, white (silver) and blue were the US national colors. Red was emblematic of courage and action, blue reflected devotion to duty, and white was for integrity. The eagle, adapted from the US national seal, symbolized power and vigilance. The stylized polestar alluded to guidance and leadership while its 4 points represented support, strength, honor and commitment. The laurel wreath embodied honor and achievement.
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