Worn from:
27 February 1950 - 20 October 1965.

Re-designated:
Okinawa Base Command.
Worn from:
20 October 1965 - 25 June 1970.

Re-designated:
Ryukyu Islands United States Army.
Worn from:
25 June 1970 - 15 May 1972.

The insignia, originally approved for the Ryukyus Command in 1950,
was re-designated in 1965 for the United States Army, Ryukyu Islands.
The torii, sacred entranceway to a Shinto Temple, alludes to Ryukyus as
"the gateway to Japan."