Caribbean Defense Command

Worn from:
3 May 1943 - 27 February 1948.

Re-designated:
Caribbean Defense Command.
Worn from:
27 February 1948 - 18 July 1962.

Re-designated:
Southern Command United States Army Forces.
Worn from:
18 July 1962 - 20 February 1985.

Re-designated:
South United States Army.
Worn from: 20 February 1995 - Current.

The ship, or galleon, is the type sailed by Christopher Columbus.
The Maltese cross on the sail was his insignia. The color blue
represents the Caribbean Sea, the area of the command and the
area in which Columbus sailed