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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
Contents
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS ................................................................................................................... 10
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT.............................................................................. 10
66th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ...................................................................................................... 10
HEADQUARTERS 111th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ...................................................................... 12
HEADQUARTERS 112TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE..................................................................... 13
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 201st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ..... 14
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 205th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ...... 16
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 319th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ........... 20
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 500th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE
(Pacific Vanguard) .................................................................................................................................... 23
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 501st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ............ 24
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY 513th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE (Vigilant
Knights) ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
108th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP ....................................................................................................... 33
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 259th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP ......... 37
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT 902d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP (The
Deuce) ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
1st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (The Flying Eye Battalion) ....................................................... 42
2d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ..................................................................................................... 45
3d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ..................................................................................................... 46
14th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ................................................................................................. 50
101st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................... 54
102d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ................................................................................................ 58
104TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................. 64
105th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (Owls) ................................................................................... 67
106th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................... 69
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141st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................... 93
163d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (The Blue Watch) .................................................................. 96
201st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................. 100
202d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION .............................................................................................. 101
204th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION ............................................................................................. 102
313th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (Snow Owl) ........................................................................ 145
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501st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION (Electronic Horsemen) ...................................................... 165
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MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS

COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a key bend sinisterwise in saltire with a
lightning flash argent, in fesspoint overall a sphinx or.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, a
torch or enflamed proper in front of two swords in
saltire with hilts gold and blades of the first.
Motto: ALWAYS OUT FRONT.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are the
colors associated with military intelligence. The key,
flash, and sphinx symbolize the three basic categories
of intelligence: human, signal, and tactical. The
flaming torch between the crossed swords suggests the
illumination as provided by intelligence upon the field
of battle.
DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA
The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of
the coat of arms.
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS
DETACHMENT
66th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE
SHOULDER SLEEVE INSIGNIA
Description: On a silver gray hexagon, one point up,
with an oriental blue border, an oriental blue hexagon
bearing a yellow sphinx superimposed by a silver gray
dagger hilted black.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray, representing loyalty and determination, are the colors of the
military intelligence branch. Yellow symbolizes excellence. The hexagon borders reflect the numerical
designation of the brigade. The sphinx, a traditional
military intelligence symbol, indicates observation,
wisdom, and discreet silence. The unsheathed dagger
reflects aggressive and protective requirements and the
element of physical danger inherent in the mission of
the unit.
Description: A gold color metal and enamel device
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consisting of a hexagon composed of a checky of six
black and white sections (one angle up), surmounted
throughout by a smaller hexagon (flat side up) composed of a checky of nine sections of gold and oriental
blue with the center square charged with a gold sphinx
head, all above a gold scroll inscribed HONOR
VALOR AND SECURITY in oriental blue letters.
Symbolism: The black and white sections symbolize
enlightenment and knowledge both day and night
around the world. The checky represents the units
tactical and strategic capabilities in counterintelligence.
The sphinx, a traditional intelligence symbol, indicates
observation, wisdom, and discreet silence. The hexagon within a hexagon further distinguishes the numerical designation of the organization.
LINEAGE RA (inactive)
Constituted 21 June 1944 in the Army of the United
States as the 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 1 July 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Inactivated 12 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer,
New Jersey. Activated 10 November 1949 in Germany. Allotted 20 September 1951 to the Regular
Army.
Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1952 as
the 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Group. Reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1960 as the 66th
Military Intelligence Group. Redesignated 25 July
1961 as the 66th Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 66th Military Intelligence
Group.
Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1986 as
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade.
Inactivated 16 July 1995 in Germany.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Northern France
DECORATIONS
None.
HEADQUARTERS 111th MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE
consisting of the major portion of a black and gold
heraldic rose above and behind the head and wings of
a gold eagle rising out of a gold disc charged throughout with a burst of red flames having eight tongues
radiant to base and interspersed with seven five-pointed
oriental blue stars, the disc enclosed by an oriental blue
scroll inscribed with the words MISSION FIRST in
gold.
Symbolism: The heraldic rose, alluding to the insignia
of the military intelligence branch, is symbolic of the
basic mission (to collect, check, and make available
any information about a present or possible enemy),
and its position at the top of the design is relative to the
units motto. The phoenix (eagle) rising out of flames is
symbolic of the former location of the unit, Atlanta,
Georgia, and the seven states where the unit operated
are represented by the ring of oriental blue stars.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 10 May 1946 in the Army of the United
States as the 111th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 22 May 1946 at Atlanta, Georgia.
Allotted 6 October 1950 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 1 December 1958 as the 111th Counter Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the
1 11th intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15
October 1966 as the 111th Military Intelligence Group.
Inactivated 9 January 1973 at Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Redesignated 13 March 1987 as Headquarters, 111th
Military Intelligence Brigade; concurrently transferred
to the United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command and activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
None.
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DECORATIONS
None.
HEADQUARTERS 112TH MILITARY
Description: A silver color metal and enamel device
consisting of a yellow enameled demi-sun emitting five
rays surmounted by a silver dagger, point up, beneath
an oriental blue chevron bearing five silver stars, all
within and below an arc segment of silver oak leaves
and a red scroll inscribed with the motto STRENGTH
THROUGH SECURITY in silver letters.
colors traditionally associated with military intelligence.
The sunburst further alludes to intelligence and also
suggests the former location of the unit, the great
Southwest. The yellow sunburst symbolizes the worth
of reliable intelligence. The five rays of the sunburst
allude to the five former regions of the unit and the
chevron, a symbol for support, with the five stars,
represents the five states which comprised its former
area of operations. The ancient dagger signifies the
dangers and silent covert nature of intelligence service.
The oak leaves are symbolic of the strong and enduring resolution of the members of the unit, and the
motto portrays the goal of a successful intelligence
organization.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
States as the 112th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 21 May 1946 at Dallas, Texas. Allotted 26 February 1951 to the Regular Army Redesignated 1 August 1957 as the 112th Counter Intelligence
Corps Group. Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the 112th
Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15 October
1966 as the 112th Military Intelligence Group. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Redesignated 1 July 1987 as Headquarters, 112th
Military Intelligence Brigade; concurrently transferred
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to the United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Inactivated 30 January 1993 at Fort Devens,
Massachusetts.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
DETACHMENT, 201st MILITARY
Description: On a shield divided from upper left to
lower right, silver gray above oriental blue with a
yellow border, a sword between two flashes all yellow.
military intelligence branch colors. The two parts
symbolize the responsibility for acquisition and processing of tactical and strategic intelligence. The sword
symbolizes the aggressiveness and physical danger
inherent in military intelligence operations. The lightning bolts refer to the electronic warfare capabilities of
the unit and the commanders need for accurate and
ready intelligence from all sources.
consisting of an oriental blue disc bearing a silver
polestar encircled at top and sides by a black scroll
inscribed WITH COURAGE AND VISION in silver
letters, and in base three alternate wavy bars of oriental
blue and silver superimposed by a silver mountain peak
supporting a griffin segreant grasping a sword and a
lightning flash, all gold.
colors associated with military intelligence. Black
denotes secrecy The oriental blue disc superimposed by
the silver polestar symbolizes the world and the farreaching capabilities of the unit. The oriental blue and
silver wavy bars allude to World War II campaign
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participation in the Pacific. The mountain peak is
representative of Korean War campaigns. The griffin,
having the keen eyesight of an eagle and the strength
and courage of a lion, indicates the attributes of military intelligence and also alludes to the motto. The
lightning flash is indicative of communications, electronic warfare capabilities, and the origin of the brigade as a signal unit. The sword reflects the fighting
aspect and suggests the units aggressiveness and the
physical danger inherent in military intelligence operations.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 23 July 1942 in the Army of the United
States as the 323d Signal Company, Wing. Activated 1
September 1942 at Miami, Florida. Inactivated 17
October 1946 at Andrews Field, Maryland. Redesignated 6 September 1950 as the 323d Signal Radio
Intelligence Company and allotted to the Organized
Reserve Corps. Activated 2 October 1950 at Fort
Myer, Virginia.
Converted and redesignated 3 January 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 601st Communication Reconnaissance Group. Redesignated 5 February 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
503d Communication Reconnaissance Group. Ordered
into active military service 1 May 1951 at Fort Myer,
Virginia. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9
July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Released from active
military service 16 May 1955 and reverted to reserve
status. Inactivated 20 July 1955 at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Activated 6 January 1956 at Washington, D.C. Redesignated 3 September 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 503d Army Security Agency
Group. Inactivated 27 June 1959 at Washington, D.C.
Withdrawn 1 September 1987 from the Army Reserve,
allotted to the Regular Army, consolidated with the
201st Military Intelligence Detachment (see ANNEX),
and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment, 201st Military Intelligence
Brigade; concurrently activated at Fort Lewis, Washington.
ANNEX
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States as the 201st Counter intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 20 August 1944 in New Guinea.
Inactivated 25 February 1946 in Japan. Activated 6
October 1950 in Korea. Inactivated 21 February 1955
in Korea. Allotted 20 March 1956 to the Regular
Army. Activated 12 June 1956 in Korea. Reorganized
and redesignated 15 May 1959 as the 201st Military
Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 30 June 1971 in
Korea. Activated 1 October 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Inactivated 21 June 1975 at Fort Hood, Texas.
World War II
Antisubmarine
New Guinea
Western Pacific
Luzon
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer
embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (323d Signal
Company, Wing, cited; GO 83, Twentieth Air Force,
4 October 1945)
embroidered KOREA (201st Counter Intelligence
Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 32, 1954)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (201st
Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO
47, 1950)
DETACHMENT 205th MILITARY
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Description: On an oriental blue shield a white fleurde-lis centered in front of two crossed silver gray
lightning bolts.
colors associated with military intelligence units. The
crossed lightning bolts refer to the convergence of all
types of intelligence from all sources, enabling commanders to see the battlefield. The fleur-de-lis
alludes to the units original activation in France.
consisting of an oriental blue fleur-de-lis bearing in
gold a dagger, point down, between a lightning flash
and a propeller blade all convergent in base on a silver
gray background enclosed at the bottom by a gold
wreath of rice tied in red and at the top by an oriental
blue scroll inscribed VANGUARD OF VIGILANCE
in gold letters. Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver
gray are the colors traditionally associated with the
military intelligence branch. The oriental blue fleur-delis refers to the units World War II service in Europe.
Campaign participation in Vietnam is symbolized by
the gold and red wreath of rice. The lightning flash
represents signals intelligence and electronic warfare;
the dagger represents human intelligence; the airplane
propeller represents airborne imagery intelligence. The
slanting of these symbols of the intelligence disciplines
employed by the unit toward the fulcrum of the fleurde-lis represents the convergence of intelligence from
all sources to enable commanders to see the battlefield.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 205th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 6 August 1944 in France. Allotted 6
October 1950 to the Regular Army Reorganized and
redesignated 25 June 1958 as the 205th Military
Intelligence Detachment.
Consolidated 16 October 1983 with the 135th Military
Intelligence Group (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit
reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment, 205th Military Intelligence
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Group. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October
1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
205th Military Intelligence Brigade.
ANNEX
Constituted 19 March 1966 in the Regular Army as the
135th Intelligence Corps Group. Activated 1 June 1966
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 135th Military Intelligence Group.
Inactivated 25 September 1969 in Vietnam.
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
DECORATIONS
None.
Description: On an oriental blue disc a silver gray key
and lightning bolt crossed slightly above center, with
the keys ward at the lower left and the lightning bolts
point to the right, centered below is a dagger, point up,
with silver gray blade and black hilt; all within a
narrow red outline of a seven-petaled stylized rose.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are associated with military intelligence. Red derives from the
predominant color of the VII Corps shoulder sleeve
insignia and black represents the unknown. The key
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and lightning bolt represent electronic warfare and
security and also signify the numeral two of the units
designation. The stylized seven-petaled rose has its
origin in the more traditional compass, dagger, and
rose associated with the military intelligence branch
and also represents the numeral seven of the units
designation as well as the number of the corps it
supported. The circular shape of the insignia also
refers to the zero of the units designation. The dagger
denotes the counterintelligence function of the unit.
Description: A gold color metal enamel device consisting of an oriental blue five-petaled heraldic rose and
centered vertically thereon a gold lightning bolt surmounted at the bottom by a horizontal gold key,
surmounting the lightning bolt at center a white horses
head between two white wings, each with seven
feathers. Attached to the bottom of the device a scroll
of three parts inscribed with the words SEE STRIKE
KNOW in black letters.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with the military intelligence branch. The heraldic
rose, a part of the military intelligence insignia, indicates the brigades association with that branch. The
winged horse (Pegasus) with seven feathers on each
wing signifies aerial vigilance in support of the VII
Corps. The key denotes the unlocking of the enemys
secrets. The lightning bolt represents the units electronic warfare capability and its ability to transmit
information rapidly
States as the 113th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 20 May 1946 at Chicago, Illinois.
Allotted 6 December 1950 to the Regular Army
Redesignated 1 August 1957 as the 113th Counter
Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 25 July 1961
as the 113th Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated
15 October 1966 as the 113th Military Intelligence
Group. Inactivated 31 December 1971 at Fort
Sheridan, Illinois.
Consolidated 16 October 1983 with the 207th Military
Intelligence Detachment (see ANNEX) and consoli15
dated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 207th Military
Intelligence Group. Reorganized and redesignated 16
October 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 207th Military intelligence Brigade.
Inactivated 15 January 1992 in Germany
ANNEX
Constituted 8 November 1950 in the Regular Army as
the 207th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Activated 30 November 1950 at Fort Holabird, Maryland. Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1958 as
the 207th Military Intelligence Detachment.
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered FIFTH ARMY AREA 1946 (113th
10,1948)
COMPANY, 319th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
BRIGADE
Description: On a rectangle arched at top and bottom
with a silver gray border, divided beveled from upper
right to lower left black above oriental blue, in upper
left an oriental blue polestar pierced silver gray
colors traditionally associated with military intelligence
units. Blue also alludes to the Pacific and the units
area of operations. Black and blue suggest day and
night vigilance. The polestar simulates satellite intelligence collection and communications. The jagged
division of the background is reminiscent of a lightning
bolt, symbolizing speed, accuracy, and electronic
information and systems.
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consisting of a silver sunburst within an oriental blue
oval (with axis vertical)
inscribed EYES OF THE PACIFIC in silver letters,
overall a diagonal red lightning bolt from lower left to
upper right superimposed by a silver knights helmet
crested with a griffins head in shades of light brown.
units. The griffin, a mythical beast, with keen eyesight
and acute hearing, symbolizes constant vigilance. The
helmet with the visor closed connotes covert capabilities as well as military preparedness. The sunburst
symbolizes knowledge and truth; the lightning bolt
underscores electronic communications, speed, and
accuracy
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 27 May 1948 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as the 319th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. Activated 15 June 1948 at Springfield, Massachusetts. Inactivated 22 September 1949 at Springfield,
Massachusetts. Redesignated 18 August 1950 as
Headquarters, 319th Military Intelligence Group.
Activated 1 September 1950 at San Francisco, California. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July
1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 1 February
1953 at San Francisco, California.
Redesignated 17 September 1988 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 319th Military Intelligence
Brigade, and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
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Description: On a silver gray rectangle arched at top
and bottom with a black border, a vertical oriental blue
stripe and overall a black griffins head.
units. The three sections of the background refer to the
three types of intelligence: human, signals, imagery.
The blue stripe bordered by two gray stripes suggests
the Panama Canal and refers to collecting and funneling information. It also alludes to the units location.
The griffin, a mythological creature of vigilance and
strength, a guardian of gold, symbolizes the units
mission. Black represents the secrecy of the operations.
consisting of an erect silver key, double-warded in
base, the bow of seven radiating rays and surmounting
overall an oriental blue torch with a red flame. Encircling the device in base, the ends terminating at the
opposite lower comers of the flame, an oriental blue
scroll bearing the inscription TRUTH SECURITY
LOYALTY in silver letters.
colors used for military intelligence. The key, a symbol
of authority, secrecy, and wardenship, refers to the
basic mission of the organization. The double wards
allude to intelligence and counterintelligence and the
seven rays of the bow, a reference to the numeral
seven, symbolize revealing light, security, and wisdom.
The torch represents guidance. Blue represents truth,
and red, zeal and valor.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 470th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 31 July 1944 in the Canal Zone.
Allotted 19 October 1951 to the Regular Army Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the 470th intelligence Corps
Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated 14 September 1964 as the 470th Intelligence Corps Group.
Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 470th Military
Intelligence Group.
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 470th
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Military Intelligence Brigade. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1991 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 470th Military Intelligence Brigade.
World War II
American Theater, Streamer without inscription
Armed Forces Expeditions
Panama
DECORATIONS
None.
INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE (Pacific Vanguard)
Description: An oriental blue rectangle arched at top
and bottom with a silver gray border bearing a crossed
yellow lightning flash and sword surmounted by an
oriental blue globe gridlined and outlined silver gray,
and overall a yellow torch with red flame.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are traditionally associated with the military intelligence branch.
The sword signifies vigilance, the lightning flash
alludes to electronic communications and speed, the
globe symbolizes worldwide service, and the torch and
flame signify knowledge.
consisting of an oriental blue conical shape with apex
at base bearing a white radiant sun behind a white
snowcapped black mountain peak, overall a gold palm
tree eradicated, surmounted by a scarlet and ultramarine blue taeguk, and in base a gold Siamese headdress
all between two gold bamboo trees with shoots arched,
all enclosed at the top with a gold scroll inscribed
SCIENTIA POTENTIA EST (KNOWLEDGE IS
STRENGTH) in scarlet letters.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors used by
Army intelligence units. Service in Japan is commemorated by the silhouette of Mount Fuji, while the palm
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tree denotes service in Hawaii. This unit had intelligence responsibility for several areas: the Republic of
Korea, indicated by the red and blue taeguk; Taiwan,
represented by the white sun from the Republic of
China flag; the Republic of Vietnam, indicated by the
bamboo trees; and Thailand, denoted by the Siamese
headdress.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 30 June 1952 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters, 500th Military Intelligence Service
Group. Activated 1 September 1952 in Japan. Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as Headquarters, 500th Military Intelligence Group. Reorganized
and redesignated 1 July 1955 as Headquarters and
Group. Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1957 as
the 500th Military Intelligence Group. Inactivated 25
March 1958 in Japan. Activated 25 March 1961 in
Japan. Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the 500th Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15 October 1966 as
the 500th Military Intelligence Group.
None.
DECORATIONS
embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1968-1969 (500th
Military Intelligence Group cited; DA GO 75, 1969)
embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1972-1974 (500th
Military Intelligence Group cited; DA GO 13, 1975)
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered
1986-1987 (500th Military Intelligence Group cited;
DA GO 14, 1989)
COMPANY 501st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
BRIGADE
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Description: On a vertical rectangle arched convexly
at top and bottom divided vertically silver gray and
oriental blue all within a yellow border, a doublewarded inverted yellow key between two yellow
lightning flashes issuing from upper left and right
comers and conjoining the shaft of the key just above
the double ward.
colors associated with military intelligence and also
refer to the constant day and night vigilance mission of
the unit. The key is symbolic of authority and control
and alludes to security The lightning flashes are symbolic of worldwide electronic communications and the
double-warded key conjoined with the two lightning
flashes symbolizes military intelligence and security
united.
consisting of a silver color rectangle bounded on either
side by a vertical white sword at left and a vertical
black sword at right, point up, and enclosed at the top
and bottom by two arched oriental blue scrolls passing
over the ends of the swords and inscribed IN
UNITATE (IN UNITY) on the top scroll and ET
VIGILIA (AND VILIGANCE) on the bottom scroll in
silver letters. On the rectangle a red oriental dragon,
his body curved from left to right with tail at top and
head below, grasping in his right claw a blue lightning
bolt crossed over a blue double-warded key grasped in
his left claw
branch colors of military intelligence. The red dragon
represents the Orient and the lineage of the organization. The lightning bolt signifies worldwide electronic
communications and the key symbolizes security and
control; crossed in saltire, they represent strength and
symbolize Army Security Agency and military intelligence units. The swords are adapted from the military
intelligence branch insignia. Their colors, white and
black, signify day and night and the continuous mission
of the unit.
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LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 13 October 1950 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 501st
Communication Reconnaissance Group. Activated 20
October 1950 at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Redesignated
1 July 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 501st Army Security Agency Group. Inactivated
15 October 1957 in Korea.
Redesignated 1 January 1978 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 501st Military Intelligence
Group, and activated in Korea. Reorganized and
redesignated 16 October 1986 as Headquarters and
Brigade. Reorganized and redesignated 16 October
501st Military Intelligence Brigade. Reorganized and
redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters and
Brigade.
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA (Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 501st Communication Reconnaissance
Group, cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer
embroidered KOREA 1951-1953 (Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 501st Communication Reconnaissance Group, cited; DA GO 76, 1953)
Description: On an oriental blue shield with a yellow
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border a silver gray winged lightning flash with wings
elevated, the flash topped with a silver gray demi-fleurde-lis.
colors associated with the military intelligence branch.
The wings suggest loftiness or the advantage obtained
from clear observation. The lightning flash alludes to
the units ability to respond accurately and quickly in
support of the commanders needs for intelligence from
all sources. The demi-fleur-de-lis is a symbol both of
intelligence and of the brigades roots in the campaigns
of Northern
France, Rhineland, and Central Europe. Yellow
signifies excellence and achievement.
consisting of a vertical red enamel winged lightning
flash with wings elevated, tipped with a demi-fleur-delis, all within a continuous blue scroll arched at top and
base and passing behind the wings and demifleur-de-lis
at the sides and top and inscribed SEMPER
PRAEPARATUS (ALWAYS YOU ARE PREPARED) in gold letters and all areas enclosed by the
wings and scroll are checky of gold and silver gray
colors used for the military intelligence branch. Wings
connote loftiness, a vantage point for visual observation. The lightning flash and checky area represent
technological capabilities, symbolize vigilant leadership,
celerity, and communications, and allude to the units
concern with control over hostile communications and
security of friendly communications. The demi-fleurde-lis, lightning flash, wings, and checky area also
refer to the units origin as the 137th Signal Radio
Intelligence Company, Aviation. The dermfleur-de-lis
denotes participation in European campaigns during
World War II, while the color scarlet alludes to the
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) Streamer
awarded the unit.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 7 February 1942 in the Army of the United
States as the 137th Signal Radio Intelligence Company,
Aviation. Activated 20 February 1942 at Mitchel Field,
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New York. Reorganized and redesignated 25 February
1944 as the 137th Signal Radio Intelligence Company
Inactivated 12 December 1945 at Fort Jackson, South
Carolina. Converted and redesignated 15 November
1948 as the 406th Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps.
Activated 23 November 1948 at New York, New
York. Inactivated 24 October 1950 at New York, New
York.
Redesignated 17 July 1951 as the 504th Communication Reconnaissance Group. (Organized Reserve Corps
redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
Redesignated 21 April 1955 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 504th Communication Reconnaissance Group; concurrently withdrawn from the
Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 16 May 1955 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 504th Army Security Agency
Group. Inactivated 18 December 1957 at Camp
Wolters, Texas. Activated 1 July 1974 at Hunter Army
Airfield, Georgia.
Reorganized and redesignated 21 April 1978 as Headquarters and Operations Company, 504th Military
Intelligence Group. Reorganized and redesignated 16
April 1982 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 504th Military Intelligence Group. Reorganized
and redesignated 16 September 1985 as Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade.
World War II
Northern France Rhineland
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER (137th Signal
Radio Intelligence Company cited; GO 34, Communications Zone, European Theater of Operations, 17
March 1945)
COMPANY 513th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
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BRIGADE (Vigilant Knights)
Description: On a vertical rectangle arched at the top
and bottom, a field divided quarterly silver gray and
oriental blue and thereon a yellow lightning bolt issuing
from upper left and a white sword point up in saltire
surmounted by a white front-facing helmet detailed
silver gray; all within a yellow border.
military intelligence branch colors. The quartered field
symbolizes the four primary intelligence functions:
collection, analysis, production, and dissemination of
intelligence information. The lightning bolt refers to the
worldwide capabilities and the electronic warfare
functions of the unit. The sword symbolizes the aggressiveness, protection, and physical danger inherent in
military intelligence operations. The helmet alludes to
the origins of the unit at Camp King in Oberursel,
Germany. The helmets front-facing position suggests
alertness and vigilance and the closed faceplate the
anonymity and aggressiveness of covert collection.
consisting of a gold semicircular scroll bearing the
words PER VIGILANTIAM
SCIENTIA (KNOWLEDGE THROUGH VIGILANCE) in teal blue letters and containing upright
between two green laurel branches a gold helmet
facing front with teal blue rivet holes around the neck
and a teal blue grill opening, the throat encircled by a
collar of checkered white and black edged gold and
atop the helmet a gold three-pointed coronet, the center
point in teal blue.
Symbolism: The Teutonic helmet with crown is an
allusion to Camp King in Oberursel, Germany, and its
front-facing position suggests alertness and vigilance.
The laurel branches on either side are symbolic of
honor and achievement. In the collar the colors black
and white denote the two types of intelligence collection provided by the unit and the repetition of the
pattern indicates the dissemination of intelligence
information.
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LINEAGE RA (active)
the 513th Military Intelligence Service Group. Activated 15 January 1953 in Germany. Reorganized and
redesignated 20 October 1953 as the 513th Military
Intelligence Group. Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the
513th Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15
October 1966 as the 513th Military Intelligence Group.
Inactivated 25 June 1969 in Germany. Redesignated 2
October 1982 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 513th Military Intelligence Group, and
activated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as
Military Intelligence Brigade.
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
None.
Description: On a rectangle arched at the bottom with
a yellow border, below a yellow and black checkered
chief consisting of two rows of five squares each, a
field divided from upper left to lower right with silver
gray above oriental blue separated by a yellow lightning flash with point at lower right.
The lightning flash refers to the communication and
electronic warfare functions of the unit. The checkered
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area alludes to the overt and covert aspects of the
military intelligence mission, with the black and yellow
colors referring to constant vigilance day and night.
TAB
Description: Immediately above and touching the
shoulder sleeve insignia, a black arc tab containing the
inscription AIRBORNE in yellow letters.
consisting of a black equilateral triangle charged with a
gold lion rampant, in base two rows of alternating
squares gold and oriental blue all above a voluted gold
scroll inscribed FAST FACTUAL FAITHFUL in
black letters.
Symbolism: The gold lion rampant on a black background was taken from the coat of arms of Heidelberg
in Germany, where the 525th Interrogation Team was
activated in 1946. The triangular shape alludes to the
deltas in Vietnam and symbolizes the units service in
that country. The triangle and lion with the checkered
rows allude to tenacity, flexibility, and secrecy and
represent the combined intelligence programs of the
organization.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 218th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 1 July 1944 at Fort DuPont, Delaware. Inactivated 15 October 1945 at Camp Campbell,
Kentucky.
Redesignated 17 September 1947 as the 249th Counter
Intelligence Corps Detachment and allotted to the
Organized Reserves. Activated 6 October 1947 at New
York, New York. (Organized Reserves redesignated
25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps.)
Inactivated 31 December 1950 at New York, New
York.
Redesignated 18 April 1952 as the 218th Counter
intelligence Corps Detachment; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted
to the Regular Army Activated 30 April 1952 at Fort
Holabird, Maryland. Reorganized and redesignated 25
January 1958 as the 218th Military Intelligence Detach27
ment. Inactivated 15 September 1978 at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
Consolidated 16 June 1979 with the 525th Military
Intelligence Group (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit
redesignated as Headquarters and Operations Company, 525th Military Intelligence Group; concurrently
activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Reorganized
and redesignated 16 April 1982 as Headquarters and
Group. Reorganized and redesignated 16 August 1985
as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 525th
Military Intelligence Brigade.
ANNEX Constituted 18 April 1946 in the Army of the
United States as the 525th Interrogation Team. Activated 1 May 1946 in Germany. Inactivated 6 November 1946 in Germany Redesignated 6 February 1948
as the 525th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment.
Activated 21 February 1948 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. Allotted 5 May 1949 to the Regular Army.
Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1949 as Headquarters, 525th Military Intelligence Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated 4 August 1949 as the 525th
Military Intelligence Service Company.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1950 as the
525th Military Intelligence Service Group. Reorganized and redesignated 31 December 1953 as the 525th
Military Intelligence Group. Reorganized and redesignated 25 September 1969 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 525th Military Intelligence Group.
Inactivated 6 March 1973 at Oakland, California.
Redesignated 1 July 1974 as the 525th Military Intelligence Group and activated at the Presidio of San
Francisco, California. Inactivated 1 January 1978 at the
Presidio of San Francisco, California.
World War II
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase V-II
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
Dominican Republic
Panama
Southwest Asia
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968 (525th Military
Intelligence Group cited; DA GO 39, 1970)
embroidered VIETNAM 1970 (525th Military Intelligence Group cited; DA GO 52, 1974)
108th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE GROUP
consisting of a white expanded horizontal scroll surmounted vertically by a gold quill in front of a gold
demi-sun emitting eight rays; all encircled by an oriental blue scroll with the upper area surmounted
by the points of the rays and in base the inscription
TRUTH CONQUERS in gold letters.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associ29
ated with military intelligence. The quill and scroll
allude to the reporting mission of intelligence. The sun,
a symbol of enlightenment, with the radiating rays,
symbolizes the illumination of dark areas and defense
against subversion and espionage. The eight rays
further refer to the eight states in the jurisdictional area
of the group
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
States as the 108th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 10 June 1946 at New York, New
York. Allotted 26 February 1951 to the Regular Army
Redesignated 1 March 1957 as the 108th Counter
Group. Inactivated 31 January 1972 at Fort Devens,
Massachusetts.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
consisting of an ellipse divided quarterly oriental blue
and black, overall a vertical gold quillon dagger point
up with white blade and six-sectioned red grip extending over the ellipse at the top and base.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence. Black connotes secrecy
and the covert methods sometimes used in accomplishing the units mission. The four segments comprising
the ellipse refer to the four phases of the intelligence
cycle. The dagger signifies the aggressiveness and
determination required for successful achievement in
performance of intelligence operations. Red denotes
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martial fortitude and the six sections of the dagger grip
refer to the initials LIDMAC (Loyalty, Integrity,
Discretion, Morals, and Character). In addition, the
vertical thrust of the dagger, the ellipse, and the nine
areas of the weapon (blade, guard, six-sectioned grip,
and pommel) allude to the numerical designation of the
group.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
States as the 109th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 24 May 1946 at Baltimore, Maryland.
Allotted 26 February 1951 to the Regular Army
Redesignated 12 September 1956 as the 109th Counter
Group. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort George G.
Meade, Maryland.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
consisting of three black enamel mountain peaks
charged in base with an eight-pointed white enamel
star, at top a gold sunburst on an oriental blue enamel
background, all enclosed within a convoluted gold
scroll in red letters CUSTOS SECRETORUM (CUSTODIAN OF SECRETS).
Symbolism: The sunburst just above the mountain
peaks alludes to the sun setting in the west. With the
eight-pointed rising star, it signifies the day and night
protection given by the group in its eight western state
jurisdiction. Oriental blue is one of the colors used by
military intelligence.
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FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
States as the 115th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 21 May 1946 at Fort Douglas, Utah.
Allotted 23 May 1951 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 25 July 1957 as the 115th Counter Intelligence
1966 as the 115th Military Intelligence Group. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at the Presidio of San Francisco,
California.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATIC)N CREDIT
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
consisting of an oriental blue disc within a scarlet
military belt buckled and edged with
gold and inscribed in gold letters VIGIL
PROMPTUSQUE (WATCHFUL AND READY);
issuing from the inner edge of the belt downward over
the oriental blue disc a gold demi-sun emitting rays;
surmounted by a representation of the Washington
Monument in the District of Columbia, white shaded
silver gray, the monument issuing from the lower inner
edge of the belt and extending between the two words
of the motto beyond the top outer edge.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are military
intelligence branch colors. The sun and rays are taken
from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the former United
States Army intelligence Command. They stand for
light and knowledge and indicate that the group served
under that organization. The belt refers to the encircling band of security provided by military intelligence
and denotes the military nature of the group. The
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Washington Monument alludes to the District of Columbia, the place where the unit was activated in 1946.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
States as the 116th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 31 May 1946 at Washington, D.C.
Allotted 5 March 1951 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 26 June 1959 as the 116th Counter Intelligence
1966 as the 116th Military Intelligence Group. Inactivated 9 January 1973 at Washington, D.C.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNA
consisting of a silver ring containing a disc divided into
quarters alternately from upper left of silver gray and
black enamel centered in front of two oriental blue
griffins seated back to back all upon a horizontal silver
platform, the griffins each holding in a claw at chest
level the upper fold of a silver scroll curving downward in three folds, the small fold centered below the
platform and the scroll inscribed in black letters with
the motto WATCHFUL AND VIGILANT, one word
on each fold; the free ends draped below each end of
the platform.
colors used for military intelligence. The griffin, a
mythological creature of exceeding alertness and acute
hearing, represents qualities necessary to the military
intelligence mission. The scroll held up in his claws
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alludes to the assimilation of military intelligence data
and the disc at center, quartered in light and dark
colors representing night and day, suggests the importance of constant vigilance. The silver circle refers to
the state of Ohio, the units original home area.
FLAG DFVICF
None approved.
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
LINEAGE AR (inactive)
Corps as the 336th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. Activated 2 June 1948 at New York, New
York. Reorganized and redesignated 6 July 1950 as
Headquarters, 336th Military Intelligence Group.
Ordered into active military service 3 September 1950
at New York, New York. Inactivated 1 December
1950 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 28
March 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 336th Military Intelligence Group.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
Constituted 18 April 1967 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 48th Military Intelligence Group. Activated 1 August 1967 at
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Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 26 August
1968 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Redesignated 28 March 1996 as Headquarters and
Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular
Army and allotted to the Army Reserve.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
INTELLIGENCE GROUP
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
Constituted 30 January 1951 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
505th Communication Reconnaissance Group. Activated 19 February 1951 at Boston, Massachusetts.
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as
the Army Reserve.) Redesignated 10 September 1956
as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 505th
Army Security Agency Group. Inactivated 1 July 1959
at Boston, Massachusetts. Activated 15 February 1963
at Boston, Massachusetts. Inactivated 31 January 1968
at Boston, Massachusetts.
Redesignated 1 February 1990 as Headquarters and
Group. Redesignated 8 August 1995 as Headquarters
and Headquarters Detachment, 505th Military Intelligence Group.
None.
DECORATIONS None.
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consisting of an octagon, issuing from the top a white
enamel wedge shape between two black enamel areas
each sun-mounted with a gold sea lion facing outward,
and extending in base over an oriental blue enamel
area charged in the center with a gold Philippine
sunburst, all above a gold scroll of three sections
inscribed in sequence SECURITY TRUTH ALLIANCE in scarlet letters.
Symbolism: The sea lions allude to the units New
Guinea and Luzon campaigns in the Pacific theater
during World War II. The Philippine sunburst symbolizes the organizations Philippine Presidential Unit
Citation. The octagon refers to the number eight,
which in numerology stands for perfect intelligence.
The colors black and white symbolize day and night
vigilance, while gold, the color of the farseeing sun,
which appears bringing light out of an inscrutable
darkness only to disappear again into darkness, stands
for intuition. Oriental blue is one of the colors used for
intelligence and security.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 450th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 20 August 1944 in New Guinea.
Disbanded 22 July 1945 in the Philippine Islands.
Reconstituted 25 March 1948 in the Organized Reserve Corps as the 450th Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 1 May 1948 in Puerto Rico.
Inactivated 4 August 1949 in Puerto Rico. Withdrawn
18 January 1951 from the Organized Reserve Corps
and allotted to the Regular Army; concurrently activated at Fort Holabird, Maryland. Redesignated 25
July 1961 as the 450th Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 650th Military
Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated
20 July 1970 as the 650th Military Intelligence Group.
World War II
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New Guinea Luzon
DECORATIONS
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (450th
47, 1950)
DETACHMENT 902d MILITARY
INTELLIGENCE GROUP (The Deuce)
consisting of three gold sun rays behind an oriental
blue enamel disc surmounted at top by a gold chess
piece (horses head) and in base a red enamel and gold
chessboard, all above a three-folded gold scroll inscribed in black enamel letters STRENGTH
THROUGH VIGILANCE.
Symbolism: The sun rays allude to the Philippine
Presidential Unit Citation and to the units World War
II service in New Guinea and Luzon. The knight, a
chess piece shaped like a horses head, symbolizes the
groups ability to make strategic moves while checking
any hostile infiltration and advancement. The color red
is used to symbolize courage, zeal, and awareness and
with the alternating gold squares refers to the units
counterintelligence mission. Oriental blue is one of the
colors used by military intelligence.
FLAG DEVICE
None approved.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 14 October 1944 in the Army of the
United States as the 902d Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 23 November 1944 in New
Guinea. Disbanded 22 July 1945 in the Philippine
Islands. Reconstituted 13 November 1947 in the
Organized Reserves as the 902d Counter Intelligence
Corps Detachment. Activated 28 November 1947 at
Fort Smith, Arkansas. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve
Corps.) Inactivated 2 November 1949 at Fort Smith,
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Arkansas. Withdrawn 3 January 1952 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army.
Activated 8 January 1952 at Fort Holabird, Maryland.
Redesignated 15 December 1957 as the 902d Counter
as the 902d Intelligence Corps Group. Redesignated 15
October 1966 as the 902d Military Intelligence Group.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1978 as
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 902d
Military Intelligence Group. Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 902d Military Intelligence
Group.
World War II
New Guinea Luzon
DECORATIONS
1988-1989 (902d Military Intelligence Group cited;
DA GO 15, 1990)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (902d
47,1950)
1st MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
(The Flying Eye Battalion)
COAT OF ARMS Shield: Azure, issuant from base a
lightning flash bendwise terminating in a dexter hand
fesswise supporting an annulet winged to chief all or,
within the annulet a human eye proper.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and azure, a
bundle of five arrows crossed with a hook-bladed
machete in bend sinister, the arrows point down with
shafts of the first barbed and flighted gules, the machete with handle to base azure all banded in center
with a ribbon gold bearing three narrow stripes
fesswise scarlet, all in front of a bank of clouds proper.
Motto: INFORMARE LABORAMUS (WFLABOR
TO INFORM). Symbolism: Teal blue and yellow are
the colors formerly used for air reconnaissance support
battalions. The annulet, symbolic of a camera lens,
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refers to the aerial photo interpretation mission in the
units history. The wings allude to flight; the eye
represents observation. The lightning flash alludes to
the former signal element in the units composition and
the hand commemorates the units mission of support.
The battalions awards for Vietnam service, for which
it received the Presidential Unit Citation (Air Force)
and five Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army), are
represented in the crest. The mak, or hook-bladed
machete used to clear fields in Vietnam, signifies the
battalions keen reconnaissance performance, and,
together with the clouds alluding to the Air Force,
refers to the Presidential Unit Citation (Air Force);
blue is the color of the award streamer. The five
arrows, with points down signifying penetration from
the air, represent five Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army), with arrowheads and feathers in scarlet,
the color of the award streamers. The yellow band
with scarlet stripes, suggested by the national flag of
the Republic of Vietnam, also alludes to the units
achievements in collecting aerial reconnaissance information.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 14 December 1956 in the Regular Army as
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Air
Reconnaissance Support Battalion. Activated 1 February 1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana. (205th Signal Company [see ANNEX 1] reorganized and redesignated 1
May 1959 as Company A; 196th Aerial Photo Interpretation Detachment [see ANNEX 2] redesignated 15
April 1959 as Company B and allotted to the Regular
Army; activated 1 May 1959 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina.)
Converted and redesignated 20 March 1962 as the 1st
Military Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 15 July 1982
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Activated 16 January
1984 in Germany.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 24 January 1945 in the Army
of the United States as the 205th Signal Repair Com39
pany Activated 1 February 1945 at Fort Jackson,
South Carolina. Allotted 16 May 1949 to the Regular
Army. Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1954 as
the 205th Signal Company. Inactivated 28 May 1955
in Korea. Activated 1 February 1956 at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina.
ANNEX 2 Constituted 16 June 1945 in the Army of
the United States as the 196th Photo Interpreter Team.
Activated 10 July 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Reorganized and redesignated 18 May 1950 as
the 196th Aerial Photo Interpretation Detachment.
Inactivated 15 November 1953 at Governors Island,
New York.
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
Company A additionally entitled to:
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
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Korea, Summer 1953
Company B additionally entitled to:
Southwest Asia
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Air Force), Streamer embroidered SOUTHEAST ASIA 1966-1967 (1st Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 42, 1969)
embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966 (1st Military
Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Gold
Star, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1971
(1st Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 32,
1973)
embroidered KOREA 1950-1952 (205th Signal Repair
Company cited; DA GO 94, 1952)
embroidered KOREA 1953 (205th Signal Repair
embroidered KOREA (205th Signal Repair Company
cited; DA GO 33, 1953, as amended by DA GO 41,
1955)
2d MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
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Shield: Per chevron abased azure and argent, a chief
dancetty of two enhanced of the last the apexes surmounted by two rounders of the first counterchanged
and in base a sphinx rampant sable armed gules.
Crest: None approved.
Motto: OCUL1 CULTUS SECRET1 (THE EYES
OF INTELLIGENCE).
Symbolism: The colors, white and teal blue, symbolize the battalions former status as an unassigned-tobranch unit. The battalions numerical designation and
mission are suggested by the two rounders or lenses
directing their gaze downward. The sphinx is representative of the intelligence mission. Black alludes to the
coat of arms of the old Rhineland district of Pfalz in
Germany, where the unit was activated.
the coat of arms.
the 2d Air Reconnaissance Support Battalion. Activated 15 November 1961 in Germany Converted and
redesignated 16 September 1962 as the 2d Military
Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 15 November 1991
in Germany.
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (2d Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 34, 1992)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per bend azure and checky or and gules in
chief a chess piece with a griffins head argent.
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Vietnamese sunburst of the first surmounted by a
bamboo cross pierced at center proper.
Motto: WINGED VIGILANCE.
Symbolism: The colors oriental blue and silver gray
are used to represent military intelligence and scarlet
and gold to symbolize military strength and operational
excellence. The griffin, traditionally a creature of
vision, alertness, and intelligence, is shown as a chess
piece adjacent to a chessboard, suggesting the type of
operation, requiring ingenuity and intellect, which the
battalion is called upon to carry out. The squares on
the chessboard represent the many engagements in
which the unit participated in Vietnam. The sunburst,
taken from the Hien Nhan gate to the Imperial City in
Hue, represents Vietnam and has three principal
flames, suggesting the Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army) awarded to the organization. The bamboo
cross stands for the Republic of Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm awarded to the unit.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as the
146th Aviation Company and activated in Vietnam.
Inactivated 17 February 1973 in Vietnam. Converted
and redesignated 1 July 1974 as the 146th Army
Security Agency Company and activated in Korea.
Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1982 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 3d
Military Intelligence Battalion (704th Military Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX 1] and 542d Military
Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX 2] concurrently
redesignated as Companies A and B and activated in
Korea).
ANNEX 1
Constituted 25 September 1950 in the Regular Army
as the 704th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Activated 6 October 1950 in Korea. Inactivated 28
March 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 28 December
1961 as the 704th Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Activated 25 January 1962 in Vietnam. Inactivated 7
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March 1966 in Vietnam. Redesignated 1 November
1966 as the 704th Military Intelligence Detachment.
Activated 15 March 1967 in Japan. Inactivated 15 June
1972 in Japan. Activated 25 September 1976 in Korea.
Inactivated 16 May 1979 in Korea.
ANNEX 2
States as the 1002d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 25 July 1945 in France. Disbanded 24
January 1946 at Holabird Signal Depot, Maryland.
Reconstituted 7 December 1950 in the Regular Army
as the 442d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Activated 20 December 1950 in Korea. Inactivated 25
December 1951 in Korea.
Redesignated 26 March 1965 as the 542d Intelligence
Corps Detachment. Activated 7 April 1965 at Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland. Inactivated 1 December
1965 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Activated
19 December 1969 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Redesignated 29 December 1969 as the 542d Military
Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 19 November
1973 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
Korean War
UN Offensive
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CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
Advisory
Defense
Korean War
CCF Intervention
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967 (146th Aviation
Company cited; DA GO 17, 1968, as amended by DA
GO 1, 1969)
Company cited; DA 60 32, 1973)
1985-1986 (3d Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA
GO 30, 1987)
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm,
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971 (146th
Aviation Company cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
embroidered KOREA (704th Counter Intelligence
embroidered KOREA 1950-1952 (704th Counter
Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 33,
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1953, as amended by DA GO 41, 1955)
embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 (704th Counter
1954)
14th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per bend dove-tailed argent and azure, two
whelk shells
counterchanged.
Motto: SUPPORT BY INTELLIGENCE. Symbolism: The two shells and the dove-tailed partition line
stand for the three general functions of a military
intelligence unit: collecting, processing, and disseminating information. The whelk shells, which receive and
transmit sound waves and vibrations, refer to the
collection and dissemination of information; the fitting
together of the two parts of the shield, by means of the
dove-tailed line, refers to the process of interpreting
and collating separate pieces of information to form an
integrated whole. Oriental blue and silver gray are the
colors used for military intelligence. Counterchanging
the colors of the shells alludes to the counterintelligence
function of the unit.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 4 November 1965 in the Regular Army as
the 14th Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 24
November 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 31 December 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Activated 16 December 1988 at Fort Lewis,
Washington.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, above a base rayonne argent, a winged
sphinx couchant of the last and in chief two plates
partially superimposed fesswise the conjoined area
sable.
Motto: VIGILANTIA AD FINEM (VIGILANCE TO
THE END).
colors used for military intelligence. The winged
sphinx, all-seeing and continually watchful, refers to
the battalions air reconnaissance support mission and
also connotes the units motto. The overlapping discs
simulate camera lenses and allude to the stereoscopic
capabilities provided by the organization in its performance of reproduction, identification, and packaging of
aerial imagery. The flames are indicative of heat
sensory devices, wisdom, and zeal.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 6 January 1966 in the Regular Army as the
15th Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 25
February 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 30 April 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Activated 21 April 1978 at Fort Hood, Texas (Detachments A, B, C, and D concurrently consolidated to
form Company A; 13 1st Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX I] and 156th Army Security
Agency Company [see ANNEX 2] reorganized and
redesignated as Companies B and C). Headquarters
and Headquarters Company inactivated 31 May 1981
at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia (Company C concurrently inactivated at Fort Bliss, Texas). (Company
A inactivated 15 April 1982 at Fort Hood, Texas;
disbanded 15 September 1983. Company B reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1983 as Company A; Company C concurrently redesignated as
Company B.) Headquarters and Headquarters Com47
pany redesignated 16 October 1985 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Service Company and activated at
Fort Hood, Texas (Company B concurrently activated).
ANNEX 1
Constituted 1 July 1971 in the Regular Army as the
131st Military Intelligence Company and activated in
Vietnam.
ANNEX 2
Converted and redesignated 5 November 1973 as the
156th Army Security Agency Company
Southwest Asia
Vietnam
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
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embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (15th Military
Company cited; DA GO 17, 1968, as amended by DA
GO 1, 1969)
Aviation Company cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, above a base indented or a winged
eye, the wings displayed inverted of the second,
emitting to base three rays throughout of the like
counterchanged.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions
of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, or
and azure, the Lexington Minuteman proper. The
statue of the Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H. H.
Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington,
Massachusetts.
Motto: OUR EYES SUPPORT. Symbolism: Oriental
blue is one of the colors used for military intelligence
units. The winged eye searching the land with rays of
light is symbolic of the air reconnaissance mission of
the battalion.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 22 April 1959 in the Army Reserve as the
24th Air Reconnaissance Support Battalion. Activated
1 May 1959 with Headquarters at New York, New
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York. Ordered into active military service 15 October
1961 at New York, New York.
Converted and redesignated 13 April 1962 as the 24th
Military Intelligence Battalion. Released from active
military service 4 August 1962 and reverted to reserve
status. Location of Headquarters changed 1 September
1962 to Staten Island, New York; changed 31 December 1968 to Fort Hamilton, New York. Battalion
ordered into active military service 24 March 1970 at
Fort Hamilton, New York; released from active military service 26 March 1970 and reverted to reserve
status. Location of Headquarters changed 1 May 1974
to Staten Island, New York. (Detachment C ordered
into active military service 17 January 1991 at Staten
Island, New York; released from active military
service 1 April 1991 and reverted to reserve status.)
Detachment C entitled to:
Southwest Asia
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Checky azure and argent in front of a sword
and lightning flash in saltire a double-warded key
palewise argent, on a chief invected of the like a
sunburst throughout tenne.
Motto: TRUST VIGILANCE LOYALTY.
The invected chief is an allusion to clouds and the
atmosphere, the main field of operations for a combat
electronic warfare intelligence unit. The sunburst, a
symbol of Helios, the Greek sun god, is a further
reference to the atmosphere. The sunburst may also
denote a compass rose and the multi-directional facets
of the units radio functions. The checky background
alludes to a chessboard and symbolizes strategy and
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intelligence. The sword refers to the units military
ability, the lightning flash to speed and communications, and the key to intelligence and security
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as the 101st Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 1st Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Riley,
Kansas (337th Army Security Agency Company [see
ANNEX 1] and 1st Military Intelligence Company [see
ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated
as Companies A and B). Inactivated 15 November
1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Activated 16 February
1996 in Germany.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 1 July 1952 in the Regular
Army as the 337th Communication Reconnaissance
Company. Activated 6 August 1952 at Fort Devens,
Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 16 May
1955 as Company B, 313th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as Company
B, 313th Army Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated
18 December 1957 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Activated 25 May 1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1966 as the
337th Army Security Agency Company.
ANNEX 2
States as the 1st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 16 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter intelligence Corps
detachment attached to the 1st Infantry Division.
Allotted 16 February 1951 to the Regular Army.
Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1958 as the
1st Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and
redesignated 26 December 1969 as the 1st Military
intelligence Company. Reorganized and redesignated
15 April 1970 as the 1st Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated 3 May 1971 as
the 1st Military Intelligence Company. Assigned 21
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July 1978 to the 1st Infantry Division.
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
World War II-EAME
Tunisia
Sicily
Normandy (with arrowhead)
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
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DECORATIONS
Company A entitled to:
embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966 (11th Radio
Research Unit cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
Research Company cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 21, 1969, as
amended by DA GO 59, 1969)
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First
Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
(337th Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 6,
1974)
Company B entitled to:
embroidered VIETNAM 1966 (1st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
embroidered VIETNAM 1968 (1st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 7, 1970)
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II,
Streamer embroidered
KASSERINE (1st Infantry Division cited; DA GO 43,
1950)
Streamer embroidered NORMANDY (1st Infantry
Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
(1st Infantry Division cited; DA GO 43,1950)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (1st Counter Intelligence
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Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for
action at Mons (1st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
action at EupenMalmedy (1st Counter Intelligence
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1968 (1st
Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 21,
1969)
(1st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO
53, 1970)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per fess dancetty azure and sable, a chief
invected argent, and overall a sword bend sinisterwise
point to base gules surmounted by a lightning flash
issuant from dexter chief bendwise overall or.
Motto: KNOWLEDGE FOR BATTLE.
Symbolism: Silver gray and oriental blue are the
colors used for military intelligence units. The divisions
of the shield are symbolic of weather and terrain, with
the scarlet sword representing the enemy. The units
deployment overseas is symbolized by the wavy blue
section and the black area in base refers to the steep,
mountainous terrain of Korea, where elements of the
battalion served during the Korean War. The lightning
flash signifies the seeking, gathering, and dissemination
of information relative to the areas of weather, terrain,
and the enemy and further denotes the constant vigilance which is inherent in the mission of military
intelligence.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
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as the 102d Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 2d Infantry Division, and activated in Korea (329th
Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] and
2d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2]
concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B).
ANNEX 1
United States as the 3106th Signal Service Platoon.
Activated 1 November 1943 at Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey Inactivated 10 February 1946 on Okinawa.
Activated 19 November 1946 at Vint Hill Farms
Station, Virginia. Redesignated 1 April 1947 as the 3d
Signal Service Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated
25 March 1949 as the 53d Signal Service Company.
Allotted 13 October 1950 to the Regular Army Converted and redesignated 1 December 1950 as the 329th
Communication Reconnaissance Company. Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1955 as Company B,
301st Communication Reconnaissance Battalion.
Redesignated 1 July 1956 as Company B, 301st Army
Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 15 October
1957 in Korea. Redesignated 1 November 1975 as the
329th Army Security Agency Company and activated
in Korea.
ANNEX 2
States as the 2d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 6 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps detachment attached to the 2d Infantry Division. Allotted
3 February 1949 to the Regular Army Inactivated 15
September 1956 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Redesignated 26 February 1958 as the 2d Military Intelligence
Detachment. Activated 14 June 1958 at Fort Benning,
Georgia. Assigned 30 June 1976 to the 2d Infantry
Division. Reorganized and redesignated 20 February
1979 as the 2d Military Intelligence Company
World War II-AP
Silver band without inscription
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Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
World War II-EAME
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA 1951-1952 (329th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 108,
1952)
1954)
embroidered KOREA (329th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 33, 1953, as
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HONGCHON (2d Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment cited; DA GO 72, 195 1)
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embroidered KOREA (2d Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment cited; DA GO 32, 1954)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (2d Infantry Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
action in the Ardennes (2d Infantry Division cited; DA
GO 43, 1950)
action at Elsenborn Crest (2d Infantry Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per bend azure and quarterly gules and or, on
a bend engrailed argent a lightning bolt of the second
and in sinister chief a wyverns head of the fourth.
Crest: None approved. Motto: TOP OF THE
ROCK.
colors associated with military intelligence units. The
wyverns head has been adapted from the device of the
3d Infantry ]Division, which this battalion supports.
The wyvern is a heraldic creature known as a fearless
guardian and thus symbolizes a major role of the
intelligence mission. The lightning bolt on the engrailed
bend alludes to the units special interest in communications of hostile and friendly forces as well as communications throughout the battalion. The scarlet and yellow
quarters refer to the arms of Wurzburg in Germany,
the battalions place of activation.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as the 103d Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 3d Infantry Division, and activated in Germany
(851st Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX
1] and 3d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX
2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B).
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ANNEX 1
Constituted 29 December 1945 in the Army of the
United States as the 3377th Signal Service Detachment.
Activated 15 January 1946 in the Philippine Islands.
Redesignated 9 June 1947 as the 50th Signal Service
Detachment.
Converted and redesignated 25 October 1951 as the
851st Communication Reconnaissance Detachment and
allotted to the Regular Army. Inactivated 15 August
1956 in Japan. Redesignated 3 December 1965 as the
851st Army Security Agency Detachment. Activated
15 December 1965 in the Dominican Republic. Inactivated 14 October 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Redesignated 1 July 1974 as the 851st Army Security
Agency Company and activated in Germany
ANNEX 2
States as the 3d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 3 September 1944 in France with
personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps
detachment attached to the 3d Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 September 1946 in Germany. Allotted 3
February 1949 to the Regular Army Activated 1
March 1949 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Reorganized
and redesignated 25 January 1958 as the 3d Military
21 May 1972 as the 3d Military Intelligence Company.
Assigned 21 April 1974 to the 3d Infantry Division.
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Dominican Republic
World War II-EAME
Tunisia
Sicily
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

Naples-Foggia
Anzio (with arrowhead)
Rome-Amo
Southern France (with arrowhead)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Korean War
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA (50th Signal Service Detachment
cited; DA GO 101, 1951)
embroidered KOREA (50th Signal Service Detachment
1955)
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered COLMAR (3d Infantry Division cited; WD GO
44, 1945)
embroidered KOREA (3d Counter Intelligence Corps
Streamer embroidered COLMAR (3d Infantry Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
(3d Infantry Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
embroidered UIJONGBU CORRIDOR (3d Counter
1953)
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embroidered IRON TRIANGLE (3d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 29, 1954)
104TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure an eagles head proper in front of two
swords in saltire argent hilted or and in chief a lightning flash fesswise of the like.
Motto: WATCHFUL AND READY.
colors associated with military intelligence. The
crossed swords attest to the units readiness; the eagle,
wide-eyed and alert, is symbolic of watchfulness. The
bolt of lightning refers to the units electronic warfare
capability. The symbols express the words of the
motto and the units basic mission and responsibility.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as the 104th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 4th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Carson,
Colorado (374th Army Security Agency Company [see
ANNEX 1] and 4th Military Intelligence Company
[see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B). Inactivated 15 December 1995 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Activated 16
January 1996 at Fort Hood, Texas.
ANNEX I
Constituted 21 November 1963 in the Regular Army
as Company C, 303d Army Security Agency Battalion.
Activated 20 December 1963 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1966 as
the 374th Army Security Agency Company. Inactivated 30 June 1972 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Activated 21 December 1977 at Fort Carson, Colorado.
ANNEX 2
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States as the 4th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 6 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps detachment attached to the 4th Infantry Division. Inactivated 23 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. Activated 30 November 1946 in Germany.
Inactivated 20 April 1947 in Germany. Allotted 5
January 1949 to the Regular Army. Activated 31
January 1949 at Fort Ord, California. Reorganized and
redesignated 25 January 1958 as the 4th Military
26 December 1969 as the 4th Military Intelligence
Company. Assigned 21 July 1978 to the 4th Infantry
Division.
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase
VII
World War II-EAME
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
DECORATIONS
Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 3, 1970)
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970 (374th Radio
(374th Radio Research Detachment cited; DA GO 53,
1970)
intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 39, 1970)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (4th Infantry Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
action in Belgium (4th Infantry Division cited; DA GO
43, 1950)
action in the Ardennes (4th Infantry Division cited; DA
GO 43, 1950)
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1970)
(4th Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO
53, 1970)
105th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
BATTALION (Owls)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a pile to honor point argent bearing a
lozenge throughout gules charged with an owls head
couped or, all above a sword and key in saltire with
blade and ward to chief of the second between two
lightning flashes palewise of the fourth.
Motto: BOLD VIGIL.
The sword and key in the saltirewise position represent
support and symbolize military leadership. The lightning flashes refer to the speed and power of electronic
communications. The owl is symbolic of wisdom and
watchfulness and the red diamond shape alludes to the
units support of the 5th Infantry Division. The two
lightning flashes further refer to World War II and the
war in Vietnam, in which elements of the battalion
served.
the coat of arms.
Constituted 15 May 1967 in the Regular Army as
Army Security Agency Battalion, and activated at Fort
Devens, Massachusetts. Inactivated 15 December 1967
at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Redesignated 1 June 1982 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations Company, 105th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 5th Infantry Division,
and activated at Fort Polk, Louisiana (405th Army
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Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] and 15th
Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies
A and B). Battalion inactivated 16 December 1992 at
Fort Polk, Louisiana.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 31 May 1965 in the Regular
Army as the 405th Army Security Agency Detachment. Activated 1 June 1965 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Inactivated 5 November 1965 in Vietnam. Activated 15 July 1968 in Vietnam. Inactivated 5 December 1969 in Vietnam. Activated 30 September 1971 in
Vietnam. Inactivated 30 June 1972 in Vietnam. Redesignated 16 March 1979 as the 405th Army Security
Agency Company and activated at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
ANNEX 2
States as the 5th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 6 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps detachment attached to the 5th Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 April 1950 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Allotted 12 May 1954 to the Regular Army Activated
15 June 1954 in Germany. Inactivated 1 July 1957 at
Fort Ord, California. Redesignated 2 February 1962 as
the 5th Military Intelligence Detachment. Activated 19
February 1962 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Inactivated
25 May 1969 at Fort Carson, Colorado. Activated 15
November 1969 at Fort Carson, Colorado.
Inactivated 15 ]December 1970 at Fort Carson, Colorado; concurrently redesignated as the 15th Military
Intelligence Company Redesignated 21 March 1976 as
the 5th Military Intelligence Detachment and activated
at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Reorganized and redesignated
30 September 1978 as the 15th Military Intelligence
Company and assigned to the 5th Infantry Division.
Vietnam
Defense
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
World War II-EAME
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1965 (Detachment 2, 3d
Radio Research Unit, cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
Research Detachment cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969 (405th
Radio Research Detachment cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per chevron enhanced sable and argent, a
mascle gules interlaced by a flash bendwise and a flash
bend sinisterwise azure, between four evergreen trees
in pale two and two, and two evergreen trees in fess
vert.
Motto: THE NORTHERN WATCH.
Symbolism: The chevronwise division of the background together with the evergreen trees forms the
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illusion of a snow-covered mountain against the night
sky and refers to the units service in Alaska as well as
its around-the-clock mission and responsibilities. Black
represents the covert and white is for truth. Oriental
blue is one of the colors associated with military
intelligence and red is symbolic of courage. The two
flashes intertwined with the mascle emphasize the
complexity and interrelated nature of military intelligence work. They allude to electronic capabilities,
speed, and a strong defense and also represent the
Gordian knot of mythology. The evergreens symbolize
security and need for constant alertness; their number
(six) alludes to the 6th Infantry Division.
the coat of arms.
106th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the
6th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Richardson,
Alaska. Inactivated 15 June 1994 at Fort Richardson,
Alaska.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per fess enhanced azure and ermine the
silhouette of a bayonet fesswise argent charged with a
lightning flash gules and in base a fret throughout of
the first.
Motto: THROUGH KNOWLEDGE VICTORY.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray (white) are
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence units. The ermine background is a heraldic fur
and alludes to a cloak symbolizing a cloak of secrecy
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and the covert activities of an intelligence organization.
The fret is composed of interlaced parts showing the
complexity and interconnections of intelligence information. It resembles a puzzle to be solved by finding
the proper key or part, an allusion to the military
intelligence mission. The bayonet signifies readiness
and response. The lightning flash symbolizes the radio
communications and electronics employed to make the
unit prepared and effective.
the coat of arms.
7th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Ord,
California (601st Army Security Agency Company
[see ANNEX 1] and 7th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and
redesignated as Companies A and B). Inactivated 15
September 1993 at Fort Ord, California.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 19 March 1951 in the Regular
Army as the 601st Communication Reconnaissance
Detachment. Activated 4 April 1951 at Fort Jay, New
York. Inactivated 15 August 1956 at Fort Jay, New
York. Redesignated 21 April 1967 as the 601st Army
Security Agency Detachment and activated at Fort
Hood, Texas. Inactivated 20 November 1968 in Vietnam. Redesignated 21 September 1978 as the 601st
Army Security Agency Company and activated at Fort
Ord, California.
ANNEX 2
States as the 7th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 7 August 1944 at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii, with personnel from provisional Counter
Intelligence Corps detachment attached to the 7th
Infantry Division. Inactivated 25 April 1946 in Korea.
Activated 15 December 1946 in Korea. Inactivated 25
March 1947 in Korea. Activated 12 October 1950 in
Korea. Allotted 8 February 1954 to the Regular Army.
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Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1959 as the 7th
Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 30 June
1971 in Korea. Activated 21 January 1976 at Fort
Ord, California. Reorganized and redesignated 21 July
1978 as the 7th Military Intelligence Company and
assigned to the 7th Infantry Division.
Panama
Vietnam
World War II-AP
Leyte
Ryukyus
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968 (601st Radio
embroidered KOREA (7th Counter Intelligence Corps
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Counter intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO
47, 1950)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, two swords crossed argent hilts to base
gules, above a globe of the second gridlined of the
field; on a chief sable and between two silver mullets a
lightning bolt palewise or terminating upon the center
of the globe.
Motto: VICTORY THRU VIGILANCE.
the colors associated with military intelligence. The
crossed swords in the colors red and white represent
the units military readiness and support mission. The
bolt of lightning alludes to the units technology and to
the swift and accurate use of information to thwart
enemy plans. The stars and globe suggest the
organizations areas of operation in search of intelligence and counterintelligence.
the coat of arms.
as the 108th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 8th Infantry Division, and activated in Germany
(415th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX
1] and 8th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as
Companies A and B). Inactivated 15 November 1991
in Germany.
ANNEX 1
415th Army Security Agency Detachment and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Inactivated 20
November 1968 in Vietnam. Redesignated 1 July 1974
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as the 415th Army Security Agency Company and
activated in Germany.
ANNEX 2 Constituted 12 July 1944 in the Army of
the United States as the 8th Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 6 August 1944 in France with
detachment attached to the 8th Infantry Division.
Inactivated 21 November 1945 at Holabird Signal
Depot, Maryland. Activated 15 December 1946 in
Korea. Inactivated 25 March 1947 in Korea. Allotted
17 May 1954 to the Regular Army Activated 15 June
1954 at Camp Carson, Colorado. Reorganized and
redesignated 25 June 1958 as the 8th Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated 21
February 1973 as the 8th Military Intelligence Company. Assigned 21 April 1974 to the 8th Infantry
Division.
Vietnam
World War II-EAME
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
BATTALION
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Sable, between two flanches checky argent
and azure a sun in splendor in chief and in base a
decrescent or, overall palewise a lightning flash gules.
Motto: SEEK AND DISRUPT.
colors of military intelligence. The checkered arrangement reflects the multifaceted intelligence and electronic
warfare capabilities of the battalion. The black center
field suggests secrecy and symbolizes tactical operations security. The sun and moon symbols and two
hemispheres denote round-the-clock tactical and global
deployment capabilities. The red flash is a symbol of
the offensive combat capability of electronic warfare as
well as the long range electronic surveillance characteristics of the battalion.
the coat of arms.
the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 9th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Lewis,
Washington (335th Army Security Agency Company
[see ANNEX 1] and 9th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and
redesignated as Companies A and B). Inactivated 15
September 1991 at Fort Lewis, Washington.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 27 March 1942 in the Army of
the United States as the 112th Signal Radio Intelligence
Company Activated 18 May 1942 at Camp Crowder,
Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1 September
1945 as the 112th Signal Service Company Inactivated
23 December 1945 in the Philippine Islands. Allotted
20 December 1946 to the Regular Army and activated
in the Philippine Islands as the 112th Signal Service
Company (Philippine Scouts). Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1947 as the 10th Signal Service Battalion (Philippine
Scouts). Reorganized and redesignated 12 June 1948
as the 112th Signal Service Company (Philippine
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Scouts). Inactivated 1 June 1949 in the Philippine
Islands.
Converted and redesignated 17 July 1951 as the 335th
Communication Reconnaissance Company Redesignated 6 April 1966 as the 335th Army Security
Agency Company. Activated 15 June 1966 at Fort
Riley, Kansas. Inactivated 5 April 1971 in Vietnam.
Activated 21 December 1977 at Fort Lewis, Washington.
ANNEX 2
States as the 9th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 16 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps
Inactivated 20 April 1947 in Germany. Allotted 5
January 1949 to the Regular Army. Activated 28
January 1949 at Fort Dix, New Jersey Inactivated 12
March 1951 at Fort Dix, New Jersey Activated 15
June 1954 in Germany Reorganized and redesignated
25 January 1958 as the 9th Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 31 January 1962 at Fort Carson,
Colorado. Activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Inactivated 25 September 1969 at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii. Redesignated 21 December 1972 as the 9th
Military Intelligence Company and activated at Fort
Lewis, Washington. Assigned 21 July 1978 to the 9th
Infantry Division.
World War II-AP
Northern Solomons
Luzon (with arrowhead)
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
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World War II-EAME
Tunisia
Sicily
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1967 (335th Radio Research
Signal Radio Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 47,
1950)
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1969)
embroidered VIETNAM 1968 (9th Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 48, 1969)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (9th Infantry Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
action at the Meuse River (9th Infantry Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
action in the Ardennes (9th Infantry Division cited; DA
GO 43, 1950)
1969)
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969 (9th Military
Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 59, 1969)
59,1969)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a chevronnel debased or, below two
griffins heads in fess point erased addorsed and
conjoined of the like.
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Motto: SENTINELS OF THE SUMMIT.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence. Gold is emblematic of
excellence and achievement. The chevron, a symbol of
strength and support, suggests a mountain peak and
connotes the units assignment to the 10th Mountain
Division. The griffins, ever vigilant and alert, appear
above the mountain peak, epitomizing the units motto
and mission.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
the 110th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to
the 10th Mountain Division, and activated at Fort
Drum, New York.
None.
DECORATIONS
1994 (110th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA
GO 14, 1997)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Sable a griffin segreant argent collared azure
the collar charged with three plates all within a bordure
compony of the second and third.
Motto: INTELLIGENCE FOR VICTORY.
the colors associated with the military intelligence
branch. The checky background alludes to a chessboard and symbolizes the use of intelligence information in formulating military strategy and countermeasure. The griffin, noted for keen eyesight, symbolizes
vigilance and penetration of the unknown, as suggested
by the black area. The discs on the griffins collar
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allude to battle engagements in which elements of the
unit participated.
the coat of arms.
24th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Stewart,
Georgia (853d Army Security Agency Company [see
ANNEX 1] and 24th Military Intelligence Company
[see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B). Inactivated 15 February
1996 at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
ANNEX 1 Constituted 5 August 1944 in the Army of
the United States as the 3323d Signal Information and
Monitoring Company Activated 15 August 1944 at
Camp Gruber, Oklahoma. Inactivated 30 October 1945
in Germany Converted and redesignated 4 September
1947 as the 310th Radio Security Detachment and
allotted to the Organized Reserves. (Elements activated
16 September 1947-1 February 1949; inactivated 21
June 1949-6 June 1950.) (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve
Corps.)
Redesignated 17 July 1951 as the 853d Communication
Reconnaissance Detachment. Withdrawn 20 December
1951 from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted
to the Regular Army. Activated 10 January 1952 at
Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Inactivated 1 March 1956
in Germany. Redesignated 16 March 1979 as the 853d
Army Security Agency Company and activated at Fort
Stewart, Georgia.
ANNEX 2
States as the 24th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 20 August 1944 in New Guinea with
personnel from provisional Counter intelligence Corps
Inactivated 25 February 1946 in Japan. Activated 6
October 1950 in Korea. Allotted 8 February 1954 to
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the Regular Army Inactivated 15 October 1957 in
Japan. Redesignated 5 June 1958 as the 24th Military
Intelligence Detachment. Activated 1 July 1958 in
Germany. Inactivated 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley,
Kansas. Activated 21 February 1976 at Fort Stewart,
Georgia. Reorganized and redesignated 30 September
1978 as the 24th Military Intelligence Company and
assigned to the 24th Infantry Division.
Southwest Asia
World War II-EAME
Central Europe
World War II-AP
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
DECORATIONS
1994 (124th Military Intelligence Battalion [less Companies A and B] cited; DA GO 14, 1997)
Company B additionally entitled to: Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA
1950-1951 (24th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 52, 1951) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA
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1953-1954 (24th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 77, 1954) Philippine Presidential
Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER
1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (24th Counter Intelligence
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure a pale argent overall between two
mullets in fess a sword and a bayonet saltirewise or
bearing a torteau charged with a heraldic rose of the
third.
Motto: EYES OF LIGHTNING.
military intelligence colors. The unsheathed weapons
connote readiness and the heraldic rose alludes to the
sub rosa mission of the organization. The stars symbolize the wartime service of elements of the unit and the
color red indicates their decorations for action in
World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
25th Infantry Division, and activated at Schofield
Barracks, Hawai1 (372d Army Security Agency
Company [see ANNEX 1] and 25th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B).
ANNEX 1 Constituted 11 May 1962 in the Regular
Army as Company A, 303d Army Security Agency
Battalion. Activated 25 June 1962 at Fort Carson,
Colorado. Reorganized and redesignated 15 October
1966 as the 372d Army Security Agency Company.
Inactivated 6 March 1971 in Vietnam. Activated 1 July
1974 at Helemano, Hawaii.
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the United States as the 25th Counter Intelligence
Corps Detachment. Activated 10 August 1944 in New
Caledonia with personnel from provisional Counter
Intelligence Corps detachment attached to the 25th
Infantry Division. Inactivated 25 February 1946 in
Japan. Activated 6 October 1950 in Korea. Allotted 8
February 1954 to the Regular Army Reorganized and
redesignated 24 December 1958 as the 25th Military
26 December 1969 as the 25th Military Intelligence
Company. Assigned 21 August 1978 to the 25th
Infantry Division.
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
World War II-AP
Luzon
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
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Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
DECORATIONS
Unit cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967 (372d Radio
Research Company cited; DA GO 51, 1971, and
United States Army, Vietnam, GO 690, 25 February
1971, as amended by United States Army, Vietnam,
GO 1405, 25 April 1971)
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968 (372d
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(372d Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 6,
1974)
embroidered KOREA (25th Counter Intelligence Corps
Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (2 5th
47, 1950)
1971)
1973)
51, 1971)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Celeste a griffin rampant argent grasping a
double-warded key with a lightning bolt shaft gules,
wards to chief of the second and the bow consisting of
a heraldic rose of the like and azure seeded or and
slipped vert.
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of the Army
Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, argent and celeste,
the Lexington Minuteman proper. The statue of the
Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H. H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: VIGILANCE AND STRENGTH.
The griffin combines the keen eyesight and mobility of
the eagle with the courage and prowess of the lion. He
has acute hearing and is alert and watchful; he also
epitomizes the units motto. The shaft of the key
consists of a lightning bolt to highlight the electronic
nature of the units mission; the bow is formed by a
heraldic rose, adapted from the military intelligence
branch insignia, and referring to the sub rosa functions
of the unit. The key, used both to secure and unlock,
underscores military intelligence as essential to total
preparedness.
the coat of arms.
Constituted 16 September 1987 in the Army Reserve
as the 126th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated with Headquarters at East Windsor, Connecticut.
Inactivated 15 September 1993 at East Windsor,
Connecticut.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a demi-griffin grasping a key, the
wards upward and outward forming a keystone or; on
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a chief checky argent and sable, a sword and lightning
flash saltirewise of the second.
Massachusetts.
Motto: KEYSTONE TO VICTORY.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with the military intelligence branch. The demigriffin stands for courage, intelligence, and vigilance
and holds a key as the symbol of secrecy and security.
The wards of the key form a keystone recalling the
battalions motto, its home state of Pennsylvania, and
the units affiliation with the 28th Infantry Division.
The checky chief, recalling the insignia of the 99th
United States Army Reserve Command, suggests
strategy, while its colors, black and white, refer to
night and day operations. The sword represents military preparedness; the lightning flash suggests speed
and electronic capabilities. Gold stands for excellence.
The distinctive unit insignia is a modification of the
shield and motto of the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
as the 128th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated with Headquarters at Allison Park, Pennsylvania.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Or, a griffins head erased sable grasping in
his beak a lightning bolt gules, a bordure quarterly
azure and argent.
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and sable, the Lexington Minuteman proper. The
Massachusetts.
Motto: GATHER INTERPRET INFORM.
units. Blue conveys loyalty; red is indicative of action,
bravery, and courage. Gold reflects excellence,
achievement, and high ideals. The griffin combines the
strength and courage of a lion with the vigilance and
awareness of an eagle, reflecting the mission of the
organization. The lightning bolt alludes to the speed
and accuracy with which the units mission is carried
out and recalls its motto.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 10 February 1991 in the Army Reserve as
the 134th Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 16
September 1992 with Headquarters at Eagan, Minnesota. Location of Headquarters changed 30 June 1994
to Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure a lightning flash issuant from dexter
chief bendwise or, overall a fess argent bearing a bar
invected sable.
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Massachusetts.
Motto: PIERCING THE FOG OF WAR. Symbolism:
The colors oriental blue and silver gray are traditionally associated with military intelligence units. The
lightning flash is symbolic of speed in accumulating
accurate information necessary to achieve total military
preparedness. The stylized clouds allude to the units
capabilities and goals to strive twenty-four hours a day
to pierce enemy intelligence lines effectively and
provide the information necessary for total preparedness.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
as the 135th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated with Headquarters at Lenexa, Kansas. Location
of Headquarters changed 1 April 1993 to Olathe,
Kansas.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per saltire sable and azure on a saltire argent a
key and lightning flash saltirewise of the second.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of
the Army
Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure,
the Lexington Minuteman proper. The statue of the
Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H. H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: FORTIOR EX VIGILIS (STRONGER AF85
TER VIGILANCE).
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors of the
military intelligence branch. The color black represents
secrecy and constancy The saltire alludes to the joint
functions of intelligence and security. The blue key is
for guardianship, and the lightning flash is for electronic communications.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 12 March 1956 in the Army Reserve as
the 314th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion;
Headquarters and Headquarters Company concurrently
activated at Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated 24 May-31
October 1956 as the 314th Army Security Agency
Battalion. (Organic elements activated 27 August-1
November 1956.) Inactivated 21 June 1959 at Chicago,
Illinois. Activated 1 October 1962 with Headquarters
at Chicago, Illinois. Battalion broken up 15 August
1966 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as
follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Company as
Army Security Agency Battalion; Company A as the
522d Army Security Agency Company (see ANNEX
1); Companies B and C as the 523d and 524th Army
Security Agency Companies (hereafter separate lineages); Company D as the 525th Army Security
Agency Company (see ANNEX 2). Location of
Headquarters and Headquarters Company changed 31
March 1982 to Rosemont, Illinois. Headquarters and
Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 16 November
1983 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations
Company, 138th Military Intelligence Battalion (522d
525th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX
2] concurrently consolidated to form Company A;
910th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 3],
121st Military Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX
4], and 232d Military Intelligence Detachment [see
ANNEX 5] consolidated to form Company B).
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ANNEX 1
Constituted 12 March 1956 in the Army Reserve as
Company A, 314th Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion. Redesignated 19 July 1956 as Company A,
314th Army Security Agency Battalion. Activated 27
August 1956 at Chicago, Illinois. Location changed 1
June 1957 to Evanston, Illinois. Inactivated 21 June
1959 at Evanston, Illinois. Activated 1 October 1962 at
Evanston, Illinois. Location changed 1 March 1963 to
Chicago, Illinois. Reorganized and redesignated 15
August 1966 as the 522d Army Security Agency
Company
ANNEX 2
Constituted 23 August 1962 in the Army Reserve as
Company D, 314th Army Security Agency Battalion.
Activated 1 October 1962 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1966 as the
525th Army Security Agency Company. Inactivated 31
January 1968 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Activated 1
February 1974 at Chicago, Illinois. Location changed
31 March 1982 to Rosemont, Illinois.
ANNEX 3
States as the 536th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 10 August 1945 in France. Inactivated
23 February 1946 in France. Redesignated 4 September 1947 as the 910th Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserves.
Activated 1 October 1947 at Chicago, Illinois. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the
Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as
the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 4 December 1950 at
Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated 19 May 1959 as the
910th Military Intelligence Detachment. Activated 1
June 1959 at Chicago, Illinois. Reorganized and
redesignated 1 March 1972 as the 910th Military
Intelligence Company Location changed 24 February
1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
ANNEX 4
Constituted 3 August 1945 in the Army of the United
States as the 1020th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 10 August 1945 at Fort George G.
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Meade, Maryland. Inactivated 3 December 1945 at
Camp Stoneman, California. Redesignated 16 November 1948 as the 121st Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment and allotted to the Organized Reserve
Corps. Activated 31 December 1948 at Chicago,
Illinois. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July
1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 25 June 1953
at Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated 19 May 1959 as the
121st Military Intelligence Detachment. Activated 1
June 1959 at Chicago, Illinois. Location changed 24
February 1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
ANNEX 5
States as the 222d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 1 July 1944 at Camp Campbell,
Kentucky. Inactivated 1 October 1945 in Czechoslovakia. Redesignated 5 June 1947 as the 232d Counter
Intelligence Corps Detachment and allotted to the
Organized Reserves. Activated 17 June 1947 at New
York, New York. (Organized Reserves redesignated
25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps;
Inactivated 10 November 1948 at New York, New
York. Activated 18 January 1949 at Chicago, Illinois.
Inactivated 4 December 1950 at Chicago, Illinois.
Redesignated 5 November 1962 as the 232d Military
Intelligence Detachment. Activated 11 February 1963
at Chicago, Illinois. Location changed 24 February
1980 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.
World War II-EAME
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
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Shield: Azure within an orle argent, in base a pyramid
of the like and in chief a sun in splendor issuing to
base five lightning flashes or and charged with a globe
of the like gridlined of the first.
of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors,
argent and azure, the Lexington Minuteman proper.
The statue of the Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H.
H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: SEMPER VIGIL (ALWAYS WATCHFUL).
the colors associated with military intelligence. The sun
represents the Greek god Helios, who, according to
mythology, could bring all secrets to light; surrounding
a globe, it represents the units worldwide military
intelligence mission. The lightning flashes suggest
electronic warfare and communication capabilities. The
sun and lightning flashes are gold and allude to California, the Golden State, the units home area. The
pyramid personifies longevity and strength.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 16 July 1986 in the Army Reserve as the
140th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated with
Headquarters at Bell, California.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure a compass rose or charged with a
sword sable, grip gules surmounted by a globe argent,
gridlined or bearing a lamp of knowledge of the like
enflamed gules.
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of the Utah Army National Guard: On a wreath of the
colors, or and azure, a beehive beset with seven bees
all proper.
Motto: STRENGTH THROUGH KNOWLEDGE.
The shield represents the units constant protection of
the country, while the globe symbolizes its worldwide
mission. The gold lamp of knowledge reflects the units
efforts to gain knowledge to be ready and prepared to
keep world peace. The black sword exemplifies its
vigilance, loyalty, and readiness to defend freedom,
liberty, and country. The rays of light, adapted from
the military intelligence emblem, allude to a compass
and symbolize the units readiness to respond wherever
needed.
LINEAGE ARNG (Utah)
Organized from new and existing units and federally
recognized 8 October 1988 in the Utah Army National
Guard as the 141st Military Intelligence Battalion with
Headquarters at Draper. Location of Headquarters
changed 16 February 1995 to Provo.
Home Area: Statewide.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Celeste, a globe enhanced azure, gridlined
argent above a wreath of four sego lilies proper overall
a dagger palewise argent.
of the Utah Army National Guard: On a wreath of the
colors, argent and azure, a beehive beset with seven
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bees all proper.
Motto:
INTO ALL THE WORLD.
units. The dagger symbolizes military preparedness and
the globe and motto represent the worldwide capabilities and responsibilities of the unit. The sego lilies are
symbols associated with Utah and reflect the units
location in that state.
The distinctive unit insignia consists of elements of the
shield and crest of the coat of arms and incorporates
the motto.
LINEAGE ARNG (Utah)
Organized and federally recognized 12 February 1960
in the Utah Army National Guard at Fort Douglas as
the 142d Military Intelligence Linguist Company
Reorganized 15 May 1964 as a Table of Distribution
unit. Location changed 1 December 1971 to Salt Lake
City.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1980 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 142d Military
Intelligence Battalion (organic elements concurrently
organized and federally recognized). Location of
Headquarters changed 15 August 1982 to Fort Douglas; changed 1 January 1988 to Draper. Battalion
reorganized 1 April 1988 as a Table of Organization
and Equipment unit. (Company A ordered into active
federal service 3 January 1991 at Bountiful; released
from active federal service 2 April 1991 and reverted
to state control.) Location of Headquarters changed 1
October 1995 to Salt Lake City.
Home Area: Northern Utah.
Southwest Asia
DECORATIONS
None.
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BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Checky argent and sable, on a pile argent a
Viking helmet of the second detailed or, lined gules,
emitting a lightning flash to base azure.
argent and sable, the
Lexington Minuteman proper. The statue of the Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (H. H. Kitson, sculptor),
stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Motto: FUROR FULMINIS (FURY OF LIGHTNING). Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence units. The pile reflects accuracy and the ability
to pinpoint information. The blue lightning bolt emphasizes that ability while symbolizing speed and electronic
warfare. The checky background alludes to strategy.
The Viking helmet connotes protection and preparedness. It also signifies the units affiliation with the 47th
Infantry (Viking) Division,
The distinctive unit insignia is an adaptation of the
as the 147th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated with Headquarters at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Location of Headquarters changed 1 July 1989 to
Eagan, Minnesota. Inactivated 15 September 1992 at
Eagan, Minnesota.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
(The Blue Watch)
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure on a bend checky argent and sable,
overall a Philippine sun charged with a Korean taeguk
in the colors of the Republic of Korea, scarlet and
blue.
trident argent interlaced with two anchors in saltire or.
Motto: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. Symbolism:
The sun alludes to service in the Philippines during
World War II and to the Philippine Presidential Unit
Citation. The taeguk symbolizes the Republic of Korea
Presidential Unit Citation and the units ten campaigns
in the Korean War. The black and white checky
alludes to the intelligence functions of the organization.
Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors used by
intelligence units.
The two crossed anchors allude to the two Presidential
Unit Citations (Navy) and the trident refers to the Navy
Unit Commendation.
shield, crest, and motto of the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 5 April 1945 in the Army of the United
States as the 163d Language Detachment. Activated 23
April 1945 in the Philippine Islands. Reorganized and
redesignated 25 September 1949 as the 163d Military
Intelligence Service Detachment. Allotted 19 December
1950 to the Regular Army Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1952 as the 163d Military Intelligence Service Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated
28 March 1954 as the 163d Military Intelligence
Platoon. Inactivated 15 November 1954 in Korea.
Activated 26 December 1955 in Italy.
Reorganized and redesignated 20 September 1957 as
the 163d Military Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 25
April 1964 in Italy Redesignated 1 October 1969 as
Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Fort
Hood, Texas (Company A concurrently constituted and
activated). (Company A reorganized and redesignated
21 April 1978 as Company B; 529th Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX] concurrently reorga93
nized and redesignated as Company A.)
ANNEX
States as the 255th Interrogation Prisoner of War Team
and activated in Germany Inactivated 30 November
1946 in Germany. Redesignated 1 October 1948 as the
529th Interrogation Team and allotted to the Regular
Army Activated 15 October 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Inactivated 10 February 1949 at Fort Riley,
Kansas. Redesignated 17 March 1965 as the 529th
Military Intelligence Company. Activated 19 March
1965 at Fort Hood, Texas.
World War II
Luzon
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered INCHON (163d Military Intelligence Service
Presidential Unit Citation (Navy), Streamer embroidered HWACHON RESERVOIR (163d Military
intelligence Service Detachment cited; DA GO 38,
1957)
Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered
PANMUNJOM (163d Military Intelligence Service
Platoon cited; DA GO 38, 1957)
Language Detachment cited; DA GO 47, 1950)
embroidered KOREA (163d Military Intelligence
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Service Platoon cited; DA GO 10, 1954)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Sable, a torch azure issuing rays from an
intertwined continuous ribbon argent.
Motto: QUALITY PRIDE SUCCESS.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is the primary color associated with military intelligence organizations. The torch
is symbolic of the illumination provided by the collection and dissemination of intelligence data. The black
background suggests secrecy and stealth. The ribbonlike symbol, in place of a flame, folds back on itself
and is representative of the counterintelligence mission.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as the 165th Military Intelligence Service Detachment.
Activated 18 October 1951 in Japan. Reorganized and
redesignated 1 September 1952 as the 165th Military
Intelligence Service Company. Reorganized and
redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 165th Military
Intelligence Company. Inactivated 25 January 1958 at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Activated 1 June 1962 in
Germany.
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1972 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 165th Military
Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 1 July 1983 in Germany Redesignated 16 April 1984 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Service Company, 165th Military
Intelligence Battalion, and activated in Germany (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, between in chief a terrestrial globe
azure gridlined of the field and in base a helm sable
lined gules upon a laurel wreath proper, a sword and
lightning flash saltirewise of the fourth.
Motto: ACCURATE FAST ALL SOURCE.
colors associated with military intelligence. The helmet
is adapted from the device of the 513th Military Intelligence Group, reflecting the units original assignment.
The globe refers to the worldwide scope of the units
mission and alludes to the all source emphasis of the
motto. The lightning flash and sword symbolize speed
and accuracy of communications. The laurel wreath
denotes achievement. Black stands for strength and
stability
coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 201st
Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey (Organic elements constituted
and activated 16 July 1987 at Vint Hill Farms Station,
Virginia.)
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (201st Military
1993 (201st Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA
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GO 14, 1997)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Celeste, a lightning bolt or and torch gules
fimbriated argent in saltire overall a dragons head of
the last, on a chief checky argent and sable a helm
affronte garnished sable.
Crest: None approved. Motto: CONLIGE ET
PROFICE (COLLECT AND EXPLOIT).
units. The helmet is adapted from the device of the
513th Military Intelligence Group and reflects the
units original assignment. The helmet on the checky
background symbolizes counterintelligence activities.
The lightning flash denotes speed and electronic warfare. The torch symbolizes truth and alludes to interrogation. The dragon, a mythical guardian of treasure,
symbolizes security and strength.
coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
the 202d Military Intelligence Battalion and activated at
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (202d Military
Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 27, 1994, as
amended by DA GO 14,1997)
1992-1993 (DA GO 1, 1996)
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consisting of a silver gear bearing a black helmet with
silver details, face forward, all centered upon a blue
disc with silver grid lines encircled by a silver scroll
inscribed TECHNICIANS FOR VICTORY in red
letters and in base two sprigs of green laurel.
units. The gridlined sphere represents the units worldwide mission and the gear refers to the technical aspect
of its responsibilities. The helmet is adapted from the
device of the 513th Military Intelligence Group, alluding to the units original assignment and symbolizing
covert vigilance and preparedness. The laurel, a
traditional symbol of achievement, exemplifies the
motto.
FLAG DEVICE The flag device is the same as the
distinctive unit insignia.
Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. (Organic elements
constituted 16 October 1988-1 Company A concurrently activated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.)
Battalion inactivated 16 October 1989 at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a double-warded key palewise with an
arched lightning flash on either side connecting the
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ward and bow and each flash enclosing a fleur-de-lis
argent and on the bow an ermine spot.
dragon sejant with wings elevated and addorsed gules
armed and langued of the second spattered with seventeen mullets and grasping in his dexter claw three
lightning flashes or.
Motto: SILENTLY WE DEFEND.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence, and a key is emblematic
of authority and security The double ward and flashes
represent the units concern for both overt and covert
security communications. The flashes also denote
celerity in operation procedures and allude to the units
signal lineage. Initially designated as the 3118th Signal
Service Battalion, the units participation in the Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns
during World War II is represented by the fleurs-de-lis
and ermine spot. The design has been adapted from the
badge of a predecessor unit, the 502d Army Security
Agency Battalion. The dragon, a mythical beast renowned as a vigilant guardian and defender, symbolizes the heritage, mission, and ideals of the unit. The
red dragon alludes to the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) and service of elements of the battalion in
Vietnam. Red emphasizes the units courage, determination, and valor. The stars denote military preparedness and excellence in endeavors. Service during
World War II in Northern France, Rhineland, and
Central Europe is represented by the three lightning
dashes.
LINEAGE RA (inactive) Constituted 4 November
1943 in the Army of the United States as the
3118th Signal Service Battalion. Activated 15 November 1943 at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized
and redesignated 13 April 1945 as the 3118th Signal
Service Group. Reorganized and redesignated 14
November 1945 as the 3118th Signal Service Battalion.
Headquarters reorganized and redesignated 3 April
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3118th Signal Service Group (remainder of battalion
concurrently disbanded). Inactivated 20 June 1947 in
Germany.
Converted and redesignated 25 April 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502d Communication Reconnaissance Group, and allotted to the
Regular Army. Activated 15 May 1951 at Fort
Devens, Massachusetts. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502d Army
Security Agency Group. Inactivated 15 October 1957
in Germany. Activated 3 May 1971 in Germany.
Security Agency Battalion.
Military Intelligence Battalion (409th Army Security
Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] concurrently
reorganized and redesignated as Company A; 328th
Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 2]
reorganized and redesignated as Company D). Battalion inactivated 16 July 1995 in Germany.
ANNEX 1
Constituted 1 April 1966 in the Regular Army as the
409th Army Security Agency Detachment. Activated 8
April 1966 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Inactivated 6 March 1971 in Vietnam. Redesignated 1
July 1974 as the 409th Army Security Agency Company and activated in Germany.
ANNEX2 Organized 1 April 1944 in England as the
3250th Signal Service Company. (Constituted 12 April
1944 in the Army of the United States.) Inactivated 13
March 1946 in France.
Communication Reconnaissance Company and allotted
to the Regular Army Activated 15 May 1951 at Fort
Devens, Massachusetts. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as
the 328th Army Security Agency Company. Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Germany. Activated 20
November 1968 in Vietnam. Inactivated 30 June 1972
in Vietnam. Activated 1 July 1974 in Germany.
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World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Central Europe
Vietnam
Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
Company D additionally entitled to:
World War II-EAME
Ardennes-Alsace
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER (3118th Signal
Service Group cited; GO 34, United States Forces,
European Theater, 11 February 1946)
1991-1992 (204th Military Intelligence Battalion cited;
DA GO 12, 1994)
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Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered LONG
BINH-BIEN HOA (409th Radio Research Detachment
1969) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army),
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM
1966-1967 (409th Radio Research Detachment cited;
DA GO 17, 1968) Meritorious Unit Commendation
(Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM
DA GO 43, 1972)
Radio Research Unit cited; DA GO 60, 1969)
1974)
Company D additionally entitled to:
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BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, on pale argent a torch sable enflamed
gules superimposed by a sword argent hilt or grip
garnished gules, between two quills palewise argent.
lightning flash palewise gules rising from a wreath of
palm proper, overall an oriental dragon passant or
armed gules and garnished azure.
Motto: PACIFIC VIGILANCE.
units. Blue conveys devotion and loyalty, red is indicative of courage and zeal, while white portrays integrity
Gold reflects excellence, achievement, and high ideals;
black reflects covert capabilities. The quills symbolize
the units analytical functions; the torch signifies guidance, leadership, and knowledge. The sword is symbolic of military preparedness. The lightning flash
indicates speed and accuracy and alludes to the
battalions heritage and association with the Signal
Corps. It is red to indicate the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) received by the unit during World
War II. The palm fronds stand for victory, while the
oriental dragon personifies vigilance and preparedness.
They suggest the Pacific area and reflect the units
motto.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
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Constituted 1 January 1939 in the Regular Army as the
2d Signal Service Company and activated with Headquarters at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey (organic
elements concurrently organized from existing units).
Redesignated 14 April 1942 as the 2d Signal Service
Battalion. Headquarters, 2d Signal Service Battalion,
disbanded 20 April 1946 at Arlington Hall Station,
Virginia. (Organic elements disbanded 15 May 1950.)
Headquarters, 2d Signal Service Battalion, reconstituted 1 October 1991 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 205th Military Intelligence Battalion. Redesignated 31 October 1992 as Headquarters, Headquarters
and Service Company, 205th Military Intelligence
Battalion, and activated at Fort Shafter, Hawai1 (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
embroidered ARLINGTON HALL STATION 1945
(9420th Technical Service Unit, Headquarters and
Detachments, 2d Signal Service Battalion, cited; GO 2,
Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Army Service
Forces, 1 May 1945)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per chevron enarched reversed sable and
celeste, nine rays radiating from honor point argent; in
base a lions head erased argent charged with two bars
gules.
Motto: COLLECTION FOR DEFENSE.
Symbolism: The white concentric rays represent light
or knowledge gathered to a central point; they refer to
the battalions mission of collecting strategic information. The white and scarlet lion on the blue background
is taken from the coat of arms of Hesse in Germany,
where the unit was activated. The head of the lion is
used because it is a symbol of intelligence and reason.
The color of the background, oriental blue, also refers
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to military intelligence.
coat of arms.
18th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated in
Germany Reorganized and redesignated 16 October
1986 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
18th Military Intelligence Battalion. (Organic elements
constituted 16 October 1992; Company A concurrently
activated in Germany.) Battalion inactivated 16 July
1995 in Germany.
Redesignated 13 February 1996 as the 206th Military
Intelligence Battalion.
None.
DECORATIONS
DA GO 15, 1990)
DA GO 12, 1994)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, a lightning flash palewise gules and a
double-warded key and sword saltirewise sable, overall
a hurt gridlined argent.
of the California Army National Guard: On a wreath
of the colors, argent and gules, the setting sun behind a
grizzly bear passant on a grassy field all proper.
Motto: INSIGHT THROUGH INQUIRY.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence units. The
lightning flash denotes the units signal intelligence.
The key is emblematic of knowledge, authority, and
security The black sword is symbolic of covert opera105
tions and military preparedness; the globe reflects the
units worldwide scope.
LINEAGE ARNG (California)
Organized and federally recognized 16 January 1992
in the California Army National Guard as the 223d
Military Intelligence Battalion with Headquarters at
Fort Funston.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Quarterly azure and argent a griffin sejant or
grasping two
flashes saltirewise gules.
Motto: VIGILANCE ABOVE.
The crosswise arrangement of the background is a
reference to the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm awarded to the unit for service in
Vietnam. The griffin is a heraldic creature combining
the strength and courage of a lion with the vigilance
and awareness of an eagle; as such, it is well suited to
represent the ideals and capabilities of an intelligence
unit. Its wings refer to the airborne mission, and the
flashes it grasps denote the electronic data collection
mission of the unit.
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the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 224th
Aviation Battalion, and activated in Vietnam. Redesignated 1 December 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Aviation Battalion. Converted and redesignated 19 May 1971 as Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, 224th Army Security
Agency Battalion. Inactivated 6 March 1973 at Oakland, California.
Redesignated 1 June 1981 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 224th Military Intelligence
Battalion, and activated at Hunter Army Airfield,
Georgia (172d Military Intelligence Detachment [see
as Company A; 144th Aviation Company [see ANNEX 2] converted and redesignated as Company B
and activated).
ANNEX 1
States as the 172d Language Detachment. Activated 23
April 1945 in the Philippine islands. Inactivated 15
April 1946 in Japan. Redesignated 14 January 1955 as
the 172d Military Intelligence Platoon and allotted to
the Regular Army Activated 7 March 1955 in Germany. Inactivated 25 June 1958 in Germany Activated
15 July 1959 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 25 August 1961 as the 172d
Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 1 September 1963 in Germany. Activated 3 May 1965 at Fort
Campbell, Kentucky. Inactivated 21 August 1972 at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Activated 21 November
1977 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
ANNEX 2
Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam.
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
World War II-AP
Luzon
Vietnam
Defense
DECORATIONS
embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967 (Headquarters and
Headquarters Detachment, 224th Aviation Battalion,
and 144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO 17, 1968,
as amended by DA GO 1, 1969)
Headquarters Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, and
144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO 2, 1971)
Battalion and 144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO
32, 1973)
DA 60 35, 1989)
DA GO 2, 1991)
DA GO 27, 1994)
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Aviation Battalion and 144th Aviation Company cited;
DA GO 6, 1974)
embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1967 (172d Military
1971)
Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 19691971(172d Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA
GO 5, 1973)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, on a pale wavy azure two pallets
wavy of the first between two griffin heads erased in
fess addorsed of the second eyes and tongues gules.
Motto: STRENGTH FROM INTELLIGENCE.
colors traditionally associated with the military intelligence branch. The griffin, noted for keen eyesight,
symbolizes surveillance. The two griffins back to back
represent vigilance; they also suggest the units original
two continent and two ocean area of operations. The
wavy pale refers to the Panama Canal.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 1 April 1985 in the Regular Army as the
Panama. Inactivated 17 October 1991 in Panama.
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Redesignated 7 December 1995 as the 229th Military
Intelligence Battalion. Headquarters transferred 15
March 1996 to the United States Army Training and
Doctrine Command and activated at the Presidio of
Monterey, California.
Armed Forces Expeditions Panama
DECORATIONS
DA GO 8, 1991)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a double-warded key palewise wards
to base argent, between two sphinx heads addorsed or,
overall a quill and a dagger saltirewise of the second.
of the Florida Army National Guard: On a wreath of
the colors, argent and azure, an alligator statant
proper.
Motto: INTELLIGENTIA ET VERITAS (INTELLIGENCE AND TRUTH).
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence. The key is emblematic of knowledge, authority,
and security. The quill over the dagger underscores the
pen as mightier than the sword. The sphinx heads, one
facing in either direction, signify constant vigilance and
eternal watchfulness.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE ARNG (Florida)
Organized and federally recognized 27 August 1990 in
the Florida Army National Guard as the 260th Military
Intelligence Battalion with Headquarters at Miami.
Home Area: Southern Florida.
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None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per bend azure and sable, in dexter base a
gauntlet argent grasping a lightning flash sword
bendwise blade of the like, grip gules, pommel and
quillon or.
Motto: VANGUARD.
Symbolism: The colors oriental blue and silver gray
are traditionally associated with military intelligence.
The armored fist represents strength; the lightning flash
denotes speed. The fist seizes the blade of the sword to
indicate readiness and vigilance. Black denotes dependability and suggests covert capabilities. The fist, upraised and grasping the sword, suggests leadership,
highlighting the units motto.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 21 November 1962 in the Army Reserve
as the 297th Army Security Agency Company. Activated 1 March 1963 at Atlanta, Georgia. Reorganized
and redesignated 15 April 1966 as Headquarters and
Battalion. Inactivated 31 January 1968 at Atlanta,
Georgia.
Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the Army
Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army. Redesignated 17 October 1991 as Headquarters, Headquarters
Battalion, and activated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
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(organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a dagger and lightning flash dagger
saltirewise, blades argent, hilts or and sable.
H. Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, massachusetts.
Motto: THE FORCE MULTIPLIER.
colors associated with military intelligence. The crossed
dagger and lightning flash dagger form an X, suggesting the units motto. They symbolize strength, danger,
speed, and the precise application of electronic warfare
and intelligence to defeat the enemy.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 6 June 1949 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as Headquarters, 301st Military Intelligence
Platoon. Activated 22 June 1949 at Austin, Texas.
Headquarters, 301st Military Intelligence Battalion.
the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 23 February 1953 at
Austin, Texas. Redesignated 16 September 1988 as
Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company,
301st Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at
Pasadena, Texas (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
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None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per fess abased argent and azure, in chief a
red foxs mask proper charged on the forehead with a
billet fesswise sable, and in base a key palewise between two stylized lightning flashes of the first.
fleur-de-lis barry of ten of the second and first, the
outer petals serrated, the inner charged with a bayonet
or point up, and on the crosspiece of the fleur-de-lis a
bar couped tenne with two barrulets argent.
Motto: LOYALTY, VIGILANCE, PRIDE.
Symbolism: The colors, white and teal blue, are
symbolic of the battalions former status as an unassigned-to-branch unit. The battalions war service as a
signal unit is shown by the colors of the foxs mask
and background, while the intelligence functions of the
unit are represented by the black censors stamp. The
key is for the units first campaign (Normandy) in
World War II and also alludes to signal and intelligence
functions. The stylized lightning flashes symbolize
radio reconnaissance. The fleur-de-lis represents
campaign participation in Europe. The outer petals of
the fleur-de-lis, suggestive of electronic flashes, reflect
the units service in communication reconnaissance.
The bar on the crosspiece is divided into five segments
representing participation in five campaigns in Europe
during World War II. The bayonet suggests the
Armys offensive spirit and reflects the units association with United States Army, Europe.
the coat of arms.
LINFAGE RA (active)
Organized 1 April 1944 in England as the 3252d
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Signal Service Company (Constituted 12 April 1944 in
the Army of the United States.) Inactivated 24 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey Redesignated 6
May 1948 as the 533d Signal Service Company Activated 20 June 1948 in Austria. Inactivated 1 April
1949 in Austria.
Converted and redesignated 13 October 1950 as
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 302d
Communication Reconnaissance Battalion, and allotted
to the Regular Army Activated 20 October 1950 at
Camp Pickett, Virginia. Reorganized and redesignated
25 June 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 302d Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion (Companies A and B constituted 19 May
1955; Company A activated 25 June 1955 in Germany). Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 302d Army
Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 15 October
1957 in Germany Headquarters and Headquarters
Company activated 21 December 1975 in Germany
(Companies A and B concurrently disbanded).
Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 16 April 1984 as Headquarters, Headquarters
and Service Company, 302d Military Intelligence
Battalion (331st Army Security Agency Company [see
ANNEX 1] and 327th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and
redesignated as Companies A and B).
ANNEX 1 Constituted 26 April 1942 in the Army of
Company. Activated 13 July 1942 at Camp Crowder,
Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 10 January
1946 as the 114th Signal Service Company.
331st Communication Reconnaissance Company and
allotted to the Regular Army Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1955 as Company A, 307th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Redesignated 1 July
1956 as Company A, 307th Army Security Agency
Battalion. Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Germany.
Redesignated 21 September 1978 as the 331st Army
Security Agency Company and activated in Germany.
ANNEX 2
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Constituted 4 November 1942 in the Army of the
United States as the 111th Signal Radio Intelligence
Company. Activated 30 November 1942 at Camp
Crowder, Missouri. Reorganized and redesignated 1
September 1945 as the 111th Signal Service Company.
327th Communication Reconnaissance Company and
allotted to the Regular Army. Inactivated 15 August
1956 on Formosa. Redesignated 21 October 1976 as
the 327th Army Security Agency Company and activated in Germany.
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
World War II-AP
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
DECORATIONS
Company B entitled to: Philippine Presidential Unit
Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944
TO 4 JULY 1945 (111th Signal Radio Intelligence
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Or, three piles, one in chief and two conjoined
in base azure bearing in chief an edelweiss argent
seeded of the field and issuing from base two beacons
of the last enflamed tenne and gold.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and azure, in
front of a stylized wreath of rice or, four flashes
saltirewise gules.
Motto: PRIMI NOSCERE (FIRST TO KNOW).
colors associated with military intelligence. The blue
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piles represent the mountains of Central Europe and
Korea, where the battalions predecessor units served.
The edelweiss, a small white flower prized by European mountaineers, refers to the units service in
Central Europe. The two beacons refer to Koreas
ancient and effective system of communications, which
was accomplished by means of beacon fires on mountain tops, and also refer to the battalions two unit
decorations for service in Korea. The colors red and
yellow are traditionally associated with Vietnam, as is
the rice wreath, a symbol of excellence and achievement. The red flashes refer to the Meritorious Unit
Commendations (Army) earned while serving in
Vietnam and also represent accuracy and speed.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 303d
Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Activated 25
September 1950 at Arlington Hall Station, Virginia.
Consolidated 17 July 1951 with the 540th Signal
Service Company (see ANNEX 1) and consolidated
unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 303d Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion. Inactivated 25 June 1955 in Korea. Redesignated I1 May 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 303d Army Security Agency Battalion
(organic elements concurrently constituted).
Battalion activated 15 June 1962 at Camp Wolters,
Texas. (Companies A, B, and C reorganized and
redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 372d, 373d, and
374th Army Security Agency Companies-hereafter
separate lineages.)
Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 21 April 1978 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 303d Military Intelligence Battalion (376th
370th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX
3] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B).
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ANNEX 1
States as the 3253d Signal Service Company. Activated
25 April 1944 in England. Inactivated ? 5 January
1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey. Redesignated 6
May 1948 as the 540th Signal Service Company.
Activated 20 June 1948 in Austria. Inactivated 1 April
1949 in Austria.
ANNEX 2
Constituted 20 February 1968 in the Regular Army as
the 376th Army Security Agency Company Activated
1 April 1968 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Activated 1 July 1974 at Fort George G. Meade,
Maryland.
ANNEX 3
Constituted 10 January 1967 in the Regular Army as
the 370th Army Security Agency Company. Activated
1 March 1967 at Vint Hill Farms Station, Virginia.
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Korean War
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
DECORATIONS
Battalion, cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
Headquarters Company, 303d Radio Research Battalion, cited; DA GO 17, 1968)
Headquarters Company, 303d Radio Research Battalion, cited; DA GO 28, 1969, as amended by DA GO
18, 1979)
Headquarters Company, 303d Radio Research Battalion, cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
Research Battalion cited; DA GO 43, 1972)
embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (303d Radio Research
Battalion cited; DA GO 32, 1973)
Battalion, cited; DA GO 33, 1953, as amended by DA
GO 41, 1955)
Radio Research Battalion cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
(303d Radio Research Battalion cited; DA GO 6,
1974)
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BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a voided isosceles triangle point up
sable enclosing a vine leaf or and surmounted in chief
by a lozenge fesswise argent bearing a Korean taeguk
all between two lightning flashes, points up gules,
fimbriated or.
demi-griffin of the last armed and langued gules grasping in dexter claw a dagger or, all within a laurel
wreath of the like.
Motto: HONOR VIGILANCE DUTY.
Symbolism: The diamond and taeguk simulate an eye,
and the lightning flashes connote technology; together
they represent the vigilance, celerity, and communication of Army Security Agency units. They also allude
to the lineage and service of the organization in World
War II and the Korean War. The vine leaf refers to the
Rhine province and denotes the units participation in
the Rhineland campaign. The taeguk represents Korea,
where the unit participated in six campaigns. It is also
used to symbolize the award of the Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army) Streamer inscribed KOREA.
Black is used on the triangle to connote iron and refers
to the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Streamer with the inscription IRON TRIANGLE.
Oriental blue represents the military intelligence
branch. The griffin, a traditional symbol of intelligence, resourcefulness, and courage, emphasizes the
qualities required of battalion personnel and recalls the
European theater of operations. its claws and tongue
are scarlet, denoting courage and sacrifice. It holds a
dagger, a reference to the dangers of covert activities
and a symbol of preparedness. The wreath refers to all
honors and achievements associated with the unit
during its history Gold signifies excellence.
coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 590th Signal Depot Company. Activated 7
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June 1944 in North Africa. Inactivated 4 December
1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. Redesignated
17 March 1948 as the 848th Signal Radio Relay
Company and allotted to the Organized Reserves.
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as
the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July
1952 as the Army Reserve.) Activated 2 April 1948 at
Rochester, New York. Inactivated IO November 1948
at Rochester, New York. Redesignated I1 February
1949 as the 848th Signal Service Company. Activated
10 March 1949 at Fort Myer, Virginia. Ordered into
active military service 11 September 1950 at Fort
Myer, Virginia.
Converted and redesignated 2 October 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 304th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Released from
active military service 25 June 1955 and reverted to
reserve status. Inactivated 18 August 1955 at Fort
Myer, Virginia. Redesignated 1 April 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 304th Army
Security Agency Battalion, and activated at Houston,
Texas. Location changed 27 October 1976 to Pasadena, Texas. Inactivated 15 September 1988 at Pasadena, Texas.
Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army Headquarters transferred 17 August 1990 to the United States
Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated
at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
World War II
Rhineland
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
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Detachment, 304th Communication Reconnaissance
DA GO 6, 1992)
embroidered IRON TRIANGLE (304th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion cited; DA GO 29, 1954,
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a saltire argent charged with pyrotechnic projectors of the first, overall a mullet of four
points tenne fimbriated of the second.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure,
issuant from the battlements of a tower proper a fleurde-lis or between two griffin heads respectant gules
beaked or.
Motto: AD ARCANA TUTANDA (TO KEEP
OFFICIAL SECRETS SAFE).
Symbolism: Teal blue and white are the colors associated with former Army Security Agency battalions.
The pyrotechnic projectors allude to the signal and
reconnaissance missions of the unit. The four-pointed
star refers to four World War II campaigns and also
symbolizes intelligence, reconnaissance, communications, and signal, all vital functions of the battalion.
The color orange further alludes to its signal function.
The saltire is symbolic of the southern states that made
up the Third Army area, the former location of the
battalion. The tower symbolizes a strong defense and
military preparedness. The griffins, personifying
vigilance, stand prepared to meet all threats. Red
denotes courage and zeal. The tower and fleur-de-lis
commemorate the units World War II service in
Europe.
the coat of arms.
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LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 17 November 1950 in the Organized
Reserve Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment, 305th Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion. Activated 23 January 1951 at Atlanta,
Georgia. Consolidated 17 July 1951 with the 3255th
Signal Service Company (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 305th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Reorganized
and redesignated 24 January 1956 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 305th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (362d Communication Reconnaissance Company [constituted 18 November 1955 in the
Army Reserve] concurrently redesignated as Company
A and activated at Wilmington, North Carolina).
Redesignated 1 October 1956 as the 305th Army
Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 15 June 1959 at
Atlanta, Georgia.
Intelligence Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the
Headquarters transferred 18 May 1990 to the United
States Army Training and Doctrine Command and
activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
ANNEX
States as the 3255th Signal Service Company Activated
6 May 1944 in England. Inactivated 25 October 1945
in Germany
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a volcano abased argent surmounted
by a pellet charged with a mullet of the second; in
chief a lightning flash fesswise tenne fimbriated of the
second.
demi-griffin gules holding in its dexter claw a sword
with blade in the form of a lightning flash or all in
front of a wreath of palm fronds proper.
Motto: NEMO VIGILANTIOR (NO ONE MORE
WATCHFUL).
Symbolism: Teal blue and white are the colors formerly used for Army Security Agency battalions. The
volcano symbolizes the area in the Pacific where the
unit served. The black sphere charged with a white
mullet alludes to the coat of arms of Captain Cook,
who discovered New Caledonia, the island on which
the unit was activated. The lightning flash refers to the
mission of the unit and the orange color represents its
former status as a signal company. The griffin, symbol
of courage, strength, and vigilance, represents the
intelligence mission of the battalion. The units origin
as a signal company is recalled by the lightning flash
sword blade, which also denotes speed of response and
action. The palm wreath refers to the units service in
the Pacific during World War II. Red signifies courage
and recalls the award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army). Gold stands for excellence.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
United States as the 3910th Signal Service Company
Activated 1 February 1945 on New Caledonia. Inactivated 19 April 1946 on Tinian. Redesignated 13
January 1948 as the 303d Signal Service Company,
Army, and allotted to the Organized Reserves. Activated 23 January 1948 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as
the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July
1952 as the Army Reserve.) Reorganized and redesig123
nated 5 September 1950 as the 303d Signal Radio
Intelligence Company.
Converted and redesignated 3 January 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 306th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Ordered into active
military service 1 May 1951 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; released from active military service 16 May
1955 and reverted to reserve status. Inactivated 20 July
1955 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Activated 6 January 1956 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reorganized
and redesignated 14 February 1956 as Headquarters
and Headquarters Company, 306th Communication
Reconnaissance Battalion. (Companies A and B constituted 13 March 1956; Company B activated 14 March
1956 at Baltimore, Maryland.) Redesignated 3 September 1956 as the 306th Army Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 27 June 1959 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.
Headquarters transferred 18 May 1990 to the United
States Army Training and Doctrine Command and
activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
DECORATIONS
embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (3910th Signal
Service Company cited; GO 133, Western Pacific Base
Command, I1 November 1945)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Tierced in pairle reversed argent, azure, and
gules, on the first and second an eagles head erased
counterchanged, and on the third, a key palewise, the
ward to base, between two electronic flashes, one in
bend and the other in bendsinister of the first.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, in
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front of a wreath of laurel or an equilateral triangle
point up with the points barbed gules and charged with
a Philippine sun of the third.
Motto: ELECTRONIC FIREPOWER.
Symbolism: The eagles, known for swiftness, stamina,
and keen vision, together with the key and electronic
flashes symbolize eternal vigilance and security. All
allude to the basic mission of the organization. In
addition, the eagles heads, adapted from the civic arms
of the cities of Frankfurt am Main and Ludwigsburg in
Germany, refer to former stations of the battalion.
The crest symbolizes unit awards received by elements
of the battalion. The wreath of laurel refers to the eight
Meritorious Unit Commendations (Army) for service
in the Pacific during World War II, in Korea, and in
Vietnam, and to the Republic of Vietnam Cross of
Gallantry with Palm. The triangle and sun symbolize
the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
the coat of arms.
December 1951 in Germany. Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 307th Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion (331st Communication Reconnaissance
Company [activated 13 July 19421 concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; Company B
[constituted 19 May 19551 activated in Germany).
Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 307th Army Security
Agency Battalion. Inactivated 15 October 1957 in
Germany Headquarters and Headquarters Company
activated 1 July 1974 in Germany. (Companies A and
B redesignated 21 September 1978 as the 331st and
346th Army Security Agency Companies-hereafter
separate lineages.)
Army Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and
redesignated 16 October 1983 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 307th Military Intelli125
gence Battalion (326th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] concurrently reorganized and
redesignated as Company A; 330th Army Security
Agency Company [see ANNEX 2] redesignated as
Company B and activated in Germany). Battalion
inactivated 15 December 1991 in Germany.
Company. Activated 14 August 1942 at Camp
September 1945 as the 126th Signal Service Company.
allotted to the Regular Army Redesignated 1 July 1956
as the 326th Army Security Agency Company Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Japan. Activated 25 May
1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 14
February 1964 at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.
Activated 23 December 1968 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Inactivated 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Activated 3 May 1971 in Germany
ANNEX 2
Constituted 26 November 1943 in the Army of the
United States as the 60th Signal Radio Intelligence
Company Activated 23 December 1943 at Camp
May 1945 as the 60th Signal Service Company.
allotted to the Regular Army Redesignated 1 July 1956
as the 330th Army Security Agency Company. Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Korea. Activated 25 June
1962 at Camp Wolters, Texas. Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam. Activated 5 November 1973 in
Germany. Inactivated 15 May 1979 in Germany.
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
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World War II-AP
New Guinea
Luzon
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter Korea,
Summer 1953
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
DECORATIONS
Company A additionally entitled to: Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (126th Signal Radio Intelligence
Company cited; GO 166, United States Army Forces,
Pacific, 14 September 1945)
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embroidered KOREA (326th Communication Reconnaissance Company cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
Signal Radio Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 47,
1950)
1952)
1954)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per saltire argent and azure, two griffin heads
erased respectant of the first, in chief a compass rose
gules.
Motto: GUARDIANS OF AMERICA.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is the primary color associated with military intelligence. The saltire represents
strength and cooperation. The griffins embody vigi128
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lance, alertness, and courage and reflect the units
motto and mission. The compass rose alludes to the
collection, analysis, and dissemination of information
and the worldwide capabilities of the unit.
shield of the coat of arms and incorporates the motto.
Constituted 31 January 1952 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
308th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion.
Activated 1 April 1952 at New York, New York.
the Army Reserve.) Reorganized and redesignated 23
January 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 308th Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion. Redesignated 1 September 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Army
Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 1 July 1959 at
New York, New York.
Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army Redesignated 17 October 1991 as Headquarters, Headquarters
Battalion, and activated in Panama (organic elements
concurrently constituted and activated). Battalion
inactivated 16 September 1995 in Panama.
None.
DECORATIONS
DA GO 1, 1996)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, on a pale emitting in saltire four
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lightning flashes azure a key ward to dexter in base,
the bow a bears head, or.
Crest: None approved. Motto: SENTINELS OF
SECURITY.
Symbolism: Teal blue and white are the colors formerly used for Army Security Agency organizations.
The key symbolizes the units mission, the guarding of
security, and the golden bears head on the key represents the state of California, where the unit was originally activated. The lightning flashes, symbolic of
electricity, relate to the importance of electronic communications as part of the units functions.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 309th
November 1952 at Los Angeles, California. Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 309th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (organic elements constituted 29 December 1955-4 March 1956 and activated 1
February-5 March 1956). Redesignated 1 October
1956 as the 309th Army Security Agency Battalion.
Inactivated 15 July 1959 at Los Angeles, California.
Activated 15 September 1962 with Headquarters at
Bell, California. (Companies A, B, C, and D reorganized and redesignated 15 August 1966 as the 518th,
519th, 520th, and 521st Army Security Agency Companies-hereafter separate lineages.) Headquarters and
Headquarters Company inactivated 15 July 1986 at
Bell, California.
Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army Headquarters transferred 17 August 1990 to the United States
at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
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None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, two cramps saltirewise argent surmounted by a griffins
head erased sable, langued gules. Crest: None
approved.
Motto: ARRECTIS AURIBUS (ALWAYS ON THE
ALERT).
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence. Black and white symbolize overt and covert operations and the organizations
around-the-clock vigilance. The griffin embodies
alertness; it is black, recalling determination and
stealth. The units collection and exploitation mission is
highlighted by the cramps or hooks. The hooks simulate flashes, representing speed and combat electronic
warfare, while alluding to the ability to catch and hold.
the coat of arms.
Constituted 25 February 1954 in the Army Reserve as
November 1954 at Boston, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 8 February 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Redesignated 10 September 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Army Security Agency Battalion. (800th
Signal Company [see ANNEX] converted and redesignated 26 July 1956 as Company A.) Battalion inactivated 1 July 1959 at Boston, Massachusetts.
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Activated 17 October 1991 in Panama. Inactivated 16
September 1995 in Panama.
ANNEX
United States as the 5th Mobile Radio Broadcasting
Company Activated 28 January 1944 at Camp Ritchie,
Maryland. Inactivated 25 November 1945 in Germany.
Redesignated 14 September 1948 as the 800th Mobile
Radio Broadcasting Company and allotted to the
Organized Reserve Corps. Activated 27 September
1948 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Inactivated 20 September 1950 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Converted and
redesignated 8 November 1950 as the 800th Signal
Radio Countermeasure Company. Activated 7 December 1950 at Red Bank, New Jersey (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army
Reserve.) Reorganized and redesignated 20 March
1953 as the 800th Signal Company Location changed
17 August 1954 to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
World War II-EAME
Ardennes-Alsace
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a cross quarter-pierced argent and
overall two lightning bolts in saltire or between in each
quarter as many fleurs-de-lis of the second; overall a
dragon passant gules.
Motto: EYES OF THE EAGLE.
Symbolism: The checkered field in the colors used for
military intelligence units, silver gray (white) and
oriental blue, suggests the gathering of data to aid in
the formulation of military strategy; the lightning bolts
refer to the use of electronics in the gathering opera132
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tion. The dragon is a reference to service in Vietnam
and its scarlet color alludes to awards of the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army). The fleur-de-lis
denote service in Europe during World War II.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
June 1954 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Reorganized
and redesignated 16 May 1955 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 311th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (336th Communication Reconnaissance Company [activated 6 August 19521 and 359th
Communication Reconnaissance Company [activated
15 August 19441 concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B). Redesignated 1 July
1956 as the 311th Army Security Agency Battalion.
Inactivated 18 December 1957 at Camp Wolters,
Texas. Headquarters and Headquarters Company
activated 15 February 1966 at Fort Wolters, Texas
(Companies A and B concurrently disbanded). Inactivated 30 June 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas. (Companies
A and B reconstituted 21 September 1978 in the
Regular Army as the 336th and 359th Army Security
Agency Companies-hereafter separate lineages.)
Army Security Agency Battalion, redesignated 1 June
Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky (265th Army Security
Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] and 101st Military
Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently
reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B).
ANNEX 1
265th Army Security Agency Company. Activated 21
April 1967 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Inactivated 1
April 1972 in Vietnam. Activated 21 June 1976 at Fort
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Campbell, Kentucky.
ANNEX 2
States as the 101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 20 August 1944 in England with
detachment attached to the 101st Airborne Division.
Inactivated 30 November 1945 in France. Allotted 7
February 1956 to the Regular Army. Activated 25
March 1956 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Reorganized
and redesignated 25 January 1958 as the 101st Military
26 December 1969 as the 101st Military intelligence
Company. Assigned 21 September 1978 to the 101st
Airborne Division.
Southwest Asia
Vietnam
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II Cease-Fire
World War II-EAME
Rhineland (with arrowhead)
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
DECORATIONS
embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (Headquarters,
Headquarters and Operations Company and Company
A, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, cited; DA GO
1, 1996)
1971)
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Company B additionally entitled to: Presidential Unit

Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE
(Counterintelligence Detachment, 101st Airborne
Division, cited; WD GO 17,
1945)
Streamer embroidered NORMANDY (101st Airborne
Division cited; DA GO 43,1950) Netherlands Orange
Lanyard (101st Airborne Division cited; DA GO 43,
1950) Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm,
Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE; cited in the
Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at
Bastogne (101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 43, 1950, as amended by DA GO
27, 1959)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (101st Counter Intelligence
Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 43, 1950, as
action in France and Belgium (101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment cited; DA GO 43, 1950, as
amended by DA GO 2 7, 1959)
Military intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 43,
1970)
Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971 (101st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
(101st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO
48, 1971)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, on a taeguk proper an enflamed torch
palewise in front of two lightning flashes saltirewise of
the first, on a chief wavy azure a chess knight argent.
Motto: SEMPER VERITAS (ALWAYS THE
TRUTH).
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the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence. The wavy partition alludes to service in the
Pacific during World War II, the taeguk to service in
Korea. The crossed flashes refer to the units origin as
signal and its present combat electronic warfare and
intelligence function. The torch is a symbol of truth
and reflects the motto and the mission of the unit. The
chess knight, a piece that can move covertly, further
symbolizes the military intelligence mission.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
United States as the 23d Signal Construction Battalion.
Activated 10 February 1944 at Camp Pickett, Virginia.
Reorganized and redesignated 24 April 1944 as the
23d Signal Light Construction Battalion. Reorganized
and redesignated 21 August 1944 as the 23d Signal
Heavy Construction Battalion. Inactivated 22 January
1946 at Fort Lawton, Washington. Redesignated 27
September 1951 as the 23d Signal Construction Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army Activated 2
November 1951 in Korea. Inactivated 15 May 1953 in
Korea.
Converted and redesignated 19 May 1955 as the 312th
Communication Reconnaissance Battalion. Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 25 June
1955 in Germany Battalion redesignated 1 July 1956 as
the 312th Army Security Agency Battalion. Headquarters and Headquarters Company inactivated 15 October
1957 in Germany
312th Army Security Agency Battalion redesignated 1
October 1981 as the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, and activated
at Fort Hood, Texas (371st Army Security Agency
Company [see ANNEX 1] concurrently consolidated
with Company A; 191st Military Intelligence Company
[see ANNEX 2] consolidated with Company B).
ANNEX 1
137
Company C, 313th Army Security Agency Battalion.
Activated 25 May 1962 at Two Rock Ranch Station,
California. Reorganized and redesignated 15 October
1966 as the 371st Army Security Agency Company.
ANNEX 2
as the 191st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
Activated 6 October 1950 in Korea. Inactivated 24
June 1956 in Korea. Activated 15 October 1957 in
Korea. Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1959 as
the 191st Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated 26 December 1969 as the 191st
Military Intelligence Company. Inactivated 15 August
1972 in Vietnam. Activated 21 June 1975 at Fort
Hood, Texas. Assigned 2 July 1977 to the 1st Cavalry
Division.
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Southwest Asia
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE (10th Radio Research
Unit cited; DA GO 40, 1967)
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BINH THUAN PROVINCE (371st Radio
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH
HOOK (371st Radio Research Company cited; DA
GO 43, 1972)
139
Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 59, 1969, as
Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 42, 1972,
and DA GO 6, 19 74)
Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-19 71
(371st Radio Research Company cited; DA GO 42,
1972, and DA GO 6, 1974)
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE (191st Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 40, 1967)
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH
HOOK (191st Military Intelligence Company cited;
DA GO 43, 1972)
embroidered KOREA (191st Counter Intelligence
1969)
1972, as amended by DA GO 11, 1973)
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Military Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 42,
1972)
1974)
(191st Military Intelligence Company cited; DA GO
42, 1972)
(Snow Owl)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a fess checky argent and tenne, overall
a mullet of six points of the second.
dragon passant gules garnished or in front of a mount
vert impaled with twelve bamboo spikes proper, the
dragons tail interlaced with the spikes.
Motto: SAVOIR CEST POUVOIR (KNOWLEDGE
IS POWER).
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray (white)
allude to military intelligence. The colors orange and
white refer to the organizations former affiliation with
the Signal Corps, and the points of the mullet allude to
the units decorations for World War II and Vietnam.
The dragon, symbolic of alertness and readiness,
denotes the units service as an Army Security Agency
battalion in Vietnam. The mount refers to the lush
terrain of that country and the spikes to the number of
campaigns in which the unit participated.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 215th Signal Depot Company. Activated
25 September 1942 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana.
Inactivated 18 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New
Jersey.
Converted and redesignated 21 April 1955 as Head141
quarters and Headquarters Company, 313th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion, and allotted to the
Regular Army. Activated 16 May 1955 at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina (358th Communication Reconnaissance
Company [see ANNEX 1] and 337th Communication
Reconnaissance Company [activated 6 August 1952]
concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B). Redesignated 1 July 1956 as the 313th
Army Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 15
December 1957 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Activated 25 May 1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
(Company A reorganized and redesignated 15 October
1966 as the 358th Army Security Agency Company
[see ANNEX 1]; Companies B and C concurrently
reorganized and redesignated as the 337th and 371st
Army Security Agency Companies-hereafter separate
lineages.)
Army Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and
redesignated 16 October 1979 as Headquarters and
Battalion, and assigned to the 82d Airborne Division
(358th Army Security Agency Company [see ANNEX
1] and 82d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as
Companies A and B).
ANNEX 1 Constituted 10 June 1944 in the Army of
the United States as the 3191st Signal Service Company. Activated 20 June 1944 at Camp Crowder,
Missouri. Inactivated 25 October 1945 in the Philippine Islands.
Communication Reconnaissance Company and allotted
to the Regular Army Activated 15 May 1951 at Fort
Devens, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated
16 May 1955 as Company A, 313th Communication
Reconnaissance Battalion. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as
Company A, 313th Army Security Agency Battalion.
Inactivated 18 December 1957 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. Activated 25 May 1962 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina. Reorganized and redesignated 15 October
1966 as the 358th Army Security Agency Company.
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the United States as the 82d Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 20 August 1944 in England
with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence
Corps detachment attached to the 82d Airborne Division. Allotted 3 February 1949 to the Regular Army.
Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 195,$ as the
8?d Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and
redesignated 11 November 19 70 as the 8? d Military
Intelligence Company. Assigned 21 June 1978 to the
82d Airborne Division.
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Southwest Asia
World War II-AP
Luzon
Panama (with arrowhead)
DECORATIONS
143
embroidered FRANCE 1944 (215th Signal Depot
Company cited; GO 10, First Army, 17 January 1945)
Headquarters Company, 313th Radio Research Battalion cited; DA GO 28, 1969)
Headquarters Company, 313th Radio Research Battalion cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
Battalion cited; DA GO 32, 1973)
Streamer embroidered NORMANDY BEACHES
(Detachments, 215th Signal Depot Company, cited;
DA GO 43,1950)
Radio Research Battalion cited; DA GO 6, 1974)
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (3191st
Signal Service Company cited; DA GO 47, 1950)
Military Order of William (Degree of the Knight of the
Fourth Class), Streamer embroidered NIJMEGEN
(82d Airborne Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
Netherlands Orange Lanyard (82d Airborne Division
cited; DA GO 43, 1950) Belgian Fourragere 1940
(82d Airborne Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950) Cited
in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action
in the Ardennes (82d Airborne Division cited; DA GO
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

43, 1950)
action in Belgium and Germany (82d Airborne Division cited; DA GO 43, 1950)
Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968 (82d
1971)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, within a cross quarter-pierced azure
the device from the flag of Okinawa proper; on a chief
wavy sable a dagger and a key wards up saltirewise of
the first.
Motto: SAPIENTIA ET VERITAS (WISDOM AND
TRUTH).
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence. The red and white Okinawa symbol represents
the units service in the Pacific. The blue and white
squares simulate a chessboard and allude to strategy in
gathering intelligence information. Black implies covert
operations, while the silver key and sword refer to
securing information for military activities. Black and
white also signify day and night operations.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
United States as the 314th Headquarters Intelligence
Detachment. Activated 27 February 1945 in the Philippine Islands. Inactivated 25 March 1947 in Korea.
Allotted 20 April 1948 to the Organized Reserve
145
Corps. Activated 21 May 1948 at Boston, Massachusetts. Inactivated 30 June 1950 at Boston, Massachusetts.
Redesignated 10 August 1950 as Headquarters, 314th
Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 30 August
1950 at Cleveland, Ohio. (Organized Reserve Corps
Inactivated 1 April 1953 at Cleveland, Ohio. Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 314th Military Intelligence
Battalion, and activated at Detroit, Michigan (organic
elements concurrently constituted and activated).
World War II
Ryukyus
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per pale azure and or, a Korean temple
counterchanged, a point quartered argent and sable.
Motto: HOSTEM COGERE (CONFINE THE ENEMY).
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors used for
military intelligence units; gold is symbolic of knowledge and insight. The Korean temple represents the
units decorations and service in the Pacific area. The
black and white quartered base is taken from the arms
of the city of Bad Schwalbach in Germany, where the
organization was activated.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 319th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. Activated 1 August 1945 in Germany Inactivated
146
LINEAGE AND HONORS

31 October 1946 in Germany Redesignated 20 December 1946 as the 319th Military Intelligence Company.
Activated 30 December 1946 in Japan. Reorganized
and redesignated 1 September 1952 as the 319th
Military Intelligence Service Company and allotted to
the Regular Army Inactivated 28 March 1954 in
Japan.
Redesignated 14 January 1955 as the 319th Military
Intelligence Battalion. Activated 7 March 1955 at Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland. Reorganized and redesignated 25 January 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 319th Military Intelligence Battalion. (162d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 1] reorganized and redesignated 13 July 1959 as
Company A.) Battalion inactivated 15 February 1968
at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Activated 1 April 1982 at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina (336th Army Security Agency
Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently reorganized
and redesignated as Company B).
the United States as the 162d Language Detachment.
Activated 23 April 1945 in the Philippine Islands.
Inactivated 10 February 1946 in Japan. Redesignated
14 January 1955 as the 162d Military Intelligence
Platoon and allotted to the Regular Army. Activated 7
March 1955 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
162d Military Intelligence Company
ANNEX 2
336th Communication Reconnaissance Company.
Activated 6 August 1952 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 16 May 1955 as
Company A, 311th Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion. Redesignated 1 July 1956 as Company A,
311th Army Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 18
December 1957 at Camp Wolters, Texas. Disbanded
15 February 1966. Reconstituted 21 September 1978
in the Regular Army as the 336th Army Security
Agency Company Activated 16 September 1979 at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
147
Southwest Asia
World War II-AP
Luzon
Panama
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA (319th Military Intelligence
Service Company cited; DA GO 22, 1954)
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
States as the 321st Headquarters Intelligence Detachment and activated in Germany. Inactivated 30 November 1946 in Germany Allotted 12 February 1947 to the
Organized Reserves. Activated 26 February 1947 at
Chicago, Illinois. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25
March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated
31 December 1948 at Chicago, Illinois. Activated 24
March 1949 at Chicago, Illinois.
Headquarters, 321st Military Intelligence Battalion.
Inactivated 1 March 1953 at Chicago, Illinois. Redesignated 13 February 1996 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 321st Military Intelligence
Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
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None.
DECORATIONS
None.
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
Germany Inactivated 20 March 1969 in Germany.
Headquarters Company, 323d Military Intelligence
Battalion, withdrawn from the Regular Army, and
allotted to the Army Reserve (organic elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
States as the 325th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment and activated in Germany. Inactivated 30 November 1946 in Germany. Allotted 7 February 1947 to the
Organized Reserves. Activated 24 February 1947 at
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Organized Reserves
redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve
Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Reorganized and redesignated 30 September
1949 as Headquarters, 325th Military Intelligence
149
Platoon.
Reorganized and redesignated 21 June 1950 as Headquarters, 325th Military Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 1 April 1953 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Redesignated 13 February 1996 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Service Company, 325th Military
constituted)
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per fess or and checky sable and argent on a
pile in point party per fess azure and of the first an
eagles head couped of the third langued gules.
Motto: FROM INTELLIGENCE ACTION.
military intelligence units. The eagles head with
piercing eye representing vigilance, keenness of vision,
and swiftness of purpose symbolizes the attributes
inherent in the basic mission of the organization. The
checkered area alludes to secrecy and compartmentalized information and, together with the inverted triangle formed from the heraldic pile, is indicative of the
penetrative methods in the gathering of intelligence.
The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and the motto
of the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 24 November 1967 in the Army Reserve
as the 826th Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated
31 January 1968 with Headquarters at Hartford,
Connecticut. Location of Headquarters changed 11
October 1969 to Cromwell, Connecticut. (Company C
ordered into active military service 24 March 1970 at
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Fort Hamilton, New York; released from active military service 26 March 1970 and reverted to reserve
status.) (Organic elements inactivated 16 September
1980.) Location of Headquarters and Headquarters
Company changed 1 September 1981 to East Windsor,
Connecticut. Headquarters and Headquarters Company
inactivated 15 September 1987 at East Windsor,
Connecticut.
Battalion redesignated 1 November 1994 as the 326th
Military Intelligence Battalion; concurrently withdrawn
from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular
Army Headquarters transferred 1 December 1994 to
the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, four flashes issuant from dexter chief,
sinister chief, dexter base, and sinister base convergent
in fess point azure, a dagger point up proper, blade
and pommel argent, grip gules, guard and garnish or
winged sable.
Motto: COLLECT EXPLOIT INFORM.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence units. The flashes,
alluding to speed and electronics, converge, emphasizing the collection and assimilation of information from
all sources. They underscore the electronic warfare
and signals intelligence capabilities of the unit. The
winged dagger symbolizes the intelligence role in total
military preparedness while characterizing the diverse
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mission and functions of the battalion.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
York.
Reorganized and redesignated 6 July 1950 as Headquarters, 337th Military Intelligence Battalion. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the
Army Reserve.) Inactivated 20 February 1953 at New
York, New York. Redesignated 16 September 1988 as
Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company,
337th Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at
Charlotte, North Carolina (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, an oval sphere azure gridlined of the
field, overall a key wards up palewise of the last
superimposed by a sphinxs head or garnished sable;
on a chief embattled sable two flashes saltirewise gules.
Motto: INVENI ET USURPA (FIND AND EXPLOIT). Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the
colors associated with military intelligence. The embattled division of the shield signifies defense and
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military preparedness, while black and white suggest
night and day capabilities. The globe denotes the farreaching scope of the units mission. The key symbolizes security; the sphinx alludes to vigilance and
strength. The red flashes indicate speed and action
while representing electronic communications and
technology.
LINEAGE AR (active)
York. Reorganized and redesignated 6 July 1950 as
Headquarters, 338th Military Intelligence Company.
Ordered into active military service I1 September 1950
at New York, New York. Reorganized and redesignated 7 December 1950 as the 338th Military Intelligence Service Company
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1951 as the
338th Military Intelligence Service Battalion. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the
Army Reserve.) Reorganized and redesignated 14
December 1953 as the 338th Military Intelligence
Battalion. Released from active military service 7
March 1955 and reverted to reserve status. Inactivated
8 March 1955 at New York, New York. Redesignated
16 September 1988 as Headquarters, Headquarters and
Service Company, 338th Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
(organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
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Shield: Per bend argent and azure, a lightning bolt
bendwise throughout or between a stylized representation of the Rosetta Stone of the like detailed sable and
an open book of the third leathered of the fourth
surmounted in saltire by a quill gold and a sword point
down of the last grip sable.
of the Washington Army National Guard: On a wreath
of the colors, or and azure, a raven with wings endorsed issuing out of a ducal coronet all proper.
Motto: VIGILANTIA ET VALOR (VIGILANCE
AND VALOR).
The lightning bolt denotes swiftness of action and
accuracy. The Rosetta Stone indicates the units role as
a linguist intelligence battalion. The book and quill
symbolize knowledge, and the sword represents the
units combat role.
LINEAGE ARNG (Washington)
Organized and federally recognized 2 December 1989
in the Washington Army National Guard as the 341st
Seattle. Location of Headquarters changed 1 March
1990 to Fort Lewis; changed 1 March 1992 to Kent;
changed 1 September 1993 to Poulsbo.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent on a saltire celeste a key ward up
bendwise sinister surmounted by two pikes bendwise
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or.
Motto: SILENT SENTINEL.
colors used for military intelligence. The key, symbol
for security and secrecy, and the pikes, weapons used
by sentries in the Middle Ages, symbolize the basic
mission of the organization.
consisting of a gold key, ward slanted upward to right
behind the shafts of two pikes; all encircled by a
continuous oval-shaped scroll passing through the bow
of the key, behind the pike heads, keyward and over
the pike staffs and bearing the inscription in black
letters SILENT SENTINEL.
Symbolism: The key, symbol for security and secrecy, and the pikes, weapons used by sentries in the
Middle Ages, symbolize the basic mission of the
organization. The shape of the bow of the key and the
two pikes further simulates the numerical designation
of the organization.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Constituted 5 November 1962 in the Army Reserve as
the 344th Army Security Agency Company. Activated
28 February 1963 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 344th Army
Security Agency Battalion. Inactivated 31 January
1968 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army. Headquarters transferred 25 May 1990 to the United States
at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
None.
DECORATIONS
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DA GO 34, 1992)
BATTALION
HERALDIC DEVICES
None approved.
Constituted 3 October 1950 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as Headquarters, 345th Military Intelligence
Battalion. Activated 24 October 1950 at Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Location changed 1 May 1952 to Fort
Snelling, Minnesota. (Organized Reserve Corps
Inactivated 1 March 1953 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Redesignated 8 August 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 345th Military Intelligence Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
HERALDIC DEVICES
None approved.
Constituted 20 September 1950 in the Organized
Reserve Corps as Headquarters, 368th Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 1 October 1950 at Los
Angeles, California. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated
1 February 1953 at Los Angeles, California. Redesignated 8 August 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters
Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
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None.
DECORATIONS
None.
HERALDIC DEVICES
None approved.
Constituted 2 November 1950 in the Organized Reserve Corps as Headquarters, 372d Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 15 November 1950 at
Boston, Massachusetts. (Organized Reserve Corps
Inactivated 28 February 1953 at Boston, Massachusetts. Redesignated 28 March 1996 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Service Company, 372d Military
constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a plate charged with a key ward to
chief sable and a lightning flash or saltirewise upon a
sunburst argent interlaced with a laurel wreath vert,
overall in base a dagger, blade, hilt, and pommel or,
grip gules.
Motto: COLLECT SUPPORT DEFEND.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associ157
ated with military intelligence. The plate, symbolizing
the earth, recalls the worldwide mission of military
intelligence; the sunburst behind it is adapted from the
military intelligence branch insignia. The wreath stands
for honor, the key for security, and the lightning flash
for speed. The dagger recalls the danger of the military
intelligence mission.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Constituted 1 December 1950 in the Organized Reserve Corps as Headquarters, 373d Military Intelligence Battalion. Activated 20 December 1950 at
Berkeley, California. (Organized Reserve Corps
Inactivated 1 February 1953 at Berkeley, California.
Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Service Company, 373d Military
Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Oakland, California (organic elements concurrently constituted and
activated).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
HERALDIC ITEMS
None approved.
Constituted 19 July 1950 in the Organized Reserve
Group. Activated 1 August 1950 at Dallas, Texas.
the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 23 February 1953 at
Dallas, Texas.
Redesignated 28 March 1996 as Headquarters, Head158
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quarters and Service Company, 376th Military Intelligence Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
None approved.
Constituted 30 August 1950 in the Organized Reserve
Group. Activated 26 September 1950 at Fort Myer,
Virginia. (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9
July 1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 1 April
1953 at Fort Myer, Virginia.
Redesignated 28 March 1996 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 377th Military Intelligence Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
HERALDIC DEVICES
None approved.
Constituted 31 August 1950 in the Organized Reserve
Group. Activated 3 October 1950 at Chicago, Illinois.
the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 1 March 1953 at
Chicago, Illinois.
Redesignated 28 March 1996 as Headquarters, Head159
quarters and Service Company, 378th Military Intelligence Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
HERALDIC DEVICES
None approved.
Constituted 8 February 1951 in the Organized Reserve
Corps as Headquarters, 383d Military Intelligence
Battalion. Activated 1 March 1951 at Newark, New
Jersey (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July
1952 as the Army Reserve.) Inactivated 28 February
1953 at Newark, New Jersey. Redesignated 28 March
1996 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service
Company, 383d Military Intelligence Battalion (organic
elements concurrently constituted).
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS Shield: Azure, a fleur-de-lis or
bearing a double-warded key wards up
gules; on a fess sable a tiger courant proper.
of the Louisiana Army National Guard: On a wreath
of the colors, or and azure, a pelican in her piety
affronte with three young in nest, argent, armed and
vulned proper.
Motto: PASSE PARTOUT (PASS INTO/
THROUGH EVERYWHERE).
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Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence organizations. The tiger
represents strength, readiness, and military power. The
fleur-de-lis is a symbol of Louisiana, the home state of
the unit. The red key symbolizes courage and vitality
in the mission of unlocking information using foreign
languages.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE ARNG (Louisiana)
Organized and federally recognized 1 December 1989
in the Louisiana Army National Guard as the 415th
Baton Rouge.
Home Station: Baton Rouge.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
(Electronic Horsemen)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Quarterly azure and vert, in bend a lightning
flash point to base gules fimbriated or and in bend
sinister a cavalry saber point to chief of the like.
Crest: On a wreath of the colors, or and azure, in
front of a torii gate gules a horses head erased sable
langued of the third interlaced with two lightning
flashes, the one behind bendwise and one in front bend
sinisterwise of the first.
Motto: OUTFRONT.
Symbolism: Blue and green refer to the air and
ground assets of the battalion and further allude to the
close relationship with infantry (blue) and armor
(green) units of the division. The red and yellow flash
connotes the prominent role of electronic signals
intelligence in modern warfare. The cavalry saber,
flash, and quartered field collectively suggest the
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blending of the traditional with the latest modem
developments in intelligence, reconnaissance, security,
and electronic warfare capabilities within the military
intelligence battalion.
The black horses head, suggested by the arms of the
province of Naples, refers to the participation of an
element of the battalion in Italian campaigns of World
War II. The tori1 gate alludes to the battalions service
in Korea and the flashes connote awards of the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) and the Republic of
Korea Presidential Unit Citation.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 301st
October 1950 at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Reorganized
and redesignated 25 June 1955 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 301st Communication Reconnaissance Battalion (356th Communication Reconnaissance Company [activated 15 January 19461 and 329th
Communication Reconnaissance Company [activated 1
November 1943] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B). Redesignated 1 July
1956 as the 301st Army Security Agency Battalion.
Inactivated 15 October 1957 in Korea. Headquarters
and Headquarters Company activated 15 December
1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 18
June 1971 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Companies
A and B redesignated 1 November 1975 as the 356th
and 329th Army Security Agency Companies-hereafter
separate lineages.)
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 301st Army
Security Agency Battalion, redesignated 16 September
Company, 501st Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 1st Armored Division, and activated in
Germany (202d Army Security Agency Company [see
as Company A; 501st Military Intelligence Detachment
[see ANNEX 2] redesignated as Company B and
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activated).
ANNEX 1
202d Army Security Agency Company and activated at
Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated 19 April 1971 at Fort
Hood, Texas. Activated 1 July 1974 in Germany.
ANNEX 2 Organized 26 August 1943 in Algeria as
the 2678th Headquarters Company, Counter Intelligence Corps (Provisional). Disbanded 26 April 1944
and personnel transferred to the 6779th Counter
Intelligence Corps Detachment (Provisional). Disbanded 18 August 1944 and personnel transferred to
the 501st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
(constituted 12 July 1944 in the Army of the United
States). Disbanded 26 June 1945 in Italy.
Reconstituted 6 April 1951 in the Regular Army as the
501st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 11 May 1951 at Fort Holabird, Maryland.
501st Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 31
March 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
World War II-EAME
Naples-Foggia
Anzio
Rome-Amo
North Apennines
Po Valley
DECORATIONS
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Detachment, 301st Communication Reconnaissance
embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA (501st Military
Detachment, 301st Communication Reconnaissance
Battalion, cited; DA 60 33, 1953, as amended by DA
GO 41, 1955)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, on a pale azure between two beacon
fires in base of the second enflamed or, in chief a
beacon fire of the first enflamed of the third.
issuing from a wreath of laurel or with a Korean
taeguk at center proper, a griffins head of the third
langued gules.
Motto: FREEDOM BY VIGILANCE.
military intelligence units. The three beacon fires,
representing Koreas ancient system of sending messages, allude to the three campaigns in which the unit
served in the Korean War. The gold of the flames
commemorates unit decorations received by the battalion. The griffin is a symbol of vigilance, the essential
attribute for effective intelligence work. The taeguk
represents the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit
Citation, and the wreath refers to the Meritorious Unit
Commendation (Army) awarded to the battalion for
service in Korea. Gold is used to represent excellence
and achievements of the unit.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
Headquarters, 502d Military Intelligence Service
Battalion. Activated 1 September 1952 in Korea.
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Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as
Headquarters, 502d Military Intelligence Battalion.
Inactivated 20 January 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 20
March 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502d Military Intelligence Battalion (organic
elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated
25 March 1961 in Korea. Inactivated 1 January 1978
in Korea. Activated 1 October 1986 at Fort Lewis,
Washington.
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA (Headquarters, 502d Military
Intelligence Battalion, cited; DA GO 14, 1955)
Intelligence Service Battalion, cited; DA GO 70, 1953)
LINEAGE RA (active)
Headquarters, 502d Military Intelligence Service
Battalion. Activated 1 September 1952 in Korea.
Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as
Headquarters, 502d Military Intelligence Battalion.
Inactivated 20 January 1955 in Korea. Redesignated 20
March 1961 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 502d Military Intelligence Battalion (organic
elements concurrently constituted). Battalion activated
25 March 1961 in Korea. Inactivated 1 January 1978
in Korea. Activated 1 October 1986 at Fort Lewis,
Washington.
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
165
Intelligence Battalion, cited; DA GO 14, 1955)
Intelligence Service Battalion, cited; DA GO 70, 1953)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a Korean taeguk proper and issuant
therefrom to chief
three lightning bolts argent. Crest: On a wreath of
the colors, argent and azure, two griffins heads
addorsed and erased, that to dexter argent and that to
sinister of the second both beaked and eyed or and
langued gules.
Motto: PROUD AND READY.
The lightning bolts refer to the importance of speed,
electronics, and communications to all intelligence
activities and represent the units participation in three
campaigns in the Korean War and its multifaceted
intelligence mission. The taeguk denotes the award of
the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation to the
organization. The griffin is a heraldic symbol of alertness and vigilance; the prominent eyes and ears suggest
the role played by intelligence forces in support of the
Armys mission. The contrasting colors and back-toback position signify the round-the-clock and worldwide scope of the intelligence and security functions.
511th Military Intelligence Service Company Activated
1 September 1952 in Korea. Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 511th Military Intelligence
Company. Inactivated 20 May 1956 in Korea. Activated 1 June 1962 in Germany.
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Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 1 October 1983 in
Germany, Redesignated 16 October 1983 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 511th
Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated in Germany (organic elements concurrently constituted and
activated). Battalion inactivated 15 November 1991 in
Germany.
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 (511th Military
Intelligence Service Company cited; DA GO 24, 1954)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Or, in base a sphinx facing to dexter couchant
azure detailed of the first in front of an open book of
the last, fimbriated of the second, its upper edge at fess
point in front of a globe overall of the like, gridlined of
the field.
garb of rice of the first in front of a triangle gules
conjoined at the tip with a torii sable.
Motto: STRENGTH THRU INTELLIGENCE.
Symbolism: Teal blue and yellow are the colors
formerly used for Army intelligence organizations. The
sphinx also symbolizes Army intelligence. Resting
against the terrestrial globe is an open book, represent167
ing the knowledge made available through mastery of
the languages of the world. The globe itself indicates
the worldwide scope of the battalions activities. Red is
the color for action, and the triangle, simulating a
Vietnamese sun hat, alludes to service in Vietnam. The
tori1 refers to Korea, where an element of the organization participated in seven campaigns. The rice stalks
represent the unit decorations awarded during both
wars.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
the 519th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment.
Activated 15 October 1948 at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Reorganized and redesignated 10 May 1949 as Headquarters, 519th Military Intelligence Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated I1 August 1949 as the 519th
Military Intelligence Service Platoon.
the 519th Military Intelligence Service Battalion.
the 519th Military Intelligence Battalion. Reorganized
and redesignated 25 January 1958 as Headquarters and
Battalion. (523d Military Intelligence Company [see
ANNEX] reorganized and redesignated 15 July 1959
as Company A.)
ANNEX Constituted 25 September 1950 in the Regular Army as the 523d Military Intelligence Service
Platoon. Activated 10 October 1950 at Fort Riley,
Kansas. Reorganized and redesignated 1 September
1952 as the 523d Military Intelligence Service Company. Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as
the 523d Military Intelligence Company Inactivated 15
November 1954 in Korea. Activated 25 January 1958
at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Vietnam
Defense
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Consolidation I
Consolidation II
Cease-Fire
Panama
Southwest Asia
Korean War
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
DECORATIONS
Headquarters Company and Company A, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
embroidered VIETNAM 1970 (519th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 52, 1974)
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embroidered KOREA (523d Military Intelligence
embroidered KOREA 1950-1952 (523d Military
Intelligence Service Platoon cited; DA GO 33, 1953,
embroidered KOREA 1952-1953 (523d Military
Intelligence Company cited; DA GO 89, 1953, as
amended by DA GO 9, 195 5)
Company C additionally entitled to:
embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967 (Company C,
519th Military Intelligence Battalion, cited; DA GO
43, 1968)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, on a bend engrailed plain cottised
between a winged sphinx couchant argent and a taeguk
gules and azure fimbriated of the second, a lightning
flash gules.
Motto: THE EQUALIZERS.
colors used for military intelligence. The winged
sphinx is symbolic of all-seeing and eternal vigilance,
and the taeguk refers to the units Korean War service.
The electronic warfare intelligence capability of the
organization is represented by the engrailed bend, and
the lightning flash is indicative of speed in communication and intelligence gathering.
the coat of arms.
Organized 1 September 1950 at Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, as the 522d Military Intelligence Service
Detachment. (Constituted 20 September 1950 in the
Regular Army.) Inactivated 28 December 1951 in
Korea.
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

Redesignated 23 June 1954 as Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 522d Military Intelligence
Battalion (Companies A and B concurrently constituted). Battalion activated 27 July 1954 in Germany
Inactivated 15 August 1958 in Germany Assigned 21
December 1976 to the 2d Armored Division and
activated at Fort Hood, Texas. (373d Army Security
Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] consolidated 16
October 1979 with Company A; 502d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2] concurrently consolidated with Company B.) Inactivated 15 April 1991 at
Fort Hood, Texas. Activated 16 December 1992 at
Fort Polk, Louisiana. Inactivated 15 January 1996 at
Fort Hood, Texas.
ANNEX 1
Company B, 303d Army Security Agency Battalion.
Activated 25 June 1962 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1966 as the
373d Army Security Agency Company.
ANNEX 2
States as the 520th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 1 July 1944 at Camp Campbell,
Kentucky. Allotted 17 December 1948 to the Regular
Army
502d Military Intelligence Detachment. Consolidated
28 December 1961 with the 502d Counter intelligence
Corps Detachment (see ANNEX 3) and consolidated
unit designated as the 502d Military Intelligence Detachment. Reorganized and redesignated 8 January
1971 as the 502d Military Intelligence Company.
ANNEX 3
States as the 502d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 16 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps
detachment attached to the 2d Armored Division.
Inactivated 14 October 1946 in Germany Activated 10
May 1947 on Guam. Inactivated 14 March 1950 on
Guam.
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Korean War
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Southwest Asia
World War II-EAME
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (2d Armored Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
action in Belgium (2d Armored Division cited; DA GO
43, 1950)
action in the Ardennes (2d Armored Division cited;
DA GO 43, 1950)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure two chevronels fretty argent charged
with eighteen pellets all within a bordure of the second.
a garb of rice or charged at base with a taeguk proper;
overall a bayonet palewise, point up, blade sable and
hilt argent all tied with a ribbon gules.
Motto: SILENT VIGILANCE.
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

colors associated with military intelligence. The interlocking chevronels suggest the gathering of information
from many sources processed through the unit and
distributed throughout the Army, as represented by the
border. The black pellets suggest the units ability to
interpret various data and to form assessments of
military situations. Eighteen refers to the number of
campaigns in which the unit participated in Korea and
Vietnam. The bayonet alludes to the units participation in campaigns in Vietnam and Korea, represented
by the garb of rice and taeguk. The black blade refers
to secrecy and the units intelligence function. The red
band of the garb refers to the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) awarded the unit for service in
Vietnam.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
as the 524th Technical intelligence Coordinator Detachment. Activated 10 October 1950 at Fort Riley, Kansas. Inactivated 1 December 1951 in Korea. Redesignated 22 June 1965 as the 524th Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Bragg,
North Carolina. Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the
524th Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 26
November 1970 in Vietnam.
Redesignated 16 June 1982 as Headquarters and
Battalion, and activated in Korea. (Organic elements
constituted 16 October 1988; Company A concurrently
activated in Korea.)
Korean War
CCF Intervention
Vietnam
Defense
173
Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
DECORATIONS
DA GO 14, 1989)
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Gyronny of eight argent and sable, a pate
gules voided throughout argent, surmounted by a globe
azure gridlined argent, overall two swords saltirewise
also argent.
Motto: STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE.
Symbolism: The shield, divided into dark and light
sections, suggests the ever-changing methods of counterintelligence functions and the day/night vigilance of
intelligence gathering. The red and white allude to the
coat of arms of Kaiserslautern in Germany, where the
unit has been stationed. The globe alludes to the overseas origin and duty of the unit and resembles a grid,
which suggests the sifting of information through the
unit to support Army goals. The crossed swords
symbolize offensive and defensive counterintelligence
and the defense of Europe.
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LINEAGE AND HONORS

consisting of two silver swords in saltire, pommels to
base, the lateral and base areas between the swords of
black enamel and the upper area of red enamel; surmounting the swords a blue disc divided by five horizontal and vertical silver lines bearing at center a black
square, point up, with a silver dot; issuing from the
disc three rays to the lateral and base areas and a broad
arrowhead extending beyond the top all silver; on a
silver scroll issuing from under the blades and the
pommels, the inscription STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE in black enamel.
Symbolism: The square and dot simulate an observation apparatus, the disc represents a globe, and the
divisions symbolize a network. The arrowhead connotes martial readiness, while the rays symbolize all
facets of sound, light, and vibratory systems. All
represent the collection, processing, and dissemination
of information functions of a military intelligence unit.
The swords refer to defensive and offensive counterintelligence methods. The white arrowhead dividing the
red area suggests the coat of arms of Kaiserslautern in
Germany, symbolizing service there.
LINEAGE RA (active)
States as the 527th Interrogation Team. Activated 1
May 1946 in Germany. Inactivated 31 October 1946 in
Germany. Redesignated 6 February 1948 as the 527th
Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. Activated 21
February 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Allotted
5 May 1949 to the Regular Army. Reorganized and
redesignated 23 May 1949 as Headquarters, 527th
Military Intelligence Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated 4 August 1949 as the 527th Military Intelligence
Service Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated 14
November 1951 as the 527th Military Intelligence
Service Company. Reorganized and redesignated 31
December 1953 as the 527th Military Intelligence
Company. Inactivated 25 January 1958 at Fort Hood,
Texas. Activated 1 June 1962 in Germany.
Intelligence Battalion. (Organic elements constituted 1
October 1982 and activated in Germany.)
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None.
DECORATIONS
DA GO 34, 1992)
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Checky azure and or a horse rampant sable
fimbriated of the second.
Motto: NOSCE HOSTEM (KNOW YOUR ENEMY).
Symbolism: Teal blue and yellow are the colors
formerly used for military intelligence battalions. The
black horse alludes to Stuttgart in Germany, the units
place of activation. The horse and checky field combined, symbolic of a chessboard, refer to the strategic
and tactical functions of an intelligence unit.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE RA (active)
the 532d Military Intelligence Service Company.
Activated 15 August 1951 in Germany.
the 532d Military Intelligence Service Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1953 as the 532d
Military Intelligence Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 532d Military Intelligence Battalion
(521st Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 1],
427th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment [see
ANNEX 2], and 526th Military Intelligence Company
[see ANNEX 3] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A, B, and C). Battalion inactivated
1 June 1962 in Germany. Activated 16 October 1986
in Korea.
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ANNEX 1 Organized 5 September 1950 in Japan as
the 521st Military intelligence Service Detachment.
(Constituted 7 September 1950 in the Regular Army.)
the 521st Military Intelligence Service Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1952 as the
521st Military Intelligence Service Company. Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 521st
Military Intelligence Company.
ANNEX 2
States as the 427th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 22 August 1944 on Corsica. Allotted
16 February 1951 to the Regular Army.
ANNEX 3
States as the 526th Interrogation Team. Activated 1
May 1946 in Germany. Inactivated 6 November 1946
in Germany Redesignated 6 February 1948 as the
526th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment. Activated
21 February 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Allotted 5 May 1949 to the Regular Army. Reorganized and redesignated 23 May 1949 as Headquarters,
526th Military Intelligence Platoon. Reorganized and
redesignated 4 August 1949 as the 526th Military
Intelligence Service Platoon. Reorganized and redesignated 28 August 1951 as the 526th Military Intelligence Service Company Reorganized and redesignated
Company.
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CRFDIT
Korean War
UN Defensive UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
Third Korean Winter
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Korea, Summer 1953
World War II-EAME
Rhineland
DECORATIONS
embroidered KOREA 1951-1952 (521st Military
Intelligence Service Platoon cited; DA GO 10, 1953)
embroidered KOREA 1952-1954 (521st Military
Intelligence Service Company cited; DA GO 46, 1954)
embroidered KOREA (521st Military Intelligence
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per fess argent and azure two lightning flashes
saltirewise counterchanged, in chief two eagles heads
conjoined erased sable and overall in pale a doublewarded key, wards to base of the first.
Motto: VIGILANCE WITH PRIDE.
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence. The crossed lightning flashes connote the
battalions mission as a combat electronic warfare
intelligence unit. The key is a symbol of knowledge
and security. The double-headed eagle symbolizes
watchfulness and vigilance and alludes to the units
former areas of service, Austria and Germany.
the coat of arms.
the 533d Military Intelligence Service Battalion. Activated 1 March 1952 in Austria. Reorganized and
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redesignated 25 May 1954 as the 533d Military Intelligence Battalion. Inactivated 8 September 1955 in
Austria.
Redesignated 16 September 1980 as Headquarters,
Headquarters and Operations Company, 533d Military
Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 3d Armored
Division, and activated in Germany (856th Army
Security Agency Company [see ANNEX 1] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A;
503d Military Intelligence Company [see ANNEX 2]
consolidated with the 203d Military Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX 3] and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Company B). Battalion
inactivated 15 August 1992 in Germany.
ANNEX 1
Constituted 4 September 1944 in the Army of the
United States as the 3148th Signal Service Platoon.
Activated 25 September 1944 on New Caledonia.
Inactivated 30 January 1946 on le Shima. Redesignated
23 August 1948 as the 580th Signal Service Detachment and activated at Fort Greely, Alaska. Inactivated
1 June 1949 at Fort Greely, Alaska. Redesignated 7
June 1954 as the 580th Signal Detachment and allotted
to the Regular Army.
Converted and redesignated 19 May 1955 as the 856th
Communication Reconnaissance Detachment. Activated
25 June 1955 in Japan. Inactivated 15 August 1956 in
Japan. Redesignated 6 April 1966 as the 856th Army
Security Agency Detachment. Activated 15 June 1966
at Fort Benning, Georgia. Inactivated 6 March 1971 in
Vietnam. Redesignated 1 July 1974 as the 856th Army
Security Agency Company and activated in Germany.
ANNEX 2
United States as the 479th Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment. Activated 23 November 1944 on New
Guinea. Disbanded 22 July 1945 in the Philippine
Islands. Reconstituted 5 January 1949 in the Regular
Army as the 530th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 28 January 1949 at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Inactivated 15 March 1951 at Fort Knox,
Kentucky.
Redesignated 17 March 1955 as the 503d Counter
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Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 5 April 1955
at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Reorganized and redesignated
25 June 1958 as the 503d Military Intelligence Detachment. Consolidated 21 November 1972 with the 503d
Military Intelligence Company (see ANNEX 4) and
consolidated unit designated as the 503d Military
Intelligence Company
ANNEX 3
States as the 503d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. Activated 16 August 1944 in France with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps
Detachment attached to the 3d Armored Division.
Inactivated 7 October 1945 in Germany. Activated 21
February 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Allotted
25 June 1952 to the Regular Army.
the 203d Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment.
203d Military Intelligence Detachment. Inactivated 5
May 1959 at Fort Hood, Texas. Activated 5 April
1962 at Fort Hood, Texas. Inactivated 20 April 1978
at Fort Hood, Texas.
ANNEX 4
503d Military Intelligence Service Company. Activated
1 September 1952 in Japan. Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 503d Military Intelligence
Company Inactivated 24 June 1955 in Japan. Activated
1 June 1962 in Germany. Inactivated 25 September
1965 in Germany.
Southwest Asia
Cease-Fire
World War II-AP
Ryukyus
Vietnam
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Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
World War II-AP
New Guinea
Luzon
World War II-EAME
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered
SAIGON-LONG BINH (856th Radio Research Detachment cited; DA GO 48, 1968)
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1971)
1974)
47, 1950)
Belgian Fourragere 1940 (503d Counter Intelligence
action in Belgium (503d Counter Intelligence Corps
action in the Ardennes (503d Counter Intelligence
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Sable, a sword and lightning flash saltirewise
surmounted by a stylized chess piece with a griffins
head or, within a bordure compony argent and azure.
argent and sable, the Lexington Minuteman proper.
Motto: THE EYES OF THE BATTLE.
the colors traditionally associated with military intelligence units. Black denotes solidity while suggesting
clandestine capabilities. Gold alludes to excellence and
achievement. The sword and flash represent military
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preparedness and speed. The border and chess piece
suggest strategy and countermeasure tactics. The griffin
symbolizes vigilance with its keen eyesight and acute
hearing.
LINEAGE AR (active)
as the 242d Military Intelligence Battalion and activated
with Headquarters at Staten Island, New York. Inactivated 15 September 1993 at Staten Island, New York.
Redesignated 16 September 1993 as the 542d Military
Intelligence Battalion and activated with Headquarters
at East Windsor, Connecticut.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, a globe argent gridlined sable, overall
a lightning flash issuing from dexter chief or in saltire
with a sword gules in bend sinister, all within a border
of the second.
Motto: MODERN WARFARE.
Symbolism: The global aspect of the mission performed by the military intelligence branch is represented by the longitude and latitude lines of the world.
The lightning flash is symbolic of the electronic warfare nature of military intelligence. The sword represents the aggressive nature and dangerous missions
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accomplished by military intelligence personnel. The
border suggests containment and alludes to intelligence
gathering and its use in defense strategy.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE AR (active)
Headquarters at Austin, Texas.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Argent, a lightning bolt bendwise point to
base azure, all with
in a bordure quarterly gules and of the first.
Motto: BLUE LIGHTNING.
military intelligence colors. Blue also alludes to the
battalions affiliation with the 50th Armored (Jersey
Blues) Division. The colors red and white were suggested by the shoulder sleeve insignia of the 78th
Division (Training), to which the battalion was attached. The lightning bolt relates to the battalions
signal security and electronic warfare mission. The
quartered border signifies military strategy.
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the coat of arms.
Headquarters at Pedricktown, New Jersey. Inactivated
15 September 1993 at Pedricktown, New Jersey
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
BATTALION
COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Per chevron paly of six argent and azure a
bend counterchanged, and of the first in base a
panthers face proper grasping two lightning flashes
conjoined chevronwise of the second.
of the Maryland Army National Guard: On a wreath
of the colors, argent and azure, a cross bottony per
cross quarterly gules and argent.
Motto: STALK THE PREY.
Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence. The upper half of the
shield alludes to the state flag of Maryland and identifies the home area of the battalion. The panther embodies the nickname of the unit, Prowler, and is a
predator celebrated for its stealth and patience on the
hunt. It is an appropriate symbol for a tactical level
intelligence unit. The lightning flashes refer to speed of
operation and the dominant role of combat electronic
warfare on the battlefield.
the coat of arms.
LINEAGE ARNG (Maryland)
Organized and federally recognized 3 May 1988 in the
Maryland Army National Guard as the 629th Military
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Intelligence Battalion, an element of the 29th Infantry
Division, with Headquarters at Greenbelt. Location of
Headquarters changed 1 April 1994 to Laurel. Home
Station: Laurel.
None.
DECORATIONS
None.
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