311th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

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311th Military Intelligence Battalion
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311th Military Intelligence Battalion Coat of Arms
Active
  • 1954 - 1957
  • 1966 - 1971
  • 1982 - present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
TypeMI Corps Insignia.svg Military Intelligence
Size Battalion
Part of500MIBdeSSI.jpg 500th MI Brigade
Motto(s)
  • Eyes of the Eagle
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
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U.S. Army Military Intelligence Battalions
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310th Military Intelligence Battalion 312th Military Intelligence Battalion

The 311th Military Intelligence Battalion is an active duty Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion of the United States Army stationed at Camp Zama, Japan and assigned to the 500th MI Brigade. The 311th MI Battalion is equipped to continue to provide support and train alongside U.S. Army Japan partner units, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force coalition partners. The 311th conducts continuous multi-discipline Intelligence operations in support of U.S. Army Pacific operations and national level requirements in the U.S. Indo-Pacific area of operations. [1]

Contents

Lineage

Annex 1

  • Constituted 2 March 1967 in the Regular Army as the 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 Campbell, Kentucky

Annex 2

  • Constituted 12 July 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 101st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
  • Activated 20 August 1944 in England with personnel from provisional Counter Intelligence Corps 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 Intelligence Detachment
  • Reorganized and redesignated 26 December 1969 as the 101st Military Intelligence Company
  • Assigned 21 September 1978 to the 101st Airborne Division [2]

Honors

Unit Awards

Meritorious Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
Southwest Asia [2]

Company A additionally entitled to

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1968
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1971-1972
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1969
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
  • Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970 [2]

Company B additionally entitled to

  • Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BASTOGNE
  • French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
  • Netherlands Orange Lanyard
  • Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm for BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at BASTOGNE
  • Belgian Fourragere 1940
  • Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in FRANCE AND BELGIUM
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1969
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1971
  • Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970 [2]

Campaign Streamers

Southwest Asia

  • Defense of Saudi Arabia
  • Liberation and Defense of Kuwait [2]

Company A additionally entitled to

Vietnam
  • Counteroffensive, Phase III
  • Tet Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase IV
  • Counteroffensive, Phase V
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VI
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive
  • Summer-Fall 1969
  • Winter-Spring 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII
  • Consolidation I
  • Consolidation II
  • Cease-Fire [2]

Company B additionally entitled to

World War II
  • Normandy (with arrowhead)
  • Rhineland (with arrowhead)
  • Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe [2]
Vietnam
  • Counteroffensive, Phase III
  • Tet Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase IV
  • Counteroffensive, Phase V
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VI
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive
  • Summer-Fall 1969
  • Winter-Spring 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII
  • Consolidation I
  • Consolidation II [2]

Heraldry

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry.

Coat of Arms

Blazon

The shield is 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. [3]

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 operation. The dragon is a reference to service in Vietnam and its scarlet color alludes to the award of three Meritorious Unit Commendations to elements of the Battalion. The fleurs-de-lis denote service in Europe during World War II. [3]

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Blazon

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: 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. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "EYES OF THE EAGLE" in Black letters. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "INSCOM - U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command" . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "311th MI Bn Lineage and Honors" . Retrieved 25 August 2020.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. 1 2 3 "311th MI Bn Coat of Arms at The Institute of Heraldry" . Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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