| Unit Name: | 308th Military Intelligence Battalion |
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| Identification Symbol Label: | Distinctive Unit Insignia |
The 308th Military Intelligence Battalion is an active duty Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion of the United States Army assigned to the 902nd MI Group, an Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) subordinate.
According to the INSCOM web page: The 308th MI Battalion conducts counterintelligence investigations, operations, collection and analysis to detect, exploit and neutralize foreign intelligence entities, international terrorism and insider threats to U.S. Army Forces, technologies, information and infrastructure. On order provides tailored CI support to overseas contingency operations.
The 308th also operates all of the INSCOM counterintelligence field offices within the continental U.S. which are manned by counterintelligence special agents. These field offices are the public investigative offices in which anyone can go to in order to report a counterintelligence/security incident.
The official lineage of the 308th MI Battalion from the Army Center of Military History is:
| Army Superior Unit Award | |
|---|---|
| 15 December 1993 - 15 December 1994 | |
| Detachments to 319th MI Bn additionally entitled to: | |
| Meritorious Unit Commendation | |
| Afghanistan | |
| 8 March 2013 - 10 October 2013[1] |
The official descriptions of the 308th's heraldic items as follows are from The Institute of Heraldry:
The shield is per saltire Argent and Azure (Oriental Blue), two griffin heads erased respectant of the first, in chief a compass rose Gules.
Oriental blue is the primary color associated with the Military Intelligence Corps. The saltire represents strength and cooperation. The griffins embody vigilance, alertness and courage and reflect the unit's motto and mission. The compass rose alludes to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information and the worldwide capabilities of the unit.
A Silver color metal and enamel device NaNinches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per saltire Argent and Azure (Oriental Blue), two griffin heads erased respectant of the first, in chief a compass rose Gules. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Black tripartite scroll inscribed "GUARDIANS OF AMERICA" in Silver letters.