The 311th Military Intelligence Battalion is an

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(MI)

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of the

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stationed at

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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

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partners. The 311th conducts continuous multi-discipline Intelligence operations in support of

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operations and national level requirements in the U.S. Indo-Pacific

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Lineage

* Constituted 1 June 1954 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 311th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion * Activated 14 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 ctivated 6 August 1952and 359th Communication Reconnaissance Company ctivated 15 August 1944concurrently 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) * Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 311th Army Security Agency Battalion, reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1982 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations Company, 311th Military Intelligence Battalion, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky (265th Army Security Agency Company ee ANNEX 1and 101st Military Intelligence Company ee ANNEX 2concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Companies A and B)

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

Honors

Unit Awards

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

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

Campaign Streamers

Southwest Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anat ...

* Defense of Saudi Arabia * Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Company A additionally entitled to

=
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

= * 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

Company B additionally entitled to

=
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

= * Normandy (with arrowhead) * Rhineland (with arrowhead) * Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

= Vietnam

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.

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.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Blazon

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 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.

References

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Lineage

Annex 1

Annex 2

Honors

Unit Awards

Company A additionally entitled to

Company B additionally entitled to

Campaign Streamers

Southwest Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Anat ...

Company A additionally entitled to

= Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

Company B additionally entitled to

= World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

= Vietnam

Heraldry

Coat of Arms

Blazon

Symbolism

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Blazon

References

=
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

=
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...