224th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

COAT OF ARMS

Shield: Quarterly azure and argent a griffin sejant or grasping two flashes saltirewise gules.

Crest:

None approved.

Motto:

VIGILANCE ABOVE.

Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors associated with the military intelligence branch. 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.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms.

LINEAGE RA (active)

• Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as 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 ANNEX 1) concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; 144th Aviation Company (see ANNEX 2) converted and redesignated as Company B and activated).

ANNEX 1

• Constituted 5 April 1945 in the Army of the United 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

• Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as the 144th Aviation Company and activated in Vietnam. Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• CounteroffensiveCounteroffensive, Phase II
• 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

• Luzon

• Defense

DECORATIONS

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer 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)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969 (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Aviation Battalion, and 144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO 2, 1971)
• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971-1972 (224th Aviation Battalion and 144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO 32, 1973)
• Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1987-1988 (224th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA 60 35, 1989)
• Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1988-1990 (224th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 2, 1991)
• Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992-1993 (224th Military Intelligence Battalion cited; DA GO 27, 1994)
• Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971 (224th Aviation Battalion and 144th Aviation Company cited; DA GO 6, 1974)

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1967 (172d Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 48, 1968)
• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945 (172d Language Detachment cited; DA GO 47, 1950)
• Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970 (172d Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 51, 1971)
• Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1971 (172d Military Intelligence Detachment cited; DA GO 5, 1973)