297th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE 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.

Crest: None approved.

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 unit's motto.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

The distinctive unit insignia is the shield and motto of 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 Headquarters Company, 297th Army Security AgencyBattalion .
• Inactivated 31 January 1968 at Atlanta, Georgia.
• Redesignated 1 February 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion ; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.
• Redesignated 17 October 1991 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion , and activated at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

None.

DECORATIONS

None.