306th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

COAT OF ARMS

Shield: Azure, a volcano abased argent surmounted by a pellet charged with a mullet of the second; in chief a lightning flash fesswise tenne fimbriated of the second.

Crest: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, a demi-griffin gules holding in its dexter claw a sword with blade in the form of a lightning flash or all in front of a wreath of palm fronds proper.

Motto: NEMO VIGILANTIOR (NO ONE MORE WATCHFUL).

Symbolism: Teal blue and white are the colors formerly used for Army Security Agency battalions. The volcano symbolizes the area in the Pacific where the unit served. The black sphere charged with a white mullet alludes to the coat of arms of Captain Cook, who discovered New Caledonia, the island on which the unit was activated. The lightning flash refers to the mission of the unit and the orange color represents its former status as a signal company. The griffin, symbol of courage, strength, and vigilance, represents the intelligence mission of the battalion. The unit™s origin as a signal company is recalled by the lightning flash sword blade, which also denotes speed of response and action. The palm wreath refers to the unit™s service in the Pacific during World War II. Red signifies courage and recalls the award of the Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army). Gold stands for excellence.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

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

LINEAGE RA (active)

• Constituted 16 December 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3910th Signal Service Company
• Activated 1 February 1945 on New Caledonia.
• Inactivated 19 April 1946 on Tinian.
• Redesignated 13 January 1948 as the 303d Signal Service Company , Army, and allotted to the Organized Reserves.
• Activated 23 January 1948 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
• Reorganized and redesignated 5 September 1950 as the 303d Signal Radio Intelligence Company .
• Converted and redesignated 3 January 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 306th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion.
• Ordered into active military service 1 May 1951 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
• released from active military service 16 May 1955 and reverted to reserve status.
• Inactivated 20 July 1955 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Activated 6 January 1956 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Reorganized and redesignated 14 February 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 306th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion . (Companies A and B constituted 13 March 1956; Company B activated 14 March 1956 at Baltimore, Maryland.)
• Redesignated 3 September 1956 as the 306th Army Security Agency Battalion .
• Inactivated 27 June 1959 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Redesignated 1 February 1990 as the 306th Military Intelligence Battalion ; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army.
• Headquarters transferred 18 May 1990 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription

DECORATIONS

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER (3910th Signal Service Company cited; GO 133, Western Pacific Base Command, I1 November 1945)