310th MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION

COAT OF ARMS

Shield: Azure, two cramps saltirewise argent surmounted by a griffin's head erased sable, langued gules.

Crest: None approved.

Motto: ARRECTIS AURIBUS (ALWAYS ON THE ALERT).

Symbolism: Oriental blue is one of the colors associated with military intelligence. Black and white symbolize overt and covert operations and the organization's around-the-clock vigilance. The griffin embodies alertness; it is black, recalling determination and stealth. The unit's collection and exploitation mission is highlighted by the cramps or hooks. The hooks simulate flashes, representing speed and combat electronic warfare, while alluding to the ability to catch and hold.

DISTINCTIVE UNIT INSIGNIA

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

LINEAGE RA (inactive)

• Constituted 25 February 1954 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 310th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion.
• Activated 1 November 1954 at Boston, Massachusetts.
• Reorganized and redesignated 8 February 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion .
• Redesignated 10 September 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 310th Army Security Agency Battalion . (800th Signal Company [see ANNEX] converted and redesignated 26 July 1956 as Company A.)
• Battalion inactivated 1 July 1959 at Boston, Massachusetts.
• Redesignated 1 February 1990 as the 310th Military Intelligence Battalion ; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army Activated 17 October 1991 in Panama.
• Inactivated 16 September 1995 in Panama.

ANNEX

• Constituted 24 December 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 5th Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company
• Activated 28 January 1944 at Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
• Inactivated 25 November 1945 in Germany.
• Redesignated 14 September 1948 as the 800th Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps.
• Activated 27 September 1948 at Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Inactivated 20 September 1950 at Corpus Christi, Texas.
• Converted and redesignated 8 November 1950 as the 800th Signal Radio Countermeasure Company .
• Activated 7 December 1950 at Red Bank, New Jersey (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve.)
• Reorganized and redesignated 20 March 1953 as the 800th Signal Company
• Location changed 17 August 1954 to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• Ardennes-Alsace

DECORATIONS

• None.