326th Military Intelligence Battalion Coat of Arms

Description/Blazon

Shield

Per fess Or and checky Sable and Argent on a pile in point party per fess Azure (Oriental Blue) and of the first an eagle's head couped of the third langued Gules.

Crest

None.

Motto

FROM INTELLIGENCE ACTION.

Symbolism

Shield

Oriental blue is the color used for Military Intelligence units. The eagle's head with piercing eye representing vigilance, keenness of vision and swiftness of purpose, symbolizes the attributes inherent to the basic mission of the organization. The checkered area alludes to secrecy and compartmentalized information and, together with the inverted triangle formed from the heraldic pile, is indicative of the penetrative methods in the gathering of intelligence.

Crest

None.

Background

The coat of arms was originally approved for the 826th Military Intelligence Battalion on 13 October 1970. The coat of arms was redesignated for the 326th Military Intelligence Battalion and amended to remove the crest of the Army Reserve on 2 February 1995.