109TH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BATTALION
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Distinctive Unit Insignia


Description/Blazon
A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Sable, between two flaunches checky Argent (Silver Gray) and Azure (Oriental Blue) a sun in splendor in chief and in base a decrescent Or, overall palewise a lightning flash Gules.  Attached below the shield a Silver scroll inscribed "SEEK AND DISRUPT" in Black letters.

Symbolism
Silver gray and oriental blue are the colors of Military Intelligence.  The checkered arrangement reflects the multifaceted intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities of the Battalion.  The black center field suggests secrecy and symbolizes tactical operations security.  The sun and moon symbols and the two hemispheres denote round-the-clock tactical and global deployment capabilities.  The red flash is a symbol of both the offensive combat capability of electronic warfare as well as the long range electronic surveillance characteristics of the Battalion.

Background
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 2 September 1981.  It was amended to update the description on 19 July 2011.




Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

Shield

Sable, between two flaunches checky Argent (Silver Gray) and Azure (Oriental Blue) a sun in splendor in chief and in base a decrescent Or, overall palewise a lightning flash Gules.

Crest

From a wreath of the colors Argent (Silver Gray) and Sable upon two scimitars per saltire Proper, a demi-gryphon Gold Brown, beak, feet and eye Or, armed and langued Celeste, langued detailed of the first, outlined and detailed of the second, clasping a writhing cobra Gris, with its underbelly, mouth and iris Gules, eye, fangs and cowl marking of the first, scaled, outlined and detailed of the second.

Motto

SEEK AND DISRUPT.

Symbolism

Shield

Silver gray and oriental blue are the colors of Military Intelligence.  The checkered arrangement reflects the multifaceted intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities of the Battalion.  The black center field suggests secrecy and symbolizes tactical operations security.  The sun and moon symbols and the two hemispheres denote round-the-clock tactical and global deployment capabilities.  The red flash is a symbol of both the offensive combat capability of electronic warfare as well as the long range electronic surveillance characteristics of the Battalion.

Crest

The gryphon represents American intervention in Iraq by symbolizing military courage and strength while serving as a reminder that the Army must combine intelligence and strength to prevail against evil. The cobra represents forces threatening the safety and security of the Iraqi people and symbolizes a threat that is not easily removed from harm's way. The two crossed scimitars recall the swords erected by Saddam Hussein during his reign; the points down symbolize the goal of freedom and peace for the Iraqi people, after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Background
The coat of arms was approved on 2 September 1981.  It was amended to add a crest on 19 July 2011.





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