The 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion is a

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of the

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based at

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under the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) supporting

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Lineage

* Constituted 5 April 1945 in the

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as the 163rd Language Department ** Activated 23 April 1945 in the

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** Re-organised and re-designated 25 September 1949 as the 163rd Military Intelligence Service Detachment ** Allotted 19 December 1950 to the

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and re-designated as the 163rd Military Intelligence Service Platoon ** Re-organised and re-designated 28 March 1954 as the 163rd Military Intelligence Platoon ** Inactivated 15 November 1954 in

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* Activated 26 December 1955 in

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** Re-organised and re-designated 20 September 1957 as the 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion ** Inactivated 25 April 1964 in Italy * Activated at

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(A Company re-organised and re-designated 21 April 1978 as B Company, 529th Military Intelligence Company ee ANNEXconcurrently re-organised and re-designated as A Company) ** Battalion inactivated 15 September 1997 at Fort Cavazos, Texas * Activated 16 January 2006 at Fort Cavazos, Texas ANNEX * Constituted 14 July 1945 in the

as the 225th (Independent) Prisoner of War Team and activated in

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** Inactivated 30 November 1946 in West Germany ** Re-designated 1 October 1948 as the 529th Interrogation Team and allotted to the

* Activated 15 October 1948 at

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** Inactivated 10 February 1949 at Fort Riley, Kansas ** Re-designated 17 March 1965 as the 529th Military Intelligence Company * Activated 19 March 1965 at

Honours

Campaign Participation Credit *

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: UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Korea Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, Korean Summer 1953 Decorations * Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for

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* Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for

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for PANMUNJOM *

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for 17 October 1944 TO 4 July 1945 *

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for KOREA 1950–1953

Heraldic items

Coat of Arms * The two crossed anchors allude to the two Presidential Unit Citations (Navy) and the trident refers to the

. * Shield:

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on a bend, chequy argent and sable, overall a Philippine sun charged with a Korean

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in the colours of the Republic of Korea, scarlet and blue. * Crest: On a wreath of the colours, argent and azure, a trident argent interlaced with two anchors in

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or. * Motto: "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER" * Symbolism: The sun alludes to service in the Philippines during

and to the

. The taeguk symbolises the

and the unit's ten campaigns in the

. The black and white

chequy In heraldry, variations of the field are any of a number of ways that a field (or a charge) may be covered with a pattern, rather than a flat tincture or a simple division of the field. Patterning with ordinaries and subordinaries The diminut ...

alludes to the intelligence functions of the organisation. Oriental blue and silver gray are the colours used by intelligence units. Distinctive Unit Insignia * The distinctive unit insignia consists of elements of the shield, crest, and mottos of the coat of arms.

References

* * {{Army Center of Military History, article=Army Lineage Series Military Intelligence, url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-13-1/cmhPub_60-13-1.pdf, author=John Patrick Finnegan and Romana Danysh, accessdate=15 December 2019 Military units and formations established in 1945 Military units and formations established in 1955 Military units and formations established in 1969 Military units and formations established in 2006 Military units and formations disestablished in 1954 Military units and formations disestablished in 1964 Military units and formations disestablished in 1997 Military Intelligence battalions of the United States Army