313th Military Intelligence Battalion ( United States ) The 313th Military Intelligence Battalion traced its lineage back to 25 September 1942 , with the activation of the 215th Signal Depot Company ; the battalion was officially activated and assigned to the 82d Airborne Division on 16 October 1979 . Companies were derived from many different units , including the 313th Army Security Agency ( ASA ) Battalion , formerly known as Headquarters and Service Company ; the 3191st Signal Service Company ( World War II ) and 358th ASA Company , formerly known as Company A ; the 82d Military Intelligence Company and 337th Communications Reconnaissance Company , formerly known as Company B ; and 371st Radio Research Company , formerly known as Company C . On 1 November 1988 , Companies A , B , and C were designated as direct support companies for each of the three infantry brigades and Company D was reactivated and assigned to the 313th Military Intelligence Battalion as the general intelligence support company . The battalion continued to evolve in the 1990s , with the activation of Company D as the general support company and reassignment of the Long Range Surveillance Detachment from the 1st Squadron , 17th Cavalry Regiment , the division ' s cavalry squadron , to the 313th Military Intelligence Battalion . The unit provided direct and general support to the 82d Airborne Division in the form of intelligence collection , analysis , and dissemination ; counterintelligence and interrogation ; signals intelligence , including ground and air based intercept , jamming , and direction finding ; remote battlefield sensors and ground surveillance radar ; moving target indicators ; and long range surveillance . The unit ' s lineage included 23 campaign and battle streamers from World War II , the Dominican Republic , Vietnam , Grenada , Panama , and the Persian Gulf . The battalion earned seven Meritorious Unit Commendations , one Army Superior Unit Award , and five foreign unit awards . The 313th Military Intelligence Battalion was also one of the most diverse units in the United States Army , with soldiers holding 47 different military occupational specialties and speaking eight different languages . In 2006 the battalion was inactivated when , as part of the Army - wide reorganization of combat forces to the modular structure , its was broken up and most of its personnel and equipment were reassigned to the brigade support battalions in each of the division ' s brigade combat teams . The battalion ' s long range surveillance detachment was reorganized , reflagged and reassigned as Company F ( Pathfinder ) , 2d Battalion , 82d Aviation Regiment , Combat Aviation Brigade , 82d Airborne Division . 313th Military Intelligence Crest . Description . A Silver color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned : Azure ( Teal Blue ) , a fess checky Argent and Tenne , overall a mullet of six points of the second . Attached around the sides and bottom of the shield a Silver scroll inscribed , " SAVOIR C ' EST POUVOIR " in Black . Symbolism . Teal blue and white are the colors used for units not assigned to branch and refer to the original unit designation , the 313th Army Security Agency Battalion . The colors orange and white refer to the organization ' s former affiliation with the Signal Corps and the six points of the mullet allude to the Battalion ' s decorations for World War II and Vietnam service . Blazon . " Shield " : Azure ( Teal Blue ) , a fess checky Argent and Tenne , overall a mullet of six points of the second . " Crest " : From a wreath Argent and Azure ( Teal Blue ) , a dragon passant Gules garnished or in front of a mount Vert impaled with twelve bamboo spikes Proper , the dragon ' s tail interlaced with the spikes . " Motto " : SAVOIR C ' EST POUVOIR ( Knowledge is Power ) or ( knowledge is be able to ) French . . . " Symbolism " " Shield " : Teal blue and white are the colors used for units not assigned to branch and refer to the original unit designation , the 313th Army Security Agency Battalion . The colors orange and white refer to the organization ' s former affiliation with the Signal Corps and the six points of the mullet allude to the Battalion ' s decorations for World War II and Vietnam service . " Crest " : The dragon , symbolic of alertness and readiness , denotes the unit ' s service as an Army Security Agency Battalion in Vietnam . The mount refers to the lush terrain of that country and the twelve spikes to the number of campaigns in which the unit participated .