TRUTH CONQUERS, the motto inscribed at the base of the 108th Military Intelligence Group Distinctive Unit Insignia, highlights how important accurate and truthful information not only in the development of military strategy and tactics, but also in winning over potential allies in a conflict zone.
The oriental blue border is the branch color for Military Intelligence. In the center of the insignia, the quill pen and scroll are references to the missions of noting and reporting information, while the sun and its radiant streams of light are symbols of illumination in dark areas and a defense against espionage and clandestine actions. Eight rays emerging from the sun are a reference to the eight states that comprised the unit’s jurisdictional area when the insignia was approved on 17 January 1969.
lso known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
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The 108th Military Intelligence Group was originally constituted as the 108th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment on in the Army of the United States on 10 May 1946 and activated a month later at New Yor, New York. Allotted to the Regular Army in February 1951, it was redesignated as the 108th Counter Intelligence Corps Group just over six years later on 1 March 1957. In July 1961, the unit became the 108th Intelligence Corps Group, then was redesignated as the 108th Military Intelligence Group on 15 October 1966. It was active under this designation until 31 January 1972 when it was inactivated at Fort Devens in Massachusetts; it was redesignated as HQ and HQ Detachment, 108th Military Intelligence Group in February 1999, but was not reactivated until 16 June 2000 in Germany.
As of Summer 2023, there is no indication that the 108th Military Intelligence Group is still an active unit in either the Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard.