Organizational flashes are worn on a colored beret denoting a unit’s qualification; as of 2021, these include maroon for Airborne, green for Special Forces, tan for Ranger, and brown for Security Force Assistance Command. Flashes are centered on the beret’s stiffener and serve as a de facto backing for either a non-subdued insignia of grade (Officers) or Distinctive Unit Insignia / Regimental Distinctive Unit Insignia (NCOs and Junior Enlisted).
Officially designated as background trimming in Army Regulations, ovals are worn underneath authorized Parachutist or Air Assault badges, with the primary portion of the badge centered on the oval. The two items (oval and badge) are considered one device for calculating total number of devices/insignias and for measurement purposes. The oval-badge combination is authorized for wear by all eligible Soldiers on Service Coats and Shirts (AGSU and blue ASU) and female Soldiers wearing the blue or green Army Maternity Tunic.
It is not clear when Company D, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion was organized, but at some point it was designated as a Long Range Surveillance (LRS) unit. The Battalion was formed in 1980 and its A and B Companies created through the redesignation of two existing MI units—the 337th Army Security Agency Company and the 1st Military Intelligence Company—whose battle honors and decorations became part of the Battalion’s lineage and history.
The 101st Military Intelligence Battalion spent its last ten years of service stationed in Germany. Its colors were cased to denote its inactivation on 9 June 2006 in a ceremony held at Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg, Germany.
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