A United States Army Reserve unit headquartered in Bell, California, the 393rd Military Police Battalion (CID) assigned to the 11th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command. (The initialism CID used with the Battalion’s designation is a holdover term from the time the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division was founded in World War I.) In addition to its HQ and HQ Detachment, it consists of four Military Police Detachments based in Arizona, California, Texas, and Washington. It has been a part of the 11th Military Police Brigade since 2017.
As a relatively new addition to the Military Police Corps and USACIDC, the unit has yet to earn campaign credits (as of March 2021). However, in March 2010 the HQ and HQ Detachment, 393rd Military Police Battalion was tapped for a Meritorious Unit Commendation for its service between 7 April 2009 and 24 February 2010. Assuming command and control of five joint expeditionary forensic facilities in Iraq that provided forensic intelligence analysis for Coalition Forces, it directly supported operations against anti-Coalition forces as well as criminal networks. Additionally, as the only forensic exploration Battalion in the Multi-National Corps-Iraq area of operations, it assumed the role of a corps-level investigative task force into the operations of dangerous and security threat cases throughout Iraq.
The 393rd Military Police Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI), commonly called a unit crest, was approved on 3 August 2005. It features a shield that has been quartered and uses the counterchanged colors of green and gold (official colors of MP units). The upper left quadrant contains the image of a bear, an image associated with the organization’s home state of California. In the bottom right, a bell invokes the notion of sounding the alarm as a preparation for danger or to alert guards of intruders; it is also a reference to the unit’s location in Bell, California. An unsheathed sword is a traditional emblem of military readiness, while the gold text used for the inscription “Truth And Justice,” the Battalion motto, indicates excellence and high achievement; the dark red scroll is for sacrifice and courage.
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Also known as a unit crest or DUI, the 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.
Full guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia."