The 635th Military Intelligence Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia was approved on 27 January 1997. It was amended on 6 March 2002 to reflect the prescription in AR 670-1 that it be worn in pairs.
A disc of oriental blue in the center of the 635th Military Intelligence Battalion Distinctive Unit Insignia denotes its origins in the Military Intelligence Corps. On the disc is a profile of an Indian scout, personifying the unit motto of “See, Heed, Fathom”—the necessary skills needed to find and assess enemy forces. The lightning flash on the Indian’s face symbolizes both Electronic Warfare and Signal Intelligence, and the blue disc takes on the role of the Earth to illustrate the Battalion’s worldwide capabilities of both missions. A wreath of dogwood is a reference to Missouri, the unit’s home as part of the Missouri Army National Guard, and the red of the headband is for courage and sacrifice.
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,
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Officially activated on 24 March 1997, the 635th Military Intelligence Battalion was a unit in the Missouri Army National Guard assigned to the 35th Infantry Division. The outstanding service of Detachment, Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations Company, 635th Military Intelligence Battalion between 24 March 2003 and 30 September 2003 was recognized with the announcement of its selection for an Army Superior Unit Awards in General Orders 2019-24, published in November 2019, some sixteen years after the service was rendered.
However, this is almost all of the information that is readily and freely available to the public regarding the history of the Battalion, which appears to have been inactivated, deactivated, redesignated, reflagged or disbanded.
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