312th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

312th Military Intelligence Battalion
312th Military Intelligence Battalion
	312th Military Intelligence Battalion Coat of Arms
Active	23rd Signal Construction Battalion 10 February 1944 Camp Pickett, Virginia - 22 January 1946 Fort Lawton, Washington, 27 September 1951 Korea - 15 May 1953; 312th Communications Reconnaissance Battalion 25 June 1955 Germany - 1 July 1956; 312th Army Security Agency Battalion 1 July 1956 - 15 October 1957 West Germany; 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division 1 October 1981 - 15 October 2005 Fort Hood, Texas; 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, 470th Military Intelligence Brigade 6 May 2017 Fort Sam Houston, Texas - Present;
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army; Military Intelligence Corps;
Type	Military Intelligence
Role	all-source; counterintelligence; human intelligence;
Size	Battalion
Part of	470th Military Intelligence Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Fort Sam Houston
Nickname	Silent Warriors
Mottos	Semper Veritas; (Always the Truth);
Colors	Oriental Blue Silver Gray
Engagements	China–Burma–India Theater; Vietnam War; Korean War; Gulf War; Global war on terrorism; Iraq War;
Decorations	Valorous Unit Award; ; 6 Apr 2004 to 23 Aug 2004; Meritorious Unit Commendation; ; SOUTHWEST ASIA 4 Oct 1990 - 6 Apr 1991; ; 10 Sep 2003 to 15 Jun 2005; World War II; ; Korean War; ; United Nations Summer-Fall Offensive; ; Second Korean Winter; ; Korean Defense Summer-Fall, 1952; ; Third Korean Winter; ; Korea, Summer 1953; Gulf War; ; Defense of Saudi Arabia; ; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Iraq War; ; Iraqi Governance; ; National Resolution;
Commanders
Current; commander	LTC Matthew F. DeSabio (June 2025-)
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Beret Flash (LRSD)

The 312th Military Intelligence Battalion, nicknamed the “Silent Warriors”, formerly known as 23rd Signal (Heavy/Light) Construction Battalion, 312th Communications Reconnaissance Battalion, and 312th Army Security Agency Battalion, is an active duty Military Intelligence Battalion of the United States Army. The 312th Military Intelligence Battalion is stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas where it conducts all-source, signals intelligence, geospatial intelligence, open source intelligence, counterintelligence and human intelligence operations in support of US Army South and United States Southern Command requirements.

23rd Signal Construction Battalion (1951-1953)
Parent unit	Eighth Army
Components	Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) A Company B Company C Company

312th Communications Reconnaissance Battalion (1955-1956)
Parent unit	Army Security Agency
Components	Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Detachment A Detachment B Detachment C Detachment D 328th Communications Reconnaissance (ASA) Company 332d ASA Company 22d ASA Detachment Hq ASA Austria, 8618 AAU

312th Army Security Agency Battalion (1956-1957)
Parent unit	Army Security Agency
Components	Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Detachment A Detachment D One Detachment D Two Detachment L 328th ASA Company 332d ASA Company

312th Military Intelligence Battalion (EWC) Provisional (1977-1981)
Parent unit	1st Cavalry Division
Components	191st Combat Intelligence Company (HHC) 371st Army Security Agency Company (SIGNT) (EW) B Company (GSR) C Company (Maintenance)

312th Military Intelligence Battalion (1981-2005)
Parent unit	1st Cavalry Division
Components	Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) "The Headhunters" A Company B Company "The Bulldogs" C Company D Company "The Daggers" (-2005) Analysis and Control Element (ACE) Detachment (1999-2003) Long Range Surveillance Detachment (LRSD) (1987-1995)