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"The 308th Military Intelligence Battalion is an active duty Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion of the United States Army assigned to the 902nd MI Group, an Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) subordinate. According to the INSCOM web page: The 308th MI Battalion conducts counterintelligence investigations, operations, collection and analysis to detect, exploit and neutralize foreign intelligence entities, international terrorism and insider threats to U.S. Army Forces, technologies, information and infrastructure. On order provides tailored CI support to overseas contingency operations. The 308th also operates all of the INSCOM counterintelligence field offices within the continental U.S. which are manned by counterintelligence special agents. These field offices are the public investigative offices in which anyone can go to in order to report a counterintelligence/security incident. Lineage The official lineage of the 308th MI Battalion from the Army Center of Military History is: * Constituted 31 January 1952 in the Organized Reserve Corps as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 308th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion * Activated 1 April 1952 at New York, New York * (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve) * Reorganized and redesignated 23 January 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion * Redesignated 1 September 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Army Security Agency Battalion * Inactivated 1 July 1959 at New York, New York * Redesignated 1 February 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 308th Military Intelligence Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army * Redesignated 17 October 1991 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 308th Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated in Panama (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated) * Battalion inactivated 16 September 1995 in Panama * Activated 16 October 1996 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland Unit Awards { border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" align="center" ! style="background: " Army Superior Unit Award -style="text-align: center;" -style="text-align: center;" 15 December 1993 - 15 December 1994 -style="text-align: center;" -style="text-align: center;" Detachments to 319th MI Bn additionally entitled to: -style="text-align: center;" Meritorious Unit Commendation -style="text-align: center;" -style="text-align: center;" Afghanistan -style="text-align: center;" 8 March 2013 - 10 October 2013Permanent Order 023-11. U.S. Army Human Resources Command. 23 January 2014. Retrieved from Center of Military History on 25 August 2020. } Heraldry The official descriptions of the 308th's heraldic items as follows are from the The Institute of Heraldry: Coat of Arms Blazon = The shield is per saltire Argent and Azure (Oriental Blue), two griffin heads erased respectant of the first, in chief a compass rose Gules. = Symbolism = Oriental blue is the primary color associated with the Military Intelligence Corps. The saltire represents strength and cooperation. The griffins embody vigilance, alertness and courage and reflect the unit's motto and mission. The compass rose alludes to the collection, analysis and dissemination of information and the worldwide capabilities of the unit. Distinctive Unit Insignia Blazon = A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Per saltire Argent and Azure (Oriental Blue), two griffin heads erased respectant of the first, in chief a compass rose Gules. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Black tripartite scroll inscribed "GUARDIANS OF AMERICA" in Silver letters. References Category:Military Intelligence battalions of the United States Army "
"Alui is a village in the Ghatal CD block in the Ghatal subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography=Location Alui is located at . Area overview Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, scholar, social reformer and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance, was born at Birsingha on 26 September 1820. Ghatal subdivision, shown in the map alongside, has alluvial soils. Around 85% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.It has a density of population of 1,099 per km2, but being a small subdivision only a little over a fifth of the people in the district reside in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, Alui had a total population of 1,627, of which 825 (51%) were males and 802 (49%) were females. There were 159 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Uttar Bar was 1,070 (77.89% of the population over 6 years). Education Alui High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X. It has a library with 610 books. Alui picture gallery File:Nabaratna temple of Bhuinya family of Alui village under Ghatal Police Station at Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 03.jpgNaba-ratna temple of Bhuinya family built in 1860 File:Nabaratna temple of Bhuinya family of Alui village under Ghatal Police Station at Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 01.jpgBhuinya family temple File:Nabaratna temple of Bhuinya family of Alui village under Ghatal Police Station at Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 05.jpgTerracotta decoration in Bhuinya family temple File:Sridhara Nabaratna temple of Roy family at Alui village under Ghatal Police Station of Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 01.jpgNaba-ratna Sridhara temple of Roy family built in 1880 File:Sridhara Nabaratna temple and Octagonal Rasmancha of Roy family at Alui village under Ghatal Police Station of Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 04.jpgSridhara temple File:Sridhara Nabaratna temple of Roy family at Alui village under Ghatal Police Station of Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal 10.jpgTerracotta decoration The pictures are a part of Wiki Explores Paschim Medinipur programme, an initiative by West Bengal Wikimedians User Group ReferencesExternal links Category:Villages in Paschim Medinipur district "