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11th Military Police Battalion (CID)

11th Military Police, Criminal Investigation Division is stationed at Fort Hood. The 11th Military Police Battalion [not to be confused with the 11th Military Police Battalion of the Ohio Military Reserve] was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama during the 1970s and early 1980s. As the Army's primary criminal investigative organization, the "CID" is responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations in which the Army is, or may be, a party of interest. CID conducts criminal investigations that range from death to fraud, on and off military reservations, and, when appropriate, with local, state and other federal investigative agencies.

The coat of arms was approved on 18 August 1998. Shield: Vert, a column between two barrulets Or a scale of the like charged on the cups with a fleur-de-lis Azure and an eagle displayed Sable. Crest: From a wreath Or and Vert two Palm fronds chevronwise reversed surmounted by a fasces Proper. Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police units. The column suggests support and the strength to uphold the law. The scale recalls truth and justice. The fleur-de-lis and the heraldic eagle represent the unit's World War II campaigns. The two barrulets form an illusion of the numeral "11" reference to the unit designation.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 18 August 1998, consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, a pale Or surmounted by a pale of the first a column of the second, overall a balance yellow charge on each cup with a fleur-de-lis Azure on the left and an eagle Sable to the right. The column suggests support and the strength to uphold the law. The scale recalls truth and justice. The fleur-de-lis and the heraldic eagle represent the unit's World War II campaigns. The two barrulets form an illusion of the numeral "11" reference to the unit designation.