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5th Military Police Battalion (CID)

As the Army's primary criminal investigative organization, the Criminal Investigation Division [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 distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 2 Sep 1998, consisting of a shield blazoned: Vert, issuing from base a dexter and a sinister gauntlet chevronwise grasping a doubled bladed battle-axe Proper the finial formed by a trefoil Gules. Attached below the shield a red scroll inscribed "PROFESSIONAL ALWAYS" in gold letters. Green and yellow are the colors traditionally used by Military Police units. The bladed axe denotes strength and continual vigilance: the gauntlets represent total military preparedness. The combined axe and gauntlets suggest the unit's motto "PROFESSIONAL ALWAYS." The trefoil symbolizes the unit's three World War II campaigns.