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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 5th Military Police Battalion was a CID battalion assigned to the 202nd Military Police Group (CID) in Europe.

The distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 2 September 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 was a red scroll inscribed "PROFESSIONAL ALWAYS" in gold letters. Green and yellow were the colors traditionally used by Military Police units. The bladed axe denoted strength and continual vigilance. The gauntlets represented total military preparedness. The combined axe and gauntlets suggested the unit's motto "PROFESSIONAL ALWAYS." The trefoil symbolized the unit's 3 World War II campaigns.