CIC adopts official emblem for school use

Courtesy Photo | Students at the Counter Intelligence Corps School, Fort Holabird, pose with the new sign for Hubbard Hall. The classroom building was named in honor of Capt. Joseph E. Hubbard, a school staff member who died in 1948 (courtesy photo).  

FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES

02.14.2023

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U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence

On February 18, 1949, The Institute of Heraldry approved a distinctive insignia for the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) School, which had been established at Fort Holabird, Maryland, in October 1945. The emblem shows the sphinx holding the “Lamp of Knowledge” between its forelegs. This symbolized the protection of knowledge through courage and discretion. Under the sphinx was a braided ribbon of golden yellow and purple, which were then considered the colors of Military Intelligence, but more accurately of counterintelligence. The shield, a symbol of defense, contained an open book within the many points of a compass, representing the study and evaluation of information from multiple sources. Finally, the motto, “Custos Fidelitatis” written on a scroll along the bottom of the emblem translated as “Guardians of Loyalty.”

• Date Taken: 02.14.2023
• Date Posted: 02.14.2023 13:08
• Story ID: 438450
• Location: FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA, US