Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)

Military Intelligence Corps

Regimental Insignia
Country United States
Branch U.S. Army
Type Military intelligence
Garrison/HQ INSCOMFort Belvoir, VA
Motto Always Out Front
March "Freedom on Parade"
Engagements American Civil War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Commanders
Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence LTG Mary A. Legere
Insignia
Branch Insignia

The Military Intelligence Corps (sometimes referred to as MI) is the intelligence branch of the United States Army. The primary mission of military intelligence in the United States Army is to provide timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence and electronic warfare support to tactical, operational and strategic-level commanders. The Army’s intelligence components produce intelligence both for Army use and for sharing across the national intelligence community.[1]

Structure

Approximately 28,000 military personnel and 3,800 civilian personnel are assigned to intelligence duties, comprising the Military Intelligence Corps. Some of the key components include:

Army Intelligence Seal
INSCOM Emblem
MIRC SSI
USAICoE SSI

History

Intelligence personnel were a part of the Continental Army from its founding in 1775.

In January 1863, Major General Joseph Hooker established the Bureau of Military Information for the Union Army during the Civil War, headed by George H. Sharpe. Allan Pinkerton and Lafayette C. Baker handled similar operations for their respective regional commanders. All of those operations were shut down at the end of the Civil War in 1865.[2]

In 1885, the Army established the Military Intelligence Division (MID). In 1903, the MID was placed under the new general staff in an elevated position.[3]

In March 1942, the Military Intelligence Division was reorganized as the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Originally consisting of just 26 people, 16 of them officers, it was quickly expanded to include 342 officers and 1,000 enlisted personnel and civilians. It was tasked with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence. Initially it included:

  • an Administrative Group
  • an Intelligence Group
  • a Counter-intelligence Group
  • an Operations Group

In May 1942, Alfred McCormack established the Special Branch of MIS, which specialized in COMINT.

On January 1, 1942, the U.S. Army Corps of Intelligence Police (CIP), founded in WWI, was re-designated as the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC). In 1945, the Special Branch became the Army Security Agency.

On 1 July 1962, the Army Intelligence and Security Branch was established as a basic Army branch to meet the increased need for national and tactical intelligence.[4]

It was in July 1967, that a number of intelligence and security organizations were combined to form the military intelligence branch.[5][6] [7] In 1977 they eventually recombined with the Army Intelligence Agency and Army Security Agency to become the US Army Intelligence and Security Command.

Military Intelligence Corps

The Military Intelligence Corps is one of the basic branches of the United States Army. In 1971, the United States Army Intelligence Center was established at Fort Huachuca, Arizona as the home of the military intelligence branch. On 1 July 1987 the Military Intelligence Corps was activated as a regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System.[8] All United States Army Military Intelligence personnel are members of the Military Intelligence Corps.

Units

Battlefield Surveillance Brigades

Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BfSB) are meant to improve the situational awareness about the battlefield for commanders at division level or higher, so they can adapt their units combat power for the current operations. For this the Battlefield Surveillance Brigades can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles, signals gathering equipment, human intelligence collectors and long range surveillance patrols.[9]

There are currently three active Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, each supporting one of the three Corps of the US Army: the 201st BfSB at Fort Lewis, the 504th BfSB at Fort Hood and the 525th BfSB at Fort Bragg. A fourth brigade is scheduled to activate at Fort Polk in 2013 but is not yet named. The Army National Guard has additional seven BfSB's.

Each BfSB consists of a headquarters and headquarters company, two military intelligence battalions, a reconnaissance squadron with a long range surveillance troop, a signals company and a support company.

Battlefield Surveillance Brigades
Name Insignia Subordinate to Garrison
58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
  • 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment
  • 325th Military Intelligence Battalion (U.S. Army Reserve)
  • 629th Network Support Signal Company
  • 729th Brigade Support Company
Maryland Army National Guard Maryland
67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Squadron, 134th Cavalry Regiment
  • 250th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 234th Network Support Signal Company
  • 1167th Brigade Support Company
Nebraska Army National Guard Nebraska
71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment
  • 636th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 236th Network Support Signal Company
  • 112th Brigade Support Company
Texas Army National Guard Texas
142nd Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Decatur, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
  • 31st Brigade Support Company, Ozark, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
  • A/136 Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Arab, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
  • 115th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, Florence, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
  • 1st Squadron, 131st Cavalry Regiment, Enterprise, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
  • 321st Military Intelligence Battalion, Austin, Texas, U.S. Army Reserve
  • 67th Network Support Company, Billings, Montana, Montana Army National Guard
Alabama Army National Guard Alabama
201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
  • 3rd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment
  • 109th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 63rd Network Support Signal Company
  • 602nd Brigade Support Company
I Corps
Fort Lewis
219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 2nd Squadron, 152d Cavalry Regiment
  • 378th Military Intelligence Battalion (U.S. Army Reserve)
  • Detachment, 165th Quartermaster Company
  • 438th Network Support Signal Company
  • 2219th Brigade Support Company
Indiana Army National Guard Indiana
297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Squadron, 297th Cavalry Regiment
  • 373rd Military Intelligence Battalion (U.S. Army Reserve)
  • 297th Network Support Signal Company
  • 207th Brigade Support Company
Alaska Army National Guard Alaska
504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
  • 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment
  • 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 509th Brigade Support Company
  • 268th Birgade Signal Company (inactivated)[10]
III Corps
Fort Hood
560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade Georgia Army National Guard Georgia

Major Military Intelligence Brigades/Units

Military Intelligence Brigades
Name Insignia Supports Garrison
66th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 1st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 24th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 709th Military Intelligence Battalion
United States Army Europe Wiesbaden Army Airfield, (Germany)
111th Military Intelligence Brigade United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence Fort Huachuca
116th Military Intelligence Brigade[11] INSCOM Fort Gordon
300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Army National Guard)
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Utah)
  • 141st Military Intelligence Battalion (Utah)
  • 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Utah)
  • 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion (California)
  • 260th Military Intelligence Battalion (Florida)
  • 341st Military Intelligence Battalion (Washington)
  • 415th Military Intelligence Battalion (Louisiana)
INSCOM Draper, Utah
470th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 14th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 201st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 204th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 206th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 306th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 314th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 338th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 377th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 401st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 717th Military Intelligence Battalion
United States Army South Fort Sam Houston
500th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 15th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 205th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 301st Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 441st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 715th Military Intelligence Battalion
United States Army Pacific Schofield Barracks
501st Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 524th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 532rd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 719th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 368th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
Eighth United States Army Yongsan Garrison, (South Korea)
505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Army Reserve)[12]
  • 549th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
  • 383rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
MIRC
United States Army North
San Antonio, Texas
513th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 224th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 297th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 345th Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
United States Army Central Fort Gordon
525th Military Intelligence Brigade XVIII Corps Fort Bragg
650th Military Intelligence Group[13][14] Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Mons, Belgium
704th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 741st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 743rd Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 744th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • United States Army Technical Support Activity
National Security Agency Fort George G. Meade
706th Military Intelligence Group
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 707th Military Intelligence Battalion
Central Security Service Fort Gordon
780th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  • 781st Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion
United States Army Cyber Command Fort George G. Meade
902d Military Intelligence Group
  • Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment
  • 308th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 310th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • Army Foreign Counterintelligence Activity
  • 752nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Army Reserve)
INSCOM Fort George G. Meade
National Ground Intelligence Center INSCOM Charlottesville, Virginia

Creed of the Military Intelligence Corps

I am a Soldier first, but an intelligence professional second to none.
With pride in my heritage, but focused on the future,
Performing the first task of an Army:
To find, know, and never lose the enemy.
With a sense of urgency and of tenacity, professional and physical fitness,
and above all, INTEGRITY, for in truth lies victory.
Always at silent war, while ready for a shooting war,
The silent warrior of the ARMY team.

Museum

The United States Army Intelligence Museum is located at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. It features the history of American military intelligence from the Revolutionary War to present.

Military Intelligence Hall of Fame

See also

References

  1. United States Intelligence Community Official Website Archived 21 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/civil-war/Intel_in_the_CW1.pdf
  3. The FBI: A Comprehensive Reference Guide. Google Books. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. "Army Birthdays". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Department of the Army. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. untitled
  6. "index2". Hrc.army.mil. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  7. Military Intelligence by John Patrick Finnegan, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D. C., 1998 accessed 18 February 2008
  8. Welcome To the Intelligence Center Online Network
  9. "Army's New Battlefield Surveillance Brigades Ramping Up". Defense Daily. 2009.
  10. "268th Signal Company Inactivation Ceremony | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  11. DCGS-A provides foundation for aerial intelligence, WWW.ARMY.MIL, By Capt. Michael Pederson (116th MIB), Dated 3 December 2014, last accessed 13 December 2014
  12. MIRC Family Programs Newsletter; Volume 1, Issue 4 dated October 2014, last accessed 18 April 2015
  13. AR 381–10, U.S. Army Intelligence Activities, Department of the Army, dated 3 May 2007, last accessed 7 July 2012
  14. FM 34-37; Strategic, Departmental, and Operational IEW Operations; Chapter 9, 650TH Military Intelligence Group, last accessed 7 July 2012

Further reading

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