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In the United States Armed Forces, Military Intelligence refers specifically to the intelligence components of the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
. Other branches of the service have their own military intelligence
Military intelligence

Military intelligence , is a military service that uses List of intelligence gathering disciplines which informs the commanders' decision making process by providing intelligence analysis of Intelligence from a wide range of sources including forecast environmental changes , and opposing force intentions....
 components, referred to by other names.

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.






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In the United States Armed Forces, Military Intelligence refers specifically to the intelligence components of the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
. Other branches of the service have their own military intelligence
Military intelligence

Military intelligence , is a military service that uses List of intelligence gathering disciplines which informs the commanders' decision making process by providing intelligence analysis of Intelligence from a wide range of sources including forecast environmental changes , and opposing force intentions....
 components, referred to by other names.

Mission

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.

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:

  • Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence (G2). As the Army's Chief Intelligence Officer, the responsibilities of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence include policy formulation, planning, programming, budgeting, management, staff supervision, evaluation, and oversight for intelligence activities, as well as overall coordination of the major intelligence disciplines
    List of intelligence gathering disciplines

    Intelligence Gathering Disciplines...
    .
  • United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
    United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

    The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command , a direct reporting unit that conducts intelligence, security, and information operations for military commanders and national decision makers....
    , located at Fort Belvoir
    Fort Belvoir

    Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,176 at the 2000 census....
    , Virginia
    Virginia

    The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
    . It is the Army's major intelligence command.
  • United States Army Intelligence Center
    United States Army Intelligence Center

    The United States Army Intelligence Center is the United States Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel. It is a component of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command....
    , located at Fort Huachuca
    Fort Huachuca

    Fort Huachuca is a United States Army military base under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico....
    , Arizona
    Arizona

    The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
    . It is the Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel.


History

Intelligence personnel were a part of the Continental Army
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
 from its founding in 1775. In January, 1863 Major General
Major General

Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant General and senior to the ranks of Brigadier and Brigadier General....
 Joseph Hooker
Joseph Hooker

Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, fought in the Mexican-American War, and was a Major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
 established the Bureau of Military Information
Bureau of Military Information

The Bureau of Military Information was the first formal and organized United States of America intelligence agency, active during the American Civil War....
 for the Union Army
Union Army

The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S....
 during the Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
, headed by George H. Sharpe
George H. Sharpe

George Henry Sharpe was an American lawyer, soldier, secret service officer, diplomat and politician....
. Allan Pinkerton
Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton was a Scotland detective and espionage, best known for creating the Pinkerton Agency, the first detective agency of the United States....
 and Lafayette C. Baker
Lafayette C. Baker

Lafayette C. Baker was a United States investigator and spy, serving for the Union Army, during the American Civil War and under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson....
 handled similar operations for their respective regional commanders. All of those operations were shut down at the end of the Civil War in 1865. In 1885, the Army established the Military Intelligence Division
Military Intelligence Division

The Military Intelligence Division was a military intelligence branch of the United States Army, established in 1885. It was the first standing intelligence agency of the Army; the Union Army had had a Bureau of Military Information, but that had reported to the Commanding General for less than a year prior to being disbanded at the end of t...
 (MID). In 1903, the MID was placed under the new general staff in an elevated position, and eventually became the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
United States Army Intelligence and Security Command

The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command , a direct reporting unit that conducts intelligence, security, and information operations for military commanders and national decision makers....
.

It was in July, 1967 that a number of intelligence and security organizations were combined to form the military intelligence branch. In March 1942 the Military Intelligence Division was reorganised as the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Originally comprising of just 26 people, 16 of them officers, it was quickly expanded to include 342 officers and 1,000 enlisted men and civilians. It was tasked with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence. Initially it included:
  • an Administrative Group
  • an Intelligence Group
  • a Counterintelligence Group
  • an Operations Group


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

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
United States Army Intelligence Center

The United States Army Intelligence Center is the United States Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel. It is a component of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command....
 was established at Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca

Fort Huachuca is a United States Army military base under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico....
, Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
 as the home of the military intelligence branch. On July 1, 1987 the Military Intelligence Corps was activated as a regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System
U.S. Army Regimental System

The United States Army Regimental System was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System, to provide each soldier with continuous identification with a single regiment, and to support that concept with a personnel system that would increase a soldier?s probability of serving recurring assignments with his or her regiment...
. All United States Army Military Intelligence personnel are members of the Military Intelligence Corps.

Units

 Military Intelligence Brigades
Unit SSI Subordinate to
/Garrison		 Component
66th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • 1st MI Battalion
    1st Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

    1st Military Intelligence Battalion is a unit of the United States Army which specializes in the acquisition of aerial SIGINT in direct support of the 66th Military Intelligence Group and INSCOM....
  • 2nd MI Battalion
  • 105th MI Battalion
  • 302nd MI Battalion
   Regular Army
111th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • 304th MI Battalion
  • 309th MI Battalion
    309th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

    The 309th Military Intelligence Battalion conducts Initial Entry, Collective, and Functional Training to produce competent, disciplined, and physically fit MI Warriors, instilled with the Army Values ready to join the Army at War....
    		•  United States Army Intelligence Center
    United States Army Intelligence Center

    The United States Army Intelligence Center is the United States Army's school for professional training of military intelligence personnel. It is a component of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command....
    , TRADOC
    United States Army Training and Doctrine Command

    United States Army Training and Doctrine Command is an army command of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Monroe, Virginia. It is charged with overseeing training of Army forces, the development of operational doctrine, and the development and procurement of new weapons systems....

    Fort Huachuca
    Fort Huachuca

    Fort Huachuca is a United States Army military base under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico....
    		 Regular Army
    201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • 109th MI Battalion
  • 502nd MI Battalion
  • 250th MI Battalion (TE) [CA ARNG]
  • Troop B, 38th Cavalry (LRS)
    		•   I Corps Regular Army
    205th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • 165th MI Battalion
    		•  V Corps Regular Army
    207th Military Intelligence Brigade VII Corps Regular Army
    300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist)
    300th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States)

    The 300th Military Intelligence Brigade is a United States Army formation, subordinate to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command and headquartered in Draper, Utah....
    		   Utah National Guard
    470th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • 204th MI Battalion (aerial exploitation)
  • 314th MI Battalion
  • 377th MI Battalion (communications and electronic)
  • 201st MI Battalion (interrogation)
    		•   United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
    Fort Sam Houston    		 Regular Army
    500th Military Intelligence Brigade U.S. Army Japan
    Camp Zama    		 Regular Army
    501st Military Intelligence Brigade
    501st Military Intelligence Brigade (United States)

    The 501st Military Intelligence Brigade is a United States Army formation, subordinate to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command and located in the Republic of Korea....
  • 368th MI Battalion
  • 524th MI Battalion
  • 527th MI Battalion
    527th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

    The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion , operates a partial strategic/partial tactical mission. The battalion is located at Zoeckler Station, a sub-installation of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea....
  • 532nd MI Battalion
  • 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion
    		•  United States Army Intelligence and Security Command, OPCON to Eighth United States Army Regular Army
    504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
  • 163rd MI Battalion
    • *Bravo Troop, 38th Cavalry
    • 303rd MI Battalion
    		III Corps Regular Army
    513th Military Intelligence Brigade
    • 202nd MI Battalion
    • 297th MI Battalion
    		 United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
    Fort Gordon    		 Regular Army
    704th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • 741st MI Battalion
  • 742nd MI Battalion
  • 743rd MI Battalion
    		•  United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
    Fort George G. Meade    		 Regular Army


    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 tenacity, professional and physical fitness,
    and above all; INTEGRITY, for in truth lies victory.
    Always at a silent war, while waiting for a shooting war,
    The silent warrior of the ARMY team.


    Museum

    The United States Army Intelligence Museum is located at Fort Huachuca
    Fort Huachuca

    Fort Huachuca is a United States Army military base under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico....
    , Arizona
    Arizona

    The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
    . It features the history of American military intelligence from the Revolutionary War
    American Revolution

    The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
     to present.

    See also

    • Defense Intelligence Agency
      Defense Intelligence Agency

      The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is a major producer and manager of military intelligence for the United States Department of Defense, employing over 11,000 military and civilian employees worldwide....
    • United States Intelligence Community
      United States Intelligence Community

      The United States Intelligence Community is a cooperative federation of 16 separate Federal government of the United States agencies that work separately and together to conduct Intelligence activities considered necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States....
    • Combat Support
      Combat support

      In the United States Army, Combat Support is a military term which refers to units which provide fire support and operational assistance to combat elements....