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. The 201st was originally named the 201st
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Brigade and on 3 July 2008 it became the Army's third
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and was renamed the 201st
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade The battlefield surveillance brigade (BfSB) was a United States Army surveillance/reconnaissance formation introduced from 2006 to 2015. The United States Army planned for the creation and transformation of nine intelligence brigades to a 'batt ...
(BfSB). The US Army decided to get rid of its BfSBs and the 201st was realigned into a new expeditionary military intelligence brigade. The 201st MI currently consists of one Intelligence Electronic Warfare Battalion (IEW BN), and a (
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) (HHC).


Mission

The 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade provides deployable all-source intelligence analysis, human intelligence (
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),
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intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can b ...
, reconnaissance and surveillance,
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,
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,
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warfare, and broad bandwidth communications support to
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.


History


Heritage

The 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade was created from the merger of two separate units;
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, 503rd Army Security Agency Group, and the 201st Counter Intelligence Detachment.


503rd Army Security Group

The HHC, 503rd Army Security Group was constituted as the 323rd Signal Company, on 23 July 1942 and
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on 1 September 1942. While stationed on the Marshall Island during
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, the company supported
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units in the
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. The company was inactivated on 17 October 1946 at
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. After being brought back to service again, the company was redesignated 6 September 1950 as the 323d Signal Radio Intelligence Company, and allotted to the
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until the company was again activated 2 October 1950 at
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. On 3 January 1951, the company was converted and redesignated as
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, 601st Communications Reconnaissance Group. On 5 February 1951 the company was redesignated as
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, 503rd Communications Group. The 503rd was again activated on 1 May of the same year.


201st Counter Intelligence Detachment

The 201st
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Detachment was constituted on 12 July 1944 as the 201st Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment. The detachment was activated on 20 August 1944 in
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, and while in the Southwest Pacific area, attached to
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and supported the
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through campaigns in
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, and the
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. The detachment was inactivated on 25 February 1946 in Japan. On 6 October 1950, the detachment was activated in
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and assigned to the United States Army Forces, Far East and
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. The detachment was inactivated on 21 February 1955 in Korea. Allotted 20 March 1956 to the
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, the unit activated 12 June of that year in Korea. After again being reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1959 becoming the 201st
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Detachment, only to be inactivated the following month on 27 June 1959 in Washington, D.C.


Merger

The lineage of
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, 503rd Army Security Agency Group, and 201st
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Detachment merged on 1 September 1987. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 503rd Army Security Agency Group was withdrawn from the
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and allotted to the
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. The company was consolidated with the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade. The new unit was activated on the same day at
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and consisted of the following units: * 201st Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Lewis, Washington ** Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment ** 14th Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Exploitation), Fort Lewis ** 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations), Fort Lewis ** 641st Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Salem, Oregon (
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BfSB Transformation

On 3 July 2008, the 201st
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Brigade transformed into the 201st
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on Watkins Parade Field at Fort Lewis. The 201st BfSB was the third active-duty surveillance brigade in the Army today, following the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade from
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, North Carolina, and the 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, which was stood up a year prior at
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. The former MI brigade, which included
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, and National Guardsmen, as well as
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soldiers, transformed into the 201st BfSB within a year. Broadening its
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mission to include
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and
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with the addition of a
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company – C Troop, 38th Cavalry, the 63rd Network Support Company, and the 602nd
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. This however, was no easy task. The brigade stand-up required an almost total overhaul, complete with equipment, vehicles, amended missions and hundreds of new
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soldiers. Three hundred forty-five ''"whirlwind days"'' of preparation ended 23 Sep when the 201st
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, with its subordinate battalions, cased their colors for deployment to
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. The changes made were all part of an Army-wide transition to the Army Modular Force, future-concept (" Grow The Army Plan" of modernization) proposed by
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General
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in 2007. The plan calls for eleven Surveillance Brigades, seven of which are designated to
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: the 58th BfSB from
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, the 67th BFSB from
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, the 71st BfSB from Texas, the 142nd BfSB from
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, the 219th BfSB from
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, the 297th BfSB from
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, and the 560th BfSB from
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, all of which are moving to the objective designs by the scheduled completion of the Grow The Army Plan by fiscal year 2013. The 109th
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Battalion activated in October 2008 to resume its 25-year-old legacy at Fort Lewis as formerly the 9th Infantry Division's primary intelligence-gathering arm. The 502d Military Intelligence Battalion went through a transformation of its own to conform to the collection needs of the newly
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, self-sufficient brigade. Troop C (LRS), 38th Cavalry Regiment was later reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), 3d Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment. The squadron included Troops A and B (ground troops) and Troop C (LRS), which was formed from the assets of the existing C-38th Cavalry Regiment. A subsequent force reorganization inactivated all LRS units, both in the active Army and the Army National Guard, to include all elements of the 38th Cavalry Regiment. The brigade was home to nearly 1,000 service men and women. The brigade and its organic intelligence systems played a major role in the Army's Transformation Project that took shape at
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. This transformation included another overhaul of the current structure to the reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) format.NW Guardian
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EMIB Transformation

Along with the other two FORSCOM Intelligence Brigades (the 504th and 525th), the 201st BfSB further transformed into the 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (EMIB), consisting of the 109th E-MI BN and the 502nd E-MI BN (the LRS elements were cut in this transformation). The BDE now consists of approximately 650 Soldiers between the two line BNs and HHC BDE.


Insignia

* Shoulder sleeve insignia Oriental blue and silver gray are the
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branch colors. The two parts symbolize the responsibility for acquisition and processing of tactical and
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. The sword symbolizes the aggressiveness, and physical danger inherent in Military Intelligence operations. The lightning bolts refer to the
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capabilities of the unit and the commander's need for accurate and ready intelligence from all sources. :Background: The
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was originally approved for the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade on 29 April 1987. It was redesignated effective 16 October 2008, for the 201st
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with the description updated
(TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-733)
* Distinctive unit insignia Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors associated with the Military Intelligence branch. Black denotes secrecy. The blue disc superimposed by the silver polestar symbolizes the world and the far reaching capabilities of the unit. The blue and silver wavy bars allude to
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campaign participation in the Pacific. The silver mountain peak is representative of the Korean campaigns. The griffin, having the keen eyesight of an eagle and the strength and courage of a lion, indicates the attributes of Military intelligence and also alludes to the motto ''"With Courage and Vision"''. The lightning flash is indicative of communications, electronic warfare capabilities and the origin of the unit as a signal unit. :Background: The
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was originally approved for the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade on 29 April 1987. It was redesignated effective 16 October 2008, for the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade with the description updated.


Decorations


Unit awards

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(streamers embroidered
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,
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1953, and Iraq 2009–2010) :*
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(streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 – 4 July 1953)


Campaigns

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,
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, Western Pacific,
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) :*
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(
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, CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Winter, Summer-Fall 1952, Third Winter, Summer 1953) :*
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and Operation New Dawn) :*
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(Afghanistan Campaign Medal) (May 2012 – Feb 2013 and again in 2014–2015 and Sep 2019-Jun 2020)


Structure

The 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade improves
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for commanders at
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or higher so they can focus joint combat power in current operations while simultaneously preparing for future operations. The units have the tools to respond to the commanders need from
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to signals gathering equipment and human intelligence collectors. Each expeditionary intelligence brigade consists of a
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(HHC). Active units have two
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battalions, while the
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brigades have one. The brigades also have a signal company and a forward support company. The 201st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade currently consists of two Military Intelligence battalions (MI BNs), One deactivated Forward Support Company, One deactivated Network Support Company and a Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC).


Subordinate units


See also

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502nd MI Unit History



References

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