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The 504th Military Intelligence Brigade (504th MIB) is located at
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, Texas. The brigade is tasked to improve the
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for commanders at division level or higher, so they can adapt their units combat power for the current operations. For this the Military Intelligence Brigades can deploy
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s, signals gathering equipment, human intelligence collectors and
long range surveillance Long-range surveillance (LRS) teams (pronounced "lurse") were elite, specially-trained surveillance units of the United States Army employed for clandestine operation by Military Intelligence for gathering direct human intelligence information de ...
patrols. From 2007 to 2015 the 504th served as an expeditionary military intelligence brigade (EMIB) becoming one of three
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s of the United States
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. In 2015, the brigade returned to its original name and mission as the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in support of
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.75 years of service, 504th leads a storied history on military intelligence triumphs
by CPT Kevin Sandell, 504th MI Bde, Public Affairs; dated 26 January 2017, last accessed 2 July 2017
The 504th Military Intelligence Brigade is currently composed of: *
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* 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion'Always Ready' brigade fields enhanced equipment (14 Sep 2015)
The Prophet System and Modular Integration Kit upgrades vehicles for mobile and/or fixed-site signals collection, direction finding, processing and reporting at 163rd MIB *
303rd Military Intelligence Battalion The 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion is the U.S. Army’s most decorated MI battalion, and is part of the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas. The mission of the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, "Longhorns," ...


History

The 504th BfSB traces its lineage to the ''137th Signal Radio Intelligence Company (Aviation)''. Activated in the early days of
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the unit redesignated as ''137th Signal Radio Intelligence Company''. The unit earned battle streamers for the campaigns of Northern France, Central Europe and the
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. After World War II the brigades name and tasks were subject to many changes, but on 21 April 1978 the ''504th Military Intelligence Group (Corps)'' was activated and began its evolution to a Military Intelligence Brigade. On 16 September 1985, the brigade was designated as the ''504th Military Intelligence Brigade (Corps)'' at
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and supported the
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. At that time the brigade consisted of a Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment and three Military Intelligence Battalions: *
15th Military Intelligence Battalion 15 (fifteen) is the natural number following 14 and preceding 16. Mathematics 15 is: * A composite number, and the sixth semiprime; its proper divisors being , and . * A deficient number, a smooth number, a lucky number, a pernicious nu ...
(Aerial Exploitation) * 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Exploitation) *
303rd Military Intelligence Battalion The 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion is the U.S. Army’s most decorated MI battalion, and is part of the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas. The mission of the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, "Longhorns," ...
(Operations) With the
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the 504th was redesignated as the ''504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade''. To fulfill its new mission the brigade relinquished control of the 15th Military Intelligence Battalion and activated three new companies: a Network Support Company, a Forward Support Company and a Long Range Surveillance Troop (B-38th CAV) while restructuring the Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment into a company and expanding its missions. The two remaining Military Intelligence battalions assumed identical missions as intelligence collection battalions. The brigade's Troop B (LRS), 38th Cavalry Regiment, activated on 16 February 2008, was reorganized and redesignated on 24 June 2010 as Troop C (LRS)(ABN) as part of the newly activated 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop (HHT), Troop A, Troop B, and Troop C, 2d Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment. While Troop C within various squadrons of the 38th Cavalry Regiment is sometimes locally referred to as Company C, HQ Department of the Army policy states, "HQDA approved MTOE does not allow for a separate infantry company." In the case of the 1st Squadron, HQ DA wrote, "As documented, the company is a subordinate of 1–38th CAV and as such will carry the designation of Troop C, 1–38th CAV." The policy applies to the 2d Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment as well.


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External links

* {{Official website, https://home.army.mil/hood/index.php/units-tenants/504th-military-intelligence-brigade-2 504