U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command 
SPECIAL  HISTORICAL  SERIES 
1985 
INSCOM 
AND 
ITS  HERITAGE 
'An  Organizational  History  of 
the  Command  and  Its  Units"
INSCOM 
AND 
ITS  HERITAGE 
"An  Organizational  History  of 
the  Command  and  Its  Units"
PREFACE 
"INSCOM  and  Its  Heritage"  is  the  first  in  a  series  of  documents 
designed  to  acquaint  the  individual  military  intelligence  spe- 
cialist with  a  greater  understanding  of  the  development  of  his 
or  her  profession.  The  series  also  includes  the  "History  of 
Military  Intelligence"  poster  set,  which  consists  of  24  black 
and  white  posters  depicting  significant  and  representative 
scenes  of  personnel  and  functions  associated  with  military 
intelligence  from  World  War  I  through  Vietnam.  Mil i tary 
Intelligence:  A  Picture  History  is  the  third  document  in 
the  series  and  is  a  picture  history  containing  approximately 
250  photographs  along  with  a  narrative  text.  A  one-time 
distribution  of  the  book  has  been  made  to  INSCOM  units; 
units  and  individuals  desiring  additional  copies  are  able  to 
purchase  them  from  the  Government  Printing  Office.  Two  other 
projects  remain  to  be  accomplished  before  this  series  is  com- 
plete. One  is  a  more  definitive  history  of  the  development 
of  intelligence  functions  and  organizations.  The  other  is 
an  audiovisual  history  of  military  intelligence.  Dissemina- 
tion of  the  last  two  products  will  be  limited  to  Department 
of  the  Army  and  Department  of  Defense  audiences. 
This  monograph 
forts  over  the 
annual  reports 
In  a  very  real 
fruit  of  their 
could  not  have 
years  of  many 
and  mai  ntai  ned 
sense,  "INSCOM 
1 abors. 
been  possible  without  the  ef- 
unit  historians  who  prepared 
organizational  history  files, 
and  Its  Heritage"  is  a  direct 
In  the  publication  of  this  1985  updated  version  of  "I.iSCOM  and 
Its  Heritage,"  the  INSCOM  History  Office  continues  to  be  in- 
debted to  the  U.S.  Army  Cryptologic  Records  Center;  the  U.S. 
Army  Military  History  Institute,  and  The  Institute  of  Herald- 
ry, U.S.  Army  for  making  aval'dDle  records  and  providing  re- 
search assistance  which  allowed  the  original  document  to  be 
compiled  in  1983.  Ms.  Romana  Mc  Danysh  of  the  U.S.  Army  Cen- 
ter of  Military  History  provided  invaluable  assistance  regard- 
ing military  intelligence  units'  lineage  and  honors.  Finally, 
the  INSCOM  Administrative/Audiovisual  Support  Activity  fur- 
nished administrative  support  enabling  this  history  to  be 
prepared  on  a  timely  basis. 
The  INSCOM  History  Office  staff  consists  of  Ms.  Diane 
Writer/Editor,  and  Dr.  John  P.  Finnegan,  Historian. 
L.  Hamm, 
James  L.  Gilbert 
Command  Historian 
III
Table  of  Contents 
Page 
Preface   •    U  n 
The  Military  Intelligence  Branch  ..........*   <>•••  1 
INSCOM  and  the  Army   •    5 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command  Milestones,  15 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command     16 
U.S.  Army  Security  Agency   •  l7 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency   ••  iB 
C  om  ma  n  d  e  r  s 
 
The  Military  Intelligence  Sphinx    22 
Travis  Trophy /Director  *s  Trophy    2i> 
INSCOM  Units:   Their  History  and  Heraldry........    29 
66th  MI  Group   •   •■  ~ 
470th  MI  Group      JJ 
500th  MI  Group   •    7° 
Hq  &    Hq  Co,  501st  MI  Group   •    j?| 
Hq  &  Hq  Co,  513th  MI  Group   •    " 
902d  MI  Group   •    5y 
3d  MI  Battalion   '•    £4 
Co  A,  3d  MI  Battalion   ••••  ?' 
Co  B,  3d  MI  Battalion   ••••  ,u 
18th  MI  Battalion    'Jt 
Hq  &  Hq  Co,  201st  MI  Battalion..    '' 
Hq  &  Hq  Co,  202d  MI  Battalion    '» 
Hq  &  Hq  Co,  203d  MI  Battalion    °\ 
Hq  &  Hq  Co,  502d  ASA  Battalion    ** 
524th  MI  Battalion    °J 
527th  MI  Battalion    tty 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Augsburg    92 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Berlin    « 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Key  West    9b 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Korea    J"J 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Kunia   ••••  JJJJ 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Misawa    *"* 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Okinawa....    JOj 
;\.<;.  Army  Field  Station  Panama    iil 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  San  Antonio    JJJ 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Sinop    lib
Page 
U.S.  Army  INSCOM  CONUS  MI  Group   .    120 
U.S.  Army  Cryptologic  Support  Group    122 
U.S.  Army  Special  Security  Group    123 
U.S.  Army  INSCOM  Intelligence  Center,  Pacific    127 
U.S.  Army  Russian  Institute...,    129 
U.S.  Army  Central  Security  Facility    132 
U.S.  Army  Garrison,  Arlington  Hall  Station    137 
U.S.  Army  Garrison,  Vint  Hill  Farms  Station    143 
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THE  MILITARY  INTELLIGENCE  BRANCH 
The  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Branch,  predecessor  of 
today's  Military  Intelligence  Branch,  was  created  on  1  July 
1962.  The  formation  of  the  branch  came  as  the  culmination 
of  a  45-year  effort  to  give  adequate  recognition  to  the  need 
for  a  body  of  professional  intelligence  officers  within  the 
U.S.  Army. 
Although  the  U.S.  Army  had  instituted  a  military  attache  sys- 
tem and  a  "Military  Information  Bureau"  within  the  Adjutant 
General's  Office  as  far  back  as  the  1880's,  the  history  of 
Army  intelligence  for  all  practical  purposes  can  be  said  to 
have  begun  in  1917,  when  United  States  entry  into  World  War  I 
prompted  the  creation  of  a  Military  Intelligence  Section  of 
the  War  Department  General  Staff.  To  meet  the  requirements 
of  the  Military  Intelligence  Section  (later  division)  and 
the  tactical  elements  of  the  Army,  hundreds  of  qualified 
civilians  were  recruited  and  awarded  reserve  commissions. 
Since  no  Military  Intelligence  Branch  was  yet  in  existence, 
the  first  intelligence  officers  were  commissioned  in  the 
Adjutant  General's  Corps.  Later  intelligence  specialists 
received  commissions  in  any  branch  which  could  afford  to 
yield  up  a  quota  for  intelligence  purposes,  such  as  the 
Signal  Corps. 
The  end  of  World  War  I  and  demobilization  left  the  United 
States  with  a  large  pool  of  intelligence-trained  officers 
who  held  commissions  in  branches  unrelated  to  intelligence 
work.  As  a  result  of  the  general  postwar  Army  reorganiza- 
tion, the  Military  Intelligence  Officers  Reserve  Corps  was 
established  in  the  Organized  Reserve  on  2  April  1921.  This 
organization  was  set  up  as  a  holding  mechanism  to  keep  in- 
telligence specialists  on  tap  in  the  event  of  a  general 
mobilization.  Within  the  Regular  Army,  however,  all  intelli- 
gence slots  were  filled  by  detail.  It  was  felt  that  intelli- 
gence work  was  a  function  of  command,  and  that  any  Regular 
Army  officer  should  be  capable  of  performing  it. 
The  Military  Intelligence  Officers  Reserve  Corps  proved  its 
value  to  the  nation  in. World  War  II  when  hundreds  of  reserve 
intelligence  officers  answered  the  call.  However,  during 
the  course  of  World  War  II,  officers  serving  both  in  general 
intelligence  and  signals  intelligence  positions  continued 
to  be  commissioned  in  basic  branches  divorced  from  their 
real  duties.  Many  of  these  officers  remained  in  the  Army  af- 
ter after  World  War  II,  giving  the  necessary  continuity  to 
specialized  intelligence  disciplines  such  as  counterintelli- 
gence and  signals  intelligence.
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result  of  the  World  War  II  experience,  there  was  an 
asing  demand  within  Amy  intelligence  circles  for  the 
ion  of  a  Military  Intelligence  Branch  within  the  Regu- 
rmy.   The  existence  of  intelligence  units,  it  was  ar- 
created  the  need  fcr  a  Military  Intelligence  Branch 
as  the  existence  of  ordnance  units  required  an  Ordnance 
This  line  of  argument  was  vigorously  resisted,  how- 
by  traditionalists  who  continued  to  insist  that  all 
ar  Army  officers  must  be  generalists  capable  of  perform- 
ntelligence  work  when  required.  Opposition  to  a  Mili- 
Intelligence  Branch  proved  to  be  too  strong,  and  all  in- 
gence  positions  continued  to  be  filled  by  detail. 
Even  the  intelligence  crisis  presented  by  the  onset  of  the 
Korean  War  did  not  alter  this  arrangement.  However,  an 
Army  Security  Branch  and  a  new  Military  Intelligence  Branch 
were  created  in  the  Army  Reserve  in  1952.  Only  reserve  per- 
sonnel not  on  active  duty  could  be  assigned  to  these  branch- 
es, so  their  creation  did  not  meet  the  needs  of  the  Active 
Army,  but  only  provided  once  more  for  a  reservoir  of  trained 
personnel  fo^  future  mobilization.  The  Military  Intelligence 
Branch  was  redesignated  in  1958  as  the  Army  Intelligence 
Branch. 
Army  Security 
Branch  Insignia 
Army  Intelligence 
Branch  Insignia 
By  1962,  Amy  intelligence  was  confronted  by  a  critical  per- 
sonnel situation.  The  Army  was  still  relying  on  reserve 
officers  left  over  from  World  War  II  and  Korea  to  fill  its 
intelligence  positions.  This  was  a  depleting  asset.  Many 
reserve  intelligence  officers  faced  mandatory  retirement  up- 
on completion  of  twenty  years  of  service,  and  others  were 
being  enticed  from  the  intelligence  field  by  the  prospect  of 
obtaining  Regular  Army  commissions  in  basic  branches.  The 
Assistant  Chief  of  Staff  for  Intelligence  calculated  that  un-
less  something  was 
would  be   without 
method  of  ensuring 
number  of  trained 
a  new  branch. 
done,  half  of  all  Army  intelligence  slots 
qualified  occupants  by  1965.  The  only 
the  continuous  availability  of  an  adequate 
intelligence  officers  was  the  creation  of 
As  a  result,  the  Army  set  up  the  Army  Intelligence  and  Se- 
curity Branch  on  1  July  1962.  This  was  the  first  new  basic 
branch  si-ue  the  Transportation  Corps  and  the  Military  Po- 
lice Corps  had  been  established  in  1950.  The  new  branch, 
which  embraced  both  regular  and  reserve  officers,  consisted 
of  about  five  percent  of  the  officer  strength  of  the  Active 
Army.  For  the  first  time,  the  Army  command  had  accepted  the 
need  for  a  permanent  cadre  of  professional  intelligence 
officers  within  the  Regular  Army. 
However,  the  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Branch  was  not 
a  total  solution.  The  branch  was  classified  as  performing 
combat  service  support  functions,  a  category  which  carried 
little  prestige  within  the  Army.  Only  four  percent  of  the 
officers  initially  assigned  to  the  new  branch  came  from 
the  Regular  Army.  Many  of  the  reserve  officers  included 
in  the  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Branch  lacked  higher 
education  or  eligibility  for  advanced  career  development 
through  the  Army  school  system.  As  its  name  suggested,  the 
branch  was  internally  divided.  It  was  the  only  branch  of 
the  Army  without  its  own  basic  school.  From  the  very  begin- 
ning, officers  assigned  to  the  Army  Security  Agency  attended 
different  schools  and  pursued  different  career  paths  than 
their  colleagues  in  other  intelligence  disciplines. 
The  recognized  weaknesses  of  the  Army  Intelligence  and  Se- 
curity Branch  led  to  reappraisals,  the  most  important  of 
which  was  the  study  conducted  by  the  Norris  Board  in  1967. 
As  a  result,  the  branch  was  redesignated  on  1  July  1967  as 
the  Military  Intelligence  Branch  and  given  a  full-fledged 
combat  support  role  that  enhanced  its  capacity  to  attract 
the  best  Regular  Army  officers.  The  Military  Intelligence 
Branch  continues  to  be  a  leader  in  the  development  of  a 
professional  Army  intelligence  service  capable  of  respond- 
ing to  the  needs  of  the  Total  Army  and  the  nation. 
Branch  Day:  1  July.   The  Military  Intelligence 
brates  1  July  1962  as  its  anniversary  date. 
Branch  cele-
Military  Intelligence  Branch  Insignia 
SYMBOLISM:  The  insignia  was  originally  approved 
in  1962.  The  sun,  composed  of  four  straight  and 
four  wavy  alternating  rays,  is  the  symbol  of 
Helios  who,  as  God  of  the  sun,  could  see  and 
hear  everything.  The  four  straight  rays  of  the 
sun  symbol  also  allude  to  the  four  points  of  the 
compass  and  the  worldwide  mission  of  the  Military 
Intelligence  Branch.  The  placement  of  the  sun 
symbol  beneath  the  rose  (an  ancient  symbol  of 
secrecy)  refers  to  the  operations  and  activities 
of  the  branch  being  conducted  under  circumstances 
forbidding  disclosure.  The  partially  concealed 
unsheathed  dagger  alludes  to  the  aggressive  and 
protective  requirements  and  the  element  of  physi- 
cal danger  inherent  in  the  mission.  The  color 
gold  signifies  successful  accomplishment  and  the 
dark  blue  signifies  vigilance  and  loyalty.
INSCOM  AND  THE  ARMY 
The  United  States  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command 
(INSCOM)  was  organized  on  1  January  1977  as  a  result  of 
the  Army's  Intelligence  Organization  and  Stationing  Study 
(IOSS),  an  in-depth  look  at  Army  intelligence  requirements 
initiated  in  1975.  The  new  command  is  the  Army's  chosen 
instrument  to  conduct  mul tidi sci pi i ne  intelligence  and  se- 
curity operations  at  the  echelon  above  corps  (EAC)  level. 
As  the  Army's  sword  and  shield  in  the  intelligence  arena, 
INSCOM  is  responsible  for  conducting  a  portion  of  the  Army's 
SIGINT  activities  and  meeting  Army-wide  requirements  in  the 
fields  of  IMINT,  HUMINT,  EW,  OPSEC,  and  counterintelligence. 
In  order  to  carry  out  its  mission,  the  command  has  at  its 
disposal  a  variety  of  intelligence  assets  worldwide.  These 
include  field  stations,  single  discipline  intelligence  groups, 
mul tidi sci pi i ne  intelligence  groups  and  their  subordinate 
units,  and  a  number  of  other  specialized  elements. 
As  one  of  the  Army's  major  commands,  INSCOM  is  subordinated 
directly  to  the  Army  Chief  of  Staff.  The  command  functions 
under  the  staff  supervision  of  the  Army's  Assistant  Chief  of 
Staff  for  Intelligence  (ACSI),  who  has  the  responsibility  of 
advising  the  Chief  of  Staff  on  intelligence  and  security 
matters.  The  command  also  accepts  taskings  levied  by  nation- 
al-level agencies  in  the  intelligence  community.  Unlike 
other  Army  MACOM's  whose  peacetime  function  is  limited  to 
training  and  readiness,  INSCOM  is  fully  operational  24  hours 
a  day  and  seven  days  a  week.  INSCOM  is  the  Army's  principal 
asset  in  an  intelligence  war  that  never  stops. 
Despite  the  importance  of  INSCOM's  role  within  Army  intel~ 
ligence,  it  is  not  the  only  player.  Not  all  military  in- 
telligence personnel  are  assigned  to  INSCOM.  Intelligence 
work  in  the  Army  is  the  specialty  of  more  than  one  organiza- 
tion. All  levels  of  Army  command  from  battalion  on  up  have 
their  own  intelligence  staffs.  Army  divisions  and  corps 
receive  direct  intelligence  and  security  support  from  their 
own  combat  electronic  warfare  and  intelligence  (CEWI)  units. 
Intelligence  production  is  carried  out  by  the  recently  formed 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  and  the  Armed  Forces  Medical 
Intelligence  Center,  an  agency  of  The  Surgeon  General  of 
the  Army  operating  under  a  newly  acquired  joint  charter. 
Intelligence  training  is  conducted  by  the  Army's  Training 
and  Doctrine  Command  (TRADOC)  at  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence 
Center  and  School  at  Fort  Huachuca,  Arizona;  at  the  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  School  at  Fort  Devens,  Massachusetts;  and 
at  other  locations.
relatively  new 
Although  INSCOM  is  a 
scene,  the  command  has  a  rich  heritage, 
roots  of  the  command,  it  is  necessary  to 
examine  the  history  of  the  three  main 
arrival   on  the  Army 
To  understand  the 
go  back  in  time  and 
elements  which  were 
originally  combined  to  form  INSCOM  in  1977:  the  U.S.  Army 
Security  Agency  (USASA);  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
(USAINTA);  and  a  number  of  different  intelligence  production 
agencies,  most  of  which  had  been  under  ACSI's  direct  control. 
USASA  and  Its  Predecessors 
urn 
ALWAYS 
USASA  Distinctive  Unit  Insignia  and  Shoulder  Sleeve  Insignia 
USASA,  the  Army  agency  formerly  responsible  for  all  Army 
SIGINT  and  COMSEC,  traced  its  origins  to  World  War  I  and 
the  Cipher  Bureau  of  the  Military  Intelligence  Section, 
War  Department  General  Staff.  At  the  outbreak  of  World 
War  I,  the  Army  had  no  effective  organization  for  intel- 
ligence at  all,  apart  from  a  system  of  military  attaches. 
A  gifted  Regular  Army  officer,  MAJ  Ralph  Van  Deman,  quickly 
set  up  the  Military  Intelligence  Section  within  the  Army's 
General  Staff.  Recognizing  that  his  organization  needed  ex- 
pertise in  both  cryptanalysis  and  code  compilation,  Van 
Deman  engaged  the  services  of  a  young  code  clerk  in  the 
State  Department,  Herbert  0.  Yardley,  Yardley  was  hastily 
commissioned  and  became  the  first  chief  of  the  Cipher  Bureau. 
By  the  time  the  war  ended,  the  Cipher  Bureau  had  been  re- 
designated as  MI-8,  a  numbered  section  of  what  had  become 
the  Military  Inte1 1  i gence  Division. 
MI-8  had  shown  itself  to  be  so  useful  that  it  was  able  to 
survive  Army  demobilization.  Although  the  responsibility 
for  Army  code  and  cipher  compilation  was  transferred  to  the 
Signal  Corps  in  1920,  MI-8  continued  or.  as  a  covert  crypt- 
analytic  agency  jointly  funded  by  the  War  and  State  Depart- 
ments. Under  Yardley's  expert  guidance,  MI-8  scored  a  num- 
ber of  significant  triumphs  in  the  1920's,  especially  in 
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managing  to  break  the  Japanese  diplomatic  code  in  time  to 
strengthen  the  United  States'  negotiating  position  at  the 
Washington  Peace  Conference. 
MI-8  was  finally  discontinued  in  1929  because  of  two  inter- 
acting factors.  The  Army  had  come  to  the  conclusion  that 
Yardley's  small  operation,  with  its  aging  civilian  staff, 
was  not  well  suited  to  meeting  the  War  Department's  future 
needs,  especially  in  training  another  generation  of  Army 
cryptanalysts.  At  the  same  time,  a  new  Secretary  of  State, 
Henry  L.  Stimson,  decided  that  cryptanalysis  of  foreign 
diplomatic  communications  was  unethical.  As  a  result  of 
all  this,  State  Department  support  of  MI-8  was  terminated, 
and  Army  cryptanalytic  functions  entrusted  to  the  new  Signal 
Intelligence  Service  controlled  by  the  Signal  Corps  rather 
than  by  the  Military  Intelligence  Division.  Yardley  was 
offered  a  position  with  the  new  organization,  but  the  Civil 
Service  pay  scale  could  not  match  his  previous  income,  and 
he  refused.  Instead,  he  went  on  to  write  a  sensational 
expose' of  MI-8's  operations  entitled  The  American  Black  Cham- 
ber, much  to  the  embarassment  of  U.S.  official s. 
The  Signal  Intelligence  Service  which  supplanted  MI-8  had 
the  rare  good  fortune  to  be  headed  by  a  cryptologic  genius, 
William  F.  Friedman.  Friedman  had  received  his  initial 
cryptologic  training  at  the  privately-funded  Riverbank  Labor- 
atories before  World  War  I  and  had  gone  on  to  serve  as  a 
cryptologic  officer  with  the  American  Expeditionary  Force 
in  France  before  accepting  civilian  employment  as  a  code- 
compiler  for  the  Signal  Corps  at  the  end  of  the  war.  Fried- 
man was  perfectly  qualified  for  his  job.  By  the  time  the 
United  States  entered  World  War  II,  Friedman  and  his  small 
organization  had  not  only  devised  new  electromechanical  cipher 
machines  of  unparalleled  security  for  U.S.  communications, 
but  had  succeeded  in  breaking  the  PURPLE  cipher  system  that 
carried  the  most  secret  Japanese  diplomatic  messages. 
American  involvement  in  World  War  II  caused  an  enormous  ex- 
pansion of  U.S.  SIGINT  and  COMSEC  operations.  The  SIS  grew  in 
size;  moved  from  its  cramped  quarters  in  the  Munitions  Build- 
ing to  Arlington  Hall  in  what  was  then  the  Virginia  countryside; 
and  was  repeatedly  redesignated,  finally  becoming  the  Signal 
Security  Agency  (SSA)  in  1943.  Operational  control  over 
the  SSA  was  reassigned  to  the  Military  Intelligence  Division 
in  1944.  By  the  end  of  the  war,  the  SSA  controlled  a  worldwide 
network  of  intercept  stations  through  its  2d  Signal  Service 
Battalion,  and  Arlington  Hall's  success  at  breaking  the  main 
Japanese  military  and  diplomatic  systems  was  furnishing  the 
Army  with  an  unparalleled  stream  of  invaluable  intelligence.
On  15  September  1945,  the  Army  set  up  the  Army  Security  Agency 
to  conduct  all  Army  SIGINT  ard  COMSEC  operations  under  the 
command  of  the  Director  of  Military  Intelligence.  The  new 
agency  had  a  sweeping  charter.  During  World  War  II,  the  SSA 
had  directed  only  a  part  of  the  Army  SIGINT  effort.  Theater 
and  army  commanders  retained  control  over  their  own  tactical 
radio  intelligence  efforts.  ASA,  1n  contrast,  exercised 
control  over  all  U.S.  SIGINT  and  COMSEC,  operating  through  a 
verticalized  command  structure.  ASA  was  a  separate  special- 
ized entity  within  the  rest  of  the  Army,  with  complete  con- 
trol over  personnel,  training,  research,  development,  and 
procurement  as  well  as  over  operations.  Although  it  surren- 
dered certain  operational  functions  to  the  new  Armed  Forces 
Security  Agency  (AFSA)  in  1949,  ASA  expanded  its  mission 
once  again  in  1955,  acquiring  direction  of  the  Army's  elec- 
tronic warfare  (EW)  program.  Since  its  functions  no  longer 
were  exclusively  those  of  intelligence  and  security,  ASA 
was  withdrawn  from  G-2  control  and  resubordinated  to  the 
Army  Chief  of  Staff,  first  as  a  field  operating  agency,  and 
then  in  1964  as  a  major  command.  On  1  January  1977,  Head- 
quarters, U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  was  redesignated  as  Head- 
quarters, U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command. 
USAINTA  and  Its  Predecessors 
USAINTA  Distinctive  Unit  Insignia  and  Shoulder  Sleeve  Insignia 
The  second  major  antecedent  of  INSCOM  was  the  U.S.  Army  Intel- 
ligence Agency  (USAINTA),  which  performed  Army  counterintel- 
ligence functions  in  CONUS  along  with  certain  HUMINT  mis- 
sions. USAINTA's  roots  also  went  back  to  World  War  I.  In 
the  summer  of  1917,  BG  Dennis  Nolan,  the  6-2  of  Pershing's 
American  Expeditionary  Force  (AEF),  requested  the  services 
of  50  trained  investigators  fluent  in  foreign  languages. 
The  men  would  serve  with  the  "rank,  pay,  and  allowances"  of 
sergeants  of  infantry,  and  would  be  used  to  combat  espionage, 
sabotage,  and  subversion  directed  against  U.S.  forces  over- 
seas.  In  response,  the  Army  authorized  the  creation  of  the
Corps  of  Intelligence  Police  (CIP).  Hundreds  of  CIP  agents 
were  ultimately  assigned  to  the  AEF,  and  additional  CIP  men 
were  used  by  the  Military  Intelligence  Division  to  conduct 
counterintelligence  investigations  in  CONUS. 
The  CIP  continued  in  existence  after  Armistice  Day,  although 
it  was  cut  back  to  a  skeleton  force.  World  War  II  created 
a  new  demand  for  counterintelligence  support  for  the  Army. 
Widespread  fears  of  an  Axis  "Fifth  Column"  operating  in  the 
United  States  led  to  a  steady  expansion  of  tre  CIP.  For  the 
first  time,  officers  were  brought  in  as  special  agents.  A 
training  school  was  established,  and  the  corps  acquired  its 
own  chief  to  supervise  the  recruitment,  instruction,  and  ad- 
ministration of  Army  counterintelligence  personnel.  Soon 
after  Pearl  Harbor,  the  CIP  was  given  the  more  appropriate 
designation  of  the  Army  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  (CIC). 
At  first,  CIC  personnel  functioned  as  plainclothes  investi- 
gators on  the  home  front,  working  under  the  direction  of  the 
G-2's  of  the  various  Army  service  commands.  However,  the  CIC 
was  soon  given  an  additional  role  overseas,  where  its  members 
operated  in  uniform  in  support  of  tactical  formations.  By  the 
end  of  1943,  some  5,000  members  of  CIC  were  serving  at  home 
and  abroad. 
Unfortunately,  the  CIC  was  not  popular  in  all  quarters.  A 
number  of  ranking  Army  officers  questioned  the  validity  of 
a  counterintelligence  function  within  the  military,  and  the 
CIC's  activities  seem  to  have  displeased  certain  influential 
government  leaders.  As  a  result,  the  CIC  was  broken  up.  CIC 
agents  continued  to  serve  with  troop  units,  but  most  CIC  per- 
sonnel in  CONUS  were  merged  with  the  criminal  investigators 
of  the  Provost  Marshal  General's  Office  to  form  a  new  consol- 
idated Security  Intelligence  Corps.  The  CIC  training  facili- 
ty was  shut  down,  and  the  position  of  Chief,  CIC  was  abolish- 
ed. Despite  this  setback,  the  CIC  was  able  to  compile  a  signi- 
ficant record  during  World  War  II.  CIC  agents  guarded  the 
security  of  the  Manhattan  Project  and  parachuted  into  Normandy 
on  D-Day  with  the  first  waves  of  airborne  troops. 
Even  before  World  War  II  had  come  to  a  close,  it  had  become 
clear  that  the  Army's  decision  to  do  away  with  the  CIC  in 
CONUS  had  been  a  mistake.  CIC  personnel  overseas  no  longer 
had  a  rotation  base,  and  there  was  no  way  to  train  the  large 
numbers  of  counterintelligence  personnel  that  would  inevitably 
be  needed  for  occupation  duty.  As  a  result,  the  Office  of 
Chief,  CIC  and  the  CIC  School  were  reestablished  as  part  of 
the  Army  Service  Forces,  and  the  short-lived  Security  Intel- 
ligence Corps  phased  out.
The  general  Army  reorganization  of  1946  restored  CIC  to  the 
control  of  the  Director  of  Intelligence.  The  CIC  Center  and 
School,  initially  established  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade,  soon 
moved  to  Fort  Holabird,  Maryland,  a  small  and  congested  post 
located  in  an  industrial  suburb  of  Baltimore.  For  many 
years,  Fort  Holabird  would  remain  the  traditional  home  of 
the  CIC,  and  additional  Army  intelligence  activities  would 
come  to  be  collocated  on  post.  In  1955,  Army  combat  intel- 
ligence training  was  relocated  to  the  school  at  Fort  Hola- 
bird which  was  redesignated  as  the  Army  Intelligence  School. 
At  the  same  time,  the  school  began  offering  training  in  a 
new  intelligence  discipline,  field  operations  intelligence 
(FOI),  and  the  Chief,  CIC  assumed  administrative  control 
over  FOI  personnel.  In  1961,  CIC  and  FOI  personnel  were 
merged  into  a  single  Intelligence  Corps  (INTC). 
The  series  of  Army  reorganizations  brought  about  in  the  1960's 
by  Secretary  of  Defense  Robert  S.  MacNamara  substantially 
affected  the  organization  of  the  new  Intelligence  Corps.  In 
1962,  as  part  of  an  effort  to  make  the  Army  more  efficient, 
MacNamara  imposed  a  system  of  major  functional  commands  upon 
the  Army.  Almost  all  Army  training  activities  were  placed 
under  a  new  Continental  Army  Command,  and  most  Army  posts 
subordinated  to  the  commanders  of  the  CONUS  armies.  This  had 
the  effect  of  placing  the  Chief,  INTC  under  multiple  command 
structures  because  of  his  additional  responsibilities  as  com- 
mandant of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  School  and  post  comman- 
der of  Fort  Holabird.  In  1964,  a  study  of  U.S.  Army  counterin- 
telligence capabilities  entitled  Project  SECURITY  SHIELD  con- 
cluded that  the  existing  decentralized  arrangements,  in  which 
CONUS  investigations  were  handled  by  the  various  armies  and 
the  Military  District  of  Washington,  was  inefficient  and 
lacked  cost-effectiveness.  SECURITY  SHIELD  recommended  a 
complete  overhaul  of  Army  counterintelligence  and  investiga- 
tory arrangements. 
The  combined  impact  of  these  two  initiatives  transformed  the 
existing  structure  of  Army  counterintelligence.  There  were 
three  major  reorganizations  within  the  space  of  three  years. 
The  end  of  this  process  was  marked  by  the  creation  of  the  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Command  (USAINTC)  on  1  July  1965  and  the 
subsequent  discontinuance  of  the  Army  Intelligence  Corps.  In 
effect,  the  structure  of  Army  counterintelligence  was  turned 
inside  out.  The  commander  of  USAINTC  found  himself  at  the 
head  of  a  new  major  Army  command  (MACOM)  that  was  tasked  with 
performing  all  counterintelligence  investigations  in  CONUS. 
For  the  first  time  in  the  institutional  history  of  Army  intel- 
ligence, the  head  of  Army  counterintelligence  assumed  operat- 
ing functions.  At  the  same  time,  he  was  divested  of  his 
previous  responsibilities  for  recruitment,  training,  and  per- 
sonnel administration.
From  USAINTC  to  USAINTA 
USAINTC  Distinctive  Unit  Insignia  and  Shoulder  Sleeve  Insignia 
USAINTC  expanded  the  scope  of  its  activities  in  1969,  when 
the  Chief  of  Staff  directed  OACSI  to  reduce  its  operational 
role.  As  a  result,  USAINTC  took  over  control  of  certain 
OACSI  field  operating  agencies,  including  a  HUMINT  detach- 
ment, a  specialized  counterintelligence  group,  the  Army's 
imagery  interpretation  center,  and  other  elements.  For  a 
time,  under  this  new  arrangement,  USAINTC  served  as  the  di- 
recting center  for  much  of  the  Army's  intelligence  activities, 
except  for  SI6INT,  a  function  that  remained  under  the  juris- 
diction of  ASA. 
The  creation  in  1971  of  a  centralized  Defense  Investigative 
Service  (DIS),  accompanied  by  a  shift  in  public  sentiment 
towards  intelligence  activities  in  general,  brought  an  end 
to  USAINTC.  DIS  gradually  assumed  the  function  of  conduct- 
ing personnel  background  investigations  in  CONUS,  a  role 
which  had  been  USAINTC's  bread-and-butter.  At  the  same 
time,  the  Army  temporarily  abandoned  the  conduct  of  certa i n 
other  intelligence  functions.  The  steady  diminution  of  the 
functions  and  assets  of  USAINTC  made  maintenance  of  MACOM 
status  increasingly  hard  to  sustain.  As  a  final  ironic 
touch,  the  command  even  lost  its  traditional  home  at  Fort 
Holabird.  Relocation  of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  School  to 
Fort  Huachuca  had  made  the  Baltimore  base  redundant  to  Army 
needs,  and  the  command  was  relocated  to  Fort  Meade,  Maryland, 
in  1973. 
USAINTC  was  formally  discontinued  on  30  June  1974.  The  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Agency  (USAINTA),  a  field  operating  activity 
of  ACSI,  was  created  in  its  place  the  next  day.   USAINTA  con- 
1 1
tinued  to  conduct  Army  counterintelligence  operations  in  CONUS, 
but  it  did  not  inherit  all  of  its  predecessor's  assets  since 
a  number  of  the  elements  which  had  gone  to  USAINTC  in  1969  were 
resubordinated  and  placed  under  ACSI.  Headquarters,  USAINTA 
was  assigned  to  INSCOM  on  1  January  1977  and  redesignated  as 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  INSCOM,  Fort  Meade  on  1  October  1977. 
The  date  of  the  merger  was  selected  by  INSCOM  for  its  Unit 
Day.  The  completion  of  the  integration  of  the  assets  within 
the  headquarters  was  marked  by  the  formal  discontinuance  of 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  INSCOM,  Fort  Meade  on  30  November 
1978. 
Intelligence  Production 
The  third  of  the  major  building  blocks  initially  used  to  form 
INSCOM  consisted  of  a  group  of  field  operating  agencies  engaged 
in  intelligence  production.  These  included  the  U.S.  Army 
Intelligence  Threat  Analysis  Detachment,  U.S.  Army  Imagery 
Interpretation  Center,  U.S.  Army  Special  Research  Detachment, 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Support  Detachment,  and  U.S.  Army  Intel- 
ligence Operations  Support  Detachment--al 1  from  ACSI;  and 
the  U.S.  Army  Forces  Command  Intelligence  Center  from  the 
U.S.  Army  Forces  Command  (F0RSC0M).  Assigned  to  INSCOM  on 
1  January  1977,  these  elements  were  formed  into  INSCOM's 
production  element,  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Threat 
Analysis  Center  (ITAC),  in  1978.  Subsequently,  INSCOM  took 
over  the  function  of  disseminating  special  compartmented 
intelligence  throughout  the  Army  when  it  was  given  command 
of  the  U.S.  Army  Special  Security  Group  in  1980. 
The  formation  of  INSCOM  put  an  end  to  the  fragmentation  of 
Army  intelligence  assets  under  the  separate  control  of  ACSI, 
USAINTA,  and  USASA.  By  centralizing  control  of  all  Army 
intelligence  and  security  activities  conducted  at  the  EAC 
level,  the  Army  sought  to  achieve  its  intelligence  goals 
with  maximum  economy  and  efficiency.  The  establishment  of 
INSCOM  promoted  the  integration  of  the  the  various  intelli- 
gence disciplines  within  the  Army  and  provided  the  Army  with 
a  viable  intelligence  structure  for  the  immediate  future. 
The  Intelligence  Organization  and  Stationing  Study  which  led 
to  the  esta b lishment  of  INSCOM  in  1977  had  recommended  t.h a t 
111  Army  intelligence  production  agencies  be  consolidat e d 
Into  a  single  entity.  However,  only  those  production  agencies 
directly  under  OACSI  or  FORSCOM  were  consolidate?  under  INSCOM. 
After  several  subsequent  relooks,  support  grew  for  a  larger 
consolidation.  Consequently,  in  July  1984,  INSCOM's  produc- 
tion element,  the  Intelligence  and  Threat  Analysis  Center, 
was  placed  under  the  operational  control  of  the  newly  estab- 
lished U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  (Provisional)  (AIA),  a 
ia
field  operating  agency  under  OACSI.  On  1  December  1984,  the 
Army  Intelligence  Agency  left  its  provisional  status,  and  ITAC 
was  formally  assigned  to  AIA.  In  addition  to  taking  over 
ITAC,  the  new  agency  also  was  assigned  on  30  April  1984  two 
production  elements  formerly  subordinated  to  the  U.S.  Army 
Materiel  Command:  the  Foreign  Science  and  Technology  Center 
at  Charlottesville,  Virginia,  and  the  U.S.  Army  Missile  In- 
telligence Agency  at  Redstone  Arsenal,  Alabama.  The  new  ar- 
rangements allowed  INSCOM  to  concentrate  all  of  its  energies 
on  the  collection  and  dissemination  of  Army  intelligence  at 
the  echelon  above  corps. 
Unit  Day:  1  October.  INSCOM  selected  this  day  to  commemorate 
the  final  integration  of  Army  intelligence  assets  within  the 
command  on  1  October  1977.
INSCUM  SHOULDER  SLEEVE  INSIGNIA 
SYMBOLISM:  The  quartered  field  al  - 
ludes  to  the  four  primary  intelli- 
gence functions:  collection,  anal- 
ysis, production,  and  dissemination 
of  intelligence.  The  lightning  bolt 
signifies  worldwide  electrical  com- 
munications, both  friendly  and  hos- 
tile and  the  torch  stands  for  know- 
ledge and  vigilance.  The  doubleweb- 
bed  key  is  symbolic  of  security  and 
control.  Gold  and  silver  (yellow  and 
white)  denote  achievement  and  energy; 
gray  and  blue,  determination  and  loy- 
ality. 
INSCOM  DISTINCTIVE  UNIT  INSIGNIA 
SYMBOLISM:  The  globe  alludes  to  the 
worldwide  intelligence  functions  of 
the  command  and  the  key  is  symbolic 
of  security  and  control.  The  oak 
leaves  in  base  signify  fortitude  and 
endurance.  The  color  blue  symbolizes 
coolness  and  courage;  gold  is  for  ex- 
cellence and  wisdom.
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security 
Mi lestones 
Command 
The  organizational  milestones  of  INSCOM  and  its  pre- 
decessors, the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  and  the  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Agency,  are  shown  on  the  following 
pages.  Campaign  participation  credit  and  honors  re- 
ceived by  subordinate  units  while  assigned  to  INSCOM 
and  its  predecessors  are  also  listed.
U.S.  ARMY  INTELLIGENCE  AND  SECURITY  COMMAND 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  redesignated  1  January  1977  as 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command  at  Arlington  Hall 
Station,  Virginia 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  reassigned  1  January  1977  to  Headquarters,  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  redesignated  1  October  1977  as  Headquarters, 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command,  Fort  Meade 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command  selected  1  October  as  Us 
Unit  Day,  symbolic  of  the  Integration  of  Army  Intelligence  assets  Into  a 
single  major  Army  command 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command,  Fort  Meade 
discontinued  30  November  1978  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade,  Maryland 
Campaigns  participated  1n  by  units  while  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army 
Intelligence  and  Security  Command 
Korean  War 
UN  Offensive 
CCF  Intervention 
First  UN  Counterof fensive 
CCF  Spring  Offensive 
UN  Summer-Fall  Offensive 
Second  Korean  Winter 
Korea,  Summer-Fall  1952 
Third  Korean  winter 
Korea,  Summer  1953 
Vietnam 
Advisory 
Defense 
Counteroffensive 
Counteroffenslve,  Phase  II 
Counteroffensive,  Phase  III 
Tet  Counteroffensive 
Counteroffensive,  Phase  IV 
Counteroffensive,  Phase  V 
Counteroffensive,  Phase  VI 
Tet  69/Counteroffensive 
Summer-Fall  1969 
Winter-Fall  1970 
Sanctuary  Counteroffensive 
Counteroffensive,  Phase  VII 
Consolidation  1 
Consolidation  II 
Cease-Fire 
Decorations  received  by  units  while  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence 
and  Security  Command 
Presidential  Unit  Citation  (Army) 
Valorous  Unit  Award 
Meritorious  Unit  Commendation 
Meritorious  Unit  Commendation  (Navy) 
A1r  Force  Outstanding  Unit  Award 
Republic  of  Korea  Presidential  Unit  Citation 
Republic  of  Vietnam  Cross  of  Gallantry  with  Palm 
Republic  of  Vietnam  Civil  Action  Honor  Medal,  First  Class 
If
U.S.  ARMY  SECURITY  A6ENCY 
Cipher  Bureau,  Military  Intelligence  Section  established  10  June  1917  In 
Washington,  D.C.,  to  perform  cryptanalysis  and  cryptography 
Cipher  Bureau  redesignated  18  December  1917  as  MI-8 
MI-8  relocated  August  1919  from  Washington,  D.C.,  to  New  York  City, 
New  York 
Cryptographic  functions  of  MI-8  transferred  29  October  1920  to  the  Office 
of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer 
Code  and  Cipher  Section,  Office  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  established 
1  January  1921  1n  Washington,  O.C. 
Cryptanalytlc  functions  of  Ml-8  transferred  10  May  1929  to  Code  and  Cipher 
Section,  Office  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer,  and  MI-8  subsequently  discontinued 
at  New  York  City,  New  York 
Code  and  Cipher  Section,  Office  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  redesignated 
26  December  1929  as  the  Signal  Intelligence  Service 
Signal  Intelligence  Service  redesignated  22  June  1942  as  the  Signal 
Intelligence  Division 
Signal  Intelligence  Division  relocated  8  July  1942  from  Washington,  D.C., 
to  Arlington  Hall  Station,  Virginia 
Signal  Intelligence  Division  redesignated  25  July  1942  as  the  Signal 
Security  Service 
Signal  Security  Service  redesignated  1  July  1943  as  the  Signal  Security 
Agency 
Signal  Security  Agency  discontinued  15  September  1945  at  Arlington  Hall 
Station,  Virginia 
Headquarters,  Army  Security  Agency  established  15  September  1945  at 
Arlington  Hall  Station,  Virginia 
Headquarters,  Army  Security  Agency  redesignated  1  January  1957  as 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency 
Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  reorganized  14  April  1964  as  a  major 
field  command
U.S.  ARMY  INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
Corps  of  Intelligence  Police  established  13  August  1917  In  Washington.  D.C. 
Office  of  Chief,  Corps  of  Intelligence  Police  established  2  December  1940 
Intel??9rePnSce°fCor5'1,l9enCe  P011"  re(,es19""«<  *  '•"••«,  1942  as  the  Courier 
-..mSKj:  Do:c?r^-Bac?tu?more;nM:^!^ce  corps  reiocated  28  j  >  »«*  "•■ 
Office  of  Chief.  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  abolished  10  February  1944 
Fort  llllll   G°!  5SJ.f:  Har;!aenrdIntell1genCe  C°rP$  "•»«»"«".■  12  July  1945  at 
Office  of  Chief.  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  relocated  10  October  1945  fron 
Fort  George  6.  Meade  to  Holablrd  signal  Depot/Maryland      uc<-otjer  ««5  from 
CorpsJ°U?S?rArmyel,l9enCe  C°rpS  redes19"«ed  1  January  1961  as  the  Intelligence 
Maryland'  ^^  Inte1l19ence  CorP*  A9«"'y  established  1  July  1962  at  Fort  Holablrd. 
Hol*h?;5'  lr"Jii!!$'11,9eBCe,Cor2$  ?onnand  organized  1  January  1965  at  Fort 
Inten;g;n?er7o.!mand11genCe  COrpS  C°mmand  "'"'■"•f  ■  I  July  1965  as  the  U.S.  Ar., 
Marylin5e111genCe  C0^PS,  U*S*  Arny  di"<»>t1nued  1  March  1966  at  Fort  Holablrd. 
Fort  SeorgeT  Me5Se!12rryC?aSd°mmand  r'l0Cated  l  '^  1973  fr0m  Fort  Ho,ab"d  t0 
Heade!*MarJundIntenigenCe  Zommana  «"«eont1nued  30  June  1974  at  Fort  George  G. 
Maryland*  *"*  Inte1 ' l9ence  A9enc*  organized  1  July  1974  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade. 
It
U.S.  ARMY INTELLIGENCE  AND 
COMMANDERS 
SECURITY  COMMAND 
Commanders  of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command 
with  their  inclusive  dates  are  shown  below.  Commanders  of 
INSCOM's  predecessor  organizations,  the  U.S.  Army  Security 
Agency  and  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency,  are  shown  on  the 
fol lowing  pages . 
MG  Harry  E.  Soyster 
MG  Albert  N.  Stubblebine  III 
BG  John  A.  Smith  (Acting) 
MG  Wil 1 iam  I.  Rolya 
29  Aug  84  - 
7  May  81  - 
17  Mar  81  - 
1  Jan  77  - 
Present 
29  Aug  84 
7  May  81 
17  Mar  81
U.S.  Army  Security  Agency 
U.S.  Army  Security  Agency 
MG  Wil liam  I.  Rolya 
MG  George  A.  Godding 
BG  George  L.  McFadden,  Jr. (Acting) 
MG  Charles  Denholm 
BG  Dayton  W.  Eddy 
MG  Will iam  H.  Craig 
BG  Orman  G.  Charles 
MG  William  M.  Breckinridge 
MG  Thomas  S.  Timberman 
MG  James  H.  Phillips 
BG  John  C.  Monohan 
BG  Samuel  P.  Collins 
MG  Harry  Rei chel derfer 
COL  John  C.  Arrowsmith 
MG  Robinson  E.  Duff 
COL  John  C.  Arrowsmith 
BG  Wil liam  N.  Gilmore 
COL  John  C.  Arrowsmith 
BG  Carter  W.  Clarke 
COL  Harold  G.  Hayes 
BG  Preston  W.  Corderman 
Signal  Security  Agency 
BG  Preston  W.  Corderman 
Signal  Security  Service 
COL  Preston  W.  Corderman 
COL  Frank  W.  Bullock 
Signal  Intelligence  Service/Division 
COL  Frank  W.  Bullock 
LTC  Rex  W.  Minckler 
COL  S.  B.  Atkin 
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MAJ  Haskell  Allison 
Mr.  William  F.  Friedman 
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U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency 
BG  James  E.  Freeze. 
B6  Edmund  R.  Thompson 
COL  William  S.  Wolf 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Command 
COL  N.  Dean  Schanche 
COL  James  R.  Waldie 
BG  Orlando  C.  Epp 
BG  Jack  C.  Matthews 
MG  William  H.  Blakefield 
MG  Elias  C.  Townsend  * 
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U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Corps  Agency 
MG  Charles  F.  Leonard,  Jr.  * 
MG  Richard  Col  1  ins  * 
MG  Garrison  B.  Coverdale  * 
Chief,  Intelligence  Corps 
MG  Garrison  B.  Coverdale 
MG  Richard  G.  Prather 
Chief,  Counter  Intelligence  Corps 
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MG  George  B.  Barth 
MG  Philip  E.  Gallagher 
MG  John  K.  Rice 
BG  Edwin  A.  Zundel 
BG  George  V.  Keyser 
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LTC  Hugh  D.  Wise,  Jr. 
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Chief,  Corps  of  Intelligence  Police 
MAJ  H.  G.  Sheen 
CPT  Donald  B.  MacDonald 
MAJ  Garland  Wil  1  i  ams 
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THE  MILITARY  INTELLIGENCE  SPHINX 
The  sphinx,  a  composite  creature  with  a  lion's  body  and  a 
human  head,  is  often  represented  in  ancient  Middle  Eastern 
art.  The  earliest  example  is  the  famed  reclining  sphinx  in 
Giza,  Egypt,  dating  from  approximately  2,500  B.C.  This  colos- 
sal monument  is  believed  to  be  a  portrait  statue  of  King  Khafre. 
Throughout  Egyptian  history,  the  sphinx  continued  to  symbolize 
the  strength  and  protective  power  of  Egypt's  rulers. 
Around  1600  B.C.,  the  sphinx  first  appeared  in  Greek  art  and 
later  became  a  part  of  Greek  legend.  According  to  Greek  myth- 
ology, the  sphinx  was  a  winged,  human-headed  lion,  an  off- 
spring of  two  giants.  Living  in  the  vicinity  of  the  city  of 
Thebes,  she  terrorized  the  people  by  demanding  the  answer  to 
a  riddle  taught  her  by  the  Muses:  What  is  it  that  has  one 
voice  and  yet  becomes  four-footed,  then  two-footed,  and  final- 
ly three-footed?  Upon  receiving  an  incorrect  answer,  the 
sphinx  proceeded  to  devour  her  helpless  victims.  Eventually, 
Oedipus  gave  the  correct  answer:  "Man  who  crawls  on  all  fours 
during  infancy,  walks  on  two  feet  when  grown,  and  leans  on  a 
staff  in  old  age."  Confronted  with  the  solution,  the  sphinx 
killed  herself. 
From  ancient  times  to  present,  the  sphinx  has  portrayed  both 
wisdom  and  strength.  Because  of  its  association  with  these 
virtues,  the  War  Department  selected  the  sphinx  in  1923  as  the 
most  appropriate  symbol  to  represent  the  recently  established 
Military  Intelligence  Officers'  Reserve  Corps  (MIORC),  an  as- 
sociation of  World  War  I  veterans  with  experience  and  interest 
in  intelligence.  The  MIORC's  insignia'  consisted  of  an  eared 
shield  bearing  a  circle,  13  radial  ribs  connecting  the  border 
to  the  circle  and  a  sphinx  within  the  circle.  The  13  converg- 
ing strips  symbolized  the  collecting  of  information  by  mil- 
itary intelligence  which  was  represented  by  the  sphinx,  and 
conversely,  the  strips  also  symbolized  the  dissemination  of
information  after  evaluation.  Through  the  years,  the  sphinx 
remained  the  principal  heraldic  symbol  of  military  intelli- 
gence, and  in  particular,  counteri ntel li qence.  When  the  Mili- 
tary Intelligence  Reserve  Branch  was  estaolished  in  1952,  the 
shielded  sphinx  was  placed  on  the  purple  and  gold  branch  flag, 
and  the  brass  worn  by  the  reserve  officers  featured  the  "res- 
ting cow"  as  the  reclining  sphinx  was  often  called.  In  1949, 
the  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  School,  located  at  Fort  Hola- 
bird,  Maryland,  had  the  sphinx  on  its  crest  as  did  its  succes- 
sor unit,  zhe  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  School,  in  1961.  When  the 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Command  (USAINTC)  was  organized  as  a  ma- 
jor Army  command  from  1965  to  1974,  the  sphinx  was  on  the  com- 
mand's shoulder  patch. 
However,  the  most  striking  example  of  the  symbol's  connection 
with  intelligence  was  the  five-foot  sphinx  statue  constructed 
of  pot  iron  and  painted  gold  which  stood  for  over  20  years 
in  front  of  the  headquarters  of  USAINTC  and  its  predecessors 
and  which  since  1974  has  been  part  of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence 
Center  and  School  (USAICS).  The  statue  was  first  erected  on 
a  concrete  pedestal  in  front  of  the  CIC  Center  Headquarters 
at  Fort  Holabird  in  1953.  During  a  special  ceremony  on  5  Au- 
gust 1962,  the  statue  was  rededicated  and  a  bronze  plate  was 
attached  to  its  base  by  the  National  Counter  Intelligence 
Corps  Association  with  the  inscription:  "In  memory  of  those 
men  of  the  Corps  who  made  the  supreme  sacrifice  while  securing 
the  blessings  of  liberty  for  the  United  States  of  America." 
For  students  and  visitors  at  Fort  Holabird,  the  statue  and 
the  CIC  became  inseparably  related.  It  was  difficult  to 
disassociate  one  from  the  other. 
From  time  to  time  the  pranksters  had  their  day  with  the  statue. 
The  sphinx  would  turn  from  gold  to  pink  overnight,  and  on  occa- 
sion, could  be  seen  decked  out  with  a  new  brassiere. 
In  July  1973,  Headquarters,  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Command 
moved  from  Fort  Holabird  to  Fort  George  G.  Meade,  Maryland, 
and  with  it  went  the  sphinx,  which  barely  survived  the  ride 
through  the  Baltimore  Harbor  Tunnel.  In  October  it  was  placed 
on  its  new  pedestal  in  front  of  Nathan  Hale  Hall,  but  its 
stay  was  brief.  When  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Command  was 
discontinued  on  30  June  1974,  it  was  decided  that  the  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Center  and  School  at  Fort  Huachuca,  Arizona, 
would  be  the  permanent  home  of  the  sphinx.  At  Fort  Huachuca, 
the  sphinx  stood  in  front  of  the  Military  Intelligence  Museum 
until  its  closure  in  1976.  Today,  it  maintains  a  constant 
vigil  in  the  courtyard  of  Riley  Barracks,  Headquarters,  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Center  and  School.
But,  like  the  sphinx  of  ancient  Thebes,  the  MI  sphinx  has  a 
riddle  all  its  own.  How  and  when  did  it  come  to  be  discarded 
in  a  salvage  area  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade;  who  did  it;  and 
why?  Records  indicate  that  in  1953,  an  officer  and  a  civilian 
associated  with  the  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  retrieved  the 
statue  from  the  salvage  area  and  had  it  refurbished  and  erected 
at  Fort  Holabird.  There  is  a  story  that  the  statue  once  stood 
on  an  earthern  mound  in  front  of  either  the  19th  or  525th 
Military  Intelligence  Battalion  at  Fort  Meade  during  the  post 
World  War  II  period  until  being  discarded,  but  official  re- 
cords fail  to  verify  that  these  units  existed  for  the  time 
and  place  in  question,  Others  subscribe  to  the  story  that  the 
statue  was  one  of  two  such  sphinxes  which  stood  for  over  50 
years  at  a  well-known  ranch  in  California,  only  to  disappear 
in  the  early  1950's.  Finally,  most  old-timers  believe  it  was 
liberated  from  a  brothel  in  Paris  by  enterprising  CIC  agents 
and  brought  back  to  the  States  at  the  end  of  World  War  II. 
The  sphinx  in  its  symbolic  wisdom  continues  to  keep  its  secrets.
TRAVIS  TROPHY 
The  Travis  Trophy  was  originated  in  1945  by  Sir  Edward  Travis, 
K.C.M.6.,  of  London,  England,  as  an  award  for  athletic  compe- 
tition between  the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  and  the  Naval 
Communications  Supplementary  Activity.  The  main  objective 
was  to  encourage  participation  by  the  greatest  possible 
number  of  personnel,  both  civilian  and  military.  Competition 
was  held  in  various  areas  Including  baseball,  tennis,  bowling, 
chess,  basketball,  golf,  table  tennis,  bridge,  and  softball. 
By  1948,  athletic  competition  between  the  two  activities  and 
the  presentation  of  the  award  had  come  to  an  end. 
It  was  not  until  1964  that  the  award  became  active  once 
again.  At  this  time,  the  Travis  Trophy,  on  display  at  Arling- 
ton Hall  Station,  came  to  the  attention  of  LTG  Gordon  A. 
Blake,  USAF,  Director,  Natiorral  Security  Agency,  during  a 
visit.  General  Blake  requested  permission  to  reactivate  the 
award  and  present  it  to  the  service  cryptologic  agency  which 
has  made  the  most  significant  contributions  to  the  national 
cryptologic  effort  in  the  fields  of  operations,  management, 
administration,  or  suggestions  or  by  special  acts  or  services 
during  the  calendar  year. 
DIRECTOR'S  TROPHY 
Beginning  in  1979,  Vice  Admiral  B.R.  Inman,  Director,  National 
Security  Agency/Central  Security  Service,  established  the 
Director's  Trophy  Award  to  recognize  the  most  significant 
contribution  by  a  tactical  support  element  in  the  fields  of 
operations,  management,  administration,  or  suggestions..  The 
Travis  Trophy  continues  to  be  awarded  for  the  most  outstand- 
ing performance  by  a  unit  at  a  permanent  site  while  the  Direc- 
tor's Trophy  will  serve  as  equal  recognition  of  performance 
by  a  mobile  or  tactical  unit.
Travis  Trophy  Army  Winners  and  Nominees 
Calendar  Year  Uni  t 
1964  USASA  NOMINEE:   53d  USASA  Special  Operations 
Command 
1965  313th  ASA  Battalion  (Corps) 
1966  USASA  NOMINEE:   USASA  Training  Center  and 
School 
1967  509th  USASA  Group 
1968  USASA  NOMINEE:   USASA,  Europe 
1969  USASA  NOMINEE:   330th  ASA  Company 
1970  USASA  Field  Station,  Udorn 
1971  USASA  NOMINEE:   USASA  Field  Station,  Vint 
Hill  Farms 
1972  USASA  NOMINEE:   USASA  Field  Station,  Udorn 
1973  USASA  Field  Station,  Berlin 
1974  USASA  NOMINEE:   USASA  Field  Sation,  Augsburg 
1975  Consolidated  Security  Operations  Center, 
San  Antonio 
(USASA  Field  Station,  San  Antoni o/6993d  U.S. 
Air  Force  Security  Squadron) 
1976  USASA  Field  Station,  Sobe 
1977  470th  MI  Group 
1978  USAINSCOM  NOMINEE:   U.S.  Army  Field  Station, 
Augsburg 
1979  USAINSCOM  NOMINEE:   U.S.  Army  Field  Station, 
Sobe 
1980  U.S.  Army  Field  Station,  Misawa 
1981  U.S.  Army  Field  Station,  Berlin
Calendar  Year  Unit 
1982  USAINSCOM  NOMINEE:   U.S.  Army  Field  Station, 
Berl in 
1983  USAINSCOM  NOMINEE:   U.S.  Army  Field  Station, 
Augsburg 
1984  USAINSCOM  NOMINEE:   U.S.  Army  Field  Station, 
Augsburg
Director's    Trophy   Army    Winners    and    Nominees 
Calendar    Year 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
Unit 
NOMINEE:   193d  MI  Company,  Panama 
NOMINEE:   372d  ASA  Company,  25th  Inf  Div, 
Oahu,  Hawaii 
NOMINEE:   372  ASA  Company,  25th  Inf  Div, 
Oahu,  Hawaii 
Task  Force  138,  U.S.  Southern  Command,  Panama 
NOMINEE:   193d  MI  Company  (CEWI),  Panama 
224th  MI  Battalion  (Aerial  Exploitation)
INSCOM  UNITS:   THEIR  HISTORY  AND  HERALDRY 
The  history  of  INSCOM  units  can  be  expressed  in  a  number 
of  ways.  It  is  contained  in  historical  narratives  pre- 
pared from  the  records  of  each  command  element.  It  can 
also  be  found,  in  outline  form,  in  the  Lineage  and  Honors 
Certificates  prepared  for  TOE  units  by  the  U.S.  Army  Center 
of  Military  History.  Finally,  elements  of  unit  history 
are  symbolically  depicted  in  the  heraldic  items  prepared 
for  certain  units  by  The  Institute  of  Heraldry,  U.S.  Army. 
The  following  section  is  designed  not  only  to  teach  each 
unit  something  about  its  heritage  but  also  to  familiarize 
members  of  the  command  with  the  scope  of  the  Army's  histori- 
cal and  heraldic  programs  and  the  way  in  which  these  programs 
can  be  used  to  foster  unit  esprit,  pride,  and  cohesion. 
The  History  of  INSCOM  Units 
Because  of  space  limitations  and  other  considerations, 
this  special  monograph  does  not  discuss  all  units  in  the 
command.  It  confines  itself  to  the  history  of  selected 
major  subordinate  elements,  to  include  groups,  battalions, 
and  field  stations.  The  unit  histories  contained  herein  do 
not  purport  to  be  either  complete  or  definitive.  They 
have  been  written  from  the  data  base  immediately  available 
to  the  INSCOM  History  Office.  This  was  essentially  limited 
to  records  held  by  the  U.S.  Army  Cryptologic  Records  Center; 
selected  files  obtained  from  the  National  Archives,  Washing- 
ton, D.C.;  unit  data  cards  compiled  by  a  division  of  The 
Institute  of  Heraldry,  U.S.  Army;  and  material  in  the  pos- 
session of  the  U.S.  Army  Center  of  Military  History  and 
the  INSCOM  History  Office  itself.  There  are  significant 
gaps  in  the  documentation  presently  available.  The  History 
Office  is  now  trying  to  fill  these  gaps  through  further 
research  and  will  welcome  any  corrections  to  the  record 
that  can  be  offered  by  knowledgeable  individuals  in  the 
field.  Furthermore,  the  histories  deliberately  emphasize 
what  happened  to  units  before  they  joined  the  command, 
since  historical  information  on  the  period  from  1977  to 
the  present  should  be  readily  available  in  units'  organiza- 
tional history  files. 
At  this  point,  a  short  discussion  on 
Army  unit  history  is  in  order.  From  a 
view.  Army  unit  history  concerns  itself 
of  given  designated  units,  and  not  with 
personnel  and  assets  which  flow  in  and 
from  time  to  time.   Each  unit  is  treated 
the  principles  of 
technical  point  of 
with  the  activities 
what  happens  to  the 
out  of  these  units 
almost  as  a  living 
organism  and  is  tracked  from  its  constitution  and  initial 
at
activation  through  all  of  its  subsequent  redesi gnations , 
inacti vatiois,  nd  activations.  Strictly  speaking,  the  Army 
allots  a  hiitor/  only  to  TOE  units,  which  are  held  to  have 
a  continuous  existence  once  they  are  placed  on  the  rolls 
of  the  Army.  TDA  units  by  contrast,  have  no  lineage  and 
can  earn  no  honors;  they  are  organized  to  satisfy  the  re- 
quirements of  the  moment  and  are  discontinued  when  no  longer 
needed.  However,  because  TDA  organizations  have  played 
such  an  important  role  in  the  activities  of  INSCOM  and  of 
its  predecessors,  this  document  mentions  their  activities 
where  appropriate  and  also  provides  background  on  various 
TDA  units  whose  area  missions  were  subsequently  assumed  by 
TOE  units  later  assigned  to  the  command.  Nonetheless,  it 
should  be  pointed  out  that  the  fact  that  a  TOE  unit  inher- 
ited its  mission,  personnel,  or  other  assets  does  not 
affect  that  unit's  own  official  history. 
Unit  history  can  only  be  as  good  as  its  source  materials. 
For  this  reason,  AR  870-5,  Military  History;  Responsibi- 
lities, Policies,  and  Procedures,  sets  forth  requirements 
for  each  unit  to  maintain  an  adequate  organizational  history 
file  that  will  provide  the  unit  with  an  institutional  mem- 
ory of  its  past.  The  file  kept  by  each  INSCOM  unit  should 
contain  not  only  the  original  copies  of  the  annual  histori- 
cal reports  furnished  the  INSCOM  History  Office,  but  also 
all  necessary  backup  material  as  stipulated  in  paragraph 
7-1  of  the  AR.  This  includes  such  items  as  copies  of 
major  orders  affecting  the  unit,  a  list  of  commanders,  mis- 
sion statements,  inspection  reports,  the  location  of  all 
unit  elements,  and  other  documentation  (including  audio- 
visual material  and  magnetic  tapes)  listed  in  greater  detail 
in  the  AR.  The  file  will  remain  in  the  possession  of  the 
unit  until  the  unit  is  inactivated  or  becomes  otherwise 
unable  to  maintain  custody  of  its  own  records  (i.e.,  is 
reduced  to  zero  strength,  ordered  to  deploy  for  combat 
operations,  etc).  When  the  file  can  no  longer  be  retained 
for  any  of  these  reasons,  it  should  be  forwarded  to  the 
INSCOM  Cryptologic  Records  Center  (HQ  INSCOM,  IASA-AR). 
The  unit  commander  may  retrieve  the  file  when  the  unit  is 
again  able  to  assume  responsibility  for  its  records  by 
writing  the  INSCOM  History  Office  (HQ  INSCOM,  IAOPS-HIST). 
INSCOM  Units  and  the  Center  of  Military  History 
In  addition  to  the  support  provided  to  INSCOM  units  by  the 
INSCOM  History  Office,  the  U.S.  Army  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory provides  a  number  of  historical  services  to  the  Army. 
The  center,  the  Department  of  the  Army's  agent  in  all  his- 
torical matters,  traces  its  origin  back  to  the  early  1920's, 
when  the  historical  section  was  set  up  in  the  U.S.  Army  War 
so
College  to  monitor  organizational  history  and  provide  sup- 
port to  the  Army  heraldic  program.  All  Army  history  programs 
were  centralized  under  the  control  of  the  Office  of  the 
Chief  of  Military  History,  Army  Special  Staff,  in  1947.  The 
Center  of  Military  History  became  a  separate  field  operating 
element  in  1972.  In  addition  to  its  publication  activity, 
the  center  supports  a  number  of  programs  of  special  interest 
to  INSCOM  units. 
Lineage  and  Honors  Certi  f icates 
As  previously  indicated,  the  Army  makes  a  sharp  distinc- 
tion between  TOE  and  TDA  units  in  its  handling  of  unit 
history,  since  only  TOE  units  are  allowed  to  bear  line- 
age and  honors.  The  Center  of  Military  History  maintains 
close  watch  over  TOE  units.  In  consultation  with  The 
Adjutant  General's  Office,  which  cuts  the  necessary  orders, 
the  Center  of  Military  History  helps  determine  which  TOE 
units  will  be  the  next  to  be  activated  or  to  be  inactiva- 
ted, using  as  a  basis  for  its  judgement  such  factors  as  the 
age  and  honors  of  each  unit  along  with  the  unit's  traditional 
mission  and  geographical  assignment. 
More  importantly,  the  Center  of  Military  History,  as  the 
Army's  agent  in  historical  matters,  furnishes  active  TOE 
units  with  Lineage  and  Honors  Certificates,  which  serve  at 
once  as  the  "Birth  Certificates"  of  units  and  as  their  cer- 
tificates of  entitlement  to  campaign  participation  credits 
and  decorations.  All  active  INSCOM  units  down  to  20-man 
detachments  should  maintain  current  Lineage  and  Honors  Cer- 
tificates. (Since  detachments  with  an  authorized  military 
strength  of  less  than  20  do  not  carry  guidons  and  have  no 
way  of  displaying  their  honors,  they  are  not  eligible  to 
have  certificates  prepared  for  them.)  Commanders  are  author- 
ized to  correspond  directly  with  HQDA,  DAMH-HSO  on  the  mat- 
ter. It  should  be  pointed  out  that  Lineage  and  Honors 
Certificates  can  only  be  issued  to  units  after  the  center 
has  received  official  confirmation  that  their  activation 
has  already  been  accomplished.  The  center  will  furnish 
statements  of  service  to  units  in  process  of  activation. 
Special  Desi  gnations 
Under  provisions  of  paragraph  8-4,  AR  870-5,  the  U.S.  Army 
Center  of  Military  History  will  provide  active  TOE  units 
not  organic  to  other  units  with  Special  Designation  Certi- 
ficates. Under  this  program,  each  such  unit  is  encouraged 
to  apply  for.  its  own  Special  Designation  Certificate, 
which  may  be  either  traditional  or  distinctive.  (A  tradi- 
tional designation  is  a  designation  associated  with  the
unit  for  at  least  30  years;  a  distinctive  designation  is 
one  of  more  recent  origin.)  The  designation  should  associ- 
ate the  organization  with  some  person,  place,  thing,  event, 
or  functions  important  to  the  unit  and  should  be  selected 
to  enhance  unit  morale.  It  should  be  significant  and  in 
good  taste,  and  it  should  not  be  duplicative  of  the  approved 
special  designations  of  other  units.  Upon  approval  by  the 
Center  of  Military  History,  the  center  will  issue  a  certifi- 
cate attesting  to  the  selection  and  will  enter  the  special 
designation  upon  the  Lineage  and  Honors  Certificate  of  the 
unit.  As  of  this  writing,  the  only  INSCOM  units  to  have 
secured  an  approved  Special  Designation  Certificate  are 
the  11th  MI  Company  ("Wizards  of  War"),  the  500th  MI  Group 
("Pacific  Vanguard"),  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
513th  MI  Group  ("Vigilant  Knights"),  and  the  902d  MI  Group 
("The  Deuce").   All  of  these  are  distinctive  designations. 
Nicknames 
TDA  units  are  not  eligible  to  receive  Special  Designation 
Certificates  from  the  Center  of  Military  History.  However, 
in  the  past,  field  stations  that  are  now  a  part  of  INSCOM 
have  made  up  their  own  "nicknames."  Some  of  the  units  pres- 
ently bearing  n i^c k name s __or_   c ommemp rati  ye   de s ijjn a t i on s  are 
Fie"T<r~5tatTon  "Korea  ("Zqeckler  Stati  on")7  Field  Stati  on 
Okinawa  ("Tor  fi~  Stat  i  on  " ) ,  FfeTd  Stati  or  San  Anton  i  o  ( "Al  amo 
Station"),  and  Field  "Stat ioh  Sinop  (njlijogenes__$tation " ) . 
Unit  Days 
The  Center  of  Military  History  encourages  all  units  to  fos- 
ter unit  morale  and  cohesion  by  establishing  Unit  Days.  Each 
Unit  Day  should  represent  the  anniversary  of  a  significant 
occasion  in  the  life  of  a  unit,  such  as  its  first  activa- 
tion or  organization,  its  first  deployment  overseas,  the 
first  day  it  took  part  in  a  named  campaign,  or  a  date  associ- 
ated with  a  unit  decoration.  It  would  be  inappropriate 
for  a  unit  to  select  the  day  on  which  it  was  first  consti- 
tuted as  a  Unit  Day,  since  constitution  represents  only  a 
paper  transaction.  Active  TOE  units  should  register  their 
Unit  Days  with  the  Center  of  Military  History,  which  will 
issue  each  unit  an  appropriate  certificate  upon  approval 
of  its  selection,  as  provided  by  paragraph  7-3,  AR  870-5. 
TDA  units  are  not  eligible  for  a  certificate,  but  should 
inform  the  INSCOM  History  Office  as  to  the  Unit  Day  they 
have  selected. 
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Hi  stori  cal  Memorial  Awards 
Each  TOE  unit  is  authorized  to  establish  a  historical  memor- 
ial award  in  the  name  of  a  battle  or  campaign  in  which  the 
unit  distinguished  itself,  or  in  the  name  of  an  outstanding 
former  member,  and  to  present  the  award  to  a  deserving  indi- 
vidual in  the  command  annually.  The  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory will  issue  the  unit  an  appropriate  certificate.  Cor- 
respondence on  historical  memorial  awards,  as  well  as  on 
Special  Designations  Certificates  and  Unit  Days,  should  be 
addressed  by  unit  commanders  directly  to  HQDA,  DAMH-HSO. 
INSCOM  and  Its  Heraldry 
Heraldry  is  the  art  or  science  which  deals  with  coats  of  arms 
and  their  origins.  It  serves  as  both  an  art  form  and  a  source 
of  historical  information.  Although  the  origins  of  heraldry 
probably  predate  recorded  history,  heraldry  as  we  know  it 
today  was  initiated  in  Western  Europe  during  the  feudal 
period.  As  the  use  of  armor  increased,  it  became  necessary 
to  devise  insignia  to  distinguish  friend  from  foe  on  the 
battlefield,  and  to  identify  knights  and  noblemen  to  their 
followers.  Individuals  began  to  decorate  their  helmets  with 
distinctive  crests,  to  emblazon  their  shields  with  stylized 
designs,  and  to  wear  these  designs  upon  the  surcoats  which 
covered  their  body  armor.  Gradually,  this  process  fell  un- 
der centralized  control.  Rules  for  the  design  of  heraldry 
were  codified,  and  heraldic  entitlements  were  allotted  by 
colleges  of  arms.  England's  College  of  Arms,  with  its  of- 
ficials picturesquely  entitled  "Ki ngs-at-Arms ,  Heralds,  and 
Pursuivants,"  dates  back  to  the  days  of  Henry  V;  and  was 
given  an  official  charter  by  Richard  III  in  1483. 
The  practice  of  heraldry  was  brought  to  the  New  World  with 
the  first  wave  of  European  settlers.  It  is  still  actively 
carried  on  in  the  United  States,  although  it  no  longer  serves 
to  distinguish  individuals,  but  rather,  specific  organiza- 
tions and  their  members.  Many  of  its  features  continue  to 
be  derived  from  English  and  continental  models.  The  designs 
of  American  heraldic  items  reflect  the  history,  traditions, 
and  accomplishments  of  the  organizations  to  which  they  have 
been  given. 
Heraldic  work  for  INSCOM  units  is  performed  by  The  Institute 
of  Heraldry,  U.S.  Army,  which  provides  this  service  for  the 
entire  U.S.  Government  as  well  as  for  the  U.S.  Army.  The  in- 
stitute, currently  based  at  Cameron  Station,  Virginia,  is 
responsible  for  the  design  of  all  official  government  seals 
and  all  military  medals,  insignias,  flags,  guidons,  and  coats 
of  arms.  The  origins  of  the  institute  date  back  to  1919,  when
an  office  was  established  within  the  War  Department  General 
Staff  to  coordinate  and  approve  coats  of  arms  and  insignia 
for  certain  Army  organizations.  The  Quartermaster  General 
was  given  the  responsibility  of  supervising  specific  military 
designs  in  1924.  This  responsibility  was  expanded  in  1957 
to  include  the  function  of  providing  heraldic  support  to  all 
government  agencies.  The  Institute  of  Heraldry,  U.S.  Army 
was  established  in  1960,  consolidating  activities  previously 
performed  within  the  Office  of  the  Quartermaster  General  with 
those  of  several  formerly  separate  field  elements.  Since 
1962,  the  institute  has  been  a  part  of  The  Adjutant  Gener- 
al 's  Office. 
The  designs  of  The  Institute  of  Heraldry  impact  upon  INSCOM 
and  the  military  intelligence  community  at  eyery  level. 
Heraldic  symbolism  underlies  the  badge  of  the  Military  Intel- 
ligence Branch,  INSCOM's  shoulder  sleeve  insignia  ("patch") 
and  distinctive  unit  insignia  (DUI),  and  the  distinctive  unit 
insignia  and  colors  of  the  command's  major  TOE  units. 
The  MI  Insi  gnia  of  Branch 
The  first  U.S.  Army  intelligence  organization  to  have 
an  approved  symbol  was  the  Military  Intelligence  Officers 
Reserve  Corps  (MIORC).  Established  on  2  April  1921,  the 
MIORC  consisted  of  a  reserve  mobilization  base  of  veteran 
trained  intelligence  officers  who  had  served  in  World  War  I. 
The  branch  insignia  allotted  to  the  MIORC  on  30  July  1923 
consisted  of  an  eared  shield  bearing  a  circle  connected  to 
the  shield's  border  by  13  radial  ribs.  Within  the  circle 
on  the  shield  was  the  profile  of  a  crouched  sphinx.  The 
sphinx,  a  fabulous  riddle-telling  creature  with  the  body  of 
a  lion  and  a  woman's  head,  was  chosen  to  represent  both  wis- 
dom and  strength.  The  sphinx  has  retained  its  association 
with  Army  intelligence  up  to  this  day. 
New  branch  insignia  were  made  necessary  in  1952  when  the  Army 
Security  and  Military  Intelligence  Branches  were  made  separ- 
ate components  in  the  Army  Reserve.  The  Military  Intelli- 
gence Branch  badge  retained  the  traditional  sphinx  design. 
The  Army  Security  Branch  badge  introduced  new  symbols  appro- 
priate to  the  missions  of  the  branch:  a  lightning  bolt, 
signifying  communications;  and  crossed  keys,  standing  for 
secrecy,  authority,  and  guardianship. 
The  present  Military  Intelligence  Branch  badge  was  introduced 
with  the  formation  of  the  Army  Intelligence  and  Security 
Branch  in  1962.  The  sword  reflects  the  offensive  and  defen- 
sive role  of  military  intelligence,  and  the  dangers  the  work 
entails;  the  sun  is  the  emblem  of  the  Greek  god  Helios,  who
saw  and  heard  all;  and  the  rose  partially  covering  the  badge 
is  a  tracinonal  symbol  of  secrecy  (as  in  the  phrase  sub 
rosa) . 
Shoulder  SI eeve  Insignia  and  QUI ' s 
Shoulder  sleeve  insignia  are  authorized  for  members  of  major 
Army  commands  (MACUM)  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph 
26-16,  AR  670-1,  Wear  and  Appearance  „f  Army  Uniforms  and 
Insignia.  All  troops  currently  assigned  to  INSCOM  wear  the 
distinctive  command  patch,  except  those  assigned  to  U.S.  Army 
Field  Station  Berlin,  who  historically  have  worn  the  shoul- 
der sleeve  insignia  of  the  Berlin  Brigade.  The  torch  on  the 
INSCOM  insignia  stands  for  knowledge  and  vigilance;  the 
lightning  bolt  for  communications;  and  the  key  for  security 
and  control.  The  background  colors  are  oriental  blue  and 
silver  grey,  the  official  colors  of  military  intelligence, 
representing  loyalty  and  determination. 
The  provisions  of  paragraph  26-21,  AR  670-1  authorize  mem- 
bers of  MACOM's  to  wear  distinctive  unit  insignia  (DUI). 
DUI's,  like  shoulder  sleeve  insignia,  are  designed  by  The 
Institute  of  Heraldry,  which  makes  use  of  input  from  the 
supported  command  or  unit.  The  designs  express  in  heral- 
dic form  elements  of  each  unit's  mission  and  history.  The 
key  and  globe  represented  on  INSCOM's  DUI  restate  familiar 
themes  of  military  intelligence  heraldry:  worldwide  mis- 
sion combined  with  secrecy.  Personnel  assigned  to  INSCOM's 
TOE  groups  and  battalions;  to  U.S.  Army  Field  Stations  Augs- 
burg, Berlin,  Kunia,  and  Sinop-  to  the  INSCOM  CONUS  MI 
Group;  to  the  U.S.  Army  Russian  Institute;  and  to  the  U.S. 
Army  Special  Security  Group  wear  the  DUI's  authorized  their 
own  units.  (Several  of  these  units,  however,  have  yet  to 
receive  issue  of  their  DUI's.) 
In  general,  TUA  units  are  not  authorized  their  own  DUI's. 
However,  within  INSCOM  alone,  there  are  a  number  of  excep- 
tions. Sinop  was  the  first  field  station  authorized  its 
own  DUI;  this  came  about  because  at  one  point  personnel 
assigned  to  the  station  were  not  allowed  to  wear  any  INSC0M- 
related  insignia.  The  Special  Security  Group  received 
authorization  while  a  field  operating  agency  under  OACSI. 
The  Russian  Institute  is  considered  a  service  school  and 
qualifies  accordingly.  Finally,  on  28  October  1983,  HQ 
INSCOM  received  from  HQDA  a  one-time  exception  on  the 
general  restrictions  against  awarding  DUI's  to  TDA  units. 
Field  Stations  Kunia,  Berlin,  and  Augsburg,  along  with  the 
CONUS  MI  Group,  were  all  authorized  individual  DUI's  based 
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upon  a  number  of  factors  to  include  their  mission,  size, 
and  location.  Point  of  contact  for  information  on  matters 
pertaining  to  insignia  is  HQ  INSCOM,  IAPER-M. 
INSCOM's  predecessor  organizations  made  use  of  their  own 
distinctive  symbols.  (Illustrations  of  these  can  be  found 
in  the  prior  chapter  of  this  series  entitled  "INSCOM  and  the 
Army.")  Members  of  the  Army  Security  Agency  wore  a  shoulder 
sleeve  insignia  consisting  of  a  shield  bearing  the  claw  of 
an  American  eagle  clutching  a  sheaf  of  lightning  bolts,  an 
obvious  reference  to  the  mission.  The  globe-shaped  DUI  also 
contained  conventional  mission-oriented  imagery.  The  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  Agency  (USAINTA)  shoulder  sleeve  patch 
had  a  globe  superimposed  upon  a  rose,  representing  the 
elements  of  worldwide  mission  and  secrecy.  The  USAINTA 
DUI  consisted  of  the  crested  helmet  worn  by  Tallmadge's 
Troop  of  Continental  Dragoons  during  the  American  Revolution- 
ary War;  it  is  associated  with  the  cavalry's  traditional 
intelligence  roles  of  acting  both  as  the  Army's  "eyes"  and 
as  its  screen  against  hostile  scouts.  The  U.S.  Army  Intelli- 
gence Command  (USAINTC)  patch,  a  sphinx  atop  a  torch-like  re- 
presentation of  half  a  sun,  made  use  of  familiar  intelli- 
gence-connected symbols.  The  seven  stars  on  the  USAINTC 
DUI  stood  for  the  seven  MI  groups  originally  controlled 
by  the  command.  (The  first  design  suggested  by  The  Insti- 
tute of  Heraldry  for  the  command  had  contained  a  griffin, 
another  mythological  animal;  USAINTC  rejected  it  on  the 
grounds  that  they  did  not  want  any  more  "animals"  in  their 
insignia. ) 
Other  Symbol s 
Although  The  Institute  of  Heraldry,  U.S.  Army  is  the  only  au- 
thorized official  designer  of  heraldic  entitlements  for  IN- 
SCOM and  the  Army,  the  command  and  its  units  have  from  time 
to  time  created  symbols  of  their  own.  ^SCOMJias_an_u.nof  fi  - 
£i_al_LeaJ.  »_which  incorporates  appropriate  heraldic  elements, 
but  which  remains  u  h  off  i  ci  a  1  b  e  c  a  us  e  on  Ty  U.S71Soyernment~  de-" 
partments_  are  authorized  to  have i__the~i Ljown  Jseaj Li.  Below  is 
an  illustration  of  the  INSCOM  shield. 
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Army  Regulations 
their  own  DUI's. 
do  not  authorize  all 
Since  World  War  II 
Army  units  to  have 
their  own  DUI's.  Since  World  War  II  on,  many  intelligence 
units  have  spontaneously  created  unit  emblems  of  their  own 
to  promote  morale,  often  in  combat  situations.  Examples 
of  two  such  symbols  can  be  found  below. 
UNOFFICIAL  UNIT  SYMBOLS  FROM  TWO  WARS 
On  the  left  is  the  symbol  of  the  114th  Signal  Radio  Intel- 
ligence Company  in  World  War  II,  designed  by  the  Walt  Disney 
studios.  On  the  right  is  the  symbol  of  the  509th  Radio  Re- 
search Group  in  Vietnam. 
Fl ags,  Col ors ,  and  Guidons 
Under  provisions  of  AR  840-10,  Flags,  Guidons,  Streamers, 
Tabards,  and  Automobile  and  Aircraft  Plates,  Army  commands 
and  their  subordinate  units  down  to  independent  20-man 
detachments  are  authorized  flags,  colors,  or  guidons  as 
appropriate  to  the  unit.  The  flags,  colors,  and  guidons 
not  only  serve  to  identify  the  unit  and  promote  esprit, 
but  are  the  means  by  which  the  unit  displays  its  campaign 
participation  credits  and  decorations.  Decorations  are 
denoted  by  streamers;  campaign  participation  credits  are 
displayed  by  streamers  attached  to  flags  and  colors  and  by 
silver  bands  on  the  poles  of  company  and  detachment  gui- 
dons. Activating  units  may  obtain  flags,  colors,  guidons, 
and  other  accoutrements  by  writing  directly  to  the  U.S.  Army 
Support  Activity,  Philadelphia.  Requests  should  be  accom- 
panied by  an  up-to-date  unit  statement  of  service,  which 
can  be  obtained  from  the  Center  of  Military  History.  The 
INSCOM  Pnc  on  these  matters  is  HQ  INSCOM,  IAPER-M. 
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As  a  MACOM,  INSCOM  is  authorized  its  own  flag,  a  dark  blue 
banner  bearing  the  INSCOM  shoulder  sleeve  insignia.  INSCOM 
numbered  groups  have  flags  of  oriental  blue  and  silver  grey 
in  a  diagonal  arrangement,  with  the  numbers  of  the  unit  des- 
ignations centered  in  Arabic  numerals.  The  CONUS  Military 
Intelligence  Group  is  authorized  a  similar  flag  with  appro- 
priate lettering  replacing  the  numbers.  INSCOM  field  sta- 
tions have  flags  of  oriental  blue;  each  flag  contains  the 
Military  Intelligence  Branch  insignia  centered  in  silver 
grey  and  dark  blue  above  a  scroll  inscribed  with  the 
designation  of  the  field  station. 
Battalions  organized  under  a  fixed  TOE  with  their  own  organic 
lettered  companies  are  entitled  to  bear  unit  colors,  and 
are  authorized  their  own  coats  of  arms,  each  of  which  con- 
sists of  a  shield,  a  crest,  and  a  motto.  (DUI's  of  such 
fixed  battalions  normally  consist  of  the  shield  and  motto; 
however,  the  shield  alone  or  the  shield,  crest,  and  motto 
can  also  be  used.)  The  colors  of  INSCOM  fixed  battalions 
are  oriental  blue.  The  battalion  color  has  an  embroidered 
American  eagle  in  the  center  with  the  unit  motto  in  its 
beak,  the  unit  shield  on  its  breast,  and  the  unit  crest 
above.  The  unit  designation  is  on  a  scroll  below.  Most 
INSCOM  battalions,  however,  are  flexible,  made  up  of  a 
varying  number  of  attached  subordinate  elements.  These 
units  carry  oriental  blue  flags  with  the  battalion  DUI 
centered  above  a   scroll   bearing  the  unit  designation. 
The  separate  numbered  companies  of  INSCOM  carry  guidons  of 
oriental  blue  with  the  branch  insignia  in  silver  grey  above 
the  unit's  numerical  designation.  TOE  detachments  with  an 
authorized  military  strength  of  at  least  20  carry  guidons 
with  the  letters  "DET"  below  the  branch  insignia.  TOA 
detachments  and  other  units  carry  guidons  displaying  only 
the  branch  insignia. 
Flags,  guidons,  and  associated  material  are  not  only  im- 
portant to  the  active  units  which  bear  them,  but  they 
are  historically  valuable  as  well.  INSCOM  TOE  units  about 
to  be  inactivated  should  return  this  class  of  property  to 
the  New  Cumberland  Army  Depot,  as  detailed  in  the  provisions 
of  paragraph  10-5,  AR  840-10.  Flags,  colors,  guidons, 
streamers  and  silver  bands  will  be  held  there  and  reissued 
to  the  originating  units  when  they  once  more  go  into  an 
active  status.  In  the  meantime,  these  items  may  be  made 
available  for  use  in  the  INSCOM  historical  display  program. 
TDA  units  which  are  being  discontinued  should  forward  their 
flags  to  the  INSCOM  History  Office  (HQ  INSCOM,  IAOPS-HIST) 
where  they  will  become  a  part  of  the  INSCOM  collection  of 
historical  properties  and  will  be  used  for  display  purposes.
65th  Military  Intelligence  Group 
The  66th  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  constituted 
in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  on  21  June  1944  and  activated 
on  1  July  1944  at  Camp  Rucker,  Alabama.  The  unit  was  assign- 
ed to  IX  Corps  and  attached  to  the  66th  Infantry  Division.  On 
23  November  1944,  the  66th  CIC  Detachment  left  Alabama  for 
overseas  deployment  on  the  Brittania,  arriving  at  Southampton, 
England,  on  12  December.  On  27  December,  tne  unit  left  for 
France. 
The  66th  Infantry  Division  had  the  responsibility  for  contain- 
ing the  German  strongholds  at  Lorient  and  St.  Nazaire,  France, 
while  the  Allies  launched  a  new  offensive  into  Germany.  Refu- 
gees from  these  pockets  needed  thorough  screening  in  addition 
to  shelter  and  food.  On  one  particularly  busy  day  over  2,100 
refugees  from  the  St.  Nazaire  area  were  screened  in  Nantes 
by  the  66th  and  424th  CIC  Detachments. 
After  the  German  surrender  of  the  strongholds  in  May  1945,  the 
66th  CIC  Detachment  was  almost  constantly  on  the  move,  first 
into  Germany  and  then  back  to  France.  The  66th  CIC  Detachment 
departed  St.  Victoret  for  the  States  on  the  USS  Exchange 
on  30  October,  arriving  at  Camp  Kilmer,  New  Jersey,  where  it 
was  inactivated  on  12  November.  The  66th  CIC  Detachment 
received  credit  for  participation  in  the  Northern  France 
campai gn. 
On  10  November  1949,  the  66th  CIC  Detachment  was  activated 
at  Stuttgart,  Germany,  and  assigned  to  U.S.  Army,  Europe.  The 
66th  CIC  Detachment  assumed  the  functions  and  personnel  of 
the  concurrently  discontinued  7970th  CIC  Group. 
The  history  of  CIC  operations  in  occupied  Germany  actually 
began  before  V-E  Day  when  planners  decided  to  establish  a  new 
occupation  detachment  with  sufficient  strength  to  absorb  per- 
sonnel from  combat  CIC  detachments  being  inactivated.  On  10 
May,  the  large-scale  paper  transfer  of  CIC  personnel  took 
place,  and  concurrently,  the  970th  CIC  Detachment  was  acti- 
vated at  Wiesbaden,  Germany,  to  receive  300  officers  and 
1,100  agents.  In  July  1945,  the  970th  CIC  Detachment  moved 
its  headquarters  to  Frankfurt,  where  after  several  shifts,  the 
unit  finally  settled  at  the  l.G.  Farben  Building. 
By  November  1945,  the  970th  CIC  Detachment  had  grown  to  a  peak 
strength  of  1,572  officers  and  1,158  enlisted  men  and  had  been 
subdivided  into  eight  regions,  each  with  a  structure  of  its 
own  including  subregions  and  resident/day  offices.  For  the 
first  year,  the  primary  mission  centered  upon  deNazif ication
of  occupied  Germany,  and  by  the  end  of  1945,  more  than  120,000 
individuals  had  been  apprehended.  In  an  effort  to  streamline 
operations  and  to  economize  on  personnel,  the  970th  CIC  De- 
tachment was  inactivated  on  20  June  1948  and  its  personnel 
transferred  to  the  7970th  CIC  Group  organized  concurrently. 
The  7970th  CIC  Group  was  a  TD  organization  which  was  to  be 
tailored  to  the  specific  needs  of  CIC  in  Europe.  Between 
."eptember  1948  and  April  1949,  the  7970th  CIC  Group  was  re- 
organized to  reduce  the  number  of  administrative  layers  under 
each  region  and  to  increase  the  operational  capacity  of  its 
headquarters.  In  September  1949,  the  7970th  CIC  Group  moved 
its  headquarters  from  Frankfurt  to  Stuttgart.  In  the  fall 
of  1949,  a  request  was  initiated  to  restore  CIC  in  Germany 
to  a  TOE  status,  primarily  to  enable  it  to  receive  a  personnel 
allotment  on  a  more  permanent  basis  directly  from  DA.  As 
a  result,  on  10  November  1949,  the  7970th  CIC  Detachment  was 
discontinued  and  its  personnel  transferred  to  the  66th  CIC 
Detachment  activated  concurrently  at  Stuttgart. 
At  the  time  of  activation,  the  66th  CIC  Detachment  performed 
a  counterintelligence  mission  in  support  of  Commander  in 
Chief,  European  Command  and  was  divided  into  twelve  regions: 
Stuttgart  (I),  Heidelberg  (II),  Frankfurt  (III),  Munich  (IV), 
Regensburg  (V),  Nurnberg  (VI),  Bayreuth  (VII),  Berlin  (VIII), 
Bremen  (IX),  Bad  Wildungtn  (X),  Wurzburg  (XI),  and  Augsburg 
(XII).  On  5  December  1951,  the  66th  CIC  Detachment  was  allot- 
ted to  the  Regular  Army,  and  on  20  December  1952,  the  detach- 
ment was  redesignated  as  the  66th  Counter  Intelligence  Corps 
Group. 
By  July  1953,  the  number  of  regions  had  been  reduced  to  seven; 
a  Detachment  "A,"  responsible  for  U.S.  forces  based  in  France 
had  been  added  at  Orleans,  France;  and  there  were  56  subordi- 
nate offices  throughout  the  United  States  and  French  zones 
of  Germany,  the  U.S.  sector  of  Berlin,  the  Bremen  enclave, 
and  the  USAREUR  Communications  Zone  in  France. 
Upon  establishment  of  the  field  operations  intelligence  (F0I) 
mission  within  the  Army,  those  positive  intelligence  functions 
which  had  accumulated  within  the  66th  CIC  Group  were  trans- 
ferred along  with  accompanying  personnel 
and  in  turn  to  the  newly  activated  522d 
May  1956,  the  66th  CIC  Group  had  further 
regions  to  four  and  on  1  January  1958 
lettered  detachments:  A,  B,  C,  and  D. 
to  the  513th  MI  Group 
MI  Battalion.  By  15 
reduced  its  number  of 
redesignated  them  as 
On  1  November  1959,  a  major  mission  change  occured.  USAREUR 
divided  the  counterintelligence  and  field  operations  intelli- 
gence/area intelligence  responsibilities  on  a  geographical
basis  between  the  66th  CIC  Group  and  the  513th  MI  Group.  The 
latter  was  allotted  responsibility  for  covering  northern  Ger- 
many to  include  Berlin  and  the  66th  CIC  Group  was  assigned 
the  mission  of  covering  southern  Germany  (Bavaria,  Baden- 
Wurtenberg,  Rhi nel and-Phal z,  and  Saarland).  As  a  result 
of  its  new  mission,  the  66th  CIC  Group  was  redesignated  the 
66th  Military  Intelligence  Group  on  1  January  1960  and  as 
the  66th  Intelligence  Corps  Group  on  25  July  1961. 
Due  to  the  inherent  coordination  problems  caused  by  the  divi- 
sion of  functions  on  a  geographical  basis  between  the  66th  INTC 
Group  and  513th  MI  Group,  a  second  major  reorganization  soon 
followed.  On  1  April  1962,  the  513th  MI  Group  continued  with 
the  field  operations  intelligence/area  intelligence  mission 
along  with  a  limited  CI  mission.  On  the  other  hand,  the  66th 
INTC  Group  was  reorganized  with  the  mission  of  CI  support  to 
the  Seventh  U.S.  Army.  The  approved  organization  for  the 
66th  INTC  Group  included  a  number  of  newly  activated  and 
numerically  designated  security,  collection,  and  linguist 
companies.  Upon  the  discontinuance  of  the  Army  Intelligence 
Corps,  the  66th  INTC  Group  was  again  redesignated  the.  66th 
Military  Intelligence  Group  on  15  October  1966. 
As  a  result  of  a  major  reorganization  and  consolidation  of 
Army  intelligence  assets  in  Europe,  the  66th  MI  Group  was  re- 
located from  Stuttgart  to  Munich  on  17  September  1968.  The 
move  was  part  of  a  plan  to  combine  the  assets  and  mission  of 
the  513th  MI  Group  with  those  of  the  66th  MI  Group.  The 
latter,  as  the  more  senior  of  the  two  organizations,  was 
retained,  and  the  513th  MI  Group  inactivated.  This  merger 
took  place  during  the  course  of  the  following  year.  Upon 
the  513th  MI  Group's  i  nacti  vation,  the  66th  MI  Group  moved 
into  its  present  headquarters  facility  in  Building  1,  McGraw 
Kaserne,  Munich,  on  8  May  1969. 
On  1  February  1977,  the  66th  MI  Group  was  relieved  from  assign- 
ment to  U.S.  Army,  Europe  and  Seventh  Army  and  reassigned  to  the 
U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command  as  part  of  a  world- 
wide reorganization  of  Army  intelligence  resources.  To  bring 
a  variety  of  newly  assigned  intelligence  and  security  units 
with  their  functions  together  under  the  66th  MI  Group,  the  66th 
Military  Intel  1 i gence  Group ,  Intelligence  and  Security  (Provi- 
sional) was  organized  on  1  August  1977.  The  provisional 
group  was  formally  discontinued  on  25  August  1981.  The  com- 
pletion of  this  merger  of  mul  tidi scipl i ne  assets  perhaps 
could  best  be  symbolized  by  the  66th  MI  Group's  participation 
in  FTX  CARAVAN  WEST  II  in  March  1980.  Today,  subordinate  units 
of  the  66th  MI  Group  along  with  their  elements  are  located  at 
over  50  locations,  earning  it  the  distinction  as  being  the
largest  multidi sci pi i ned  MI  group  within  INSCOM  and  the  Army 
and  allowing  its  members  to  describe  it  as  the  "Biggest  and 
Best." 
Unit  Day:  1  July.   The  66th  MI  Group  celebrates  its  original 
activation  date  of  1  July  1944.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
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SYMBOLISM 
The  black  and  white  symbolize  enlightenment  and 
knowledge  both  day  and  night  around  the  world. 
The  chequy  represents  the  unit's  tactical  and 
strategic  capabilities  1n  counterintelligence. 
The  sphinx-  is  a  traditional  Intelligence  symbol 
and  Indicates  observation,  wisdom  and  discreet 
silence.  The  hexagon  within  a  hexagon  "6-8"  fur- 
ther distinguishes  the  numerical  designation  of 
the  66th  Military  Intelligence  Group.
470th  Military  Intelligence  Group 
On  12  July  1944,  the  470th  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detach- 
ment was  constituted  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  and  ac- 
tivated at  Quarry  Heights,  Panama  Canal  Zone,  on  31  July  1944 
with  an  authorized  strength  of  10  officers,  five  warrant 
officers,  and  62  enlisted  men.  The  detachment  was  assigned 
to  the  Caribbean  Defense  Command. 
The  counterintelligence  mission  assumed  by  the  470th  CIC 
Detachment  upon  activation  in  1944  dates  to  the  1920's. 
Because  of  the  strategic  importance  of  the  canal  to  this 
country,  the  need  for  counterintelligence  protection  in  the 
canal  zone  was  recognized  comparatively  early.  In  July 
1922,  two  enlisted  members  of  the  Corps  of  Intelligence 
Police  (CIP)  were  sent  to  the  canal  zone  at  the  request  of 
the  Panama  Canal  Department.  They  were  apparently  assigned 
to  check  on  strangers  in  Panamanian  villages  and  the  traffic 
in  explosives  in  Panama  and  to  investigate  persons  suspected 
of  subversive  activities.  Despite  repeated  efforts  by  the 
Office  of  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  G2,  Panama  Canal 
Department  for  enlargement  of  the  CIP  in  its  area,  expansion 
was  slow  and  only  four  agents  were  working  out  of  headquarters 
at  Quarry  Heights  as  late  as  1940. 
War  in  Europe  accelerated  the  expansion  of  the  CIP  in  Panama. 
Mounting  defense  construction  in  Panama  was  largely  responsi- 
ble for  the  increased  work  load  of  CIP  and  the  corresponding 
growth  in  size  of  the  Panama  detachment.  More  and  more  civilian 
contractors  and  employees  had  to  be  cleared  for  important  mili- 
tary projects,  and  each  new  defense  establishment  multiplied 
the  threat  of  Axis  espionage  and  sabotage.  By  April  1942,  59 
agents  were  assigned  to  the  canal  zone,  and  the  detachment  had 
been  divided  into  two  field  offices,  one  located  over  the  rail- 
road station  in  Panama  City  and  the  other  in  the  Post  Office 
at  Cristobal,  Panama  Canal  Zone.  As  the  unit  expanded, 
additional  field  offices  were  added.  An  effort  to  centralize 
the  expanding  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  assets  in  the  canal 
zone  culminated  in  the  activation  of  the  470th  CIC  Detachment 
in  July  1944. 
Prior  to  World  War  II,  counterintelligence  operations  in  the 
Panama  Canal  Zone  were  restricted  primarily  to  routine  se- 
curity measures.  War  changed  that.  One  of  the  functions 
which  war  thrust  upon  the  detachment  was  travel  control  of  air 
and  ship  passengers  which  netted  a  wealth  of  positive  intel- 
ligence throughout  the  war.
On  25  July  1949,  the  detachment  moved  to  Fort  Arnador.  A  signi- 
ficant internal  reorganization  occurred  within  the  470th  CIC 
Detachment  on  27  September  1949.  An  additional  26  personnel 
were  assigned  for  the  purpose  of  providing  support  to  the 
Commander  in  Chief,  Caribbean  Command.  (The  470th  CIC  Detach- 
ment itself  was  assigned  to  CG,  U.S.  Army  Caribbean  (USAR- 
CARIB).)  This  element  became  known  as  Special  Unit,  470th  CIC 
Detachment  and  handled  investigations  exclusive  of  those  on 
military  reservations.  On  23  November  1951,  the  470th  CIC 
Detachment  was  allotted  to  the  Regular  Army.  In  October  1952, 
a  second  reorganization  took  place  by  which  the  470th  CIC  De- 
tachment was  placed  under  the  operational  control  of  Commander 
in  Chief,  Caribbean  Command  (although  remaining  assigned  to 
the  USARCARIB).  This  eliminated  the  need  for  the  Special  Unit, 
but  at  the  same  time,  necessitated  an  internal  provisional 
CIC  unit  to  be  under  the  operational  control  of  the  CG  USAR- 
CARIB and  to  operate  within  military  installations.  Although 
a  part  of  the  470th  CIC  Detachment,  the  provisional  CIC  unit 
acted  as  a  separate  organization.  Later  these  distinctions 
were  dropped  to  promote  greater  administrative  efficiency. 
On  1  January  1957,  an  augmentation  unit,  Research  Unit  7431), 
was  assigned  to  the  470th  CIC  Detachment;  this  unit  was 
later  redesignated  as  the  Security  Service  Detachment  on  1 
April  1958  and  as  Augmentation,  470th  Military  Intelligence 
Group  on  25  September  1964. 
The  470th  CIC  Detachment  was  redesignated  on  25  July  1961  as 
the  470th  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment.  On  6  June  1963,  the 
U.S.  Army  Caribbean  Defense  Command  was  replaced  by  the  U.S. 
Army  Forces,  Southern  Command,  and  the  470th  INTC  Detachment 
was  reassigned  to  the  new  command.  By  14  September  1964, 
the  unit  was  again  redesignated  as  the  470th  Intelligence 
Corps  Group.  On  13  November  1964,  the  following  units  were 
assigned  to  the  470th  INTC  Group:  471st  IMC  Detachment  (Fort 
Brooke,  Puerto  Rico);  508th  MI  Detachment  (Fort  Amador);  and 
610th  INTC  Detachment  (Fort  Gulick).  By  1973  the  last  of 
these  units  had  been  either  inactivated  or  reassigned. 
Because  of  the  discontinuance  of  the  Intelligence  Corps  in 
1966,  the  unit  was  once  more  redesignated  on  15  October  1966 
as  the  470th  Military  Intelligence  Group.  In  1974,  the 
470th  MI  Group  was  reassigned  to  the  U.S.  Forces  Command  and 
on  1  January  1977  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security 
Command. 
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On  1  April  1977,  the  INSCOM  Detachment,  Southern  Command  at 
Fort  Clayton,  Panama  Canal  Zone,  was  assigned  to  the  470th 
MI  Group  and  by  1  October  1977,  the  detachment  had  been  re-
located  to  Fort  Amador  and  its  mission  integrated  into  the 
470th  MI  Group.  This  integration  spelled  the  first  significant 
attempt  among  INSCOM  units  to  fulfill  the  parent  organization's 
charter  of  providing  mul tidi sci pi ine  support.  (The  INSCOM 
Detachment,  Southern  Command,  was  formally  discontinued  on 
16  November  1978.)  For  its  efforts,  the  470th  MI  Group  was 
named  the  1977  recipient  of  the  Travis  Trophy,  awarded  annual- 
ly to  the  outstanding  service  cryptologic  unit. 
The  terms  of  the  new  canal  treaties  with  Panama,  implemented 
1  October  1977,  directed  that  all  U.S.  office  space  at  Fort 
Amador  would  be  transferred.  The  470th  MI  Group  completed 
its  move  from  Fort  Amador,  Panama  Canal  Zone,  to  Fort  Clayton, 
Panama,  on  1  October  1979.  On  1  September  1981,  Detachment 
C,  470th  was  formed  as  an  internal  organization  upon  which  a 
separate  field  station  could  emerge.  On  20  January  1982, 
the  detachment's  personnel  were  relocated  to  Galeta  Island, 
Republic  of  Panama.  Here  on  1  October  1982,  the  detachment 
was  discontinued,  and  the  U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Panama 
organized  as  a  separate  unit. 
Unit  Day:  15  October.  The  470th  MI  Group  celebrates  15  Octo- 
ber 1966  as  the  day  the  group  received  its  present  and  most 
meaningful  designation. 
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DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
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SYMBOLISM 
Oriental  blue  and  silver  #re  the  colors  used  for 
Military  Intelligence.  The  key,  a  symbol  used 
for  authority,  secrecy,  and  wardenshlp,  refers  to 
the  basic  Mission  of  the  organization.  The  double 
wards  allude  to  two  aspects  of  "Intelligence"  and 
•counterintelligence"  and  the  seven  rays  of  the 
bow  to  the  "revealing  light*  and  to  the  symbolic 
reference  of  the  numeral  seven  to  Intelligence, 
security,  and  wisdom.  The  torch  represents  guid- 
ance and  the  flame  an  ever  active  state.  The  col- 
or blue  1s  used  for  truth  and  the  red  for  zeal 
and  valor.
500th  Military  Intelligence  Group 
Headquarters,  500th  Military  Intelligence  Service  Group  was 
constituted  30  June  1952  in  the  Regular  Army;  activated  1 
September  1952  at  Tokyo,  Japan;  and  assigned  to  the  Far  East 
Command.  The  m*ssion  of  the  500th  MI  Service  Group  was  to 
provide  translation  service  and  intelligence  support.  The 
500th  MI  Service  Group  assumed  the  mission  and  personnel  of 
the  concurrently  discontinued  Military  Intelligence  Support 
Group,  Far  East  —  successor  to  the  Allied  Translator  and 
Interpreter  Section,  which  had  existed  since  1942  translating 
documents  in  support  of  U.S.  forces  in  the  Pacific.  By  the 
end  of  1957,  the  500th  MI  Service  Group  had  gone  through 
three  redesi  gnations.  It  had  been  redesignated  on  28  March 
1954  as  Headquarters,  500th  Military  Intelligence  Group;  on 
1  July  1955  as  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  500th 
Military  Intelligence  Group;  and  on  24  June  1957  as  the 
500th  Military  Intelligence  Group.  Less  than  a  year  later, 
on  25  March   1958,  the  500th  MI   Group  was   inactivated. 
On  25  March  1961,  the  500th  MI  Group  (Collection)  was  reacti- 
vated at  Camp  Drake,  Japan,  and  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army,  Paci- 
fic. Effective  upon  activation,  the  unit  was  attached  to  U.S. 
Army,  Japan  for  administration  and  logistics  support  and  plac- 
ed under  the  operational  control  of  ACofS,  62,  Headquarters, 
U.S.  Army,  Pacific.  Upon  activation,  the  500th  MI  Group 
absorbed  the  mission  and  personnel  of  the  U.S.  Army  Command 
Reconnaissance  Activities,  Pacific  Command  (USACRAPAC)  (loca- 
ted at  Camp  Drake).  USACRAPAC,  a  TDA  organization,  was 
redesignated  as  Augmentation,  500th  MI  Group. 
USACRAPAC  and  its  predecessor  organi zations--the  Combined  Com- 
mand for  Reconnaissance  Activity,  Korea  (10  December  1951  to 
20  September  1953)  and  the  U.S.  Army  Combined  Command  for 
Reconnaissance  Activities,  Far  East  (USACRAFE)  (20  September 
1953  to  1  July  1957)--emerged  as  a  result  of  the  Korean  War 
to  perform  field  operations  intelligence  functions.  On  1  July 
1957,  USACRAFE  was  redesignated  USACRAPAC,  and  on  1  July  1958, 
USACRAPAC  assumed  the  additional  functions  of  preparing  intel- 
ligence studies  and  performing  translation  service  from  the 
discontinued  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Support  Center  at  Camp 
Zama,  Japan. 
Besides  the  collection  and  intelligence  support  mission  as- 
sumed from  USACRAPAC,  the  500th  MI  Group  gained  limited 
counterintelligence  and  photographic  interpretation  functions 
and  the  responsibility  for  the  following  assigned  technical 
intelligence  units:  84th  Ordnance  Detachment,  589th  Quarter- 
master Detachment,  563d  Transportation  Detaehment,  610th  En-
gineer  Detachment,  and  61st  Medical  Detachment.  Internally, 
the  500th  MI  Group  was  divided  into  lettered  detachments 
stationed  at  various  locations  throughout  the  Pacific  and 
Far  East.  On  25  July  1961,  the  500th  MI  Group  was  redesig- 
nated as  the  500th  Intelligence  Corps  Group.  In  July  1964, 
the  photo  interpretation  functions  were  transferred,  and 
on  24  September  1964,  the  six  technical  intelligence  detach- 
ments were  inactivated. 
Detachment  I,  500th  MI  Group  was  one  of  the  first  Army  intel- 
ligence elements  to  serve  in  Vietnam.  From  early  1962 
through  1966,  Detachment  I  supported  the  Military  Assistance 
Command,  Vietnam  in  a  dual  role  of  advising  and  assisting 
the  South  Vietnamese  in  intelligence  collection  and  engaging 
in  limited  collection  activities  itself.  Detachment  I  had 
56  officers  and  enlisted  men  until  its  personnel  and  mission 
were  ultimately  absorbed  into  the  149th  MI  Group. 
On  15  December  1965,  the  headquarters  of  the  500th  MI  Group 
relocated  from  Japan  to  Ford  Island,  Hawaii.  The  move  to 
Hawaii  was  dictated  by  efforts  to  reduce  expenditures  affect- 
ing the  international  balance  of  payments.  On  15  October 
1966,  the  500th  Intelligence  Corps  Group  was  redesignated  as 
the  500th  Military  Intelligence  Group.  The  group  later 
relocated  on  1  October  1972  to  Helemano  Military  Reserva- 
tion. While  stationed  in  Hawaii,  the  500th  MI  Group  was 
recognized  for  its  contributions  throughout  the  Pacific  area 
during  the  Vietnam  War;  most  notably  by  the  Meritorious  Unit 
Commendation  (1968-1969)  and  Meritorious  Unit  Commendation 
(1972-1974). 
The  500th  MI  Group  was  relieved  from  assignment  to  U.S.  Army, 
Pacific  and  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  on 
1  November  1974.  On  15  July  1976,  unit  headquarters  was 
relocated  from  Hawaii  to  Camp  Zama,  Japan.  (Camp  Zama's 
history  began  in  1935  when  the  Japanese  Diet  laid  plans  for 
a  military  academy  near  the  small  town  of  Zama.  In  late 
1937,  the  completed  academy  opened  its  doors  to  Japanese 
officer  candidates,  graduating  over  12,000  before  closing 
in  1945.) 
On  1  January  1977,  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  along  with 
the  500th  MI  Group  was  reassigned  to  the  newly  formed  U.S.  Army 
Intelligence  and  Security  Command.  On  1  October  1977,  the 
group  was  made  directly  subordinate  to  HQ  INSC0M,  and  the 
500t.h  MI  Group  assumed  a  greater  multidiscipl  ine  role  with  the 
assignment  of  other  INSC0M  units  beginning  on  1  October  1979. 
In  April  1978,  the  unit  received  the  distinctive  designation 
"Pacific  Vanguard."
Unit  Day 
gi  nal  acti  vati  on 
1  September.   The  500th  MI  Group  celebrates  its  ori 
of  1  September  1952.
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DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
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*«i»wm  ■  J»'i  'tit  ai  ■hwwi  mi  nMM'ln  Caaaa-r.  MOtt>  aMtta'i 
Imniini  in* 
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laanianatM  tt  kwr  1M  ai  Ua  Wftt.  Milium  lattllifnct  tn* 
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SYHBOUSH 
The  background  Is  oriental  blue--the  color  used  by 
Army  Intelligence  units.  Service  1n  Korea  Is 
Indicated  by  the  red  and  blue  Taeguk  of  the 
Republic  of  Korea  and  service  In  Tainan  1s  Indi- 
cated by  the  white  sun  which  appears  upon  the 
Republic  of  China  flag.  The  unit's  long  service 
In  Japan  is  commemorated  by  the  silhouette  of 
Mount  Fuji.  The  palm  tree  1s  for  service  1n  the 
Philippines.  The  bamboo  trees  allude  to  service 
1n  the  Republic  of  Vietnam,  the  Siamese  headdress 
to  service  1n  Thailand.
Headquarters  &   Headquarters  Company, 
501st  Military  Intelligence  Group 
Constituted  on  13  October  1950  in  the  Regular  Army  as  Head- 
quarters and  Headquarters  Company,  501st  Communication  Recon- 
naissance Group,  the  unit  was  activated  on  20  October  1950 
at  Camp  Pickett,  Virginia,  and  assigned  to  the  Army  Security 
Agency  (ASA).  On  29  May  1951,  the  501st  Comm  Recon  Group 
transferred  from  Camp  Pickett  to  Camp  Stoneman,  California, 
for  staging  to  Pusan,  Korea. 
The  501st  Comm  Recon  Group  arrived  at  Pusan,  Korea,  on  25 
June  1951.  The  unit  spent  the  next  four  days  in  the  Pusan 
assembly  area  tent  city  awaiting  sea  transportation  to  Inchon. 
The  501st  Comm  Recon  Group  arrived  at  Inchon  Bay  on  1  July 
1951  and  travelled  by  motor  convoy  to  Seoul  where  a  temporary 
headquarters  was  established  in  a  two-story  brick  residential 
home  located  at  Ka  Hea  Dong,  Seoul.  On  13  July  1951,  the 
group  headquarters  moved  into  the  war-damaged  main  building 
of  the  Kyanggi  Middle  School,  Seoul.  By  15  July  1951,  the 
501st  Comm  Recon  Group  had  assumed  administrative  and  opera- 
tional control  of  all  ASA  units  in  Korea. 
The  501st  Comm  Recon  Group  represented  a  first  of  its  kind 
and  a  milestone  in  intelligence  support  to  U.S.  tactical 
troops.  The  Korean  War  presented  ASA  with  an  opportunity  to 
test  its  newly  formed  doctrine  in  support  of  a  field  army. 
ASA  activated  the  501st  Comm  Recon  Group  to  direct  the 
operations  of  ASA  support  units  in  the  Korean  Theater,  coor- 
dinating all  ASA  activities  at  each  of  the  lower  echelons. 
By  the  end  of  hostilities  in  July  1953,  the  group  had  three 
battalions  and  five  companies  assigned.  Actual  strength  of 
officers  and  enlisted  men  totaled  more  than  1,600.  Besides 
the  numerous  citations  awarded  its  subordinate  units,  Hq  & 
Hq  Company,  501st  Comm  Recon  Group  received  the  Meritorious 
Unit  Commendation  (1  July  1951  to  27  July  1953)  and  the 
Republic  of  Korea  Presidential  Unit  Citation  (15  July  1951 
to  30  April  1953)  and  credit  for  participation  in  six  cam- 
paigns. 
On  1  July  1956 »  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  501st 
Comm  Recon  Group  was  redesignated  as  Headquarters  and  Head- 
quarters Company,  501st  Army  Security  Agency  Group.  On  15 
October  1957,  the  501st  ASA  Group  was  inactivated  and  its 
personnel  and  mission  transferred  to  the  concurrently  organ- 
ized 508th  USASA  Group,  a  TDA  organization,  as  part  of  a
worldwide  reorganization  occurring  within  the  Army  Secur- 
ity Agency  to  provide  greater  flexibility  in  support  to 
tactical  units. 
On  1  January  1978,  the  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
501st  ASA  Group  was  redesignated  the  Headquarters  and  Head- 
quarters Company,  501st  Military  Intelligence  Group  and  acti- 
vated at  Yongsan,  Korea.  The  group  took  the  place  of  the 
temporary  501st  MI  Group  (Provisional),  organized  at  Camp 
Coiner  on  1  April  1977  as  part  of  the  major  reorganization 
within  Army  intelligence  which  merged  individual  disciplines 
into  one  organization.  Subordinate  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intel- 
ligence and  Security  Command,  the  501st  MI  Group  exercises 
administrative  control  over  INSCOM  units  in  Korea  and  provides 
intelligence  and  security  support  to  Headquarters,  Eighth 
U.S.  Army  throughout  Korea.  On  28  September  1984,  the 
unit  completed  a  move  from  Camp  Coiner  to  Seoul,  Korea. 
Unit  Day:  20  October.  The  501st  MI  Group  celebrates  the 
day  in  commemoration  of  its  original  activation  on  20  October 
1950. 
S3
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SYMBOLISM 
Oriental  blue  and  gray  (silver)  are  the  branch 
colors  of  Military  Intelligence.  The  red  dragon 
represents  the  Orient  and  the  lineage  of  the 
501st  Military  Intelligence  Group.  The  lightning 
bolt  signifies  worldwide  electrical  communication 
and  the  key  symbolizes  security  and  control; 
crossed  In  saltlre,  they  represent  strength  and 
symbolize  Army  security  and  intelligence  united. 
The  s«ords  are  adapted  from  the  Military  Intel- 
ligence Branch  insignia.  Their  colors,  white  and 
black,  signify  day  and  night  and  the  continuous 
Mission  of  the  501st  Military  Intelligence  Group.
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company 
513th  Military  Intelligence  Group 
On  22  October  1952,  the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Service 
Group  was  constituted  in  the  Regular  Army,  and  on  15  January 
1953,  was  activated  at  Oberursel  ,  Germany  (Camp  King).  The 
513th  MI  Svc  Group  was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army,  Europe 
and  replaced  a  TD  organization,  the  7077th  USAREUR  Intelligence 
Center.  In  its  administrative  and  intelligence  support  role, 
the  513th  MI  Svc  Group  managed  an  interrogation  center  for 
refugees,  resettlers,  and  repatriates;  collected  documents; 
issued  reports;  and  oversaw  technical  intelligence  detach- 
ments. On  20  October  1953,  the  513th  MI  Svc  Group  was  rede- 
signated the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Group. 
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MI  Group  changed  in  early  1954  when 
for  field  operations  intelligence 
discipline  within  the  Army.   To 
of  which  was  transferred  from  the 
MI  Battalion  was  activated  on  27 
the  513th  MI  Group.   Although  the 
administrative  control   over  the 
held  operational  control.   It  was 
the  inactivation  of  the  522d  MI 
Group  gained  operational  control 
personnel  who  were  absorbed  into 
th  MI  Group's  internal  organization.  Because  of  its 
ized  mission  and  need  for  flexibility,  the  513th  MI 
as  organized  into  a  variety  of  provisional  organizations 
ions,  companies,  detachments)  from  1957  on. 
The  513th  MI  Group's  mission  again  changed  with  the  acquisition 
of  counterintelligence  functions  on  1  November  1959  when 
USAREUR  divided  the  counterintelligence  and  field  operations 
intelligence/area  intelligence  functions  between  the  66th  CIC 
Group  and  the  513th  MI  Group,  the  latter  covering  northern 
Germany  to  include  Berlin.  This  division  was  short  lived 
due  to  the  inherent  coordination  problems. 
On  25  July  1961,  the  513th  MI  Group  was  redesignated  as  the 
513th  Intelligence  Corps  Group.  On  1  April  1962,  another 
realignment  of  intelligence  units  in  Germany  witnessed  the 
513th  INTC  Group  taking  over  the  mission  of  area  intelligence 
for  the  entire  geographical  area  of  Germany.  On  28  December 
1963,  the  513th  INTC  Group  assumed  the  personnel  and  area 
intelligence  mission  of  the  163d  MI  Battalion,  which  had
been  in  support  of  the  Southern  European  Task  Force.  On  15 
October  1966,  the  513th  INTC  Group  was  again  redesignated  as 
the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Group. 
As  a  result  of  a  major  reorganization  and  consolidation  of 
Army  intelligence  assets  in  Europe,  the  513th  MI  Group  was 
moved  from  Camp  King,  Oberursel,  Germany,  to  McGraw  Kaserne, 
Munich,  Germany,  in  October  1968.  During  the  previous  month, 
the  66th  MI  Group  had  been  relocated  from  Stuttgart,  Germany, 
to  Munich.  It  was  determined  that  the  56th  MI  Group,  the 
senior  of  the  units,  would  remain,  and  that  the  513th  MI 
Group  be  inactivated.  Over  the  following  nine  months,  the 
personnel  and  mission  of  the  513th  MI  Group  were  merged  with 
those  of  the  66th  MI  Group,  culminating  in  the  formal  inacti- 
vation  of  the  513th  MI  Group  on  25  June  1969. 
Redesignated  as  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  513th 
MUjJJiU*J^gt-eLVJgenc6  GrOup."tTie  unit  was"  reactivated  at  Fort 
Monmouth,  New  Jersey,  on  2  October  1982»  although  a  carrier 
unit  had  been  activated  as  early  as  2  April  1982  to  receive 
the  assignment  of  personnel  and  equipment.  In  its  new  role, 
the  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  513th  MI  Group,  and  its  subordinate 
units  are  to  furnish  active  Army  units  throughout  CONUS  with 
intelligence,  security,  and  electronic  warfare  support  and 
provide  the  intelligence  units  of  the  Army  Reserve  with  train- 
ing support.  In  March  1984,  the  unit  received  the  distinctive 
designation  "Vigilant  Knights." 
Unit  Day;  15  October.  The  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  513th  MI  Group 
eel ebrates  15  October  1966,  the  date  it  received  its  present 
and  most  meaningful  designation.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
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trass 
NWIIHM  <»  kuw  'tat  aa  taa  »•>••  aillUT  latalluaaia  ara.i 
!•«••»••••  n  aaaa  'tat  la  (aaaaa? 
hniipiul  I  atiaaa'  •*•>  aa  aaaMaa'un  aaa  aaaaaaarura  Caaii't. 
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SYMBOL 1SH 
The  Teutonic  helmet  with  crown  are  allusions  to 
Camp  King  In  Oberursel ,  Germany,  and  its  front 
facing  position  suggests  alertness  and  vigilance. 
The  laurel  branches  on  either  side  *rt  symbolic  of 
honor  and  achievement.  In  the  collar  the  colors 
black  and  white  denote  the  two  types  of  intelli- 
gence collection  provided  by  the  group  and  the 
repetition  of  the  pattern  indicates  the  overall 
coverage  of  Europe.
902d  Military  Intelligence  Group 
The  902d  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  consti- 
tuted in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  on  14  October  1944 
and  activated  on  23  November  at  Hollandia,  New  Guinea,  in 
the  Southwest  Pacific.  Records  indicate  that  the  unit  was 
attached  to  Headquarters  Troop,  112th  Cavalry  Regimental 
Combat  Team.  (The  112th  Cav  Reg  Combat  Team  was  a  dismounted 
Texas  National  Guard  unit.)  Although  the  exact  mission  of 
the  unit  is  unknown,  C IC  elements  within  the  area  were 
usually  involved  with  some  or  all  of  the  following  functions: 
general  security;  document  collection;  and  arrest  and  inter- 
rogation of  enemy  agents  and  collaborators. 
The  unit  departed  Hollandia  and  arrived  at  Luzon,  Philippine 
Islands,  on  10  June.  As  in  New  Guinea,  the  exact  details  of 
the  902d  CIC  Detachment's  activities  in  the  Philippines  are 
not  recorded,  but  it  was  still  attached  to  the  112th  Cavalry 
Regimental  Combat  Team.  It  was  under  the  operational  control 
of  the  306th  CIC  Detachment,  and  administratively  subordinate 
to  the  441st  CIC  Detachment.  It  is  known  that  much  of  the 
306th  CIC  Detachment's  attention  during  this  period  was 
devoted  to  dealing  with  the  Philippine  guerrillas,  many  of 
whom  proved  extremely  helpful  in  combating  the  Japanese.  On 
the  basis  of  its  assignment  in  the  theater,  the  902d  CIC 
Detachment  was  awarded  the  New  Guinea  and  Luzon  Campaign 
participation  credits  and  the  Philippine  Presidential  Unit 
Citation,  Streamer  embroidered  17  October  1944  to  4  July 
1945. 
Disbanded  on  22  July  1945,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  was  recon- 
stituted on  13  November  1947,  allotted  to  the  Organized  Re- 
serves, and  assigned  to  Fourth  Army.  On  28  November,  the  unit 
was  formally  activated  at  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas.  Approximately 
one  and  a  half  years  later,  the  unit  was  attached  to  the  2d 
Battalion,  379th  Infantry  at  Fort  Smith  for  administration 
and  training.  Throughout  its  existence  as  a  Reserve  unit, 
until  its  inactivation  on  2  November  1949,  the  902d  CIC 
Detachment  was  allotted  a  strength  of  four  officers  and  four 
warrant  officers. 
On  3  January  1952,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  was  withdrawn 
from  the  Organized  Reserve  Corps  and  allotted  to  the  Regular 
Army.  Five  days  later  on  8  January,  the  unit  was  again 
activated;  this  time  at  Fort  Holabird,  Maryland.  The  acti- 
vation of  the  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  came  as  a  result  of 
two  forces.  First,  the  commandant  of  the  CIC  School  perceived 
a-  need  to  create  a  unit  which  could  professionally  handle  the 
the  administrative  responsibilities  of  providing  support  to
sensitive  operations.  Untrained  support  personnel  at  the 
school  had  attempted  to  perform  the  duties  in  the  past. 
Secondly,  developments  in  the  field  of  counterintelligence 
operations  had  reached  the  point  where  it  was  impossible 
for  the  Assistant  Chief  of  Staff,  G-2  to  provide  adequate 
counterintelligence  coverage  for  the  Army  worldwide  without 
the  availability  of  a  special  organization  to  handle  unusual 
cases  under  his  direct  control.  In  view  of  these  conditions, 
it  was  considered  desirable  to  combine  such  special  operations 
at  a  centralized  location,  thus  making  it  possible  for  one 
unit,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment,  to  train  individuals  for 
special  projects  and  maintain  the  necessary  administrative 
control  of  these  and  other  miscellaneous  projects,  many  of 
which  were  transitory  in  nature.  It  was  also  considered 
desirable  to  absorb  the  activity  of  the  118th  CIC  Detachment, 
the  investigative  arm  of  the  ACofS,  G2  at  the  Pentagon,  into 
the  902d  CIC  Detachment  so  that  all  CIC  operations  in  direct 
support  of  DA  would  be  centralized  under  a  single  administra- 
ti  ve  control . 
In  addition,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  was  to  supplement 
counterintelligence  support  being  given  by  already  assigned 
CIC  resources  in  the  various  Army  areas  in  a  manner  that 
would  not  infringe  upon  the  command  responsibilities  and 
authority  of  the  Army  commanders.  The  unit  would  be  available 
upon  request  to  the  Army  areas  and  overseas  CIC  detachments 
and  would  serve  as  an  auxiliary  to  provide  individuals  tech- 
nically and  linguistically  qualified  for  special  one-time  as- 
signments. Finally,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  provided  cover 
support  when  needed  by  CIC  detachments  within  the  Army  areas. 
On  1  June  1955,  the  902d  CIC  Detachment  moved  from  Building  23, 
Fort  Holabird,  to  Wing  2,  Temporary  A  Building  at  2d  and  T 
Streets  SW.,  Washington,  D.C.  Effective  26  October  1955,  the 
902d  CIC  Detachment  was  assigned  the  administrative  designation 
of  Army  Assistance  Group,  8592d  Administrative  Area  Unit 
(AAU).  On  1  May  1956,  it  was  designated  Army  Assistance 
Group  (8592).  None  of  these  were  considered  to  be  official 
redesignations,  however.  Officially,  the  detachment  became 
the  902d  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Group  effective  15  Decem- 
ber 1957.  In  turn,  the  902d  CIC  Group  became  the  902d  Intel- 
ligence Corps  Group  on  25  July  1961.  Finally,  the  unit  was 
redesignated  as  the  902d  Military  Intelligence  Group  effective 
15  October  1966. 
As  the  mission  of  the  902d  MI  Group  increased  in  scope,  its 
requirement  for  space  also  increased.  Temporary  relief  was 
effected  on  21  March  1961  when  the  administrative  assistant 
to  the  Secretary  of  Defense  arranged  for  the  immediate  as- 
signment of  five  rooms  in  Wing  6  of  Tempo  A.   Over  the  next
few  years,  the  902d  MI  Group  made  repeated  attempts  to 
acquire  additional  space  for  security  purposes  but  to  no 
avail.  Finally,  by  April  1968,  the  902d  MI  Group  relocated 
to  Bailey's  Crossroads,  Falls  Church,  Virginia. 
The  group's  traditional  direct  subordination  to  ACSI  was 
changed  in  1969  when  General  William  C.  Westmoreland,  the 
Army  Chief  of  Staff,  initiated  a  policy  to  reduce  the  direct 
influence  of  Department  of  the  Army  staffs  on  operations. 
The  prevailing  view  was  that  it  was  not  the  place  of  a  DA 
staff  to  become  directly  involved  operationally  nor  should 
the  large  administrative  allotments  necessary  to  be  oper- 
ational be  maintained  at  that  level.  At  the  time,  the  Assis- 
tant Chief  of  Staff,  Intelligence  exercised  a  great  deal  of 
direct  operational  influence  through  his  many  Class  II  Activ- 
ities. Major  General  Joseph  A.  McChristian,  then  the  ACSI 
supported  Westmoreland's  concept,  and  consequently,  many  ACSI 
Class  II  Activities  were  realigned  under  commands.  On  31 
December  1969,  the  group  was  reassigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intel- 
ligence Command,  which  was  located  at  Fort  Holabird.  How- 
ever, because  of  the  902d  MI  Group's  unique  worldwide  mission, 
the  ACSI  had  to  remain  the  decision  making  authority  for 
many  actions. 
From  World  War  II  until  October  1972  when  the  Defense  Investi- 
gative Service  (DIS)  was  formed,  the  emphasis  of  CONUS  count- 
erintelligence was  on  conducting  background  investigations. 
When  DIS  assumed  the  personnel  security  investigative  mission, 
the  Army's  CONUS  counterintelligence  forces  faced  the  task  of 
reorienting  to  other  functions.  The  U.S.  Army  Intelligence 
Command  gradually  refocused  on  security  assistance  and  educa- 
tion and  development  of  internal  counterintelligence  programs. 
Between  9  January  1973  (the  discontinuance  of  the  U.S.  Army 
Field  Activities  Command)  and  1  July  1974  (the  organization 
of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Collection  Detachment),  the 
902d  MI  Group  also  performed  residual  field  operations  intel- 
ligence functions. 
On  30  June  1974,  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Command  was 
discontinued,  and  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  Agency  organized 
on  1  July  as  a  field  operating  agency  of  OACSI.  The  902d 
was  concurrently  assigned  to  the  newly  established  USAINTA 
and  relocated  from  Falls  Church,  Virginia,  to  Fort  George  G. 
Meade,  Maryland.  At  the  same  time,  the  CI  functions  within 
CONUS  were  divided  between  the  newly  activated  525th  MI 
Group  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California,  in  the 
west  and  the  902d  MI  Group  in  the  east.  (The  U.S.  Army 
Operational  Security  Group  at  Fort  George  G.  Meade  also  had 
a  CI  mission.)   Practically  speaking,  the  902d  MI  Group  was 
to
relieved  of  its  worldwide  CI  role  and  assumed  an  area  cover- 
age which  had  previously  been  performed  by  the  recently 
inactivated  109th  MI  Group.  In  an  attempt  to  provide  more 
meaningful  and  realistic  support  to  Army  commanders,  the 
902d  MI  Group  began  programs  which  would  provide  an  operations 
security  (OPSEC)  emphasis.  This  change  from  a  single  to  a 
multidiscipl  ine  approach  was  widely  acclaimed  by  DA,  DOD., 
and  the  Intelligence  Organization  and  Stationing  Study  (IOSS) 
Group,  which  was  created  in  1974  to  examine  the  Army's  intel- 
ligence organizations  in  order  to  improve  support  to  Army 
commanders.  On  the  bas-s  of  the  final  IOSS  report  in  1975, 
the  Chief  of  Staff,  U.S.  Army  established  the  U.S.  Army 
Intelligence  and  Security  Command  on  1  January  1977  to  con- 
duct intelligence  and  counterintelligence  operations  in  sup- 
port of  the  Army  at  echelon  above  corps  (EAC).  The  signal 
security,  operations  security  support,  and  counterintelligence 
portions  of  the  INSCOM  support  mission  in  CONUS,  Alaska, 
Puerto  Rico,  and  (as  directed)  overseas  were  delegated  to  a 
single  counterintel li gence/SIGSEC  group--the  902d  MI  Group, 
which  was  reassigned  to  INSCOM  on  1  January  1977. 
Prior  to  the  establishment  of  INSCOM,  SIGSEC  functions  within 
CONUS  were  being  performed  by  the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency 
and  its  subordinate  U.S.  Army  Security  Activity,  Vint  Hill 
Farms,  Virginia.  In  turn,  the  Signal  Security  Activity  had 
three  detachments:  Region  I  (Vint  Hill  Farms  Station),  Region 
III  (Fort  Sam  Houston),  and  Region  IV  (Presidio  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. To  bring  all  these  CI/SIGSEC  assets  together,  the 
902d  MI  Group  (CI/OPSEC)  (Provisional)  was  organized  on  1 
July  1977  along  with  three  provisional  battalions:  the  91st 
MI  Battalion  (Fort  George  G.  Meade),  92d  MI  Battalion  (Fort 
Sam  Houston),  and  93d  MI  Battalion  (Presidio  of  San  Francisco). 
On  1  January  1978,  the  reorganization  wa:  complete,  and 
the  provisional  units  were  discontinued.  (At  the  same  time, 
the  525th  MI  Group  was  also  inactivated.)  Concurrently,  a 
number  of  subordinate  units  were  constructed  upon  TDA's  of 
the  former  CI  and  SIGSEC  units  and  made  subordinate  to  the 
902d  MI  Group  to  include  the  following:  CI/  SIGSEC  Support 
Battalion,  Fort  Sam  Houston;  CI/SIGSEC  Support  Battalion, 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco;  and  CI/SIGSEC  Support  Battalion, 
Fort  George  G.   Meade,  Maryland. 
On  1  October  1984,  a  major  reorganization  occurred  within 
the  902d  MI  Group.  CI/SIGSEC  Support  Battalion,  Fort  Sam 
Houston  was  discontinued  and  its  mission  divided  between  the 
remaining  two  CI/SIGSEC  battalions  which  were  concurrently 
redesignated  as  the  U.S.  Army  INSCOM  Military  Intelligence 
Battalion  (Counterintelligence)  West  Coast  and  the  U.S.  Army 
INSCOM  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  (Counterintelligence) 
East  Coast.   At  the  same  time,  the  U.S.  Army  INSCOM  Security
Support  Detachment,  a  subordinate  element  of  the  902  MI 
Group,  was  redesignated  the  U.S.  Army  INSCOM  Military  In- 
telligence Battalion  (Security).  This  unit  had  been  in 
a  provisional  status  since  7  April  1980.  In  addition  to 
the  battalions,  the  902d  MI  Group  continued  to  oversee  a 
number  of  other  smaller  subordinate  units. 
In  June  1983,  the  902d 
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On  1  June  1966,  the  146th  Aviation  Company  was  constituted 
in  the  Regular  Army  and  activated  at  Saigon,  Vietnam.  The 
company  was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency.  The 
company's  complement  of  aircraft  consisted  of  six  U-6's, 
seven  U-8  "Seminoles,"  and  one  CV-2B  "Caribou."  The  CV-2B 
platform,  known  as  PATHFINDER,  was  largely  an  experimental 
system  which  was  operational  only  from  January  1966  to  April 
1967  and  then  was  turned  over  to  the  U.S.  Air  Force.  Facil- 
ities of  the  146th  Aviation  Company  at  Tan  Son  Nhut  Air  Base 
in  Saigon  were  divided  into  three  areas:  aircraft  maintenance 
on  the  flight  line;  mission  operations  at  the  509th  Radio 
Research  (RR)  Group  headquarters;  and  the  146th  Aviation 
Company  headquarters  and  billeting  area  at  Davis  Station. 
The  company  took  over  a  mission  that  was  already  in  prog- 
ress. Beginning  with  its  first  operational  flight  of  a 
U-6  "Beaver"  fixed-wing  aircraft  in  March  1962,  the  3d 
Radio  Research  Unit--the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency's  first 
unit  to  deploy  to  South  Vietnam—had  launched  a  new  era  of 
support  by  the  agency.  Eventually,  the  buildup  of  U.S.  for- 
ces within  country  led  to  the  discontinuance  of  the  3d  RRU 
and  the  organization  of  the  509th  RR  Group  in  its  place 
on  1  June  1966.  The  224th  Aviation  Battalion  was  simultan- 
eously activated  under  the  509th  RR  Group  and  took  tne  place 
of  the  former  3d  RRU  Aviation  Branch  at  Tan  Son  Nhut.  Four 
aviation  companies  were  activated  on  the  same  day  and  made 
subordinate  to  the 
. battal ion ,  each  of  the  companies  taking 
the  place  of  the  aviation  detachments  of  the  former  3d 
RRU.  The  146th  Aviation  Company  was  substituted  for  the 
detachment  at  Tan  Son  N-jt. 
The  146th  Aviation  Company  was  in  support  of  the  II  Field 
Force  Vietnam  and  flew  its  missions  in  the  III  Corps  Tacti- 
cal Zone.  The  company  was  quickly  recognized  for  its  con- 
tribution to  the  U.S.  forces  effort.  For  example,  in  Novem- 
ber 1966,  the  1st  Infantry  Division  attributed  a  large 
measure  of  the  success  of  Operation  ATTLEB0R0  to  the  ef- 
forts of  the  146th  Aviation  Company.  At  the  time,  ATTLE- 
B0R0  was  the  largest  ground  operation  in  the  Vietnam 
War. 
During  its  years  of  active  service  in  Vietnam,  the  146th 
Aviation  Company  suffered  no  casualties.  However,  on  12 
February  1969,  one  of  the  146th  Aviation  Company's  U-lA's 
carrying  two  aviators  and  two  operators  was  downed  by 
hostile  fire  near  Tay  Ninh,  which  lies  close  to  the  Viet- 
nam/Cambodia border.   After  a  brief  fire  fight,  the  crew 
•  4
was  captured.  Although  the  crew  was  momentarily  detained, 
the  four  were  returned  to  U.S.  Army  control  on  12  May. 
Of  all  the  companies  assigned  to  the  224th  Aviation  Battal- 
ion, the  146th  Aviation  Company  was  unique  in  the  variety 
of  aircraft  flown  by  its  members.  Besides  the  initially 
assigned  U-6's,  U-8's,  and  CV-2B,  the  146th  Aviation  Company 
also  flew  the  U-1A  "Otter";  the  U-1A  platforms  known  as 
CAFE  GIRL/LAFFING  OTTER  were  assigned  to  146th  from  March 
1967  to  January  1971.  In  December  1968,  the  LAFFING  EAGLE 
U-21  HUte"  arrived. 
In  January  1970,  Hq  &  Hq  Detachment,  224th  Aviation  Battal- 
ion was  relocated  along  with  the  146th  Aviation  Company 
from  Ton  Son  Nhut  Air  Base  in  Saigon  to  Long  Thanh  North 
Army  Airfield  in  Bien  Hoa  Province.  By  July  1970,  the 
actual  strength  of  the  company  had  reached  21  officers,  25 
warrant  officers,  and  149  enlisted  men.  Organizationally, 
the  company  had  four  flight  platoons  subordinated  to  the 
commander  along  with  flight  operations,  mission  oper- 
ations, service/avionics,  and  supply  sections. 
In  1972,  the  drawdown  of  ASA's  airborne  assets  in  Vietnam 
began.  The  224th  ASA  Battalion  divided  aircraft  by  type 
between  the  138th  and  146th  Aviation  Companies,  assigning 
all  U-8's  to  the  146th  Aviation  Company  and  U-21's  to  the 
138th  Aviation  Company.  (The  146th  Aviation  Company  had 
already  given  up  its  U-6's  in  1971.)  This  aided  maintenance 
since  the  required  navigational  system  support  facilities 
were  located  near  the  respective  type  of  aircraft.  Under 
the  new  concept,  the  146th  Aviation  Company  had  responsibil- 
ity for  both  the  II  and  IV  Corps  Tactical  Zones  (CTZ). 
The  increased  enemy  activity  in  the  spring  and  summer  of 
1972,  coupled  with  the  drawdown  of  U.S.  combat  units,  placed 
some  units  in  a  vulnerable  position  to  enemy  attacks,  and 
necessitated  the  146th  Aviation  Company's  relocation  from 
Long  Thanh  to  Can  Tho  over  a  48-hour  period.  Despite  log- 
istical problems  surrounding  the  move,  the  mission  assign- 
ments continued  to  be  met  on  a  timely  basis. 
After  its  arrival  at  Can  Tho,  the  146th  Aviation  Company 
limited  its  support  to  the  IV  CTZ.  When  cease-fire  finally 
arrived  at  0800  hours,  28  January  1973,  the  drawndown 
plans  went  into  effect.  On  the  17th  of  February,  the  146th 
Aviation  Company  was  inactivated  and  its  U-8's  were  turned 
in  at  Vung  Tau.  In  a  message  dated  26  February  1973,  the 
Commander  in  Chief,  Pacific  summed  up  the  contribution  of 
ASA's  airborne  effort:  "As  the  138th  and  146th  Aviation 
Companies  departure  from  South  Vietnam  nears,  I  wish  to 
express  my  appreciation  for  outstanding  performance.  Your 
operations  were  of  major  significance."
On  1  July  1974,  the  146th  Aviation  Company  was  redesignated 
the  146th  Army  Security  Agency  Company  (Aircraft)  (GUARD- 
RAIL IV)  and  again  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency. 
The  company  was  activated  the  same  date  at  Pyong  Taek,  Korea 
(Camp  Humphreys).  The  first  GUARDRAIL  IV  aircraft  arrived 
in  October  1974,  and  by  March  1975,  was  operational.  On  6 
November  1974,  the  main  body  of  the  146th  ASA  Company  re- 
located to  Taegu  Air  Base,  Taegu*  Korea,  some  170  miles  to 
the  southeast  of  Pyong  Taek,  although  some  elements  remained 
at  Camp  Humphreys.  On  1  January  1977,  the  company  was  assign- 
ed to  the  Army  Security  Agency's  successor,  the  U.S.  Army 
Intelligence  and  Security  Command. 
On  15  October  1978,  the  146th  ASA  Company  was  relocated  to 
Zoeckler  Station  at  Camp  Humphreys.  The  move  was  necessita- 
ted by  the  major  reorganization  within  the  Army  in  which 
INSCOM,  a  multidiscipline  command  assumed  responsibilities 
for  the  704th  MI  Detachment  (Aerial  Surveillance),  also  based 
at  Pyong  Taek.  On  16  May  1979,  the  704th  MI  Detachment  was 
formally  inactivated,  and  its  assets  transferred  to  the  146th 
ASA  Company.  This  represented  the  first  time  that  all  types 
of  Army  fixed-wing  exploitation  capabilities  were  consoli- 
dated within  a  company  size  unit. 
Although  the  146th  ASA  Company  was  not  inactivated,  the 
146th  M  i  1  i  t  a  ry_  I  n_t  e  1 1  i  g  ence  Batt  a  1.  i  on  _iA_e  r_i_a  L  J  xjlLo  it  a  t  i  on ) 
(Provisional)  was  orgarnzed_on i   15. __P.ecemb_er__l979  to  reflect 
the  increased  "mTssTbn  responsibilities  of  the  company. 
The  provisional  battalion  consisted  of  the  Headquarters 
and  Service  Company,  A  Company,  and  B  Company,  and  the 
companies  were  organized  around  their  specific  missions. 
As  during  its  previous  deployment  to  Vietnam,  the  146th  ASA 
Company's  contributions  to  the  United  States  effort  in 
Korea  were  widely  acclaimed.  The  Army  Aviation  Association 
of  America  selected  the  146th  ASA  Company  as  the  Army  Avia- 
tion Unit  of  the  Year  for  1979,  and  the  Association  of  Old 
Crows  awarded  the  146th  ASA  Company  with  its  1980  Outstand- 
ing Unit  Medal. 
On  16  June  1982,  the  146th  ASA  Company  was  redesignated  as 
Headquarters,  Headquarters  and  Service  Company  of  the  newly 
activated  3d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion.  The  146th 
MI  Battalion  (Provisional)  was  discontinued  concurrently. 
Unit  Day:  None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory.
Company  A, 
3d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
The  704th  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  consti- 
tuted on  25  September  1950  in  the  Regular  Army  and  acti- 
vated on  6  October  1950  at  Pusan,  Korea.  The  unit  was 
created  as  part  of  a  general  restructing  of  counterintel- 
ligence assets  in  Korea.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Korean 
War,  the  441st  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment,  which 
furnished  CIC  coverage  for  Japan,  hastily  formed  17-man 
combat  teams  for  the  Eighth  Army  elements  for  immediate 
Korean  service.  One  team  known  as  the  441st  CIC  Detachment 
Port  Team  arrived  in  the  Korean  port  city  of  Pusan  on  6  July 
1950.  Upon  arrival,  the  team  was  responsible  for  furnishing 
security  coverage  for  the  city. 
It  was  quickly  recognized  that  a  larger  size  detachment  was 
required  at  Pusan.  On  6  October,  the  441st  CIC  Detachment 
Port  Team  was  discontinued,  and  the  704th  CIC  Detachment  was 
activated  in  its  place,  assigned  to  the  Eighth  Army,  and  at- 
tached to  the  2d  Logistical  Command.  The  detachment  was 
authorized  16  officers,  14  warrant  officers,  and  42  enlisted 
men  and  was  composed  largely  of  men  formerly  with  the  441st 
CIC  Detachment  in  Japan.  Headquarters  was  at  Pusan  with 
suboffices  maintained  in  Masan  and  Koje-do;  the  area  of  re- 
sponsibility included  the  southern  tip  of  the  Korean  penin- 
sula. 
In  the  headquarters  office  at  Pusan,  the  biggest  job  for  a- 
gents  was  providing  port  and  personnel  security.  Surveys  of 
port  facilities  were  run  at  regular  intervals,  and  agents 
routinely  patrolled  troop  congregation  points  and  the  docks. 
Liaison  contacts  with  shipmasters  proved  a  valuable  source 
of  strategic  and  tactical  intelligence.  Positive  intelli- 
gence activities  of  the  detachment  ranged  from  covering 
holiday  demonstrations  to  obtaining  civilian  opinions  of 
interest  at  high  military  levels. 
The  704th  CIC  Detachment  had  little  to  do  with  refugees, 
but  left  their  screening  and  detection  in  large  part  to 
Korean  National  Police.  The  unit  did  establish  informant 
nets  within  refugee  camps  to  pick  up  order  of  battle  in- 
formation and  to  establish  a  source  for  identification 
of  enemy  agents,  but  actual  handling  of  the  refugees  was 
left  to  Korean  National  Police.  At  least  three  operating 
rings  were  brought  to  the  attention  of  CIC  through  infor- 
mants, and  in  every  case  Korean  police  handled  civilians 
involved,  calling  on  CIC  only  for  supervisory  assistance 
and  aid  in  interrogation.
The  guerilla  problem  was  another  challenge.  Even  during  the 
Japanese  occupation,  guerrilla  bands  had  flourished  in  the 
Chiri-San  area  of  South  Central  Korea.  As  the  UN  troops 
broke  out  from  the  Pusan  perimeter  and  advanced  north, 
North  Korean  troops  cut  off  behind  the  lines  took  to  the 
Chiri-San  hills  and  joined  the  existing  guerrillas,  cre- 
ating forces  of  over  30,000  men  in  the  mountainous  area  to 
the  rear  of  UN  armies.  The  job  of  keeping  tab  on  the 
disposition  and  activities  of  these  groups  fell  upon  the 
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ce  Corps  Detachment  on  28  December  1961  and  activated 
igon,  Vietnam,  on  25  January  1962.  The  unit  was 
ned  to  the  500th  Intelligence  Corps  Group  and  attached 
e  U.S.  Military  Assistance  Advisory  Group  (MAAG), 
am.  The  704th  INTC  Detachment,  the  first  Intelligence 
type  unit  to  be  assigned  in  Vietnam,  served  as  a 
counterintelligence  force  of  46  men.  It  was  also 
ed  in  limited  counterespionage,  countersabotage,  and 
ersubversion  activities.  On  31  March  1963,  the  detach- 
headquarters  moved  into  a  large  compound  located  at 
Province.   This  nonmilitary, 
in  a  residential  community 
of  sufficient  size  to  provide 
a  recreational  area.   On  7 
oang  Hoa  Tham,  Gia  Dinh 
au-type  compound  located 
e  outskirts  of  Saigon  was 
ts,  offices,  a  mess,  and 
1966,  the  704th  INTC  Detachment  was  inactivated  in- 
ry.  Its  personnel  and  mission  were  absorbed  into 
ny  B,  519th  MI  Battalion.  The  704th  INTC  Detachment 
ved  credit  for  participation  in  the  Advisory  and 
se  campaigns. 
On  1  November  1966,  the  704th  INTC  Detachment  was  redesigna- 
ted the  704th  Military  Intelligence  Detachment  and  activated 
at  Camp  Zama,  Japan,  on  15  March  1967.    With  a  strength  of 
•  •
eight  officers,  eight  warrant  officers,  and  45  enlisted  men, 
the  unit  was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Amy,  Pacific.  Effective  15 
June  1972,  the  unit  was  inactivated. 
On  25  September  1976,  the  704th  MI  Detachment  was  activated 
at  Pyong  Taek,  Korea,  and  assigned  to  the  Eighth  Army.  Upon 
activation,  the  704th  MI  Detachment  assumed  a  totally  new 
mission  of  aerial  surveillance.  On  1  July  1977,  the  detach- 
ment was  relieved  from  the  Eighth  U.S.  Army  and  assigned  to 
the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command.  The  unit 
was  formally  inactivated  at  Pyong  Taek  on  16  May  1979  when 
its  resources  and  personnel  were  transferred  to  the  146th 
ASA  Company,  consolidating  all  airborne  assets  under  one 
organization.  Effective  16  June  1982,  the  704th  MI  De- 
tachment was  redesignated  Company  A,  3d  Military  Intel- 
ligence Battalion  and  activated  at  Pyong  Taek. 
•  •
Company  B, 
3d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
The  1002d  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  consti- 
tuted in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  on  7  July  1945  and  ac- 
tivated in  Paris,  France,  on  25  July.  The  unit  left  Le  Havre 
on  board  the  Henry  Gibbons  on  5  October  for  assignment  with 
the  CIC  Center,  Holabird  Signal  Depot,  Maryland.  On  24  Janu- 
ary 1946,  the  1002d  was  disbanded. 
The  1002d  Counter  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  recon- 
stituted in  the  Regular  Army  and  redesignated  the  442d  Coun- 
ter Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  on  7  December  1950  after 
the  outbreak  of  the  Korean  War.  The  detachment  was  assigned 
to  the  Far  East  Command  upon  activation  on  20  December  1950  at 
Seoul,  Korea.  Upon  activation,  the  unit  took  over  control  of 
the  assets  and  mission  of  the  442d  CIC  Detachment  (Provision- 
al), which  had  been  organized  in  Korea  in  August  1950.  The 
actual  strength  at  the  time  of  activation  was  11  officers, 
eight  warrant  of f icers, '  and  22  enlisted  men.  The  mission 
of  the  442d  CIC  Detachment  included  exercising  operational 
control  of  the  Far  East  Command  Liaison  Group;  special  opera- 
tional requirements  designated  by  ACofS,  G2  Far  East  Command; 
and  intelligence  and  related  controlled  activities.  On  1 
August  1951,  all  personnel  were  placed  on  detached  service 
with  the  Far  East  Command  Liaison  Detachment,  Korea,  8240th 
Army  Unit,  a  TDA  organization.  On  25  December  1951,  the 
442d  CIC  Detachment  was  formally  inactivated  at  Taegu,  Korea. 
For  its  service,  the  detachment  received  credit  for  the  fol- 
lowing campaigns:  CCF  Intervention,  First  UN  Counterof fen- 
sive,  CCF  Spring  Offensive,  UN  Summer-Fall  Offensive,  and 
Second  Korean  Winter. 
The  542d  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment  was  activated  again 
on  19  December  1969  with  an  authorized  strength  of  10  offi- 
cers, one  warrant  officer,  and  31  enlisted  men  at  Fort  Bragg, 
North  Carolina.  On  29  December  1969,  the  542d  Intelligence 
Corps  Detachment  was  redesignated  the  542d  Military  Intelli- 
gence Detachment.  The  unit  relocated  on  1  September  1970 
from  Fort  Bragg  to  Aberdeen  Proving  Grounds,  Maryland.  On 
1  July  1973,  the  unit  was  attached  to  Company  D,  519th 
MI  Battalion  (Field  Army)  at  Aberdeen  Proving  Grounds.   At
the  same  time,  the  detachment  was  assigned  to  the  newly  cre- 
ated U.S.  Army  Forces  Command.  On  19  November  1973,  the  542d 
MI  Detachment  was  inactivated. 
Effective  16  June  1982,  the  542d  MI  Detachment  was  redesig- 
nTtned-trom  party  B,  "3?  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  Tnd~Ts~- 
igned  to  the  W.H.  Army  Intelligence  and  SecTrjtx  Command 
enti rely 
w  f  th~ 
the- 
an 
same 
new  mission 
date,  the  unit  was 
oT 
acti  vatecT 
aeri  a  1  _  su ryei  1  Vance .    On 
at"  Pyong "Taek.  Kore i\ '
ST»«M«T  or  SERVICE 
3d  MLITtRy  lITI-LICCtCE  UTT4LI0N 
Inaeti*atad  17  »a»ryary  1973  l»  Vlataaa 
»....C*2I!rtM  ""!  "-adaaianaud  t  J„iy  t97»  as  tna  itath  iray  Jtcurn, 
l|tn:j  Coapany  and  aetivaitd  la  (araa  «™r«y 
laoraanltaa  and  radaalfatttd  it  Jurt  1*8?  „  Mtadaoartara . 
Ra*aajari«r»  and  5«r»»ct  Cea;ar.v.  3d  miliary  ln*.t::i<>-?>  ait'«-i««, 
i«!ii!!!£!  S!5?C?MBt•  '••••'•nate«  aa  Coap.r.;..  a  .„  i,  Vmmiry 
lataUiaanca  Mti«i,on,  Feapt:ti*aly.  ant  activatad  tn  toraa 
acuta  tad  «  Oetaaar  H50  ta  Karat 
laaetuataa  21  Narah  i«5  la  laraa 
BataeBal"1"1***'  *'  9*°*w,r  "*'  ••  **•  ™"  *««"i|anea  Corp. 
ietlvatad  2$  January  i«t2  In  f iataaa 
Inactlaatad  7  Karen  l«it  in  ftatnaa 
•ataeSJ!"1""*'*  '  ■°""*,r  ,M*  ••  th»  ™th  "»>l*ary  XniaUlgtnet 
ietlvatad  IS  Maren  1*67  in  Japan 
IwetlMltd  1$  Junt  1172  In  Japan 
aetltattd  25  Septeaeer  1»78  la  teraa 
XnactKatta  it  Nay  1979  In  teraa 
•  a  . 
SYMBOLISM 
The  colors  blue  anil  silver  gray  (white)  ire  used  to 
aofS'rT?  ■kV.*"*  '"""'Sence  and  'scarlet  and 
lVU\luiTJU%  miUt*r*  «rength  ,nd  operation! 
Vurl  It  .V.C«V  Ut,  9r1ff1".  traditionally  a  crea- 
«ho!«  I.  V\t*'  *  ertne".  •"<>  intelligence,  u 
.  '  "•"  P«««  «0Jacent  to  a  chess  board! 
2uit!«29«lt. '•?*'•  0f  0Per"4«">.  requiring  Inge! 
«£l«y.!  d  1nten««.  -"«ch  the  battalion  is  called 
,   ""»  •"*•  The  squares  on  the  chess  bo." 
tft  E??!i«I*  "*By.  V1""«"  engagements  In  which 
the  battalion  participated.
It  *r.zu*i  mvAiunzt  ■itt*^io« 
tmi  z 
Constitute  7  July  lt«S  in  IM  »roy  of  tno  United  Sutts  j»  tut 
10028  Counitr  InttUigtnet  Corps  Otttcnmnl 
ItUttttd  25  July  1J»5  »•  Trtnet 
Disssndt*  2*  January  19*6  a*.  NdaBirs  Signal  Stpot,  Maryland 
fttsonstltuttd  7  DtetaBf  itSO  Ir.  tnt  Itgjlar  any  ts  tnt  »«2d 
Counitr  lnttlligtnet  Ctrp«  Dttacnatnt 
let its tad  20  Dtstwtr  19J0  is  Isrtt 
laaetltatof  25  Doctuor  mi  la  ttrtt 
ttdtsignattd  2t  ftareli  19&S  as  tnt  5*2d  lattlllgtnct  Corps 
Dtttenatnt 
actitatafl  T  aprll  11*5  at  fort  Ctorgt  S.  Htsdt.  Maryland 
Inaetitatta  t  Ctetastr  H*5  at  fort  Ctsrft  C.  MttJt.  Maryland 
sctltattd  if  Dtctattr  Itit  at  Port  Brau.  »orta  Carolina 
■tdtslgnatt*  21  Bacta&er  1919  as  tM  S*2i  Military  Intclllfanet 
Dttacnatnt 
laactitatat  it  lattabtr  lt7)  at  astrtttn  r>a»lag  Crtund,  Maryland 
o  •  a 
CMralCN  MPTICIMTIOS  CREDIT 
Vltfiit 
Ceur.itrorftnsiTt 
Counttrorrtr.Si>t,  rn»»»  II 
Caunit-sfft::s:vt,  Pnatt  II! 
Ttt  Ceunttrofftnslvt 
Ctiur.ttrorrtns;«t,  Fittae  IV 
Counltrefftnaltt,   than  V 
Ceunttrofftns.Tt.   Piutr  VI 
Ttt  tt'Coumtrorftntxt 
kUnttr-S;nng  1970 
Sanctua-y  Caunttrcfftnsivt 
Counttrafftnti.t,  Pnsst  VII 
Csnsoliattien  I 
Conse2iat:ivt  II 
Ctast-Firt 
}«  m;.m*T  mtuic»;c  simuoN 
Caaaaay  •  additionally  aatltlad  toi 
loratn  W»- 
OTofTtniitt 
CSf  Inttrvtntlon 
first  IK  CeuntarsrrtatUt 
CCr  Spring  Offtnaits 
IM  Suaatr-fall  Or.'tnsivt 
Stsena  Sarttn  tfinltr 
forts.  Suaaar-Fail  19S2 
Taird  tartan  tiniar 
ttrtt.  Suaaar  HSJ 
Caaaaay  ■  additionally  aatltlad  tot 
in  War 
Adv.Sory 
Dtftnat 
1MT 
Hit 
1172 
"tf  Jnttrvtnt i en 
first  UN  Ctunttrafftnaivt 
CCP  Spring  Orftntitt 
M  SuaBtr.rall  OrrtntKt 
Steond  Koraan  Mattr 
teCOUTIMS 
Harltorlous  Oalt  Coaajtndatltn,  Stroaaar  oaBroldtrtd  HETMM  1966- 
Mtrlttrloua  Oalt  CoajaandaUsa,  Strata*?  aaBroldtrta  TIETtt/m  1967. 
Mtrlttrlout  Oalt  Cosmatatlsn,  Stroaaar  aaeroldtrtd  METaiM  1971- 
Caapany  a  addltiaaally  ontltlod  toi 
Meritorious  Onlt  Coamndatlon.  Strtsatr  tabroidtrtd  «0«* 
«r.;:s:s.1SoS«/?t;s.?;;2,u,"tul  fc,t  c'""on-  str",,r
18th  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
The  18th  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  was  constituted 
in  the  Regular  Army  on  15  March  1968,  activated  on  the  same 
date  in  Germany  and  assigned  to  U.S.  Army,  Europe  and 
Seventh  Army.  The  battalion  was  formed  as  a  result  of  a 
major  reorganization  of  Army  intelligence  resources  in 
Europe  which  witnessed  the  consolidation  of  the  513th  MI 
Group's  assets  and  mission  with  those  of  the  66th  MI  Group. 
The  66th  MI  Group,  since  it  was  the  senior  of  the  two,  was 
retained,  and  the  513th  MI  Group  was  inactivated.  The  18th 
MI  Battalion  existed  only  on  paper  until  6  September  1968 
at  which  time  it  was  further  assigned  to  the  66th  MI  Group, 
which  moved  from  Stuttgart  to  Munich,  Germany,  the  same 
month. 
Although  the  battalion's  history  begins  with  its  activation 
on  15  March  1968,  the  mission  it  took  over  dates  back  to  the 
end  of  World  War  II.  It  originally  stemmed  from  the  need  to 
interrogate  major  war  criminals  prior  to  their  trials  in 
Nuremberg  and  to  interrogate  German  prisoners  of  war  retur- 
ning from  the  USSR.  After  1950,  the  collection  efforts 
were  focused  upon  the  interrogation  of  defectors,  ethnic 
German  resettlers  and  refugees  from  Eastern  Europe.  On  15 
January  1953,  the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Service  Group 
was  activated  at  Oberursel  (Camp  King),  Germany,  to  replace 
the  TD  organization,  the  7077th  USAREUR  Intelligence  Center, 
which  had  previously  performed  the  function.  Under  the  513th 
MI  Group;  the  interview,  translation  of  documents,  and  re- 
ports missions  were  carried  out  by  technical  intelligence 
As  a  result  of  the  major  reorganization  of  intelligence  as- 
sets in  Europe  in  1968,  the  513th  MI  Group  (along  with  its 
Collection  and  Dissemination  Battalion  (Provisional))  was 
relocated  from  Oberursel  to  Munich  on  22  October  1968  to 
effect  consolidation  of  mission  and  personnel  with  the  66th 
MI  Group.  Immediately,  the  newly  activated  18th  Ml  Battal- 
ion assumed  the  provisional  battalion's  mission.  The  18th 
MI  Battalion  was  internally  organized  into  two  companies 
(Interrogation  Company  and  Translation  and  Documents  Com- 
pany). 
On  1  February  1977,  the  18th  MI  Battalion  were  reassigned 
to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command  as  part 
of  a  major  worldwide  reorganization.   The  Translation  and
Documents  Company  was  discontinued  on  3  April  1979,  and 
its  resources  consolidated  with  the  Interrogation  Company, 
which  was  subsequently  redesignated  the  Translation  and 
Interrogation  Company.  On  23  July  1979,  Headquarters  and 
Headquarters  Company  (Provisional)  was  formed  in  place  of 
the  Translation  and  Interrogation  Company.  On  28  September 
1979,  the  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company  dropped 
its  provisional  status,  and  the  Translation  and  Interroga- 
tion Company  was  formally  discontinued.  On  23  March  1982, 
Hq  &  Hq  Company  was  redesignated  as  Headquarters,  Headquar- 
ters and  Operations  Company. 
Unit  Day:   None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military 
History.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
lineagr  ant)  honors 
a«u*wsm»( 
^     tbcxrv  t.  r3«» 
STMBOlISH 
The  gold  concentric  rays  represent  light  or  know- 
ledge gathered  to  •  central  point;  they  refer 
to  the  bittillon's  mission  of  collecting  strategic 
information.  The  white  »^d  scarlet  'ion  on  the 
blue  background  Is  taken  »ro»  the  coat  of  arms  of 
Hesse,  Germany,  where  the  unit  was  activated.  The 
head  only  of  the  Hon  1s  used  because  the  head  1s 
a  symbol  of  Intelligence  and  reason.  The  color 
of  the  background,  oriental  blue,  also  refers  to 
Military  Intelligence.
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
201st  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
On  2  October  1982,  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
201st  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  was  constituted  in 
the  Regular  Army  and  activated  at  Fort  Monmouth,  New  Jersey. 
On  the  same  date,  the  battalion  was  assigned  to  the  U.S. 
Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command.  A  carrier  unit 
was  active  from  2  April  to  1  October  1982  to  receive 
personnel  and  equipment  for  the  battalion. 
Unit  Day:  None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
Xinrsgp  nnb  Sonars 
■  iMiimi  ut  muesanaa  cowtn 
urn  ujiiii  urxuicua  mttilioi 
CmtltitM  *  tautor  1HI  I*  tt*  l*fuUr  tf«r  w  M«««»«M«^»  v.t 
"«4«-«'i  CMM«r.  Mm  aiuur*  taMUtnan  totuiiB,  aw  Mti»u< 
•t  ran  Hmu,  Ma  4artaf 
eiivtia  ■uncxraTHi  cu»n 
n  ana  »  m  aanui •?  m  twii 
tM  MjtiMat  Om«p*: 
SYMBOLISM 
Silver  gray  (silver)  and  oriental  blue  are  the 
colors  associated  with  military  Intelligence 
units.  The  helmet  is  adapted  from  the  distinc- 
tive Insignia  of  the  unit's  parent  organization. 
The  globe  refers  to  the  worldwide  scope  of  the 
unit's  mission  and  to  the  "all  source"  aspect 
suggested  by  the  motto.  The  lightning  flash  and 
sword  are  symbolic  of  Speed  and  accuracy  of 
communications,  and  the  'laurel  in  base  denotes 
achievements.
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
202d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
On  2  October  1982,  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
202d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  was  constituted  in 
the  Regular  Army  and  activated  at  Fort  Monmouth,  New  Jersey. 
On  the  same  date,  the  202d  MI  Battalion  (Collection/Exploi- 
tation) was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Se- 
curity Command.  A  carrier  unit  was  active  from  2  April 
to  1  October  1982  to  receive  personnel  and  equipment  for 
the  battalion. 
Unit  Day:   None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His 
tory.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
Xinragr  anh  Bonors 
■iMMRii  m  ■teaotmu  eovui 
ant  ennui  im^jsus  wnu« 
CaMtluiM  t  tauter  1HI  U  tin  ItnUr  tnr  u  ItuaMnOT  til 
uyaptfi  -—»■>.  nil  *mur»  ttwUltWM*  taiuliM.  «u  Miinui 
•l  fart  MMl,  •••  Jvhi 
camiea  tanattnom  onn 
MC0UT1OB 
n  hid  or  m  atanin  or  m  «i 
•ij.f  J»^«.I 
»J«'  0»jt*M..  est 
tw  aiJvlMl  (tourC 
STHB0LI5M 
Oriental  blue  end  silver  grey  (silver)  ire  the 
colors  traditionally  essocleted  with  military  in- 
telligence. The  helnet  is  adapted  from  the  de- 
vice of  the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Group 
and  refers  to  the  unit's  parentage  and  synbolizes 
counterintelligence  activities.  The  flash  de- 
notes speed  and  electronic  warfare.  The  torch 
signifies  truth  and  alludes  to  interrogation. 
The  dragon,  a  mythological  guardian  of  treasures, 
symbolizes  security  and  strength.  Thus,  the  de- 
sign elements  of  the  device  personify  the  unit's 
mission  and  capabilities.
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
203d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
On  2  October  1982,  Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company, 
203d  Military  Intelligence  Battalion  was  constituted  in 
the  Regular  Army  and  activated  at  Fort  Monmouth,  New  Jersey. 
Although  officially  activated  at  a  ceremony  held  at  Fort 
Monmouth  in  conjunction  with  the  activation  of  the  513th 
MI  Group,  the  battalion  has  from  its  beginning  been  perma- 
nently stationed  at  Aberdeen  Proving  Ground,  Maryland. 
Also  on  2  October,  the  203d  MI  Battalion  (Technical  Intel- 
ligence) was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and 
Security  Command.  A  carrier  unit  was  active  from  2  April 
to  1  October  1982  to  receive  personnel  and  equipment  for 
the  battalion. 
Members  of  the  203d  MI  Battalion  and  its  subordinate  units 
participated  in  URGENT  FURY,  the  deployment  of  U.f.  forces  to 
Grenada.  A  five-person  team  from  the  battalion  and  subordi- 
nate units  deployed  on  30  October  1983,  followed  by  a  19- 
person  team  on  6  November.  The  203d  MI  Battalion's  major 
contribution  centered  on  foreign  materiel  .captured  during 
URGENT  FURY. 
Unit  Day;   None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory.
DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  ARMY 
Xinpngp  anb  Bonos 
■Muma  in  ■iminm  nwui 
mm  nuniT  araLuaua  »tru.:ai 
dutltatX  I  Ostatar  'Ml  »•  U*  ImUf  Mr  u  hlKIVW 
•t  r*rt  MMU.  *r~ 
ruae  ruriamtM  i 
■SBUTlOa 
n  ana  of  tw  annin  or  vm  tmti 
Sir 
■i»r  ofc*»..  at 
If  Mjuttai  (mnl 
5YHB0L15H 
Oriental  blue  and  silver  gray  (silver)  are  the 
colors  traditionally  associated  with  military  in- 
telligence units.  The  gridllne  sphere  represents 
the  unit's  worldwide  mission  and  the  gear  refers 
to  the  technical  aspect  of  their  responsibilities. 
The  helmet  has  been  adapted  from  the  device  of 
the  513th  Military  Intelligence  Group  alluding  to 
the  unit's  parentage  and  symbolizing  covert  vi- 
gilance and  preparedness.  The  laurel,  a  tra- 
ditional symbol  of  achievement  exemplifies  the 
■otto  "Technicians  for  Victory." 
•  2
Headquarters  and  Headouarters  Company, 
502d  Army  Security  Agency  Battalion 
The  3118th  Signal  Service  Battalion  was  constituted  in  the 
Army  of  the  United  States  on  4  November  1943  and  activated 
15  November  1943  at  Camp  Crowder,  Missouri.  The  3118th  Sig- 
nal Service  Battalion  consisted  of  Hq  &  Hq  Company  and  Com- 
panies A  and  B  and  was  organized  to  perform  communications 
support  including  serving  as  a  communications  center.  On 
22  January  1944,  the  battalion  departed  Camp  Crowder  for 
Camp  Kilmer,  New  Jersey,  and  deployment  overseas.  On  28 
January,  the  unit  left  on  board  the  Rankitki ,  arriving  in 
England  on  15  February.  While  in  England,  the  unit  was 
stationed  at  St.  Pancras,  London.  On  11  August  1944,  the 
battalion  was  again  deployed,  this  time  to  Normandy,  France. 
As  the  war  progressed,  the  unit  moved  to  Joullouville  (17 
August  1944),  Versailles  (20  September  1944),  Reims  (20 
December  1944),  and  finally  Frankfurt,  Germany  (20  April 
1945).  On  13  April  1945,  the  3118th  Signal  Service  Battal- 
ion was  reorganized  and  redesignated  as  the  3118th  Signal 
Service  Group  with  an  authorized  strength  of  123  officers 
and  1,401  enlisted  men. 
For  its  participation  in  the  war,  the  3118th  Signal  Service 
Group  received  credit  for  the  Northern  France,  Rhineland, 
and  Central  Europe  campaigns  and  the  Meritorious  Unit  Com- 
mendation for  "superior  performance  of  duty  in  the  accom- 
plishment of  extremely  difficult  tasks. ..in  France  and  Ger- 
many." 
On  14  November  1945,  the  unit  was  again  redesignated  as  the 
3118th  Signal  Service  Battalion.  On  3  April  1946,  Headquar- 
ters, 3118th  Signal  Service  Battalion  was  redesignated  as 
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Detachment,  3118th  Signal  Ser- 
vice Battalion,  and  the  remainder  of  the  battalion  was  dis- 
banded. Hq  &  Hq  Detachment,  3118th  Sig  Svc  Battalion  had 
an  authorized  strength  of  13  officers  and  134  enlisted  men. 
This  element  remained  at  Frankfurt,  Germany,  until  it  was 
inactivated  on  20  June  1947. 
On  25  April  1951,  Hq  &  Hq  Detachment,  3118th  Signal  Service 
Battalion  was  allotted  to  the  Regular  Army  and  redesig- 
nated Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  502d  Communi- 
cation Reconnaissance  Group.  It  was  activated  at  Fort  De- 
vens,  Massachusetts,  on  15  May  1951.  At  the  same  time,  the 
unit  was  given  a  new  mission  and  assigned  to  Headquarters, 
Army  Security  Agency  and  attached  to  the  ASA  Training  Cen- 
ter. The  unit  was  authorized  12  officers  and  70  enlisted 
men.
It  was  originally  planned  to  have  the  502d  Comm  Recon  Group 
depart  for  Europe  on  15  July  1952,  but  because  the  unit  had 
completed  training  ahead  of  schedule,  the  date  was  advanced 
to  16  June  1952.  The  group  arrived  at  Heilbronn,  Germany, 
on  1  July  1952  and  was  assigned  to  HQ  ASA,  Europe  and  at- 
tached to  the  Seventh  Army.  Its  mission  was  to  coordinate 
ASA  responsibilities  in  support  of  the  Seventh  Army.  The 
502d  Comm  Recon  Group  assumed  command  of  two  communication 
reconnaissance  battalions  and  four  communication  reconnais- 
sance companies.  Besides  the  subordinate  units,  the  502d 
Comm  Recon  Group  had  operational  detachments  directly  un- 
der its  headquarters  on  various  occasions.  These  were  lo- 
cated at  Rothwestern,  Tulau,  Bahrdorf,  Sollingen,  Lochow, 
and  Schonigen.  As  of  30  June  1953,  records  indicated  that 
the  assigned  manpower  strength  for  the  group  and  its  units 
stood  at  1,255. 
Badernerhof  Kaserne,  the  new  home  for  the  502d  Comm  Recon 
Group  and  several  of  its  assigned  units,  was  formerly  the 
home  of  a  battalion  of  horse-drawn  German  artillery.  Estab- 
lished in  1935,  it  was  called  Ludendorf  Kaserne  until  the 
name  was  changed  during  the  U.S.  occupation.  In  World  War 
II,  all  the  buildings  were  partially  destroyed  and  allowed 
to  deteriorate.  However,  the  troop  billets  and  several 
other  buildings  were  rehabilitated  before  the  group  arrived. 
The  most  spectacular  rehabilitation  was  reconstructing  a 
ruined  artillery  stable  into  a  chapel.  Arrangements  were 
made  to  use  502d  Comm  Recon  Group  personnel  during  their 
off-duty  time  for  decoration  of  the  interior  and  construc- 
tion of  such  items  as  the  altar.  Contributions  from  the 
congregation  were  used  to  provide  stained  glass  windows, 
vigil  lamps,  and  other  refinements.  On  15  February  1953, 
the  first  service  was  held  in  the  "Chapel  of  the  Three 
Stones,"  so  named  because  of  the  three  stones  collected  from 
Catholic  and  Protestant  churches  and  a  Jewish  synagogue  des- 
troyed in  World  War  II  and  placed  at  the  base  of  the  altar. 
The  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  502d  Comm  Recon  Group  was  redesignated 
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  502d  Army  Security 
Agency  Group  on  1  July  1956.  The  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  502d  ASA 
Group  was  inactivated  on  15  October  1957  due  to  the  world- 
wide reorganization  within  the  Army  Security  Agency  which 
replaced  TOE  with  TDA  units,  thus  providing  greater  organi- 
zational flexibility.  The  507th  ASA  Group  became  the  re- 
placing TDA  unit. 
Effective  3  May- 1971,  the  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  502d  ASA  Group  was 
activated;  this  time  at  Augsburg,  Germany.  The  personnel  and 
equipment  of  the  concurrently  discontinued  507th  ASA  Group 
•  4
and  the  USASA  Security  Company  Augsburg  went  into  forming 
the  newly  activated  group.  Assigned  to  HQ  USASA,  Europe, 
the  502d  ASA  Group  again  provided  support  to  the  Seventh 
U.S.  Army.  On  15  May  1972,  with  the  discontinuance  of  HQ 
USASA,  Europe,  the  502d  ASA  Group  was  temporarily  reassigned 
to  USASA  Field  Station,  Augsburg  and  further  reassigned  on 
1  June  1973  to  HQ  USASA. 
On  22  July  1972,  the  502d  ASA  Group  received  a  distinctive 
unit  insignia  authorized  by  The  Institute  of  Heraldry,  U.S. 
Army.  At  this  time,  a  contest  was  held  for  selecting  a  unit 
motto.  Specialist  Five  John  T.  Johnson  of  the  326th  ASA 
Company  won  the  contest  with  the  motto  "Silently  We  Defend." 
The  CG,  USASA  presented  the  502d  ASA  Group  the  Commanding 
General's  Plaque  for  the  most  outstanding  contribution 
to  the  Army  Security  Agency's  mission  during  FY  1974. 
During  1975,  the  502d  ASA  Group  underwent  a  massive  reorgan- 
ization. One  battalion  was  activated;  another  was  organized 
provisionally;  and  six  new  companies  were  activated.  In 
October  1975,  the  group  headquarters  moved  into  the  former 
offices  of  Field  Station  Augsburg  at  Flak  Kaserne  when  the 
field  station  relocated  to  new  facilities. 
On  the  basis  of  the  Intelligence  Organization  and  Stationing 
Study  report  in  1975,  the  Chief  of  Staff,  U.S.  Army  directed 
the  establishment  of  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security 
Command  in  support  of  the  Army  at  echelon  above  corps  and 
the  transfer  of  all  former  ASA  direct  support  units  at  corps 
and  below  to  the  commanders  of  corps  and  divisions.  As  a 
result,  the  502d  ASA  Group  was  transferred  to  U.S.  Army,  Eur- 
ope on  1  January  1977. 
However,  on  1  October  1980,  the  Hq  &  Hq  Company,  502d  ASA 
Group  was  reassigned  from  USAREUR  to  INSCOM,  and  on  1  Octo- 
ber 1981,  the  group  was  redesignated  as  Headquarters  and 
Headquarters  Company,  502d  Army  Security  Agency  Battalion. 
On  1  October  1982,  several  newly  activated  imagery  interpre- 
tation detachments  were  assigned  to  the  502d  ASA  Battalion, 
expanding  the  unit's  mission  beyond  electronic  warfare. 
The  unit  has  had  the  unique  experience  of  having  three  of 
its  former  commanding  officers  later  attain  the  rank  of  gen- 
eral. These  commanders  were  Major  General  George  A.  God- 
ding, USA  (Ret);  Major  General  James  E.  Freeze,  USA  (Ret); 
and  Brigadier  General   James  A.   Teal,*  Jr.,   USA   (Ret). 
Unit  Day:  None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His- 
tory.
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Oriental  blue  and  silver  (gray)  gre  the  colors 
used  for  Arny  Security  Agency  units  «nd  a  key  1s 
emblematic  of  authority  and  security.  The  double 
«eb  and  flashes  represent  the  unit's  concern  for 
both  overt  and  covert  security  comnunlcatlons. 
The  flashes  also  denote  celerity  1n  operation 
procedures,  as  well  as  allude  to  the  unit's  Signal 
lineage.  Initially  designated  the  3118th  Signal 
Service  Battalion,  the  unit  participated  in  the 
Northern  France.  Rhlneland,  and  Central  Europe 
campaigns,  UU  II,  represented  by  the  fleurs-de- 
lis  and  ermine  spot,.  The  scarlet  scroll  denotes 
the  Meritorious  Unit  Commendation  Streamer  award- 
ed the  unit  'if  service  In  the  European  Theater. 
•  6
524th  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
The  524th  Technical  Intelligence  Coordinator  Detachment  was 
constituted  in  the  Regular  Army  on  25  September  1950  and 
activated  at  Fort  Riley,  Kansas,  on  10  October  1950. 
The  detachment  had  an  authorized  strength  of  four  officers 
and  eight  enlisted  men  and  was  assigned  to  the  Fifth  Army. 
On  16  November  1950,  the  unit  left  Topeka,  Kansas,  on  perma- 
nent change  of  station  to  Inchon,  Korea,  arriving  on  2  De- 
cember. The  unit  was  inactivated  on  1  December  1951.  For 
its  service  during  the  Korean  War,  the  unit  received  five 
campaign  participation  credits. 
The  524th  Technical  Intelligence  Coordinator  Detachment 
was  redesignated  as  the  524th  Intelligence  Corps  Detachment 
on  22  June  1965.  Assigned  to  the  Third  U.S.  Army,  the  unit 
was  activated  at  Fort  Bragg,  North  Carolina,  on  1  July 
1965  with  an  authorized  strength  of  seven  officers,  two 
warrant  officers,  and  13  enlisted  men.  The  unit  was  acti- 
vated for  deployment  to  Vietnam  and  arrived  in-country  on 
19  September  1965. 
While  in-country,  the  detachment  performed  a  counterintel- 
ligence mission  and  was  stationed  at  Tan  Son  Nhut  Air  Base, 
Saigon.  On  15  October  1966,  the  524th  INTC  Detachment 
was  redesignated  as  the  524th  Military  Intelligence  Detach- 
ment, and  on  26  November  1970,  the  unit  was  inactivated  in 
Vietnam.  For  its  service,  the  detachment  received  the 
Meritorious  Unit  Commendation  (1  October  1966  to  31  May 
1968)  and  13  campaign  participation  credits. 
On  16  June  1982,  the  524th  MI  Detachment  was  redesignated 
as  the  524th  Military  Intelligence  Battalion,  activated  at 
Camp  Coiner,  Korea,  and  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Intelli- 
gence and  Security  Command.  On  28  September  1984,  the  bat- 
talion completed  a  move  from  Camp  Coiner  to  Seoul,  Korea. 
Unit  Day:  16  June.  The  date  was  selected  to  commemorate 
the  redesi gnati on  and  reactivation  of  the  unit  in  Korea  on 
16  June  1982. 
•  7
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SYHBOLISM 
A*ure  (oriental  blue)  end  silver  gray  are  the  col- 
ori  associated  «1th  military  intelligence.  The 
interlocking  chevronels  suggest  the  gathering  of 
Information  from  many  sources  processed  through 
the  unit  and  distributed  throughout  the  Army,  as 
represented  by  the  border.  The  black  pellets  sug- 
gest the  unit's  ability  to  Interpret  various  data 
and  to  form  assesments  of  military  situations. 
Eighteen  refers  to  the  number  of  campaigns  In 
Mhlch  the  unit  participated  in  Korea  and  Vietnam. 
•  a
527th  Military  Intelligence  Battalion 
The  527th  Interrogation  Team  was  constituted  in  the  Army 
of  the  United  States  and  activated  in  Frankfurt,  Germany, 
on  1  May  1946.  The  unit  was  assigned  to  U.S.  Forces,  Euro- 
pean Theater  and  attached  to  the  1st  Infantry  Division* 
Approximately  six  months  later  on  31  October,  the  team  was 
inacti  vated. 
On  6  February  1948,  the  527th  Interrogation.  Team  was  redes- 
ignated as  the  527th  Headquarters  Intelligence  Detachment 
and  was  activated  21  February  1948  at  Fort  Bragg,  North 
Carolina.  Here,  the  unit  was  assigned  to  the  Third  Army 
and  attached  to  Headquarters,  V  Corps.  Redesignated  as 
Headquarters,  527th  Military  Intelligence  Platoon  and  al- 
lotted to  the  Regular  Army  on  23  May  1949,  the  unit 
carried  an  authorized  strength  of  one  officer  and  three 
enlisted  men.  On  4  August  1949,  the  527th  was  redesig- 
nated as  the  527th  Military  Intelligence  Service  Platoon. 
On  18  April  1950,  the  unit  departed  Fort  Bragg  to  partici- 
pate in  Exercise  SWARMER  at  Camp  Mackall,  North  Carolina. 
The  platoon  also  took  part  in  Exercise  SOUTHERN  PINE  (Au- 
gust 1951)   and  Exercise  FLASHBURN  (April  to  May  1954). 
On  1  December  1950,  the  527th  p.  I  Service  Platoon  was  made  a 
part  of  the  General  Reserve  and  reorganized  with  an  autho- 
rized strength  of  13  officers  and  34  enlisted  men.  The  unit 
was  relieved  from  attachment  to  Headquarters,  V  Corps  and 
attached  to  Headquarters,  XVIII  Airborne  Corps,  and  further 
attached  to  the  525th  MI  Service  Group  on  19  June  1951. 
The  527th  MI  Service  Platoon  was  soon  redesignated  as  the 
527th  Military  Intelligence  Service  Company  on  14  November 
1951.  On  24  February  1952,  the  527th  MI  Service  Company 
was  attached  to  the  519th  MI  Service  Battalion,  and  on  31 
December  1953,  the  company  was  redesignated  as  the  527th 
Military  Intelligence  Company. 
The  527th  MI  Company  changed  stations  from  Fort  Bragg, 
North  Carolina,  to  Fort  Hood,  Texas,  and  was  assigned  to 
the  Fourth  Army  on.  15  May  1957.  The  inactivation  of  the 
527th  MI  Company  occurred  on  25  January  1958  at  Fort  Hood. 
The  527th  MI  Company  was  activated  again  on  1  June  1962  at 
Kai sersl autern,  Germany,  and  assigned  to  U.S.  Army,  Europe 
and  Seventh  Army  to  provide  counterintelligence  support 
and  further  assigned  to  the  66th  Intelligence  Corps  Group. 
The  527th  MI  Company  was  activated  as  part  of  a  major  reorg- 
anization of  intelligence  and  security  functions  in  Europe 
•  o
on  1  April  1962  by  which  the  513th  INTC  Group  received 
field  operations  intelligence/area  intelligence  functions 
and  the  66th  INTC  Group  assumed  counterintelligence  support 
to  the  Seventh  Army. 
On  1  July  1972,  the  527th  MI  Company  was  redesignated  as 
Headquarters  and  Headquarters  Company,  527th  Military  In- 
telligence Battalion.  On  1  February  1977,  the  527th  MI  Bat- 
talion was  reassigned  from  U.S.  Army,  Europe  and  Seventh 
Army  to  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Security  Command.  On 
1  October  1982,  organic  Companies  A  and  B  were  activated. 
Despite  its  earlier  activation,  Company  B  did  not  begin  to 
function  until  2  May  1983. 
Unit  Day:   None  registered  with  the  Center  of  Military  His 
t  o  ry . 
•  o
STATCKEK7  OF  SERVICE 
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S27tn  Xnt«rrog«tlon  Taae  and  aetuatad  In  Striany 
Inactivate;  3'  Setetar  1««6  In  Caraany 
Aadtsitnatad  6  Paoruary  19«B  as  tut  527W  Haadquartara  Intalllgar.et 
Actlvatad  21  Paoruary  lf«(  at  Peri  Iran.  North  Carolina 
Raorjaniiad  ana  radaaignatad  23  May  19<9  a*  Haadquarttra,  S27tn 
Military  Intalilganca  Platoon,  end  allotttd  to  tna  Ragular  (ray 
Raorganlsad  and  radaaignatad  •  Auguat  l»»9  ••  tha  527th  Military 
Intalilganca  Sarvica  Platoon 
Raorganliad  ana  radaaignatad  1A  aevaabar  1951  aa  tha  $^7th  Military 
Intalli|anea  Sarvica  Coapany 
Raerganlaad  ana  radaaignatad  31  Bocaaoar  1953  aa  tnt  $27tn  Military 
Intalilganca  Coapany 
leactlvatad  25  January  1558  at  Port  Hood,  Taiaa 
Actlvatad  1  Juna  1962  In  Caraany 
Raorganliad  and  radaaignatad  1  July  1972  aa  Haadauartara  and 
Haadquartara  Coapany,  527th  Military  Intalligfnea  tattalion 
ICoapaniaa  *  and  ■  oonatltutad  1  Octooar  1982  and  aetivattd  in 
Caraany) 
CAMPAIGN  PARTICIPATION  CREDIT 
Nona 
DECORATIONS 
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SYMBOLISM 
The  square  and  dot  simulate  an  observation  appa- 
ratus. The  disc  simulates  ■  globe,  while  the 
divisions  are  symbolic  of  a  network  and  sieve 
(screen).  The  Arrowhead  denote:,  partial  readi- 
ness, and  the  rays  symbolize  all  facets  of  sound, 
light,  and  vibratory  systems.  Together,  the 
above  represent  the  general  functions  of  a  mili- 
tary Intelligence  unit,  i.e.,  the  collection, 
processing,  and  dissemination  of  Information. 
The  swords  refer  to  both  defensive  ana"  of'ensive 
counterintelligence  methods  within  the  scope  of 
the  unit's  operation.  The  white  arrowhead's 
ferrula  dividing  the  red  area  Is  suggested  by  the 
coat  of  arms  of  Kalserslautern,  Germany  (I.e., 
•Gules,  a  pale  argent..."),  and  symbolizes  service 
there.
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Augsburg 
On  14  April  1970,  the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  Field  Station, 
Augsburg  was  organized  at  Augsburg,  Germany,  and  assigned  to 
the  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency.  However,  the  unit's  mission 
dates  back  to  the  earliest  presence  of  the  Army  Security 
Agency  in  Germany  at  the  end  of  World  War  II.  Through  the 
years,  ASA  controlled  a  series  of  field  stations  in  Germany 
to  include  Field  Station  8608  (Scheyern);  Field  Station 
8611  (Frankfurt);  and  6th  Field  Station  (Herzo  Base)  as  well 
as  tactical  support  units  such  as  the  502d  Communication 
Reconnaissance  Group  and  the  507th  USASA  Group. 
The  field  station  at  Augsburg  had  its  origin  in  1967  when 
the  Army  Security  Agency  studied  ways  of  saving  manpower 
and  expenses  and  using  new  advances  in  technology.  The 
resulting  plan  called  for  the  consolidation  of  three  USASA 
field  stations  located  at  Rothwesten,  Herzogenaurach,  and 
Bad  Aibling  into  the  Augsburg  area.  Besides  the  three  field 
stations,  Augsburg  would  ultimately  replace  many  of  the 
border  site  detachments  located  from  upper  Germany  to  nor- 
thern Italy  and  take  over  various  functions  performed  at  HQ 
USASA, ' Europe. 
Implementation  of  the  plan  began  in  July  1968  when  HQ  USASA 
formed  cadre  for  the  new  field  station  as  the  USASA  Provi- 
sional Command.  On  14  April  1970,  the  provisional  unit  was 
discontinued  and  the  USASA  Field  Station,  Augsburg  was  of- 
ficially organized  with  a  strength  of  68  authorized  person- 
nel and  assigned  to  HQ  USASA,  Europe.  As  Field  Station  Augs- 
burg's responsibilities  and  resources  increased,  a  Troop 
Command  was  organized  to  consist  of  Companies  A,  B,  C, 
D,  and  E,  effective  1  December  1971.  On  12  January  1972, 
actual  operations  began  at  Field  Station  Augsburg.  On  1 
February  1972,  another  major  organizational  change  occurred 
when  the  Border  Site  Command,  which  had  been  active  since 
October  1971,  was  formally  organized.  The  Border  Site 
Command  was  added  to  control  and  support  the  numerous  per- 
sonnel scattered  at  the  11  remaining  border  sites.  By  30 
June  1972,  the  transition  period  was  over,  and  Augsburg 
was  in  full  swing.  The  three  consolidated  field  stations 
were  phased  out  as  well  as  one  of  the  major  remote  sites, 
several  minor  ones,  and  HQ  USASA,  Europe.  On  15  May  1972, 
the  field  station  was  reassigned  from  HQ  USASA,  Europe  to 
HQ  USASA  (redesignated  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Se- 
curity Command  on  1  January  1977).  On  7  May  1974,  Field 
Station  Augsburg's  northernmost  border  base  was  transferred 
from  ASA  jurisdiction. 
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In  September  1974,  after  a  year  of  planning,  Field  Station 
Augsburg  began  the  single  greatest  reorganization  in  its 
existence,  which  resulted  in  creating  a  battalion  struc- 
ture. Formally  completed  on  28  April  1975,  it  established 
the  Support  Battalion  (in  place  of  the  Troop  Command);  the 
Forward  Operations  Battalion  (in  place  of  the  Border  Com- 
mand); 1st  Operations  Battalion  (Company  A  redesignated); 
2d  Operations  Battalion  (Company  B  redesignated);  and  3d 
Operations  Battalion  (Company  C  redesignated).  Companies 
D  and  E  were  redesignated  the  Communications  and  Supply/ 
Maintenance  Companies  respectively.  On  1  October  1975,  the 
command  group  at  Field  Station  Augsburg  relocated  from  Flak 
Kaserne  to  its  new  building  at  Gablingen. 
In  early  1976,  the  LAFAIRE  VITE  Project,  in  preparation  sin c e 
tjje__f_Q-u-n.dl-n9-..PT_tne  field  station,  became  opera t i o n a  1 .  This 
Ted  to  the  discontinuance  of  the  Forward  Operations  Battalion 
and  transfer  or  discontinuance  of  its  sites  on  1  April  1976. 
At  the  same  time,  the  3d  Operations  Battalion  assumed  new 
responsibilities  with  its  detachments  "stretching  the  length 
of  Germany." 
On  1  May  1977,  the  field  station  was  redesignated  the  U.S. 
Army  Field  Station  Augsburg. 
Unit  Day:   12  January.   Field  Station  Augsburg  celebrates 
the  initiation  of  operations  on  12  January  1972. 
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SYMBOLISM 
The  colors  teal  blue  and  silver  are  associated  with 
intelligence  units.  The  key  1s  taken  from  the  INS- 
COM  shoulder  sleeve  insignia  and  alludes  to  the 
field  station's  link  in  the  command  mission.  The 
silver  invected  border  with  48  Indentations  and  the 
small  disc  at  center  refer  to  the  type  of  antenna 
used  by  the  unit  as  seen  from  above.  The  blue  and 
white  cheeky  disc  further  suggests  the  unit's  lo- 
cation in  Bavaria.  The  lightning  flashes  refer  to 
worldwide  electronic  communications  both  friendly 
and  hostile. 
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U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Berlin 
The  U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Berlin  traces  its  origins  back  to 
the  organization  of  the  280th  U.S.  Army  Security  Agency  Com- 
pany on  15  October  1957  in  Berlin,  Germany.  On  the  same 
date,  the  company  was  assigned  to  the  U.S.  Army  Security 
Agency  and  further  reassigned  to  HQ  USASA,  Europe.  The 
280th  USASA  Company  was  formed  to  consolidate  all  ASA  assets 
in  Berlin. 
Prior  to  the  organization  of  the  280th  USASA  Company,  ASA 
had  conducted  operations  at  various  sites  in  Berlin  since 
1951.  In  January  1951,  Detachment  F  from  Field  Station 
(8606)  relocated  from  Herzo  Base,  Germany,  lo  Berlin  in 
order  to  perform  an  operational  mission  and  returned  to  Her- 
zo Base  in  June  1952.  In  April  1952,  Detachment  E,  also  from 
Field  Station  (8606)  but  with  a  different  mission,  was  next 
deployed  to  Berlin.  Detachment  E's  presence  took  on  an  air  of 
permanence  in  June  1952  when  the  status  of  personnel  assigned 
were  changed  from  TDY  to  duty  station  and  operations  were 
moved  from  a  tent  to  a  permanent  building.  In  1953,  Detach- 
ment E  was  redesignated  Detachment  F,  and  on  1  July  1953, 
Detachment  C  from  Field  Station  (8606)  joined  Detachment  F. 
On  26  March  1954,  Detachment  B,  HQ  ASA,  Europe  was  also 
established  in  Berlin,  and  in  September,  Detachments  F  and 
C  (8606)  were  attached  to  Detachment  B  (ASAEUR)  for  purposes 
of  administration  and  logistics.  Also  in  1954,  Detachment 
A,  302d  Communication  Reconnaissance  Battalion  was  estab- 
lished in  Berlin.  To  control  all  of  these  elements  plus 
two  small  ASA  teams  (Team  6  and  Team  620J1)  which  had  joined 
the  picture  in  1955,  Detachment  B  (ASAEUR)  was  reorganized 
as  a  provisional  company. 
In  a  separate  development,  the  9539th  Technical  Service 
Unit,  which  was  organized  in  1954  at  Fort  Myer,  Virginia, 
and  then  relocated  to  Berlin,  was  reassigned  from  the 
Chief  Signal  Officer  to  CG,  ASA  on  1  November  1955  as 
part  of  a  transfer  of  functions  ordered  by  the  Chief  of 
Staff,  U.S.  Army.  At  the  same  time,  the  9539th  Technical 
Service  Unit  was  redesignated  as  the  22d  ASA  Detachment, 
and  on  1  January  1957,  was.  redesignated  as  the  260th  USASA 
Detachment.  To  bring  all  its  Berlin  resources  into  one 
structure,  ASA  discontinued  Detachments  B  (ASAEUR),  C  (8606), 
F  (8606),  and  A  (302d  Comm  Recon  Battalion).  Detachment 
A's  personnel  were  returned  to  the  302d  Comm  Recon  Bat- 
talion and  the  other  detachments'  personnel  were  consoli- 
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dated  within  the  260th  USASA  Detachment.  In  turn,  the 
260th  USASA  Detachment  was  discontinued  and  replaced  by  the 
280th  USASA  Company  on  15  October  1957. 
In  1957,  the  280th  USASA  Company  had  an  authorized  strength 
of  seven  officers,  two  warrant  officers,  and  136  enlisted. 
The  280th  USASA  Company's  administrative  elements  were  loca- 
ted in  the  former  offices  of  Detachment  B  and  the  260th 
USASA  Detachment  at  Andrew  Barracks.  (Andrew  Barracks  was 
the  site  of  the  Prussian  Main  Cadet  Establishment  founded 
in  1873  by  order  of  Kaiser  Wilhelm  I.  It  served  as  the 
Prussian  equivalent  of  West  Point  until  its  inactivation 
in  1920.) 
The  280th  USASA  Company  was  redesignated  as  the  78th  USASA 
Special  Operations  Unit  (SOU)  on  15  June  1961.  Over  the 
years,  the  unit  has  utilized  various  operational  sites 
throughout  West  Berlin,  including  Teufelsberg,  commonly 
referred  to  as  the  "Rubble  Pile."  This  hill  was  built 
from  the  rubble  moved  there  during  the  post  World  War  II 
reconstruction.  The  78th  SOU  first  located  mobile  equipment 
on  the  site  in  July  1961,  and  in  November  1963,  a  semiper- 
manent site  was  constructed,  followed  later  by  permanent 
faci 1 iti  es. 
Effective  22  June  1966,  the  special  operations  unit  was  re- 
designated as  the  54th  USASA  Special  Operations  Command.  In 
March  1967,  the  command  was  internally  organized  into  Hq  & 
Service  Company,  Company  A,  and  Company  B.  On  15  December 
1967,  the  command  was  redesignated  as  the  USASA  Field  Sta- 
tion Berlin.  Under  Project  FILMAN,  additional  permanent 
facilities  were  constructed  at  Teufelsberg  between  April 
1969  and  September  1972. 
From  the  time  of  its  organization  in  1957  as  the  280th  USASA 
Company,  the  field  station  remained  assigned  to  HQ  USASA, 
Europe  until  15  May  1972  when  HQ  USASA,  Europe  was  discon- 
tinued and  the  field  station  was  assigned  directly  to  HQ 
USASA  (and  its  successor,  the  U.S.  Army  Intelligence  and  Se- 
curity Command  after  1  January  1977).  On  1  May  1977,  the 
field  station  was  redesignated  as  the  U.S.  Army  Field  Station 
Berl in. 
U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Berlin  holds  the  distinction  of  being 
the  only  Army  unit  to  be  selected  twice  (1973  and  1981)  as 
the  recipient  of  the  Travis  Trophy,  awarded  annually  to  the 
outstanding  Service  cryptologic  unit. 
Unit  Day:  15  October.  U.S.  Army  Field  Station  Berlin  cele- 
brates its  original  organization  on  15  October  1957. 
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