513th Military Intelligence Brigade The 513th Military Intelligence Brigade is a unit of the United States Army and subordinate to the U . S . Army Intelligence and Security Command . Its mission is to provide " tailored , multi - disciplined intelligence and intelligence capabilities in support of ARCENT and other Commands , to defeat adversaries , promote regional stability , support partners and allies , and protect US interests . " The 513th is headquartered at Fort Gordon , Georgia . History . The 513th MI Group performed its mission of intelligence collection and counterespionage in support of United States Army Europe until its inactivation in 1969 . The Group reactivated at Fort Monmouth , New Jersey in 1982 , and assumed its current mission of providing intelligence support to United States Third Army ( ARCENT ) and United States Army Central Command ( CENTCOM ) . The Group re - designated as the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade in 1986 . Elements of the Brigade deployed in support of Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM , winning three Southwest Asian Service battle streamers . The 513th Military Intelligence Brigade relocated to Fort Gordon , Georgia in 1994 . In 1997 , the Brigade assumed the additional mission of intelligence support to United States Army South ( USARSO ) . The 513th Military Intelligence Brigade deployed forces in support of Operation DESERT FOX in 1998 . Global War on Terrorism . In 2001 , immediately following 9 / 11 , the Vigilant Knights deployed Soldiers to Afghanistan and numerous other locations in the AOR in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM ( OEF ) and again deployed the vast majority of the Brigade ’ s Soldiers to the AOR in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM ( OIF ) in 2002 and 2003 . From 2003 to 2005 , the Brigade deployed the 202nd and 297th Military Intelligence Battalions to Iraq in support of OIF . From December 2006 to 2008 the Brigade deployed two Task Forces in support of OEF , Task Force Lightning and Task Force Deuce . From October 2009 until March 2010 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion deployed Task Force Deuce II in support of CJTF - 82 in Afghanistan . Also in October 2009 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion deployed forces in support of CJSOTF - A until October 2010 . Starting in 2008 until 2010 , the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion ( AE ) started recurring deployments in support of operations for MNC - I . From Iraq the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion ( AE ) moved to deployments in Afghanistan in support of ISAF . From September 2009 to December 2011 , the Brigade deployed personnel in support of the Aerial Precision Geolocation office in both Iraq and Afghanistan . Starting in 2010 , the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion took on a recurring mission to support Operations within Special Operations Command ( SOCOM ) in the Afghanistan Theater . In January 2011 the Brigade deployed Soldiers of the 297th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion in support of the Strategic Debriefing Center in Afghanistan until January 2012 . In August 2011 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion again deployed Soldiers in support of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan . Subordinate Units . The 513th MI BDE has several subordinate units . Headquarters and Headquarters Company . The Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC ) provides command and control of the brigade and subordinate units , as well as logistical and administrative support for the brigade staff . 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion . The 202nd MI Battalion conducts continuous overt human intelligence collection and counterintelligence in CONUS and the USCENTCOM AOR in support of Third U . S . Army / CFLCC and USCENTCOM full spectrum operations to defeat adversaries , promote regional stability , support allies and protect U . S . national interests ; the battalion supports other commands as directed . The 202nd is located at Fort Gordon , GA . 224th Military Intelligence Battalion ( Aerial Exploitation ) . The 224th MI Battalion conduct aerial collection and exploitation of communications and electronic intelligence in support of INSCOM and other War Fighters . The 224th is located at Hunter Army Airfield , GA . 297th Military Intelligence Battalion . The stated mission of 297th MI BN is to provide " tailored , multi - disciplined intelligence teams and capabilities in support of ARCENT and CENTCOM to defeat adversaries , promote regional stability , support partner nations and allies , and protect US interests . " The 297th is located at Fort Gordon , Georgia . 345th Military Intelligence Battalion . The 345th MI Battalion is scheduled to mobilize and deploy to the assigned area of responsibility to conduct multi - discipline intelligence operations in support of the 513th MI Brigade to defeat adversaries , promote regional stability , support allies and protect U . S . national interests . The 345th is a US Army Reserve unit stationed at Fort Gordon , GA .