66th Military Intelligence Brigade The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade ( " Six - Six - M - I " ) is a United States Army brigade , subordinate to United States Army Intelligence and Security Command and based at Wiesbaden Army Airfield , Wiesbaden , Germany . After years of history as a counter intelligence / intelligence group with headquarters in Munich and geographically dispersed detachments , it became a brigade on 16 October 1986 , but was inactivated in July 1995 . Reformed again as an intelligence group in 2002 , it became a brigade again in 2008 . The unit ’ s mission is to provide intelligence support to U . S . Army Europe and U . S . Army Africa . Part of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade supports near real - time missions for deployed soldiers such as operations in Afghanistan and also Iraq . Members of the brigade provide mission support by utilizing databases running on computer cluster s and communicate on encrypted networks , such as the NSA - certified TACLANE encrypted network . Soldiers of the 2d Military Intelligence Battalion also are individually attached to other U . S . Army units in the course of their duties . Members are also on duty at U . S . Air Force installations , such as RAF Mildenhall . One brigade soldier was killed in action near a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan in 2010 . Unit members analyze sources in - among other languages - Russian and Persian . Soldiers in the brigade ideally hold qualifications in military intelligence and counter - intelligence , depending on their specific roles . Some also hold military ( NWC , NDU , AFSC etc . ) and / or civilian academic degrees . Entrance and intermediate training of military intelligence personnel is provided by the United States Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca , Arizona . Contractors . Contractors of 66 MI Brigade and other customers include Leadership . Current heads of the unit are Commander Colonel Kenneth A . Rector and Command Sergeant Major Marc A . Scott . Shoulder Sleeve Insignia . Description On a silver gray hexagon , one point up , with a oriental blue border in height and in width overall , an oriental blue hexagon bearing a yellow sphinx superimposed by a silver gray dagger hilted black . Symbolism Oriental blue and silver gray , representing loyalty and determination , are the colors of the Military Intelligence branch . Yellow / gold symbolizes excellence . The hexagon borders reflect the numerical designation of the unit . The sphinx , a traditional military intelligence symbol , indicates observation , wisdom and discreet silence . The unsheathed dagger reflects the aggressive and protective requirements and the element of physical danger inherent in the mission of the unit . Background The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 27 August 1987 for the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade . It was cancelled on 17 July 2002 . The insignia was reinstated effective 18 June 2003 and redesignated as an exception to policy for the 66th Military Intelligence Group , with description and symbolism updated . ( TIOH Drawing Number A - 1 - 740 ) Distinctive Unit Insignia . Description A Gold color metal and enamel device in width overall consisting of a hexagon composed of a chequy of ( 6 ) Black and White sections ( one angle up ) , surmounted throughout by a smaller hexagon ( flat side up ) composed of a chequy of nine sections of Gold and Blue ( oriental ) with the center square charged with a Gold sphinx head , facing to the right , all above a Gold scroll inscribed " HONOR VALOR AND SECURITY " in Blue ( Oriental ) letters . 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 in counterintelligence . The sphinx is a traditional intelligence symbol and indicates observation , wisdom and discreet silence . The hexagon within a hexagon " 6 - 6 " further distinguishes the numerical designation of the organization . Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 66th Military Intelligence Group on 16 July 1969 . It was redesignated for the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade on 8 October 1986 . The insignia was redesignated effective 16 October 2002 , with the description updated , for the 66th Military Intelligence Group . Lineage . Constituted 21 June 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment . Activated 1 July 1944 at Camp Rucker , Alabama . Inactivated 12 November 1945 at Camp Kilmer , New Jersey . Activated 10 November 1949 in Germany . Allotted 20 September 1951 to the Regular Army . Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1952 as the 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Group . Reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1960 as the 66th Military Intelligence Group . Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the 66th Intelligence Corps Group . Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 66th Military Intelligence Group . Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1986 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 66th Military Intelligence Brigade . Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 66th Military Intelligence Brigade . Inactivated 16 July 1995 in Germany . Redesignated 28 February 2002 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 66th Military Intelligence Group . Activated 16 October 2002 in Germany . Redesignated July 2008 as the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade .