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The '''300th Military Intelligence Brigade''' is a [[United States Army]] formation, subordinate to the [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command]] ([[INSCOM]]) and headquartered in [[Draper, Utah]]. Since 2009 the city of Draper has a church of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which has 52,000 missionaries serving worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/article/2010-statistical-report-for-2011-april-general-conference|title=2010 Statistical Report for 2011 April General Conference}}</ref> who as a side effect acquire foreign language skills. |
The '''300th Military Intelligence Brigade''' is a [[United States Army]] formation, subordinate to the [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command]] ([[INSCOM]]) and headquartered in [[Draper, Utah]], part of the [[Utah Army National Guard]]. Since 2009 the city of Draper has a church of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which has 52,000 missionaries serving worldwide,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsroom.lds.org/article/2010-statistical-report-for-2011-april-general-conference|title=2010 Statistical Report for 2011 April General Conference}}</ref> who as a side effect acquire foreign language skills. |
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Formed in 1988 from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, the 300th provides linguistic support to the U.S. Army throughout the world. Numbering approximately 1400, with approximately 90% being trained Army linguists, the soldiers are organized as five-person teams, trained in [[HUMINT]] (such as interrogators), counterintelligence, and [[SIGINT]] (such as voice intercept and analyst) skills. The brigade covers 19 documented languages, heavily oriented toward [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[Korean language|Korean]]. |
Formed in 1988 from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, the 300th provides linguistic support to the U.S. Army throughout the world. Numbering approximately 1400, with approximately 90% being trained Army linguists, the soldiers are organized as five-person teams, trained in [[HUMINT]] (such as interrogators), counterintelligence, and [[SIGINT]] (such as voice intercept and analyst) skills. The brigade covers 19 documented languages, heavily oriented toward [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], and [[Korean language|Korean]]. |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Role | Linguistic |
| Size | 1400 |
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The 300th Military Intelligence Brigade is a United States Army formation, subordinate to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) and headquartered in Draper, Utah, part of the Utah Army National Guard. Since 2009 the city of Draper has a church of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which has 52,000 missionaries serving worldwide,[1] who as a side effect acquire foreign language skills.
Formed in 1988 from the 142nd Military Intelligence Battalion, the 300th provides linguistic support to the U.S. Army throughout the world. Numbering approximately 1400, with approximately 90% being trained Army linguists, the soldiers are organized as five-person teams, trained in HUMINT (such as interrogators), counterintelligence, and SIGINT (such as voice intercept and analyst) skills. The brigade covers 19 documented languages, heavily oriented toward Arabic, Persian, and Korean.
Organization
Currently, the brigade has six battalions:
141st Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - Utah)
142nd Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - Utah)- File:223dBn.gif 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - California)
260th Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - Florida)
341st Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - Washington)
415th Military Intelligence Battalion (National Guard - Louisiana)
Service
Units have taken part in U.S. military operations worldwide from the Gulf War to current operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, and played a major role in protecting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
See Also
- Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, The United States Army is currently reorganizing its intelligence formations into Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BfSB).
Notes
References
- "300th Military Intelligence Brigade". Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin. April–June, 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
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