66th Military Intelligence Brigade
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66th Military Intelligence Brigade |
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 Sleeve badge |
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| Lineup | 1977 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Armed forces | United States Armed Forces |
| United States Army | army |
| Branch of service | Military intelligence |
| Type | Direct reporting unit |
| Wiesbaden Army Airfield | Wiesbaden-Erbenheim |
| motto | "Power forward" |
| Anniversaries | June 21, 1944 |
| Commander 66th Military Intelligence Brigade | |
| Current commander |
Colonel Greg Holden |
| Commanding Sergeant Major | CSM Chris Matthews Sr. |
The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade is an intelligence service brigade of the United States Army , subordinated to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command and stationed at Wiesbaden Army Airfield .
organization
The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade consists of:
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company (staff and headquarters company), in Wiesbaden
- 1st Military Intelligence Battalion (United States) (Aerial Exploitation), in Wiesbaden
- 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, in Wiesbaden
- 24th Military Intelligence Battalion
- 709th Military Intelligence Battalion, RAF Menwith Hill , (Great Britain)
- 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Meade , Maryland ( US Army Reserve )
The brigade was commanded by Colonel Greg Zellmer until 2012 . Command Sergeant Major was Panapa R. Willis. Commander of Troops: LTC Reid W. Webber. In 2012 he was replaced by Incoming Commander Colonel Kenneth A. Rector. From June 27, 2014 to July 22, 2016, the brigade was led by Colonel David W. Pendall. Colonel Devon Blake was the first woman in command of the unit on July 22, 2016 and was replaced by Colonel Gregory L. Holden on July 10, 2018. Command Sergeant Majorb is Chris Matthews Sr.
mission
The brigade's task is to provide military intelligence support to US Army Europe and US Army Africa .
Sleeve badge
description
A silver-gray hexagon standing on its tip with an oriental blue border and dimensions of 7.62 cm over the tips and 6.67 cm over the flanks. The oriental-blue field bears a yellow sphinx over which a standing, silver-gray dagger with a black handle is placed.
symbolism
Oriental blue and silver gray represent loyalty and determination and are the colors of the military intelligence service. Yellow or gold are supposed to symbolize the excellence of the branch. The hexagonal shape of the badge represents the numbering of the unit. The Sphinx, a traditional symbol of military enemy reconnaissance, represents surveillance, cleverness and secrecy. The bare dagger reflects the aggressive and protective prerequisites of the industry and the elements of physical danger associated with the duties of the unit.
background
The sleeve badge was approved for the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade on August 27, 1987, and withdrawn on July 17, 2002. On June 18, 2003, it was re-approved and assigned as a general exception to the 66th Military Intelligence Group. (TIOH Drawing Number A-1-740)
Badges on the epaulettes
description
A badge made of gold-colored metal and enamel with a diameter of approx. 3 cm. It consists of a hexagon on its top with a checkerboard pattern of six black and white fields. On top of this is another, smaller hexagon with the flat side up, with nine checkerboard-like fields in gold and blue. In the central blue field is the head of a sphinx looking to the right. Around the lower half of the badge is a golden tape with the inscription in blue letters: "HONOR VALOR AND SECURITY" (honor daring and security.)
Symbolization
The black and white fields stand for reconnaissance and detection day and night all over the world. The checkerboard pattern represents the tactical and strategic possibilities of the unit in enemy reconnaissance. The sphinx is a traditional symbol for military intelligence and stands for surveillance, cleverness and secrecy.
background
The so-called permanent badge is worn on the epaulets of the dress uniform (and earlier also on the collar of the field uniform and on the field cap). It was approved for the 66th Military Intelligence Group on July 16, 1969. On October 8, 1986, it was transferred to the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade and on October 16, 2002 to the 66th Military Intelligence Group.
history
- Deployed: June 21, 1944 in the United States Army as "66th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment".
- Commissioned: July 1, 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama .
- Decommissioned: November 12, 1945 in Camp Kilmer, New Jersey .
- Return to service: November 10, 1949 in Germany
- Assigned to the regular army on September 20, 1951
- Reclassified and renamed 66th Counter Intelligence Corps Group on December 20, 1952.
- Reclassified and renamed 66th Military Intelligence Group on January 1, 1960 .
- Renamed 66th Intelligence Corps Group on July 25, 1961.
- Renamed the 66th Military Intelligence Group on October 15, 1966.
- Reclassified and renamed Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade on October 16, 1986.
- Reclassified and renamed Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade on October 16, 1992.
- Decommissioned on: July 16, 1995 in Augsburg.
- Reactivation on February 28, 2002 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Military Intelligence Group.
- Commissioning on: October 17th, 2002 in Darmstadt.
- The unit moved in September 2008 from Darmstadt to Wiesbaden-Erbenheim in the Clay Kaserne.
Web links
- 66th Military Intelligence Brigade Official homepage ( Memento of May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- 66th Military Intelligence Brigade Official homepage / Command ( Memento of May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ INSCOM United States Army Intelligence and Security Command. Inscom.army.mil, archived from the original on May 24, 2011 ; Retrieved May 20, 2011 .
- ↑ 66th MI Public Website. Inscom.army.mil, archived from the original on May 24, 2011 ; Retrieved May 20, 2011 .
- ↑ New 66th MI commander 'powers forward'. (No longer available online.) Herald Union, archived from the original on October 4, 2013 ; Retrieved March 27, 2012 .
- ↑ Original name: oriental blue
- ↑ a b 66th Military Intelligence Group. (No longer available online.) The Institute of Heraldry, archived from the original September 14, 2012 ; Retrieved July 2, 2011 .
- ↑ heraldically seen
- ^ Lineage and Honors of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade. In: US Army. US Army Center for Military History, archived from the original on May 23, 2011 ; Retrieved July 2, 2011 .