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By: Sgt. Melissa N. Lessard 504th Military Intelligence Brigade Public Affairs
(FORT HOOD, Texas, Oct. 26, 2018)---The 504th Military Intelligence Brigade has some of the most decorated Battalions in the U.S. Army. One of these battalions is the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion. The 303rd holds 25 campaign streamers, nine unit commendations, and three foreign unit decorations.
The original mission of the 303rd was to gain intelligence from the interception of radio communications between German forces opposing allied operations in France.
Now, as a part of the 504th, one of the premiere intelligence collections units in the U.S. Army, the mission, while relatively the same continues to change. The mission is to provide critical intelligence support to combat commanders.
Today, the 303rd MI BN brought home one of the integral companies back to Fort Hood, from Fort Gordon, Georgia. They will be settled in line with the other MI companies on West Fort Hood.
When the 504th was redesignated as an Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade in 2015 the Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination Company moved to Fort Gordon, Georgia.
They have provided support to FORSCOM, CENTCOM, Combined Joint Task Force OIR, Signals Intelligence support to Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command OIR, support to Operations Freedom Sentinel, Cryptologic Support Team operations in support of III Corps, and general support reinforcing to the 116th Military Intelligence Brigade (Ariel Intelligence).
During the past several years the company has worked over 18,000 hours and produced over 9,000 geospatial intelligence products, said Lt. Col. Patrick Miller, the 303rd MI BN commander. The support resulted in over 2,000 kinetic strikes and 578 confirmed enemy killed in action.
The signal intelligence supported the TSA mission, producing over 80,000 tactical intelligence reports and 590 time sensitive tippers, he said.
The PED process is a critical component to the Army Intelligence Process, which supports commanders by providing intelligence needed to support the mission, as stated by the Defense Systems Information Analysis Center.
“To say, none the least they are busy,” Miller said.
The company started their preparations for their big move in the fall of 2017, just after they prepared and trained over 40 Soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Freedoms Sentinel.
Along with the move, brings a new commander for the company. Capt. Steven Garmoe said that he is looking forward to the new challenges that arise over the next year.
With the reactivation of B Company, 303rd MI BN, brings a new chapter to the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade and to the company.
“Ladies and Gentlemen, the band is back together. Today starts a new chapter for B. Co,” said Miller. “A day that we have been waiting for since 2015.”
| Date Taken: | 10.26.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.29.2018 16:02 |
| Story ID: | 298092 |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
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