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165th Military Intelligence Battalion

The 165th Military Intelligence Battalion was originally activated as the 165th Military Intelligence Detachment in Japan on 18 October 1951. The unit deployed to Germany in 1962 and has been providing continuous intelligence support to units in the State of Hessen since then.

In July 1972, it was redesignated as the 165th Military Intelligence Battalions part of the 66th MI Group. The Battalion was reorganized into its current configuration as a Tactical Exploitation Battalion on 16 April 1984. E Company, 51st Infantry was activated and attached to the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion a V Corps' Long Range Surveillance Company on 16 September 1986 and permanently assigned to the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion in October 1988.

The 165th Military Intelligence Battalion deployed to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Endeavor from December 1995 to November 1996. The Battalion was presented with the Army Superior Unit Award and the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation as a result of the support it provided to deployed forces during this period.