201st Military Intelligence Brigade
The 201st Military Intelligence Brigade is the "Eyes and Ears of America's Corps".
The mission of the 201st Military Intellignce Brigade is to conduct dominant intelligence operations in support of I (US) Corps across the operational spectrum as an ARFOR or CJTF headquarters. On Order, rapidly deploy tailored intelligence and support packages.
The 201st Military Intelligence Brigade carries the history and heritage of two separate units, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 503d Army Security Agency Group and 201st Military Intelligence Detachment.
The Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 503d Army Security Agency Group was constituted as the 323d Signal Company on 23 July 1942 and activated in Miami, FL, on 1 September 1942. While stationed on the Marshall Islands during World War II, the company supported Army Air Force units in the Pacific. The company was inactivated on 17 October 1946 at Andrews Field, Camp Spring, MD. On 6 September 1950, the company was redesignated as the 323d Signal Radio Intelligence Company, allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps assigned to Second Army and activated on 2 October 1950 at Fort Meyer, VA. On 3 January 1951, the company was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50-3d Communications Reconnaissance Group. On 1 May 1951, the company was ordered into active service at Fort Meyer, VA. On 6 January 1956, the company was activated at Washington, DC. The company was inactivated on 27 June 1959 and relieved from assignment to the Second United States Army.
The 201st Military Intelligence Detachment was constituted on 12 July 1944 as the 291st Counterintelligence Corps Detachment. The detachment was activated on 20 August 1944 in New Guinea. While in the Southwest Pacific Area, the detachment was attached to I Corps and supported it in the New Guinea and Philippines Campaigns. It was inactivated on 25 February 1946 in Japan. On 6 October 1950, the detachment was reactivated in Korea and assigned to the United States Army Forces - Far East and the Eighth U.S. Army. The detachment was inactivated on 21 February 1955 in Korea. On 20 March 1956, it was allotted to the regular army and activated in Korea on 12 June. The detachment was inactivated on 30 June 1971 in Korea and then reactivated on 1 October 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas where it was attached to the 1st Cavalry Division until its nactivation on 21 June 1975.
The lineage of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 503d Army Security Agency Group and the 201st Military Intelligence Detachment merged on 1 September 1987. HHC, 503d Army Security Agency Group was withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army. The company was consolidated with the 201st MI Detachment and was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 201st MI Brigade. The new unit was activated the same day on Fort Lewis.
The Brigade received credit for four campaigns in the Pacific Theater during World War II and for nine campaigns during the Korean War. Unit decorations include two Meritorious Unit Commendations and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
Presently, the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade is a Corps Contingency MI Brigade with one company and two battalions. The assigned units are Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 201st MI Brigade, and the 502d MI Battalion (Operations). The 29th Signal Battalion is attached for peacetime command and control.
