527th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)
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| 527th Military Intelligence Battalion | |
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 527th Military Intelligence Battalion coat of arms |
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| Active | 16 June 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Role | Strategic and tactical intelligence support |
| Part of | 501st Military Intelligence Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Zoeckler Station - Camp Humphreys, South Korea |
| Motto | Silent Warriors |
| Decorations | Army Superior Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LTC John McCarthy |
The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion ("Silent Warriors"), operates a partial strategic/partial tactical mission. The battalion is located at Zoeckler Station, a sub-installation of Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea. It is surbordinate to the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade[1].
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[edit] Mission
The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion provides strategic and tactical intelligence support to commanders and staff on the Korean peninsula, commands throughout the Pacific, and national consumers.
[edit] History
The following is a timeline of the battalion's history:
- 9 March 1970
- As the senior USASA organization in Korea, the 508th USASA Group was redesignated as USASA Group Korea and moved to Camp Humphreys.
- 30 September 1971
- USASA Field Station Korea and 332nd ASA Operations Company (forward) activated.
- April 1977
- The Field Station was resubordinated to the newly formed 501st MI Group headquartered in Seoul. At this time, USASA Field Station Korea became U.S. Army Field Station Korea with four subordinate units: Headquarters and Service Company, Operations Company, 332nd ASA Operations Company (transferred to 532nd Military Intelligence Battalion [MI BN] in 1986), and the 146th ASA Aviation Company (subsequently reorganized as 3rd MI BN).
- 7 January 1988
- U.S. Army Field Station Korea was redesignated as 751st MI BN
- 16 June 2000
- 751st MI BN was redesignated as the 527th MI BN.
[edit] Operations
The following is a history of the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion's missions.
- 1 May 1946
- 527th Interrogation Team activated for 6 months at Frankfurt, Germany.
- February 1948
- 527th redesignated as a Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in support of the U.S. Third Army.
- June 1950-July 1953
- The outbreak of the Korean War led to several changes in the unit, ultimately leading to its redesignation as 527th MI Company.
- 1 June 1962
- Activation as the 527th MI CO (Security) at Kaiserslautern, Germany, assigned to 66th Intelligence Corps Group. The mission and structure of the unit continued to change during the Cold War. The unit worked to detect and neutralize hostile intelligence efforts against U.S. forces stationed in its area of operation. Its mission and structure remained basically unchanged for the next 30 years.
- November 1989
- The unit's mission changed again with the fall of the Berlin Wall. It continued to play an important part in counterintelligence efforts for the Army, including DESERT SHIELD/STORM.
- October 1997
- Unit was inactivated.
- 16 June 2000
- 527th MI BN was activated at Camp Humphreys, Korea, and assigned to 501st Military Intelligence Brigade. Running 24 hour operations, 527th Military Intelligence Battalion plays a vital role in providing the vigilance required to insure the security of the Republic of Korea.
[edit] Organization
The 527th Military Intelligence Battalion has two subordinate units; HOC, and Company A.
- Commander: LTC John McCarthy
- Command Sergeant Major: CSM David Thomas
Headquarters Operations Company (HOC)
- No subordinate units
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- Commander: CPT Block
- First Sergeant: 1SG Woods
- Company A (Alpha Company)
- PAR Platoon
- VOB Platoon
- SDC Platoon
- Collection Platoon
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- Commander: CPT Miller
- First Sergeant: 1SG Sanders
Information source: INSCOM[2]
