Battlefield surveillance brigades in the United States Army
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The battlefield surveillance brigade (BfSB) was a
However, gathering information is only a part of the challenge it faces. Along with the structural changes and intelligence capabilities, the sustainment capabilities of the brigade also changed.[2] The United States Army is currently reorganizing these BfSB formations into expeditionary military intelligence brigades. These brigades were designed to be self-sufficient Army modular forces.
Mission
The BfSBs were meant to improve
Structure
Each BfSB consisted of a
Transformation
Former units consisted of one Regular Army component and two reserve component detachments, there were both active-duty and National Guard surveillance brigades, each having a specific table of organization and equipment.
The changes made were all part of an Army-wide transition to the
Former US Army Battlefield Surveillance Brigades
Unit | Patch |
Component | Home Headquarters |
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58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
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Maryland Army National Guard | Maryland | |
67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
|
Nebraska Army National Guard | Nebraska | |
71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigades | Texas Army National Guard | Texas | |
142nd Battlefield Surveillance Brigade | Alabama Army National Guard | Alabama | |
201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade[4]
|
Regular Army | Fort Lewis | |
219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade | Indiana Army National Guard
|
Indiana | |
297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade | Alaska Army National Guard | Alaska | |
Regular Army | Fort Hood
| ||
525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
|
Regular Army | Fort Bragg
| |
560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
|
Georgia Army National Guard | Georgia |
By 2015, five Battlefield Surveillance Brigades were reorganized into expeditionary military intelligence brigades. The rest were converted to other types of units or inactivated.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Army Times, November 2009". Army.mil. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Supporting the Army's first Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Army Logistician, Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ "Army's New Battlefield Surveillance Brigades Ramping Up, Defense Daily, Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ TIOH 201st BfSB
- ^ IOAH 0504th BfSB
- ^ BUnit Homepage Archived 29 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine