101st Military Intelligence Battalion

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101st Military Intelligence CEWI
Active1980 to 1995, 1996 to 2006
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchU.S. Army
TypeBattalion
RoleIntelligence, Surveillance and Communications
Motto(s)"Trust, Vigilance, Loyalty"
Engagements Operation Desert Storm
Insignia
101st Military Intelligence emblem 101 MI Bn DUI.png

The 101st Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI - Combat Electronic Warfare Intelligence) was part of the 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas from 1980 to 1995. [1] [2] 1988 was most notable as members participated in REFORGER 1988 (Return of Forces to Germany), the largest NATO ground maneuver since the end of World War II. [2] The group headed to the border between Czechoslovakia and Germany during the Cold War to deter communist regime expansion.

The unit is noted for extraordinary heroism during ground combat operations in Operation Desert Storm from 24 February 1991 through 4 March 1991 under Task Force 3/37th Armor.

According to the 101st Military Battalion Lineage and Honors Information page at The U.S. Army Center of Military History Web site, the 101st Military Battalion was inactivated on 15 November 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas, but was subsequently reactivated on 15 February 1996 in Germany. [3]

On 9 June 2006, the Battalion was inactivated in a casing of the colors ceremony held at Leighton Barracks, Wuerzburg, Germany. [4]

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References

  1. 101st Military Intelligence Battalion. Center of the United States Army: Lineage And Honors Information. 10 February 2005.
  2. 1 2 101st Military Intelligence Battalion. Military Advantage. 2015.
  3. https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/mi/0101mibn.htm
  4. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/101mi.htm