250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

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250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion
250 MI Bn DUI.png
250th EMIB Distinctive Unit Insignia (DUI)
Active10 February 1966 - Present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
AllegianceFlag of California.svg  California
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army California Army National Guard
Type Military intelligence
Role Counterintelligence, HUMINT
Size Battalion
Garrison/HQ Long Beach, California
Motto(s)Knowledge, Power, Freedom
"Lightning Strikes!"
ColorsGold, Silver Gray, Oriental Blue
Commanders
CommanderLTC David S. Chang
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Long Truong
Insignia
71st EMIB Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (SSI) 71st BfSB SSI.jpg

The 250th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion (250th EMIBn) is a military intelligence unit that falls under the 100th Troop Command of the California Army National Guard, and under the 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade of the Texas Army National Guard as part of its federal alignment within the United States Army under FORSCOM.

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The mission of the 250th E-MIBn is to conduct multi-discipline intelligence operations in support of echelons corps and below unified land operations. The 250th E-MIBn is designed to receive, integrate, employ, and sustain intelligence enterprise capabilities in support of division, brigade combat team, joint task force commanders, and the rest of the Intelligence Community.

The size and composition of the deployed E-MIBn and its subordinate organizations is dependent on the missions required to be performed in theater. The battalion is also prepared to provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA) and respond to domestic emergencies as designated by the Governor of California.

Subordinate units

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD)

HHD provides Command and Control (C2) of assigned or attached units for the Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (E-MIBn).

Company A (A CO)

A CO conducts Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations in support of corps/division/combined joint task force (CJTF)/Brigade Combat Team (BCT) operations. It consists mostly of HUMINT Collectors and ACI Special Agents.

Company B (B CO)

B CO, conducts multi-discipline intelligence operations in support of echelons corps and below unified land operations. It consists primarily of Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) capabilities and Multi-Function Team (MFT) intelligence support.

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