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312th Military Intelligence Battalion | |
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Active | 10 February 1944 Camp Puckett, Virginia - 22 January 1946 Fort Lawton, Washington 25 September 1950 Korea - 15 August 1972 Vietnam 21 June 1975 Fort Hood, Texas - June 24 2005 Fort Hood, Texas May 6th, 2017 Fort Sam Houston, TX - Present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Military Intelligence |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 470th Military Intelligence Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Sam Houston |
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The 312th Military Intelligence Battalion Formerly known as 23rd Signal Construction Battalion, 23rd Signal Heavy Construction Battalion, 312th Communications Reconnaissance Battalion, 312th Army Security Agency Battalion, [1] is an active duty Military Intelligence Battalion of the United States Army. The 312th Military Intelligence Battalion is stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas where it conducts all-source, counterintelligence and human intelligence operations in support of US Army South and United States Southern Command requirements. [2]
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