368th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)

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368th Military Intelligence Battalion
368th Military Intelligence Battalion coat of arms.png
368th Military Intelligence Battalion coat of arms
Active1995–present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Army Reserve
Type Military Intelligence
Role intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW)
Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
Garrison/HQ Camp Parks, California &
Patton USAR Center, Bell, California
Motto(s)"Vanguard of the Pacific"
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 368th Military Intelligence Battalion DUI.png

On order, the 368th Military Intelligence Battalion provides well trained and equipped soldiers who conduct many counterintelligence activities, to meet the operational intelligence requirements of Combatant Commands and the United States Intelligence Community. [1] Their mission is to provide intelligence and electronic warfare (IEW) operations support for the 501st Military Intelligence Brigade in support of the Korean Theater. In peacetime, the battalion provides global Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) support to Army operations.

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History

Activated at Oakland, California on 16 September 1997, primarily from personnel, equipment and facilities of the inactivating 140th Military Intelligence Battalion, headquartered in Bell, California, and the 373rd Military Intelligence Battalion, headquartered in Oakland, California, the 368th MI Battalion retained neither the lineage nor colors of either inactivating battalion. Initially subordinate to the 259th Military Intelligence Group (West), the 368th Military Intelligence Battalion had companies and detachments located in Oakland, Bell, Phoenix, Arizona, Fort Huachuca, Arizona and Tumwater, Washington. Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001, the 368th trained, mobilized and deployed counterintelligence and all-source intelligence Soldiers in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) to Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as Fort Lewis, Washington, the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Fort Richardson, Alaska. Due to BRAC realignment, the headquarters was moved to a new facility at Camp Parks, California in 2010. The 368th MI Battalion had Charlie Company located at the General George Smith Patton Jr. United States Army Reserve Center in Bell, California until 2014 when the battalion reorganized its entire footprint to Camp Parks, California.

Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description: A silver color metal and enamel device 2.86 cm (1 1/8 in.) in height, consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure (Oriental Blue) a helm Argent (Silver Gray), garnished of the first superimposed by a sword palewise Sable; a bordure wavy Gules fimbriated Argent. Attached below the shield is a black scroll inscribed "VANGUARD OF THE PACIFIC" in silver.
Symbolism: Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by the Military Intelligence Corps. Red denotes valor and zeal; the wavy border alludes to the Pacific Rim, the ring of fire. The blue represents the Pacific Ocean. Black is the color of stealth and together with gray represents the military intelligence unit's night and day vigilance and covert and overt missions. The helmet and sword highlight the organization's combat preparedness. The unsheathed sword implies the vanguard position thus reinforcing the motto.
Background: The distinctive unit insignia was authorized on 11 September 1998.
Coat of Arms
Shield: Azure (Oriental Blue) a helm Argent (Silver Gray) garnished of the first superimposed by a sword palewise Sable; a bordure wavy Gules fimbriated Argent. Oriental blue and silver gray are the colors traditionally used by the Military Intelligence Corps. Red denotes valor and zeal; the wavy border alludes to the Pacific Rim, the ring of fire. The blue represents the Pacific Ocean. Black is the color of stealth and together with gray represents the military intelligence unit's night and day vigilance and covert and overt missions. The helmet and sword highlight the organization's combat preparedness. The unsheathed sword implies the vanguard position thus reinforcing the motto.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Army Reserve: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, the Lexington Minuteman proper. The statue of the Minuteman, Capt. John Parker (Henry Hudson Kitson, sculptor), stands on the Common in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Background: The coat of arms was authorized for the 368th Military Intelligence Battalion on 11 September 1998.
Motto

"Vanguard of the Pacific"

List of Commanders

ImageRankNameBegin DateEnd DateNotes
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen T. Burcham July 2011July 2013
Lieutenant Colonel Paul B. Strickland July 2013June 2015
Lieutenant Colonel Jens J. Hansen June 2015June 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Jay A. Iannacito August 2016May 2017
Lieutenant Colonel Kelvin C. Wong May 2017 September 2019
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan P. Ringger September 2019September 2021

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References

  1. "The United States Army | Camp Parks". www.parks.army.mil. Retrieved 7 February 2016.