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Military Intelligence Organization in Theater
US Army, Europe
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The Early Years 

The 1960s

The 1970s
GUARDRAIL

The 1980s
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The Early Years (1945 - 1960)
(Source: various)
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE IN THE 1950's

In 1955, the Army transferred positive collection functions previously performed on an ad hoc basis by CIC to the new discipline of field operations intelligence.
Counterintelligence
Combat Intelligence
Field Operations Intelligence
ASA

In 1957, new types of tactical intelligence units were organized under the Military Intelligence Organization (MIO) concept.

In MIO units, CI personnel were integrated in a single unit with positive intelligence collectors for the first time to support tactical commanders.

This instituted a trend towards multidiscipline intelligence units which would ultimately culminate in the CEWI units that were formed at the end of the 1970's.
 
The 1960s
(Source: various)
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE IN THE 1960's

At the beginning of 1961, the Army's CIC was merged with field operations intelligence assets to form a consolidated US Army Intelligence Corps.

In Oct 1961, the joint-service Defense Intelligence Agency was formed.
1968
(Source: FM 30-9, Military Intelligence Battalion, Field Army, March 1968)

MI Bn Field Army
   The General Section of this field manual provides some insight into the organization of theater army military intelligence units. Scan of the pages of Chapter 1 can be viewed by clicking on the Field Manual cover (Left):



 
The 1970s
(Source: various)
US ARMY INTELLIGENCE IN THE 1970's

At the end of 1974, the Army Chief of Staff directed the Intelligence Organization and Stationing Study (IOSS) which led to the most sweeping reorg of military intelligence since the end of WWII. The IOSS report was released in 1975.

USASA was broken up. Its school, R&D activity and tactical units were resubordinated and integrated into the normal Army command structure. The remaining nucleus of USASA was merged with USAINTA and with a number of intelligence production elements to form a new MACOM, INSCOM.
INSCOM became operational in 1977 and was tasked with performing multi-discipline intelligence, security, and EW functions at EAC.
At the tactical level, former USASA assets were merged with other MI resources to form multi-discipline CEWI units..
 
The 1980s
1981
(Source: Military Intelligence Journal, September-October 1981)

CEWI Concept
  
1983
(Source: FM 34-20, Military Intelligence Group (CEWI)(CORPS), May 1983)

MI Gp (CEWI)(Corps)
 
1984
(Source: FM 34-22, Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI)(Aerial Exploitation)(CORPS), March 1984)

MI Bn (CEWI)(AE)(Corps)
 
Related Links
  511th Military Intelligence Company - Gary Behymer 's memories page for former members of the 511th MI Company (Fürth, Germany).  
  18th Military Intelligence Bn Forum - this forum is dedicated to all the former 18th MI Bn Cold War Warriors. The purpose of the site is to renew contacts, share memories, and to serve as a meeting place for those of us that lost contact over the years.