2d MI Battalion
Commander: LTC Thomas BurneyCommand Sergeant Major: CSM Annette Reed |
Our History:
The 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, has a rich and proud tradition of serving our nation here in Europe and around the world. The sacrifices and hard work of our predecessors directly contributed to the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the end of the Cold War.The 2nd was constituted on 15 February 1952 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Military Intelligence Service Battalion and activated on 1 March 1952 in Austria. The 2nd was reorganized and redesignated 25 May 1954 as the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion and was subsequently inactivated 8 September 1955 in Austria.
The 2nd was reactivated and redesignated 16 September 1980 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Operations Company, 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion, and assigned to the 3rd Armored Division. Following the Cold War, the 2nd was inactivated 15 August 1992 in Germany.
The 2nd MI BN, redesignated and reorganized 26 January 2001 in Darmstadt, Germany,
subordinate to the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade. Currently the 2nd MI BN, has relocated to Wiesbaden, Germany November 2008