The Regimental Military Intelligence Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment is a combat support unit of the United States Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, providing intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, and electronic warfare capabilities. The battalion consists of three primary elements based at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Georgia; a headquarters company, a military intelligence company, and a cyber/electromagnetic activities company.
| Regimental Military Intelligence Battalion | |
|---|---|
 Battalion Scroll/Combat Service Identification Badge | |
| Active | 22 May 2017 – Present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  United States Army |
| Type | Special operations force |
| Role | Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Cyber warfare & Electronic warfare |
| Size | Classified |
| Part of |  75th Ranger Regiment |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Moore, Georgia |
| Engagements | War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Insignia | |
| 75th Ranger Regiment Beret Flash |  |
The battalion was formed as a provisional unit 22 May 2017, and became a permanent part of the Regiment 16 June 2020.[1][2][3]
History
editThe battalion’s mission is to recruit, train, develop, and employ highly trained and specialized Rangers to conduct full spectrum intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, cyber, and electronic warfare operations in order to enhance the Regimental Commander’s situational awareness and inform his decision-making process. Presently, the RMIB consists of a headquarters detachment and two companies.[4]
The staff and command group are embedded within the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment. It leads the Regiment’s recruitment and management of intelligence Rangers, synchronizes intelligence training and operations across the Regiment and with other special operations and conventional forces, and also provides intelligence support to the Regimental staff.[4]
The Military Intelligence Company possesses a diverse mix of capabilities which include all-source analysts, geospatial analysts, human intelligence collectors, counterintelligence agents, and unmanned aerial systems. This enables the company to conduct multi-discipline collection and production, expeditionary imagery collection and processing, exploitation, and dissemination of raw data, and all-source analysis, to further enable the Regiment’s training and operations.[4]
The Cyber Electromagnetic Activities Company integrates and synchronizes cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and technical surveillance in support of the Regimental Commander’s objectives. The CEMA Company represents a new approach in line with the Army’s intent of fielding a modernized force capable of operations on any front. The multi-domain concept provides a non-linear approach where all events can occur across the environment at any time. CEMA places emphasis on innovation, technological advancement and electronic pursuit to support real time operations against any threat, digital or otherwise.[4]
Organization
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Military Intelligence Company
editThe Military Intelligence Company possesses a diverse mix of capabilities which include all-source analysts, geospatial analysts, human intelligence collectors, counterintelligence agents, and unmanned aerial systems. This enables the company to conduct multi-discipline collection and production, expeditionary imagery collection and ‘PED’ (processing, exploitation, and dissemination) of raw data, and all-source analysis, to further enable the Regiment’s training and operations.[2]
Cyber Electromagnetic Activities Company
editThe Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Company integrates and synchronizes cyber, electronic warfare, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and technical surveillance in support of the Regimental Commander’s objectives. The CEMA Company represents a new approach in line with the Army’s intent of fielding a modernized force capable of operations on any front. The multi-domain concept provides a non-linear approach where all events can occur across the environment at any time. CEMA places emphasis on innovation, technological advancement, and electronic pursuit to support real time operations against any threat, digital or otherwise.[2]
List of commanders
edit| No. | Commander | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel Ryan T. Irwin | 22 May 2017 | 1 July 2019 | ~2 years, 40 days | |
| 2 | Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Sikora | 1 July 2019 | 10 June 2021 | ~1 year, 344 days | |
References
edit- ^ 75th Ranger Regiment Public Affairs (16 June 2020). "The 75th Ranger Regiment announces the permanent activation of the Regimental Military Intelligence Battalion". Army.mil. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Lushenko, Paul (July 2018). "The 75th Ranger Regiment Military Intelligence Battalion: Modernizing for Multi-Domain Battle". Military Review. July-August 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020.
- ^ Britzky, Haley (5 May 2020). "Two of the latest soldiers to earn Ranger Tabs have made Army history". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d Atlamazoglou, Stavros (22 June 2020). "75th Ranger Regiment permanently activates new battalion". SOFREP. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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