| 66th Military Intelligence Brigade | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:66MIBdeSSI.png) 66th MIB shoulder sleeve insignia | |
| Active | 1986–1995 2008–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Part of | ADMINCOM: United States Army Intelligence and Security Command OPCOM: United States Army Europe |
| Installation | Clay Kaserne, Germany |
| Motto(s) | Power Forward |
| Battle honours | World War II |
| Website | 66th Military Intelligence Brigade |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | COL Christina A. Bembenek |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:66_MI_Bde_DUI.jpg) |
The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade ("Six-Six-M-I" and 66th MIB) is a United States Army brigade, subordinate to United States Army Intelligence and Security Command and based at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Wiesbaden, Germany.[1] After years of history as a counter intelligence/intelligence group with headquarters in Munich and geographically dispersed detachments, it became a brigade on 16 October 1986, but was inactivated in July 1995. Reformed again as an intelligence group in 2002, it became a brigade again in 2008.
The unit's mission is to provide intelligence support to U.S. Army Europe [2] and U.S. Army Africa.[3] Part of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade supports near real-time missions for deployed soldiers such as operations in Afghanistan[4] and also Iraq. Members of the brigade provide mission support by utilizing databases running on computer clusters and communicate on encrypted networks, such as the NSA-certified TACLANE encrypted network.[5]
The 66th MIB includes the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion. Soldiers of the 66th MIB can be individually attached to other U.S. Army units in the course of their duties. Members are also on duty at U.S. Air Force installations, such as RAF Mildenhall. One brigade soldier was killed in action near a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan in 2010.[6] Unit members analyze sources in, among other languages, Russian and Persian.
Soldiers in the brigade ideally hold qualifications in military intelligence and counter-intelligence, depending on their specific roles. Some also hold military (NWC, NDU, AFSC etc.) and/or civilian academic degrees.[citation needed] Entrance and intermediate training of military intelligence personnel is provided by the United States Army Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
- ^ "66th MI Public Website". Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Units and Commands, Organizational chart of U.S. Army Europe". US Army. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ^ "New 66th MI commander 'powers forward'". Herald Union. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "66th MI Soldiers are INSCOM's best". US Army. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "Local Employment Opportunities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "INSCOM honors fallen Soldier". US Army INSCOM. Retrieved 27 March 2012.