Army recently marked the activation of the new Army Counterintelligence Command with a ceremony on July 28, 2022. It developed a specialized counterintelligence deployment package to enhance the capabilities of theater commanders and supporting military intelligence brigades. prior to deployments.ĭuring the Global War on Terrorism, the 902nd MI Group provided tactical support to deployed forces.
The 902nd MI Group's role was to integrate counterintelligence and communications security functions, serving as the Army's primary defense against foreign intelligence services and protecting forces in the U.S. In 1977, as part of a significant restructuring of Army Intelligence, it became part of the newly established U.S. Army Intelligence Agency and given the new mission of providing counterintelligence coverage to the eastern part of the United States. On June 30, 1974, the unit was reassigned to the U.S. Borbon, who participated in its inactivation ceremony. The 902nd MI Group, originally known as the Counterintelligence Corps, was first activated on November 23, 1944. The headquarters of the unit were located at Fort Meade, Maryland. Its primary focus was counterintelligence. The 902nd Military Intelligence Group was a brigade-sized unit of the United States Army that operated under the command of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command.
