71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade
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The 71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (EMIB)[1] is a unit of the Texas Army National Guard.
71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade | |
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Active | Organized September 2008 |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Military intelligence |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Texas Army National Guard |
Commanders | |
Colonel | COL Jeffrey Novotny |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM Andres R Canales |
Insignia | |
71st BfSB Distinctive Unit Insignia |
The formation traces its history to elements of the 36th Infantry Division. The 71st was previously a Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BfSB). The BfSBs were eliminated in 2016 and the 71st was restructured to the EMIB due to doctrinal changes and the inactivation of the 36th Division Artillery (DIVARTY).
It is a separate and distinct organization and is not authorized to claim heraldic links to the previous Texas Army National Guard 71st Airborne Brigade. It is an integrated Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance organization capable of close, deep, and security operations for Army Divisions and Corps; it is capable of small-scale contingency missions when augmented by other capabilities.