The 513th MI Group performed its mission of intelligence collection and
counterespionage in support of
United States Army Europe until its inactivation in 1969. The Group reactivated at
Fort Monmouth, New Jersey in 1982, spinning off the
201st and
203rd MI Battalions, and assuming its current mission of providing intelligence support to United States
Third Army (ARCENT) and United States
Central Command (CENTCOM). The Group re-designated as the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade in 1986. Elements of the Brigade including the 138th Aviation Company (EW), a US Army Reserve unit flying the Cefirm Leader System of RU-21A aircraft, deployed in support of Operations
DESERT SHIELD and
DESERT STORM, winning three Southwest Asian Service battle streamers. The 513th Military Intelligence Brigade relocated to Fort Gordon, Georgia in 1994 (now Fort Gordon). In 1997, the Brigade assumed the additional mission of intelligence support to
United States Army South (USARSO). The 513th Military Intelligence Brigade deployed forces in support of Operation
DESERT FOX in 1998.
Global War on Terrorism In 2001, immediately following
9/11, the Vigilant Knights deployed Soldiers to
Afghanistan and numerous other locations in the AOR in support of Operation
ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) and again deployed the vast majority of the Brigade’s Soldiers to the AOR in support of Operation
IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) in 2002 and 2003. From 2003 to 2005, the Brigade deployed the 202nd and 297th Military Intelligence Battalions to Iraq in support of OIF. From December 2006 to 2008 the Brigade deployed two Task Forces in support of OEF, Task Force Lightning and Task Force Deuce. From October 2009 until March 2010 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion deployed Task Force Deuce II in support of
CJTF-82 in Afghanistan. Also in October 2009 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion deployed forces in support of
CJSOTF-A until October 2010. Starting in 2008 until 2010, the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (AE) started recurring deployments in support of operations for
MNC-I. From Iraq the 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (AE) moved to deployments in Afghanistan in support of
ISAF. From September 2009 to December 2011, the Brigade deployed personnel in support of the Aerial Precision Geolocation office in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Starting in 2010, the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion took on a recurring mission to support Operations within
Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in the Afghanistan Theater. In January 2011 the Brigade deployed Soldiers of the 297th Military Intelligence Battalion and the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion in support of the Strategic Debriefing Center in Afghanistan until January 2012. In August 2011 the 202nd Military Intelligence Battalion again deployed Soldiers in support of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan. == Subordinate Units ==