There
is also an
active duty US
Army unit called
the...
204th Military
Intelligence
Battalion
"Vigilant
Hunters"
HISTORY
Activated
on October 14,
1983, at
Lakehurst, N.J.,
the unit was
recognized as
the Military
Intelligence
Battalion (Low
Intensity)
(Provisional),
subordinate to
the 513th
Military
Intelligence
Brigade. On July
15, the
battalion
relocated to
Pomerola Air
Base, Honduras.
While serving in
Honduras, the
unit formally
activated as the
Military
Intelligence
Battalion (Low
Intensity) on
October 1, 1989.
The
MI battalion
(LI) was
assigned to
INSCOM as a
subordinate unit
of the 513th MI
Brigade and
attached to the
470th MI Brigade
while forward
deployed to
Central America.
Prior to July
1991, the MI
battalion (LI)
consisted of a
split-based TDA
organization
with the
battalion
commander,
Staff,
Headquarters
Service
Detachment,
Alpha Company
and Bravo
Company forward
deployed to Soto
Cano Airbase,
Honduras. The
remainder of the
battalion,
Headquarters
Service Company
and Charlie
Company, was
based in
Orlando, Fla.
Delta
Company
(Provisional)
was established
in 1991.
Funding,
planning and
development of
unit structure
proceeded
through the end
of FY91. Delta
Company
(Airborne
Reconnaissance
Low) was
formally
activated
January 1, 1993,
at Howard Air
Force Base,
Panama, and
further
designated as
Delta Company
(Forward). The
company returned
to Fort Bliss,
Texas, in Summer
1999 as American
forces left
Panama under the
provisions of
the 1977 Panama
Canal Treaty.
In
the summer of
1993, Bravo
Company
(Crazyhorse) and
Charlie Company
(Guardrail)
began relocation
from Honduras to
Orlando. The
relocation was
completed in
August 1993. In
March 1994,
Alpha Company
reconstituted
from a Seaborne
Operations to an
Operations
Company and
relocated to
Orlando.
Bravo
Company
(Crazyhorse)
completed
relocation of
its assets to
Orlando in May
1994.
In
September 1994,
Bravo Company
(Crazyhorse)
transferred all
of its assets to
the 138th MI
Company
(Reserve) and
deactivated. In
October 1994,
Charlie Company
(Guardrail)
retired its
assets and
activated as
Charlie Company
(UAV)
(Provisional)
for future
inclusion of
unmanned aerial
vehicles.
The
unit began its
relocation to
Fort Bliss,
Texas,
completing the
move in August
1997. Today,
the 204th
Military
Intelligence
Battalion
(Aerial
Reconnaissance)
consists of
Headquarters
Service
Company,
Charlie
Company, Delta
Company. The
204th
"VIGILANT
HUNTERS"
continue to
support
operations in
several
theaters
around the
world.
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