303rd intelligence squadron commander biography

Military unit

The 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion is the U.S. Army’s most decorated MI battalion, and is part of the 504th Military Intelligence Brigade located at Fort Cavazos, Texas. The mission of the 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion, "Longhorns," is to, on order, conduct multi-disciplined intelligence collection, exploitation, and limited analysis operations in support of the commander's information requirements during worldwide contingency missions within assigned areas of a Division, Corps, or Joint Task Force area of operations.^[1]

History

The 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion’s lineage dates back to World War II when the 3253rd Signal Service Company, 303rd’s parent unit, was organized on 12 April 1944 and activated on 25 April 1944.

Its mission was to gain intelligence from the interception of radio communications between German forces opposing Allied operations in France. Commanded by Captain Emory L.