The battalion insignia, including a nominal rendering of a KH-11 spy satellite positioned over the earth
Active
2001 – present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Army
Type
Military intelligence
Role
Geospatial intelligence
Size
200 (40% military, 60% civilian)[1]
Part of
National Ground Intelligence Center, Intelligence and Security Command[1]
Headquarters
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Fort Belvoir, Springfield, Virginia, United States[2]
Nickname(s)
"GEOINT Battalion", "AGB"[1]
Motto(s)
Nihil Occulti Latin: "Nothing Hidden"
Engagements
See list
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Uphold Democracy
Operation Restore Hope
Operation Support Hope
Operation Joint Endeavor
Operation Allied Force
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Insignia
INSCOM shoulder sleeve insignia
Military unit
The United States Army Geospatial Intelligence Battalion (GEOINT Battalion or AGB), previously known as the 3rd Military Intelligence Center, is a military intelligence battalion specializing in the production and exploitation of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), and the only operational military command at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).[1] Co-located within the NGA headquarters (NGA-East) on Fort Belvoir in Springfield, Virginia, the unit produces and analyzes geospatial intelligence products for ground combat forces in close collaboration with its host agency and other members of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Though colocated with NGA, the AGB differs from NGA's own Support Teams in that it receives tasking from the Army.[1][3][4]
A majority of the battalion's members are civilians, 60 percent are either Department of Defense employees or contractors from primarily BAE Systems[5] while only 40 percent are active or reserve military servicemembers.[1] Organizationally the battalion is a major component[6] of the National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), a part of INSCOM. The unit and its predecessors have provided GEOINT products to support every major U.S. military operation since its inception. The battalion is currently responsible for three core functions: Intelligence Reach Operations, Foundry (Advanced Skills Training), and GEOINT Collection Management.[citation needed] It produces imagery derived products in bulk for deployed units around the world, supporting standing GEOINT targeting requirements, providing answers to specific requests for information.[7]
Command of the battalion is a lieutenant colonel's billet.[6]
^ abcdef"Army GEOINT: A Team Sport". Trajectory Magazine. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
^Porte, Craig (July 2017). "Military Intelligence Programs: Fashioning Technically Proficient Intelligence Leaders" (PDF). Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin. 43 (3): 10–14.
^"INSCOM, 1ST IO, Army GEOINT Battalion team up for Trunk or Treat fun". www.army.mil. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
^"Joint Publication 2-03: Geospatial Intelligence in Joint Operations" (PDF). United States Army. July 5, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
^BAE Systems (January 15, 2021). "BAE Systems Geoint Data Analyst Vacancy".
^ abWilder, Matthew (June 2011). "Geospatial Intelligence in Tactical Operations and Planning" (PDF). Infantry. 100 (3). Fort Benning, Georgia: 11–14. ISSN 0019-9532.
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