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Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 July 2016

Headquarters and Headquarters Company
500th Military Intelligence Brigade
(Pacific Vanguard)

  • Constituted 30 June 1952 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 500th Military Intelligence Service Group
  • Activated 1 September 1952 in Japan
  • Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as Headquarters, 500th Military Intelligence Group
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 500th Military Intelligence Group
  • Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1957 as the 500th Military Intelligence Group
  • Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Japan
  • Activated 25 March 1961 in Japan
  • Redesignated 25 July 1961 as the 500th Intelligence Corps Group
  • Redesignated 15 October 1966 as the 500th Military Intelligence Group
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade
  • Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1997 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Military Intelligence Group
  • Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade

Campaign Participation Credit

None

Decorations

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1968-1969
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1972-1974
  • Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1986-1987

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History


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