Intelligence

The history of Military Intelligence in the 25th Infantry Division considerably predates the activation of the 125th Military Intelligence Battalion. The 25th Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) Detachment was activated on 10 August 1944 on New Caledonia using personnel of the provisional CIC detachment supporting the 25th Division at that time. The 25th CIC Detachment was attached to the 25th Division and supported the Tropic Lightning during the Luzon Campaign, for which it received a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. On 25 February 1946 the 25th CIC Detachment was inactivated in Japan.

The need for a military intelligence support for the 25th Division as they battled the North Koreans in the summer and fall of 1950 led to the reactivation of the 25th CIC on 6 October 1950 in Korea. The 25th CIC Detachment participated in nine Korean campaigns while attached to the 25th Division, receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation. Remaining attached to the 25th, the detachment was redesignated as the 25th Military Intelligence (MI) Detachment on 24 December 1958 as the capability of the detachment increased from counter intelligence to include intelligence collection in support of combat operations. In Vietnam the 25th MI Detachment supported the division in furnishing a counterintelligence capability as well as performing the collection and analysis of intelligence in support of combat operations.

On 26 December 1969 the detachment was reorganized and redesignated as the 25th MI Company. The 25th MI Detachment/Company participated in all twelve campaigns of the 25th Division, receiving four Meritorious Unit Commendations and three Republic of Vietnam awards. In 1978 the policy of not assigning MI units below major command level was changed, leading to the assignment of the 25th MI Company to the 25th Division on 21 August 1978. It was redesignated Company B, 125th MI Battalion on 16 June 1983.

On 25 June 1962 Company A, 303rd Army Security Agency Battalion was activated at Fort Carson Colorado. It was reorganized and redesignated as the 372nd Army Security Agency Company on 15 October 1966. The 372nd was a radio research company supporting the 25th Division in intercepting enemy communications and locating enemy units. The 372nd participated in twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving five Meritorious Unit Commendations and four Republic of Vietnam awards.

The company was inactivated in Vietnam on 6 March 1971. It was reactivated on 1 July 1974 at Helemano Military Reservation, Hawaii. On 16 June 1983 it was reorganized and redesignated as Company A, 125th MI Battalion. On 16 August 1995 Company A was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Division at Fort Lewis WA.

On 7 October 2003 Company A rejoined the battalion at Schofield less personnel and equipment. Company A was organized as an intelligence production company with the mission of providing timely intelligence in support of combat operations. All elements of the battalion have served tours of duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan. Company B served a thirteen month tour of duty in Iraq from January 2004- February 2005 furnishing intelligence support for the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

The rest of the battalion served a one year tour of duty from April 2004-2005 in Afghanistan. The battalion was organized as a task force consisting of more then 600 personnel from all branches of the Armed Forces and performed decentralized intelligence support to combat forces at forward operating bases throughout the country. As part of the modular reorganization of the 25th Infantry Division the 125th Military Intelligence Battalion was inactivated on 15 August 2005 after serving with the Tropic Lightning for 22 years.