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Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion

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Country
  
United States

Garrison/HQ
  
Fort Meade

Role
  
Military intelligence

Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion

Branch
  
United States Marine Corps

Commanding Officer
  
Lieutenant Colonel Michael R. Challgren

Senior Enlisted Marine
  
Master Gunnery Sergeant Steven B. Berry

The Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion is a military intelligence battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion headquarters are located in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

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Mission

The battalion's stated purpose is "to enable and execute Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and National-Tactical Integration activities in order to satisfy NSA/CSS, Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint force intelligence requirements."

Organization

The Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion headquarters are located in Fort Meade, Maryland. The MCSB has seven companies, five of which are based in the contiguous United States, one in Hawaii, and one in England.

  • Company A, Aurora, Colorado
  • Company B, Fort Meade, Maryland
  • Company D, Fort Gordon, Georgia
  • Company G, RAF Menwith Hill, England (Company was shutdown in Dec. 2013)
  • Company H, San Antonio, Texas
  • Company I, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Company I was established as "Company I, Marine Support Battalion" on September 1, 1962 and was stationed at the U.S. Naval Facility in Nicosia, Cyprus.
  • Company L Fort Meade, Maryland. Company L is part of the Marine Corps Cyberspace Command.

    • References

    Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion Wikipedia
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