780th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States) explained

Unit Name:	780th Military Intelligence Brigade
Dates:	2011
Country:	United States
Command Structure:	INSCOM
Type:	Military intelligence Cyberwarfare
Commander1:	Colonel Benjamin Sangster^[1]
Commander1 Label:	Current Commander
Commander4:	Command Sergeant Major Joseph Daniel
Garrison:	Fort Meade, Maryland
Role:	Cyber Operations
Nickname:	Praetorians
Identification Symbol Label:	Distinctive Unit Insignia
Garrison Label:	Headquarters
Size:	Brigade^[2]

The 780th Military Intelligence Brigade conducts cyberspace operations to deliver effects in support of Army and Joint requirements. The 780th MI BDE is the only offensive cyberspace operations brigade in the U.S. Army.^[3]

Task Force Echo (TFE), a unit composed of U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) Soldiers, was established on August 15, 2017.^[4] The 11th Cyber Battalion (11th CYB) activated on October 16, 2022.^[5]

See also

• Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)
• United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
• United States Army Cyber Command
• Battlefield surveillance brigades in the United States Army – the United States Army is currently reorganizing its intelligence formations into Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BfSB).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade. www.inscom.army.mil.
2. Web site: Army activates first-of-its-kind Cyber Brigade . Tina Miles, 780th MI Brigade . 9 Dec 2011 . www.army.mil . 11 Feb 2012.
3. Web site: Welcome to the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade. www.inscom.army.mil.
4. Web site: Task Force Echo mission and transition is critical to American cybersecurity. DVIDS.
5. Web site: Historic activation of the U.S. Army’s 11th Cyber Battalion. DVIDS.