519th Military Intelligence Battalion (United States)
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| 519th Military Intelligence Battalion | |
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 519th Military Intelligence Battalion coat of arms |
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| Active | 1948-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War Invasion of Grenada Invasion of Panama Desert Storm Invasion of Afghanistan Invasion of Iraq |
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The 519th Military Intelligence Battalion is a unit of the United States Army.
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[edit] Unit history
The battalion was first created in 1948. The battalion served in
- the Korean War;
- the Vietnam War;
- the Invasion of Grenada;
- the Invasion of Panama;
- Desert Storm;
- the Invasion of Afghanistan;
- and the Invasion of Iraq.
[edit] Unit organization
The battalion has undergone various reorganizations. In addition to a headquarters company it has contained:
- Company A -- interrogation;
- Company B -- counter-intelligence;
- Company C -- electronic warfare (deactivated);
- Training company -- the Forces Command Intelligence Training Detachment -- trains reservists;
- Company F -- 51 Infantry Long Range Surveillance Company
[edit] Recent controversies
[edit] Bagram torture and prisoner abuse
A platoon of company A of the 519th, under the command of then Lieutenant Carolyn Wood was implicated in the use of unauthorized interrogation techniques, physical abuse, sexual abuse and the deaths in custody of captives during the fall of 2002.
[edit] Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse
Carolyn Wood was promoted to Captain and command of Company A prior to the assignment of the company to lead the interrogations at Abu Ghraib. According to the Fay Report Wood played a key role in the importation of extended interrogation techniques the Bush administration had claimed could be used against "illegal combatants" in Afghanistan to Iraq where prisoners where the Bush administration detainee policy prisoners were still entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions, Personnel in Company A, during Wood's leadership, were implicated in the sexual abuse of captives, and were alleged to have provided guidance to military police to abuse prisoners to soften them up for interrogation.
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