Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.25.2025
On Aug. 2, 1966, Capt. James F. Kenyon, the 32-year-old S-2 of 2d “Warrior” Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, was surprised when a Viet Cong 75mm recoilless rifle round slammed into the floor next to him in the brigade Tactical Operations Center....
Story by Erin Thompson | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.25.2025
On Jul. 29, 1918, the Military Intelligence Division established the MI-9 Field Intelligence Section. Despite its title, the section was not responsible for overseeing intelligence operations, but rather for solving the problem of disorganized combat intelligence training for personnel deploying to France....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.21.2025
On Jul. 21, 1775, General George Washington wrote a lengthy letter to John Hancock, the president of the Continental Congress. The letter was Washington’s second to Hancock since assuming command of the Continental Army, and it outlined his priorities, including the pressing need to gain intelligence on British forces around Boston....
Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.18.2025
On Jul. 24, 1969, in a ceremony on the parade field at Vint Hill Farms, Virginia, Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Clifford “Biff” Charron, the first command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Security Agency (USASA), retired from the Army....
Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.11.2025
On Jul. 15, 1943, Masanori “Mike” Miyagishima enlisted in the U.S. Army. He went on to serve twenty-eight years in uniform, retiring as a lieutenant colonel, and then completed an additional eleven years as an Army civilian before retiring a final time in 1982....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.11.2025
On Jul. 15, 1775, General George Washington, the commander of the newly established Continental Army, allocated funds to pay for his first spy into Boston. Washington’s first agent was 52-year-old John Carnes, an unassuming grocer....
Story by Erin Thompson | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 07.03.2025
On Jul. 8, 1997, eight soldiers conducting an aerial reconnaissance mission were killed when their UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crashed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Three of these soldiers were members of the 313th MI Battalion: S. Sgts. Leslie W. Martin and Loren R. Woodrow and Spc. Angela E. Niedermayer....
Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 06.27.2025
On Jul. 1, 1946, the Army Ground Forces formally opened its Intelligence School at The Cavalry School, located at Fort Riley, Kansas. This represented a significant step in creating a permanent, centralized school for Army intelligence....
