The 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade is a Battlefield Surveillance Brigade

Battlefield Surveillance Brigade

Throughout the history of warfare, soldiers have needed to know who and where the enemy is. In order to address that need in the context of the 21st century threat, the army has planned for the creation and transformation of nine units, in 2007 to the Battlefield Surveillance Brigade format...

 in the US Army National Guard

Army National Guard

Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...

. It is part of the Indiana Army National Guard. The 219th BfSB is currently composed of:

• Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Atterbury
  Camp Atterbury
  Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, USA, is a training base of the Indiana National Guard. It was planned just months before the U.S. entry into World War II. Originally surveyed and researched by the Hurd Company, the present site was recommended to Congress in 1941. Construction commenced...
  
  , Indiana
  Indiana
  Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
  
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  • Commander (as of 2010): COL Ivan Denton
  • Command Sergeant Major (as of 2010): CSM Otis Pugh

• 2d Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment
  151st Infantry Regiment
  The 151st Infantry Regiment is an infantry unit in the Indiana National Guard, under the 38th Infantry Division.-History:The 151st Infantry Regiment traces its roots to the Indiana Territory Indiana Rangers militia...
  
   – South Bend, IN
  • Company A – Hammond, IN (Light Infantry)
  • Company B – Logansport, IN (Light Infantry)

• 2nd Squadron, 152d Cavalry
  Cavalry
  Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
  
   Regiment (Reconnaissance & Surveillance)
  • HHT – Columbus, IN
  • Troop A – Bluffton, IN Light Cav
  • Troop B – Bluffton, IN Light Cav
  • Troop C – Seymour, IN Long Range Surveillance
    Long Range Surveillance
    Long Range Surveillance units are specially trained elite Surveillance units of the United States Army that are employed by Military Intelligence Units for gathering information from deep within hostile territories....
    
     (Airborne
    Airborne
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    ) "Indiana Rangers"

Formerly known as Co. D (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol), 151st Infantry; Co. D (Ranger), 151st Infantry; and 151st Infantry Detachment (Long Range Surveillance). This elite LRS unit is composed of paratroopers, snipers, pathfinders, signal communications specialists and rangers specializing in reconnaissance and surveillance deep behind enemy lines serving within the Indiana Army National Guard. The unit is now designated as Troop C (LRS), 2d Squadron, 152d Cavalry Regiment of the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade. This elite unit is affiliated with the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment as per their full membership within the 75th Ranger Regiment Association. The Indiana Rangers

Indiana Rangers

The Indiana Rangers were a mounted militia formed in 1807 and operated in the early part of the 19th century to defend settlers in Indiana Territory from attacks by Native Americans. The rangers were present at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and served as auxiliaries to the army during the War of 1812...

 first originated as an elite 19th-century mounted militia force.

• Attached*
• 1413th Engineer Company (Horizontal) – North Vernon, IN
• Detachment, 165th Quartermaster Company (Airdrop & Supply) – Seymour, IN (rigger unit)
• 2219th Brigade Support Company – Bedford, IN
• 438th Network Support Signal Company – New Castle, IN (moving to Greenfield, IN in 2011)
• 378th Military Intelligence
  Military intelligence
  Military intelligence is a military discipline that exploits a number of information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions....
  
  Battalion (USAR)(IL)