1st Intelligence Battalion (Australia)

Australian Army unit January 2017 January 2017 1st Intelligence Battalion 1999–current Intelligence collection and analysis 1st Division Periculum aliis arcete("Keeping others from danger") The 1st Intelligence Battalion is an Australian Army unit responsible for collecting and analysing intelligence. It was formed in 1999. History Formation The 1st Intelligence Battalion was established in 1999. The Australian Army's website states that the unit "traces its history from Australian Intelligence Corps units and organisations formed before the Vietnam War, with a legacy to 1 Division and 2 Division Intelligence Companies".1st Intelligence Battalion https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units/forces-command/6th-combat-support-brigade/1st-intelligence-battalion Australian Army 1 January 2017 Recent developments On 1 March 2010, the battalion became part of the 6th Brigade when it was re-raised to command the Army's command support and intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition units.Gaze Jillian Key to Adaptability http://armynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=34246&xml=defencenews_army.xml 1 January 2017 Army Department of Defence 18 March 2010 5 In 2014 the 1st Topographic Survey Squadron, formed as a unit of the Royal Australian Survey Corps, was transferred into the battalion from the 6th Engineer Support Regiment.Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (Joint-Wednesday, 20 May 2015) http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Fcommjnt%2F116de05a-5346-49c2-8788-c693a38adcc2%2F0002%22 Hansard Parliament of Australia 1 January 2017Royal Australian Survey Corps Association Queensland Branch Bulletin http://www.rasurvey.org/bulletins/Bulletin%2061%20Dec%2015.pdf Royal Australian Survey Corps Association Queensland Branch 1 January 2017 5 December 20156th Engineer Support Regiment https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units/forces-command/6th-combat-support-brigade/6th-engineer-support-regiment Australian Army 1 January 2017 26 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200226122607/https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units/forces-command/6th-combat-support-brigade/6th-engineer-support-regiment dead Teams and individual personnel from the 1st Intelligence Battalion have been deployed in support of all Australian Defence Force deployments since the unit was established. In April 2015 the Army's in-house newspaper reported that "for the first time since being raised the ... battalion had no formed bodies on deployment".Robinson Ned Intelligent Preparation http://armynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=116866#folio=10 1 January 2017 Army Department of Defence 9 April 2015 11 Until 2008 the 1st Intelligence Battalion comprised only members of the Australian Intelligence Corps. Since that time, members of other corps of the Army as well as personnel from the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force have been posted to the battalion to serve as human intelligence operators or interrogators. The 1st Intelligence Battalion maintains teams of specialists on short notice to deploy from the unit's base at Brisbane. As of 2014, the unit's roles included collecting and analysing human intelligence, psychological warfare and information operations. In addition, it was capable of conducting topographical surveys and collecting and making use of geospatial intelligence. At this time the 1st Intelligence Battalion included an All Source Cell which aimed to combine and analyze different sources of intelligence, as well as capabilities to exploit intelligence.The Australian Army: An Aide Memoire https://www.army.gov.au/our-work/publications/key-publications/aide-memoire Australian Army 1 January 2017 27 April 2014 When the 6th Brigade was disbanded in December 2024 the 1st Intelligence Battalion was temporarily assigned to the direct command of the 1st Division. It will transfer to the 10th Brigade in late 2025.Hundreds mark end of brigade https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2024-12-09/hundreds-mark-end-brigade Department of Defence 22 December 2024 9 December 2024 See also 7th Signal Regiment (Australia) Defence Intelligence Organisation References Category:Military units and formations established in 1999 Category:Battalions of Australia Category:Military intelligence units and formations Category:1999 establishments in Australia