“Combining the expertise of language with the MOS is pretty critical because it removes a barrier,” said COL Green, commander of the 300th. The brigade is made up of six Army National Guard battalions, the 141st and 142nd Military Intelligence Battalions, Utah Army National Guard the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, California Army National Guard the 260th Military Intelligence Battalion, Florida Army National Guard the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, Washington Army National Guard and the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard.Īs the DoD’s singular linguist brigade, the members of the 300th are widely regarded as the military experts in the field of linguistics. The brigade’s Soldiers, all trained in human intelligence, counterintelligence and signal intelligence, are fluent in a collective 19 documented languages, with a heavy orientation toward Arabic, Persian and Korean. With approximately 1,400 members, roughly 90 percent of the brigade is made up of trained Army linguists. The 300th provides linguistic support to U.S.

Army Intelligence and Security Command, the Utah Army National Guard’s 300th Military Intelligence Brigade is the only linguist brigade in the entire Department of Defense (DoD). 300th Military Intelligence Brigade Hosts Unique Joint ConferenceĬOL Joseph Green wasn’t bragging when he said his brigade’s Annual Language Conference is the center of gravity for language excellence in the military.

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