The US Army's battlefield surveillance brigade (BFSB) was conceived as an asset providing a force commander with an in-depth, real-time view of the area of operations. To that end the brigade employed a variety of technical and tactical assets, from drones to ground reconnaissance. These capabilities were provided by two military intelligence battalions and a cavalry reconnaissance squadron. The MI battalions specialized in technical collection, communications and electronics, and counterintelligence/human intelligence functions. The cavalry reconnaissance squadron had two light motorized ground reconnaissance troops and one long-range surveillance (LRS) troop whose scout/sniper teams were capable of being deployed by helicopter or parachute. Like the Army's modular combat brigades, the BFSB had its own organic support elements: a separate signal company and a separate forward support company.

The organization described above was the the standard for BFSB's but not all of them conform to it. Regular Army brigades had both MI battalions but some of the National Guard brigades had only one. Also in some cases the full cavalry reconnaissance squadron was not present, being replaced by a separate LRS troop or company. Some National Guard brigades also had attached miscellaneous units over which they exercised peacetime command and control; such units were not part of the BFSB structure and would not deploy with them. The BFSBs have recedntly been reorganized and redesignated as expeditionary military intelligence brigades.

Guidons for units of the BFSB were of the standard Army patterns, using the colors oriental blue and silver gray in the case of the Military Inteligence Corps. As a separate support company, the 602nd FSC has a buff guidon with numerals and the Quartermaster branch insignia in scarlet.

NATIONAL COLOR & ORGANIZATIONAL FLAG  •  201st BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE BRIGADE

HEADQUARTERS & HEADQUARTERS COMPANY

63rd SIGNAL COMPANY (NETWORK SUPPORT)

602nd FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY

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