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Aloha and Welcome to the official website of the 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater (MIB-T).

Based on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the 500th MIB-T plays a crucial role across the Pacific by providing comprehensive intelligence support to the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander. Additionally, the brigade integrates MI Soldiers and capabilities of joint and partner forces to enable their deployment into the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility (AOR) in support of operations.

As the Army’s leading edge in the Indo-Pacific, the Brigade strives to adapt and meet the intelligence requirements across a wide array of theater contingencies, from planning for large-scale combat operations to providing aid during disaster relief and humanitarian assistance missions. On a daily basis, our Brigade carries out vital tasks such as intelligence collection, analysis and exploitation, ensuring the safety of our forces, and overseeing operational intelligence activities for U.S. forces within the USINDOPACOM AOR.

Mission

The 500th MIB-T conducts multi-discipline intelligence operations to provide early and accurate warning intelligence to the Joint Force and enable USARPAC operations. On order, the Brigade integrates MI Soldiers and capabilities into theater operations to enable their deployment into the USINDOPACOM AOR.

Command

COL GARRETT J. KAYE

Colonel Garrett J. Kaye is a native of Thousand Oaks, California. He was commissioned as an Infantry officer through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at San Diego State University in May 2002.

Colonel Kaye's key assignments include service as a Rifle Platoon Leader, Scout Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer with 2-503 Infantry/173rd Airborne Brigade in Vicenza, Italy. He subsequently served as a Military Intelligence Detachment Commander and Battalion S2 with the 3rd Battalion/1st Special Forces Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He then served as a G2 Security Cooperation Planner and Irregular Warfare Analysis Center Chief with U.S. Army Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, followed by an assignment as Brigade S2 with the 130th Engineer Brigade at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Colonel Kaye served as an Instructor and Writer at the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, before serving as an Intelligence Planner and Chief of Plans with I Corps at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He subsequently commanded the Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, in Los Angeles, California, and served as Special Advisor to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. His most recent assignment prior to his current position was as J25 Division Chief and J2 Executive Director at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Colonel Kaye holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from San Diego State University and a Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration from California Lutheran University. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he earned a Master of Arts in Military Art and Science. He is additionally a graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he earned a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies.

Colonel Kaye has deployed in support of combat operations on four occasions. He deployed to Iraq from 2003 to 2004 as a Platoon Leader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and to Afghanistan from 2005 to 2006 as a Scout Platoon Leader and Company Executive Officer, also with the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He subsequently deployed to Iraq from 2008 to 2009 as a Battalion S2 with the 1st Special Forces Group and to Afghanistan from 2013 to 2014 as a Brigade S2 with the 130th Engineer Brigade.

Colonel Kaye's awards and decorations include two Bronze Star Medals, six Meritorious Service Medals, two Afghanistan Campaign Medals, two Iraq Campaign Medals, and the NATO Medal. He holds the Ranger Tab and has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Parachutist Badge.

Colonel Kaye is married to Mrs. Sarah Kaye. They have two children: Samuel and Jonathan.

CSM ROBERT H. BERRY

CSM Berry is a native of Auburn, Washington and enlisted in the Army in October 2002 as a 98X. He attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and Advanced Individual Training at both the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, California, and at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. After completing the Chinese-Mandarin Basic Course at both locations, he graduated as a Cryptologic Linguist (98G).

He has served in a variety of leadership positions to include: STG Operator, Prophet Team Leader, Company Operations NCO, Platoon Sergeant, Mission Manager, NSA Division SEL, Warrior Training Team NCOIC, Senior Instructor, S3 NCOIC, First Sergeant, G357 SGM, and Battalion Command Sergeant Major.

CSM Berry’s previous assignments include 4/14 Cavalry Regiment, 172nd SBCT, Ft. Wainwright; 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Ft Wainwright; HOC and C Co, 732nd MI BN, Schofield Barracks; B Co and C Co, 344th MI BN, Goodfellow Air Force Base; HHC and HHD, 502nd MI BN, Joint Base Lewis-McChord; B Co, 715th MI BN, Schofield Barracks; Intelligence and Sustainment Company, USARPAC, Ft Shafter; the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, Ft. Bliss; HHC, U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command, Ft. Meade; and the 202d Military Intelligence Battalion, Ft. Gordon.

His military education includes: Battalion and Brigade Pre-Command Courses, Sergeants Major Development Course, the Sergeants Major Academy, Air Assault Course, First Sergeant Pre-Command Course, Basic Instructor Course, Physical Readiness Training Leader Course, Senior Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Basic Leaders Course, Combative Levels 1 & 2, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, and the Command Language Program Manager Course.

CSM Berry also holds the Combat Action Badge, the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold), and is a recipient of the LTC Thomas Knowlton Award and a member of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.

CSM Berry is married to his wife Kyliegh and they have two sons, Dominic (14) and John (4).

Major Commands

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