The 780th Military Intelligence Brigade (Cyber) was activated on October 1, 2011, as a Major Subordinate Command under the U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM), while also serving under the operational control of U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER). The 780th MI BDE (CY) is the only operational offensive cyberspace brigade in the U.S. Army.

The history of the Brigade dates back to 1995 when the Technical Analysis Activity (TAA) was created within the Army Technical Control and Analysis Element. In the ensuing years, the 704th MI Brigade was tasked to develop a computer network operations force for the Army and in June 1998, B Company, 742d MI Battalion evolved out of the TAA and answered the call.

In June 2000, Detachment Meade, 742d MI Battalion was established to sustain the growing need for an Army computer network operations force. Detachment Meade was re-designated as the Army Network Warfare Detachment in 2007 and in June 2008 the Task Force was again re-designated as the Army Network Warfare Battalion (Provisional). The following year the Battalion moved beyond its provisional status and was designated the 744th MI Battalion (Army Network Warfare Battalion).

In December 2010, the Army approved the establishment of a cyberspace operations Brigade, and on October 1, 2011, the 780th MI BDE (CY) was organized. Subsequently, the 744th MI Battalion was re-designated as the 781st MI Battalion (Cyber) and re-organized under the new Brigade. The Brigade officially unfurled its colors for the first time during a ceremony at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on December 1, 2011.

The Brigade began building a second battalion headquartered at Fort Eisenhower, Georgia in 2011 culminating with the establishment and designation of the 782d MI Battalion (Cyber) on June 7, 2013. Detachments Texas and Hawaii were organized as part of the 782d in 2013 and 2014 respectively, giving the Brigade a footprint in four states supporting multiple operational headquarters.

On June 6, 2018, the Department of the Army directed ARCYBER to activate the 915th Cyber Warfare Battalion. On October 16, 2022, the 915th CWB was officially re-designated as the 11th Cyber Battalion. The 11th CYB is the first scalable organic expeditionary capability to meet the Army’s current and projected tactical cyberspace requirements, including the integration of cyber and electronic warfare.

In November 2022, the Brigade established Task Force Praetorian (TF-P) to consolidate and support the unit’s key mission enablers. TF-P was officially approved by the Department of the Army in July 2023 and formally recognized as the INSCOM Operations Support Element (OSE) on March 1, 2024.

Since 2011, the 780th MI Brigade’s mission has increased in scope, scale, and complexity. The unit is known among ARCYBER, U.S. Cyber Command, and senior Army leaders as a world class cyberspace operations force capable of providing a ready force, developing capabilities required to meet expanding requirements.

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