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- The 142nd Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (142nd BfSB) was located at Decatur, Alabama. The 142nd BfSB was a Major Command (MACOM) of the Alabama Army National Guard. The 142nd BfSB stood up as a brigade in the Alabama Army National Guard Surveillance Brigade of the United States Army in 2011. The brigade was tasked to improve the situational awareness for commanders at division level or higher, so they can adapt their units combat power for the current operations. For this the Battlefield Surveillance Brigades can deploy unmanned aerial vehicles, signals gathering equipment, human intelligence collectors and long range surveillance patrols. The 142nd BfSB was composed of:
* Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Decatur, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
* 31st Brigade Support Company, Ozark, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
* Company A, 136th Signal Battalion, Arab, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
* 115th Signal Battalion, Florence, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
* 1st Squadron, 131st Cavalry Regiment, Enterprise, Alabama, Alabama Army National Guard
* 67th Network Support Company, Billings, Montana, Montana Army National Guard
* 321st Military Intelligence Battalion, Austin, Texas, U.S. Army Reserve The 142nd BfSB conducted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. It held an inactivation ceremony on September 18, 2016 at the Fort Quarles-Flowers Armory in Decatur, Alabama. (en)
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