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The United States Army
08/11/2012 | News release
Military Intelligence --this week in history August 9, 2012
distributed by noodls on 08/12/2012 06:15
In August 1994, the 718th Military Intelligence Group
(Provisional) assumed control of Bad Aibling Station in
Germany. The field station was located 35 miles southeast
of Munich, close to the Bavarian Alps.
In 1952, the site first became an Army Security Agency
monitoring station. In 1966, it was designated as the 18th
ASA Field Station with the motto of "Sentinels of
Freedom." In June 1972, as part of ASA's drawdown
in Europe, the station was discontinued and its mission
absorbed by Field Station Augsburg.
Ironically, when Field Station Augsburg closed in 1993, Bad
Aibling re-opened. Over the next decade, the station
supported U.S. peacemaking and peace-keeping operations in
the Balkans. Bad Aibling Station finally closed for good in
September 2004.
"This Week in History" is a feature on the
Command History Office website.
Those with Army Knowledge Online access can go to their
site, https://ikn.army.mil/apps/mi_history/.
To learn more about the 2012 MI Branch and Corps
Commemoration, go to the public website,
https://www.ikn.army.mil/apps/mi_comm/.
