Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion


The Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion is a Marine Corps Intelligence battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion headquarters are located in Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Mission

The battalion's stated purpose is "to enable and execute Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance and National-Tactical Integration activities in order to satisfy NSA/CSS, Marine Air-Ground Task Force and joint force intelligence requirements."

Organization

The Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion headquarters are located in Fort Meade, Maryland. The MCSB has seven companies, five of which are based in the contiguous United States, one in Hawaii, and one in England.
LtGen Vincent R. Stewart served as a company commander twice in MCSB, once at I Company when it was in Adak, Alaska, and once at E Company when it was in Misawa Japan.