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Settlement of Estate
March 1, 2024 — The Commander regrets to announce the death of Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Baker, assigned to the 312th Military Intelligence Battalion at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, who passed away Feb. 21, 2024. ... MORE

470th Military Intelligence Brigade Soldier joins Sergeant Audie Murphy Club
January 28, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Kevin Sims Jr., the training non-commissioned officer in charge of information and intelligence analysis with the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, was recently inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club for his outstanding leadership and performance at the U.S. Army South Headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

470th Military Intelligence Soldier joins the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

470th MIB companies conduct exercises to improve intelligence gathering systems
November 1, 2021 — Two companies with the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conducted exercises from Sept. 21-23 to familiarize themselves with intelligence-gathering equipment and refine processes for expeditionary operations in South and Central America... MORE

470th Military Intelligence Brigade member named U.S. Army Soldier of the Year
October 15, 2021 — Former Army specialist, now Sgt. Justin J. Earnhart, assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, was named the U.S. Army Soldier of the Year Oct. 11 during the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting for placing as the top Soldier while competing in the U.S. Army’s Best Warrior Competition 2021... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Justin Earnhart, 470th Military Intelligence Brigade

Joining Army Esports Team a dream come true for JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldier
August 14, 2019 — Gaming is a hobby Spc. Iosif Covalenco has embraced since he was a teenager. Now Covalenco, an information technology specialist who was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for a year, is on his way to his next duty station at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he will join the U.S. Army Esports Team. ... MORE

Spc. Iosif Covalenco attended the Pax South gaming festival in San Antonio in March. Covalenco, who was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for a year, is joining the U.S. Army Esports Team, which is part of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky. As a member of the esports team, Covalenco will represent the Army at local, regional and national esports competitions.

470th Military Intelligence Brigade welcomes new leader
July 12, 2019 — The newest commander of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade, Col. Daniel Allen, took the helm of the brigade at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 9... MORE

Col. Daniel Allen (left), 470th Military Intelligence Brigade incoming commander, accepts the brigade’s guidon from Maj. Gen. Gary Johnston, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command commanding general (right), during the brigade’s change of command ceremony at MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 9. Johnston was the presiding officer for the ceremony.

470th Military Intelligence Brigade Soldiers mentor local students
September 10, 2018 — Soldiers from the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston volunteered during their lunch break Sept. 4 to mentor young minds at Bowden Academy, an San Antonio Independent School District campus. ... MORE

Command Sgt. Major Lee Yoneyama of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base Base San Antonio-Fort San Houston speaks to a science class of eighth grade students at Bowden Academy.

470th Military Intelligence Brigade Soldier wins national bodybuilding contest
July 24, 2018 — Being physically fit, going to the gym and living healthy is a way of life for Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Osorio, a member of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Staff Sgt. Bryan Osorio, 470th Military Intelligence Brigade counterintelligence special agent, holds the two first-place trophies he won while competing at the Europa Games bodybuilding competition in Dallas June 16-17. Osorio finished first in his class in the open category and first in the novice category.

New leader takes helm of 470th Military Intelligence Brigade
July 10, 2017 — Col. Ingrid Parker became the new commander of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade during a change of command ceremony held on the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 7... MORE

Col. Ingrid Parker (left) accepts the colors of the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade from Maj. Gen. Christopher Ballard, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command commanding general, during a change of command ceremony held on the MacArthur Parade Field at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 7. Parker takes over for Col. James “Jamey” Royse (right), who was the brigade’s commander for two years. Royse is leaving the 470th MIB to become director of intelligence for U.S. Army Central at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.