LTC Thomas Bruneau

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bruneau assumed duties as the 304th Military Intelligence Battalion Commander for the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence in June of 2024. 

LTC Bruneau is a native of Phoenix, Arizona. He commissioned into the U.S. Army in 2006 from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. In 2014, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Terrorism from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.

LTC Bruneau’s military education includes the Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Military Intelligence Captain’s Career Course, the Source Operations Course, the Joint Interrogation Management Course, the Joint HUMINT Operations Course at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, and the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. 

LTC Bruneau’s significant assignments include the MI LTC Career Manager at HRC; Bastogne 2, 1BCT, 101st Air Assault Division; Battalion S3 and Theater ACE Chief for 522nd MI BN, 207th MI BDE; OPFOR Chief and Senior Intelligence Trainer at the Joint Multi-National Simulation Center (JMSC), 7th Army Training Command; MICO Commander, and Brigade HHC Commander in 2nd BCT, 1st Cavalry Division. 

LTC Bruneau has deployed three times in Operation Iraqi Freedom during the Iraqi Surge and New Dawn phases, as well as Operation Enduring Freedom.

LTC Bruneau’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC), Iraqi Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars and an Arrowhead Device, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one Campaign Star, NATO Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.

CSM Patrick W. Marshall

Command Sergeant Major Patrick W. Marshall was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from Spring Valley High School in June 1997 and joined the United States Army in May of 2000. He attended Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina before proceeding to Fort Huachuca, Arizona for Advanced Individual Training and earned the MOS 35F All Source Intelligence Analyst.

CSM Marshall’s assignments include Human Intelligence Collection Team Analyst, A CO 202d MI BN, Fort Gordon, Georgia; All Source NCOIC, HHC 125th MI BN, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; S2 NCOIC, HHC 1/27th IN RGT, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; ASAS Master Analyst, G2, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Senior Intelligence NCO, 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; S2 NCOIC, 1st BSTB, 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; S2 NCOIC, 98th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; SOJ22 NCOIC, Special Operations Command-Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii; SOJ23 NCOIC, Special Operations Command-Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii; S2 NCOIC, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; First Sergeant Military Intelligence Company, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and Operations Sergeant Major, HHC, 525th Expeditionary-Military Intelligence Brigade, Fort Liberty, NC. He has deployed for a total of 63 months in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM – CARIBBEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

CSM Marshall’s awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Bronze Service Stars), Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Silver Service Star), Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 5), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 6), Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Meritorious Unit Commendation (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Navy Unit Commendation, Combat Action Badge, United States Army Parachutist Badge, Drivers Badge (Wheeled), Royal Thai Army Parachutist Badge, Chilean Parachutist Badge, and the Peruvian Parachutist Badge. He is also a recipient of the Thomas Knowlton Award.

CSM Marshall’s military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (Phase I & II), Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officer Course, and the Sergeants Major Course.

CSM Marshall’s civilian education includes an Associate of Applied Science in Intelligence Operations from Cochise College, an Undergraduate Certificate in Leadership and Work Force Development from the Command and General Staff College, a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from Excelsior University, and a Master of Science in Management focus on Organizational Leadership from Excelsior University.

Forging Leaders Battalion Lineage and Honors

Lineage

Constituted 15 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 590th Signal Depot Company

Activated 7 June 1944 in North Africa

Inactivated 4 December 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia

Redesignated 17 March 1948 as the 848th Signal Radio Relay Company and allotted to the Organized Reserves

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

Activated 2 April 1948 at Rochester, New York

Inactivated 10 November 1948 at Rochester, New York

Redesignated 11 February 1949 as the 848th Signal Service Company

Activated 10 March 1949 at Fort Myer, Virginia Ordered into active military service 11 September 1950 at Fort Myer, Virginia

Converted and redesignated 2 October 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 304th Communication Reconnaissance Battalion

Released from active military service 25 June 1955 and reverted to reserve status

Inactivated 18 August 1955 at Fort Myer, Virginia

Redesignated 1 April 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 304th Army Security Agency Battalion, and activated at Houston, Texas

Location changed 27 October 1976 to Pasadena, Texas

Inactivated 15 September 1988 at Pasadena, Texas Redesignated 1 February 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 304th Military Intelligence Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army

Headquarters transferred 17 August 1990 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Huachuca, Arizona


Honors:

Campaign Participation: World War II- Rhineland Campaign; Korean War- CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Korea, Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, Korea, Summer 1953.

Decorations: Meritorious Unit Commendation (DA GO 22, 1954) Korean War, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (DA GO 29, 1954, amended 1954) Korean War, Army Superior Unit Award (DA GO 6, 1992) Operation Desert Storm, and Army Superior Unit Award (DA GO 29, 2001) Peacetime Award.