The 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade was part of the United States Army Surveillance/reconnaissance formation introduced from c.2006-2011.

The United States Army planned for the creation and transformation of nine intelligence brigades to a 'Battlefield Surveillance' role in 2007.

[2] The United States Army reorganized it’s intelligence formations into Battlefield Surveillance Brigades (BfSB).

The 219th BfSB was composed of: During deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2009-2010, Bco, 2nd Bn, 151st Inf received both the Meritorious Unit Citation and Valorous Unit Award, along with other combat awards and decorations while executing combat operations that included reconnaissance/surveillance operations, convoy security patrols, and quick reaction force (QRF) duties as part of Task Force Yukon (4th BCT (Airborne)) and Task Force Rakkasan (3d Bde, 101st Airborne Division) for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Khost province.

This elite LRS unit was composed of paratroopers, snipers, pathfinders, signal communications specialists and rangers specializing in reconnaissance and surveillance deep behind enemy lines serving within the Indiana Army National Guard.