G-2 refers to the military intelligence staff in the United States Army at the Divisional Level and above.
[2] The 48th and current Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence G-2, is Lieutenant General Tony Hale (USA).
G-2 intelligence played an important role during World War II, both aiding fighting forces and in special missions such as those of T-Force and Operation Alsos.
[4] G-2 intelligence gathering and interpretation traces its history to the American Revolution.
In time, this evolved into the Military Intelligence Corps, one of the basic branches of the United States Army.