Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Intelligence Group

[1][2][3] According to the SRIG doctrinal manual, SRIG's mission was "to provide surveillance, reconnaissance, Marine Corps Intelligence, counterintelligence, electronic warfare, air and naval gunfire liaison, tactical deception, maritime direct action and secure communications to MAGTFs.

[4] The concept of the SRIG grew out of the Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center (SARC), created in 1969 to coordinate III Marine Amphibious Force's operations in the Vietnam War[3] and by the desire within USMC to have the MEF HQ operate in a joint warfight similar an Army Corps with a supporting MI Brigade.

Members of 1st SRIG took the first Iraqi prisoners of the war,[6] and later helped coordinate naval artillery and air strikes in the Battle of Khafji.

[3] During the initial year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) the MHG was based in Camp Commando, Kuwait.

Project.” MIG’s coordinate, integrate and employ capabilities for information environment operations in order to ensure the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Commander’s ability to facilitate friendly forces maneuver and deny the enemy freedom of action in the information environment.