I am Military Intelligence, and my roots stretch back to the beginning of time. Wherever and whenever man has had to defend himself against his neighbor, I was there. Survival and victory depend on me, for I mean Knowledge and Security.
I was with Moses as he sent Caleb into the Promised Land ahead of his people, meeting the enemy where the danger was greatest, then as now, Always Out Front!
I’ve been there since the beginning, in cold wars as well as hot. In Boston, my light shined from the steeple of the Old North Church. “One if by land, two if by sea,” I said and then rode hard through the cool April night to Lexington and Concord with the message that set fire to men’s souls, stirring them to fight for their freedom, and for a nation that was but a dream. I, alone, made soldiers of farmers that night. ‘I am Military Intelligence: Always Out Front’
Another war, and I pushed West, scouting ahead of long columns, ensuring their safety, then as now, probing the frontier, Always Out Front!
From Bull Run to the Argonne, I was there, and the battles were won. I went by many names, now most forgotten, but I was Always Out Front!
At Pearl Harbor, unheeded, I wept at the waste, but out of the flames I rose stronger than ever. When the Third Reich talked, I listened. When the rising sun moved, I watched. Nothing escaped me. When my countrymen swarmed the beaches, I was waiting at St. Lo, my finger pointed the way, and then it was I who led the march to the Elbe. I am Military Intelligence; throughout the struggle, then as now, I was Always Out Front!
Pusan, Inchon, Mekong, Quang Tri are familiar names to me. I bled first in Vietnam. Throughout the world, in war and peace, I remain alert to dangers … ever watchful … always listening. Always out front!
When the Wall fell, the World turned their focus on World Peace, but once again a hidden tyrant rose, this time from the sands of Iraq. Once again I was there from the Neutral Zone across the desert along the borders of Kuwait, into Iraq … Always Out Front!
I feel the rumbles that threaten the peace while others but sleep. To beat the enemy, one must know the enemy, and I am that Knowledge. Wherever my countrymen must fight and wherever they may fight, there I am, showing them where and how and when. ‘I am Military Intelligence, and I am Always Out Front ...Always!’