United States Army Major Commands

U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Command

Headquarters: Fort Belvoir, Va.

Established: Sept. 17, 1971

Mission:
CID investigates felony violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other criminal provisions of the United States Code in which the Army has an interest. The agency also provides protective services for senior Defense Department and Army leaders, and supports field commanders and communities to solve major and violent crimes.

Responsibilities: As the primary provider of criminal investigative support to the Army, CID operates a forensic laboratory, criminal records repository, procurement fraud unit and counter-narcotics investigations. It solves crimes, assesses the potential for crime and prevents felony crimes against the Army, its soldiers, family members and employees. CID also provides forces for peacetime and battlefield investigations Ñ including logistics security, criminal intelligence collection, criminal investigations, protective services operations and war-crimes investigations.

People: 2,027

Civilians: 514

Active duty: 1,056

National Guard: 49

Army Reserve: 408

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