35th Signal Brigade (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=35th Signal Brigade


caption=35th Signal Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia with the airborne tab that has been removed since the unit is not longer on airborne status.
dates=January 11, 1943 - December 29, 1945
April 25, 1967–April 12, 2007
April 23, 2007 - present
country=U.S.
branch=Regular Army
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current_commander= COL John W. Baker
garrison=Fort Gordon, Georgia
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nickname="Lightning Warriors"
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motto="Utmost of our Ability"
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battles=World War II
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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identification_symbol_label=Distinctive Unit Insignia
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identification_symbol_2_label=The 35th Signal Brigade was the largest signal unit in the world and was the only airborne signal brigade in the US Army. The brigade was based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and provided rapidly deployable force projection signal support, and rapid communications for Army, Joint, and Combined Operations. On April 23, 2007, the 35th Signal Brigade relocated to Fort Gordon, Georgia, where the 93rd Signal Brigade was reflagged as the 35th Signal Brigade. The 35th Signal Brigade is no longer an airborne unit.

Mission

Provide responsive and reliable tactical communications ranging from battlefield phone access to worldwide satellite connectivity. The brigade provided electronic communications in support of XVIII Airborne Corps contingency missions worldwide.

The new mission statement of the non-Airborne 35th Signal Brigade states the unit "has the mission to deploy, install, operate, and maintain a tactical theater communications package worldwide while supporting joint and combined operations." [ [http://www.gordon.army.mil/35sig/ Fort Gordon ] ]

Organization

*50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Fort Bragg)
*57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion. (Ft Hood)
*63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Fort Gordon)
*67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Fort Gordon)
*Effective 12 April 2007, 56th Signal Battalion was reorganized under 21st Signal Brigade.

History

The 35th Signal Brigade was initially formed as the 931st Signal Battalion in 1943. It deployed to India, and supported Allied forces in the India-Burma region, earning the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its actions. Following the war, the 931st was deactivated in India, in 1945. The 931st was reactivated in 1967, and renamed the 35th Signal Group, based at Fort Bragg. The 35th Signal Group was reorganized as the 35th Signal Brigade on 16 December 1979.

The 35th Signal Brigade deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of XVIII Airborne Corps during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The brigade earned a second Meritorious Unit Commendation for its participation in the campaign. The brigade has also deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, supporting the XVIII Corps, in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

The brigade's insignia was approved on 23 May 1980. Concurrent with its mission change and loss of Airborne status, the Airborne tab was deleted on December 11, 2006. [ [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Sig/35SignalBrigade.htm 35th Signal Brigade Insignia Page ] ]

The 35th Signal Brigade was inactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on April 12th, 2007, and reactivated at Fort Gordon, Georgia, on April 23rd, 2007, by reflagging the existing 93rd Signal Brigade.

Further information on the brigade's history is available at this link. [ [http://www.gordon.army.mil/35sig/History.html Unit's history] ]

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