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{{Infobox military unit
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| unit_name = 1st Signal Brigade
| unit_name = 1st Signal Brigade
| image = Emblem of 1st Signal Brigade (United States).svg
| image = Emblem of 1st Signal Brigade (United States).svg
| caption = 1st Signal Brigade unit insignia
| caption = 1st Signal Brigade unit insignia
| country = {{flag|United States}}
| country = {{flag|United States}}
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| type = [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|Signals]] [[brigade]]
| type = [[United States Army Signal Corps|Signals]] [[brigade]]
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| dates = 1966–present
| dates = 1966–present
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| command_structure = [[Eighth United States Army]], 311th Signal Command
| command_structure = [[Eighth United States Army]], 311th Signal Command
| size = [[Brigade]]
| size = [[Brigade]]
| garrison = [[Camp Humphreys]], South Korea
| garrison = [[Camp Humphreys]], South Korea
| nickname = "First to Communicate"
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| motto = "First to Communicate"
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| battles = [[Vietnam War]]
| battles = [[Vietnam War]]
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| commander1 = COL Christopher S. McClure
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| commander1 = COL Christopher S. McClure
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<!-- Command Sergeant Major -->| commander2 = CSM Nicholas M. Curry
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==History==
==History==

===Vietnam War===
===Vietnam War===
The 1st Signal Brigade was activated on 1 April 1966 in [[South Vietnam]].<ref name=Raines371>Raines, p 371</ref> The brigade's mission was to originate, install, operate, and maintain a complex communication system that fused tactical and strategic communications in Southeast Asia under a single, unified command. The formation of the brigade brought together three signal groups that were already in South Vietnam.
The 1st Signal Brigade was activated on 1 April 1966 in [[South Vietnam]].<ref name=Raines371>Raines, p 371</ref> The brigade's mission was to originate, install, operate, and maintain a complex communication system that fused tactical and strategic communications in Southeast Asia under a single, unified command. The formation of the brigade brought together three signal groups that were already in South Vietnam.
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==Subordinate units==
==Subordinate units==
* 1st Signal Brigade
*1st Signal Brigade
** [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]] (HHC)
**[[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]] (HHC)
** 41st Signal Battalion
**36th Signal Battalion
***74th Signal Company
⚫
** 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (304th ESB)
***169th Signal Company
⚫
** U.S.Army Communications Information Systems Activity, Pacific
***293rd Signal Company
***501st Signal Company
**41st Signal Battalion
***201st Signal Company
***275th Signal Company
***362nd Signal Company
***552nd Signal Company
⚫
**304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (304th ESB)
***Headquarters Company
***A Company
***B Company
***C Company
**307th Signal Battalion
***Headquarters Company
***A Company
***B Company
***C Company
***229th Signal (TACSAT) Company
⚫
**U.S.Army Communications Information Systems Activity, Pacific


==Lineage==
==Lineage==
* Constituted 26 March 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Signal Brigade
*Constituted 26 March 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Signal Brigade
* Activated 1 April 1966 in Vietnam
*Activated 1 April 1966 in Vietnam


==Campaign participation credit==
==Campaign participation credit==
;Vietnam
;Vietnam
* Counteroffensive
*Counteroffensive
* Counteroffensive, Phase II
*Counteroffensive, Phase II
* Counteroffensive, Phase III
*Counteroffensive, Phase III
* Tet Counteroffensive
*Tet Counteroffensive
* Counteroffensive, Phase IV
*Counteroffensive, Phase IV
* Counteroffensive, Phase V
*Counteroffensive, Phase V
* Counteroffensive, Phase VI
*Counteroffensive, Phase VI
* Tet 69/Counteroffensive
*Tet 69/Counteroffensive
* Summer‐Fall 1969
*Summer‐Fall 1969
* Winter‐Spring 1970
*Winter‐Spring 1970
* Sanctuary Counteroffensive
*Sanctuary Counteroffensive
* Counteroffensive, Phase VII
*Counteroffensive, Phase VII
* Consolidation I
*Consolidation I
* Consolidation II
*Consolidation II
* Cease‐Fire
*Cease‐Fire


==Decorations==
==Decorations==
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966‐1967
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966‐1967
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967‐1969
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967‐1969
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970‐1972
*Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970‐1972
* Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2007
*Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2007


==Citations==
==Citations==

{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==References==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{ACMH|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sc/0001scbde.pdf | article = 1st Signal Brigade Lineage and Honors}}
*{{ACMH|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sc/0001scbde.pdf | article = 1st Signal Brigade Lineage and Honors}}
* {{cite web|last=Pike |first=John |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1sig.htm |title=1st Signal Brigade |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=20 May 2011}}
*{{cite web|last=Pike |first=John |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/1sig.htm |title=1st Signal Brigade |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |accessdate=20 May 2011}}
* {{cite book |last1=Raines |first1=Rebecca Robbins |title=Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps |date=1996 |publisher=Center of Military History, United States Army |location=Washington, D.C.}}
*{{cite book |last1=Raines |first1=Rebecca Robbins |title=Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps |date=1996 |publisher=Center of Military History, United States Army |location=Washington, D.C.}}
* {{cite web|title=Special Unit Designations |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=21 April 2010 |accessdate=23 June 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |archivedate=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}
*{{cite web|title=Special Unit Designations |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |date=21 April 2010 |accessdate=23 June 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010022/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html |archivedate=9 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/1sig/ Official homepage: 1st Signal Brigade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510041228/http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/1sig/ |date=10 May 2010 }}
*[http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/1sig/ Official homepage: 1st Signal Brigade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510041228/http://8tharmy.korea.army.mil/1sig/ |date=10 May 2010 }}


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Latest revision as of 01:33, 24 December 2023

1st Signal Brigade
1st Signal Brigade unit insignia
Active1966–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeSignals brigade
SizeBrigade
Part ofEighth United States Army, 311th Signal Command
Garrison/HQCamp Humphreys, South Korea
Motto(s)"First to Communicate"
EngagementsVietnam War
Commanders
CommanderCOL Christopher S. McClure
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Nicholas M. Curry
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 1st Signal Brigade ("First to Communicate")[1] is a military communications brigade of the United States Army subordinate to the Eighth United States Army and 311th Signal Command in Hawaii, and located at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.

History[edit]

Vietnam War[edit]

The 1st Signal Brigade was activated on 1 April 1966 in South Vietnam.[2] The brigade's mission was to originate, install, operate, and maintain a complex communication system that fused tactical and strategic communications in Southeast Asia under a single, unified command. The formation of the brigade brought together three signal groups that were already in South Vietnam.

At the peak of the Vietnam War the brigade consisted of more than 23,000 soldiers, in six Signal groups (including the 160th Signal Group), 22 signal battalions and several communications agencies, making the 1st Signal Brigade the largest signal unit in the U.S. Army at the time.[3][4]

South Korea to present[edit]

On 7 November 1972 the brigade was relocated to the Republic of Korea under the United States Army Strategic Communications Command.[5] On 29 January 1973 the 1st Signal Brigade was reestablished by General Order 56 from HQ, USASTRATCOM. The brigade's mission in South Korea is to provide communications support to the Eighth United States Army, United States Forces Korea and the United Nations Command. The brigade was also given the mission of installing, maintaining and operating the Defense Communications System in South Korea.[3]

Subordinate units[edit]

  • 1st Signal Brigade
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
    • 36th Signal Battalion
      • 74th Signal Company
      • 169th Signal Company
      • 293rd Signal Company
      • 501st Signal Company
    • 41st Signal Battalion
      • 201st Signal Company
      • 275th Signal Company
      • 362nd Signal Company
      • 552nd Signal Company
    • 304th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (304th ESB)
      • Headquarters Company
      • A Company
      • B Company
      • C Company
    • 307th Signal Battalion
      • Headquarters Company
      • A Company
      • B Company
      • C Company
      • 229th Signal (TACSAT) Company
    • U.S.Army Communications Information Systems Activity, Pacific

Lineage[edit]

  • Constituted 26 March 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Signal Brigade
  • Activated 1 April 1966 in Vietnam

Campaign participation credit[edit]

Vietnam
  • Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase II
  • Counteroffensive, Phase III
  • Tet Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase IV
  • Counteroffensive, Phase V
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VI
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive
  • Summer‐Fall 1969
  • Winter‐Spring 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII
  • Consolidation I
  • Consolidation II
  • Cease‐Fire

Decorations[edit]

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966‐1967
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967‐1969
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970‐1972
  • Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2007

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Special Unit Designations
  2. ^ Raines, p 371
  3. ^ a b 1st Signal Brigade
  4. ^ Raines, p 380
  5. ^ Raines, p 383

References[edit]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from 1st Signal Brigade Lineage and Honors (PDF). United States Army Center of Military History.
  • Pike, John. "1st Signal Brigade". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  • Raines, Rebecca Robbins (1996). Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army.
  • "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

External links[edit]

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