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Mission

The 160th Strategic Signal Brigade is formally tasked to 'provide the United States Army Central Command and Third United States Army with enterprise communications capabilities necessary to accomplish missions throughout the Southwest Asia and the United States Central Command area of responsibility.'

Brigade history

The history of the Headquarters 160th Signal Brigade dates back to World War II. On 6 March 1945, the 3160th Signal Services Battalion was activated in France, under the 12th Army Group. The unit's mission was to provide radio and wire communications, and messenger service. For its participation in the Europe and Rhineland campaigns, the unit was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation with Battle Streamer. The 3160th Signal Services Battalion was deactivated in Germany on 20 June 1947. On 3 December 1954, the 3160th Signal Services Battalion was re-designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 160th Signal Group. Allotted to the Regular Army, the unit was reactivated in Germany on 28 January 1955, with the mission of providing fixed station communications throughout Germany. It was subsequently deactivated on 1 October 1961. On 25 March 1963, the 160th Signal Group was reactivated again and assigned to the 13th Support Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. Destined for the

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, the 160th Signal Group arrived in Vietnam on 20 April 1967, and provided headquarters support in the Saigon and Long Binh area. The 160th Signal Group also provided cable construction, photographic, and communications security logistics support throughout the country. The unit received eight Battle Streamers for its participation in 14 campaigns including Counteroffensive, Phases II through VII, the Tet Counteroffensive, Consolidation and the Cease-fire. The 160th Signal Group returned to the United States, where it was deactivated on 3 June 1972 at Oakland, California. The 160th Signal Group was reactivated for the third time on 1 July 1974, at Karlsruhe Germany and re-designated on 1 October 1979, as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 160th Signal Brigade, part of

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. Its mission was to provide information mission area services, command, control and support of fixed station communications throughout Southern Germany and the United Kingdom. On 15 April 1991, the reorganization of the 5th Signal Command began with the brigade assuming the strategic communications mission for the entire theater. On 23 August 1991, the brigade was inactivated and its mission was assumed by the 302nd Signal Battalion. The Headquarters 160th Signal Brigade was re-activated for the fourth time on 3 September 2003, at

, Kuwait with two battalions: the 25th and 54th Signal Battalions. The Headquarters 160th Signal Brigade continues to provide the United States Army Central Command and Third United States Army with enterprise communications capabilities necessary to accomplish missions throughout Southwest Asia and the United States Central Command area of responsibility.

Subordinate units

*Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 160th Signal Brigade **S1 – Personnel **S2 – Intelligence & Security **S3 – Operations **S4 – Logistics * 25 Sig Bn DUI

25th Signal Battalion **HHD 25th Signal Battalion **US Army Network Enterprise Center – Qatar (formerly 580th Signal Company) * 54_Sig_Bn_DUI

54th Strategic Signal Battalion 54 may refer to: * 54 (number) * one of the years 54 BC, AD 54, 1954, 2054 * ''54'' (novel), a 2002 novel by Wu Ming * Studio 54, a New York City nightclub from 1977 until 1981 * ''54'' (film), a 1998 American drama film about the club * ''54'' ...

**HHD 54th Strategic Signal Battalion **USASA Kuwait Defense Satellite Communication Systems (USASA-Kuwait DSCS, formerly 56th Signal Company) **US Army Network Enterprise Center – Arifjan (USANEC-Arifjan, formerly 228th Signal Company) **US Army Network Enterprise Center – Kuwait (USANEC-Kuwait, formerly 519th Signal Company) **581st Signal Company **151 Expeditionary Signal Battalion

Former Commanders

*Colonel Alton J. Johnson, 2020-2022 *Colonel Paul S. Sparks, 2018-2020 *Colonel Kevin L. Griggs, 2016–2018 *Colonel Duane K. Green, 2014–2016 *Colonel Linda C. Jantzen, 2012–2014 *Colonel Maria B. Barrett, 2010–2012 *Colonel Ronald R. Stimeare *Colonel John M. Schleifer *Colonel William J. Scott, 2005–2006 *Colonel John A. Wilcox, 2004-2005 *Colonel John M. Blaine III, 2003-2004

External links

Official DOD website for 160th Signal Brigade
Signal brigades of the United States Army Military units and formations established in 1945