The 38th Guards Communications Brigade is a signals brigade in the

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. It is currently located near Bear Lake,

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. On February 1, 1997, the 171st separate communications brigade was reorganized into the 38th separate communications regiment. The Brigade was scattered across

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as well as

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. The Brigade Also had action in

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operations in the north Caucuses. By 2015 the Regiment was turned into a brigade and given the honorary name " Guards". At the moment, it consists of a command battalion and a few communications battalions. some of the tasks currently being performed by the 38th Guards Communications Brigade are establishing communications in military field conditions during exercises, landing aircraft with groups of

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s and establishing navigation of aviation equipment.

Commanders

* Major Sidorenko Nikolai Klimentievich (1947–1948) * Lieutenant Colonel Sinelnikov David Ruvimovich (1948–1950) * Lieutenant Colonel Gorbunov Ivan Zakharovich (1950–1953) * Lieutenant Colonel Popov Mikhail Sergeevich (1953–1965) * Lieutenant Colonel Denisov Nikolay Vasilyevich (1965–1970) * Major Khudoklinov Viktor Pavlovich (1970–1972) * Lieutenant Colonel Malakhov Arkady Viktorovich (1972–1977) * Lieutenant Colonel Gorshenev Vladimir Vasilyevich (1977–1982) * Colonel Korotkov Yuri Mikhailovich (1982–1987) * Colonel Usachev Sergey Alekseevich (1987–1994) * Colonel Tomin Oleg Nikolaevich (1994–1997) * Lieutenant colonel Isaev Nikolai Nikolaevich (1997–1999) * Colonel Sineshchekov Valery Nikolaevich (1999–2002) * Colonel Kutuzov Roman Vladimirovich (2002–2010) * Colonel Grechkov Alexander Vladimirovich (2010–2014) * Guards Colonel Hamburg Alexey Alexandrovich (2014–2021) * Guards Colonel Babikov Viktor Mikhailovich (since 2021)

References

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