3rd Signal Brigade (United States)

3rd Signal Brigade
3rd Signal Brigade Insignia
Active	24. January 1946. - 15. April 2008.
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	Signal Corps
Type	Communications
Role	Command and Control Communications
Garrison/HQ	Fort Hood, TX (former)
Nickname(s)	Triple Threat
Motto(s)	"First in, Last out, Warriors"
Engagements	Operation Desert Storm Operation Iraqi Freedom
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The 3d Signal Brigade of the United States Army was an element of III Corps. It was based at Fort Hood, Texas, but was inactivated on 15 April 2008 as part of the transformation of the U.S. Army to a Modular Force Structure. The 3rd Signal Brigade has a history of inactivations and reactivations ever since formation of the unit in 1946.

The 3d Signal Brigade was composed of the Brigade's Headquarters and Headquarters Company & the 57th Signal Battalion. On order, the 3d Signal Brigade deployed to a theater of operations, provided command and control communications to the III Mobile Armored Corps (Phantom), and redeployed.

Provide communications and automation support to III Corps (United States) and Fort Hood. The unit is tasked with:

On 16 September 1979, the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade was constituted. HHC, 3d Signal Brigade commanded and controlled the 16th, 54th and 57th Signal Battalions. On 16 April 1989 the Brigade inactivated the 54th Signal Battalion and began a total reconfiguration for fielding on new Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) which culminated with the Commander's Acceptance Field Training Exercise in November 1989. The Brigade included HHC, 3d Signal Brigade, 16th Signal Battalion, 57th Signal Battalion, 313th Signal Company, and the 1114th Signal Battalion (Fort Hood Directorate of Information Management).

On 27 September 1990, the 57th Signal Battalion and elements of the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade were deployed to Southwest Asia (SWA) where they were attached to the 35th Signal Brigade (Corps) (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. In April 1991, the 57th Signal Battalion and all other 3d Signal Brigade assets were released from attachment and returned to Fort Hood, Texas.

On 4 January 2004 313th Signal Company, 57th Signal Battalion, and elements of the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade were once again deployed to Southwest Asia (SWA) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II (OIF II). For the first time in its history, the entire HHC, 3d Signal Brigade deployed overseas in support of a real world mission. On 23 December 2004, the 3d Signal Brigade relinquished command and control of the OIF II theater communications network to the 35th Signal Brigade (Corps) (Airborne).