93rd Signal Brigade (United States)


The 93rd Signal Brigade is a unit of the United States Army which was active sporadically from 1941 to the present. Its mission has been to deploy, install, operate, and maintain a global tactical theater communications package, while supporting joint and combined operations. The 93rd Signal Brigade was deactivated on 23 April 2007, and replaced by the 35th Signal Brigade. The Brigade was reactivated at Fort Eustis, Va on 16 July 2008 to support the 7th Signal Command.

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Description/Blazon

Centered upon a blue disc 2 3/4 inches in diameter a white nine-pointed star, and centered thereon in a triangular form, three orange flashes.
Symbolism
The colors blue and white are a reference to the organization which is served by the unit. Orange and white are the colors traditionally associated with the US Army Signal Corps and the flashes refer to the signal communications mission of the organization. The outward points of the star connote signals transmitted and the inward points connote signals received. The nine points and three flashes allude to the unit's numerical designation.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 10 February 1981.

Distinctive Unit Insignia Description/Blazon

A Gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Azure over a flash in bend Argent a torch Proper, inflamed of the last, in sinister three mullets palewise Or. Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Gold scroll inscribed "LOYALTY, HARMONY, ACCURACY" in Red letters.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 93d Signal Battalion on 20 February 1943. It was redesignated for the 93d Signal Brigade with symbolism revised to reflect correct lineal descent and color of stars on 29 October 1980.

Lineage

Constituted 3 November 1941 in the Regular Army as the 93d Signal Battalion
Activated 15 May 1942 at Camp Crowder, Missouri
Inactivated 3 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Activated 24 February 1955 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Inactivated 21 September 1972 in Germany
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 93d Signal Battalion, redesignated 16 March 1981 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 93d Signal Brigade, and activated in Germany
Inactivated 15 December 1991 in Germany
Activated 16 February 1998 at Fort Gordon, Georgia
Inactivated 16 April 2007 at Fort Gordon, Georgia
Activated 16 July 2007 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire

Units

Units under the 93d Signal Brigade were:
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