Signal Brigade Alabama

Organzied 25 October 1960
Alabama Army National Guard
Headquarters and Headquarters
Detachment 142nd Signal Group.

Redesignated on 1 April 1978
Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
142nd Signal Brigade.

Worn from:
23 August 1978 - Current.

The mission of the 142nd Signal Battalion and subordinate
units is to provide communications from the fox hole of the
individual fighting soldier all the way back to the Pentagon.
To accomplish this mission, we use mobile phone, facsimile,
e-mail, internet access, electronic switches, radio,
and satellite communications.

The diamond shape refers to an early radio antenna. The
lightning flashes represent the unit's speed in communications.
The saltire was suggested by the Alabama state flag and refers
to Decatur, Alabama, the organization's origin and home station.

Battalions: Fort Lewis, Washington
29th Signal Battalion