142nd Signal Brigade

142nd Signal Brigade 142SigBdeSSI.png 200 px 1960-2008 United States Army National Guard Signal Brigade Decatur, Alabama For State And Nation Brig. Gen. Brooks Hodges Final Commander CSM Russell L. Quinn Final Command Sergeant Major 100px 200px 142nd Signal Brigade DUI 142nd Signal Brigade Flag The 142nd Signal Brigade was a unit of the Alabama National Guard until August 2008.August 5, 2008 142nd Signal Brigade Set for Inactivation https://www.wsfa.com/story/8793258/142nd-signal-brigade-set-for-inactivation/ WSFA-12 The unit was originally created in October 1960 as the HHC 142nd Signal Group in Decatur, Alabama.142nd Signal Battalion https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/142sig-bde.htm July 8, 2025 Global Security The unit was federalized in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy to enforce desegregation at the University of Alabamajgray@al.com Jeremy Gray 2013-09-10 Kennedy federalized National Guard to integrate Alabama public schools (Sept. 10, 1963) https://www.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2013/09/kennedy_federalized_national_g.html 2025-08-17 al en and to serve Alabama Governor George Wallace a federal restraining order. In April 1978 the unit was redesignated as 142nd Signal Brigade. In 2005, parts of the brigade were deployed in the Global War on Terror. Subordinate Units 29th Signal Battalion at Fort Lewis, WashJuly 31, 2008 Alabama National Guard says goodbye to the 142nd Signal Brigade https://www.dvidshub.net/news/22005/alabama-national-guard-says-goodbye-142nd-signal-brigade Defense Visual Information Distribution Service 279th Signal Battalion - Fort Jackson M. Balch Armory Huntsville 115th Signal Battalion - Florence 711th Signal Battalion - Mobile References Category:Signal brigades of the United States Army Category:Brigades of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1960