137th Signal Company

Signal Company November 2020 November 2020 March 2026 April 2020 137th Signal Company 1 September 2006 – present United States U.S. Army Ohio National Guard Signal Corps (United States Army) Company Springfield, Ohio "" CPT Donald Flowers CPT Benjamin Murphy CPT Evan Howard CPT Kevin Kelchin, 2013-16 CPT Denise Stewart, 2016-18 CPT Brett Adamik, 2018-21 CPT Mark Manibusan, 2021-Present Parent Units 371st Sustainment Brigade 371st Special Troops Battalion The 137th Signal Company is an Ohio Army National Guard Signal Company based out of Springfield, Ohio. The 137th Signal Company is a member of the 371st Special Troops Battalion, a member of the 371st Sustainment Brigade. The 137th provides radio and satellite communications assets and expertise to the 371st Sustainment Brigade and its subordinate units. Members of the company are trained to provide reliable, secure, tactical communications in a variety of situations such as the battlefield, disaster relief, and standard infrastructure. In general, a signal company is able to provide both line of sight (LOS) and beyond line of sight (BLOS) capabilities to supported units to enable both local and remote communication pathways. The 137th Signal Company also possesses disaster response capabilities through the Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) system, which enables National Guard signal units to provide commercial phone, internet access, and commercial Wi-Fi and 4G LTE to first responders. Location The company relocated from Newark, Ohio to Springfield, Ohio in August 2021. History The 137th Signal Company was constituted on September 1, 2006, as the Signal Detachment, 371st Sustainment Brigade. The Signal Company was reorganized and re-designated on November 1, 2011, as the 137th Signal Company. The Signal Detachment supported President Obama's inauguration in January 2008. The 137th Signal Company has responded to Hurricane Gustav (2008) and Hurricane Maria (2017) in Puerto Rico. The 137th Signal Company participated in a Joint Readiness Training Center rotation in 2016. References Lineage And Honors Information - 137 Signal Company Facebook: 371 Sustainment Brigade Ohio National Guard Homepage 137th Signal Company returns from Puerto Rico Ohio National Guard sends signal company to help rebuild communications in Puerto Rico PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS-TACTICAL Category:Companies of the United States Army National Guard 371 Category:Newark, Ohio Category:Ohio National Guard units Category:Military units and formations in Ohio Category:Military units and formations established in 2007