1108th Signal Brigade explained

Unit Name:1108th Signal Brigade
Country: United States
Type:Signals brigade
Dates:1 April 1988 – 16 October 2003[1]
Command Structure:7th Signal Command
Size:Brigade
Garrison:Fort Ritchie, Maryland
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The 1108th Signal Brigade is a United States Army unit responsible for running much of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex and providing strategic communication support to the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[2] [3] It was based at Fort Ritchie, but was recommended to be transferred to Fort Detrick, Maryland during the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure.[3] [2] [4]

On 16 October 2003, the 1108th Signal Brigade at Fort Detrick, Maryland was re-designated the 21st Signal Brigade.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21st U.S. Army Signal Brigade communications facility at Ft Detrick in Frederick, MD (Google Maps). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150430185941/http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/21st-u-s-army-signal-brigade-communications-facility-at-ft-detrick/view/google/ . 30 April 2015 . 3 December 2019.
  2. Book: Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 17, September 24 to October 3, 2003 . 23831 . 2007 . United States Government Publishing Office.
  3. Book: Graff, Garrett M. . Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself - While the Rest of Us Die . . 2017.
  4. Book: Defense Base Closure And Realignment Commission: Report To The President 1995 . DIANE Publishing Company . 2004 . 9780788124617.
  5. Web site: History of 21st Signal Brigade. 21st Signal Brigade :: U.S. Army Fort Detrick. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203172542/https://home.army.mil/detrick/index.php/units-tenants/21st-signal-brigade . 3 December 2019 . 3 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Headquarters and Headquarters Company 21st Signal Brigade (Razor Sharp) Lineage and Honors. U.S. Army Center of Military History - Lineage and Honors Information. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080104023724/http://www.history.army.mil:80/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/sc/0021scbde.htm . 4 January 2008 . 3 December 2019.