261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (United States)
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Communications |
| Role | Command and control communications |
| Garrison/HQ | Smyrna, Delaware |
| Nickname(s) | The Diamond Brigade |
| Motto(s) | "Make it Happen!" |
| Colors | Orange, White, Blue and Buff |
| Engagements | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
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The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (TTSB) is a unit in the Delaware Army National Guard, with a home station in Smyrna, Delaware. The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (TTSB) provides command and control to assigned and attached units. The 261st Signal Brigade supervises the installation, operation, and maintenance of up to 16 NODES in the theater communications system excluding the division and corps systems. The brigade also hosts a Joint Command, Control, Computer and Communications (C4) Center, or JCCC, at its headquarters in Smyrna, Delaware.
The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (TTSB) provides command and control to assigned and attached units. The 261st Signal Brigade supervises the installation, operation, and maintenance of up to 16 NODES in the theater communications system excluding the division and corps systems. The HHC, 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade is employed to command and control echelons above corps (EAC) tactical signal battalions, theater strategic organizations, and separate companies as required to support theater communications networks.
One battalion currently falls under command of 261st Signal Brigade:
The 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion provides command, control, and supervision of organic and assigned units, and provides nodal and extension communications support for the Combatant Commanders of unified or specified commands, Army Service Component Commanders (ASCC), or Joint Task Force/Joint Forces Land Component Commands (JTF/JFLCC). 198th Deployed to Camp Cropper, Iraq from **need dates and mission**
The 198th traces its lineage all the way back to the Revolution, to Colonel John Haslet's 1st Delaware Regiment which was formed 21 January 1776. The regiment was a significant contributor at the Battle of Cowpens on 17 January 1781. The battalion also served at Fort Miles as the 198th Coastal Artillery Battalion during World War 2.
Former subordinate Units:
The 261st Signal Brigade began its lineage in 1943 as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade at New Caledonia. After the war, the unit was redesignated to National Guard status as the 261st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade.
The modern 261st TTSB is a mobile force able to rapidly deploy, supporting both state and federal missions. The 261st served a 10-month tour at Camp Victory, Iraq managing communications in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned to Delaware 2 October 2009.
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