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101st Signal Battalion (United States)
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Headquartered in Yonkers, New York
, The 101st Signal Battalion is an Echelons Above Corps
Signal Unit of the New York Army National Guard
. It is subordinate to the 53rd Troop Command.
support for the command and control of combined arms forces. Signal support includes Network Operations (information assurance
, information dissemination management, and network management
) and management of the electromagnetic spectrum
. Signal support encompasses designing, installing, maintaining, and managing information networks
; to include communications links, computers, and other components of local and wide area networks.
Soldiers belonging to the 101st Signal Battalion plan, install, operate, and maintain voice and data communications networks that employ single and multi-channel satellite, tropospheric scatter
, terrestrial microwave, switching, messaging, video-teleconferencing, visual information, and other related systems. They also integrate tactical, strategic and sustaining base communications, information processing and management systems into a seamless global information network that supports knowledge dominance for Army, joint and coalition operations.
, respectively, as the Provisional Signal Corps of the 1st and 2d Brigades. Following this, the units were restructured and on 11 November 1892, were designated the Provisional Signal and Telegraph Corps of the 1st and 2d Brigades, respectively.
After three years, on 10 January 1895, they were redesignated as the 1st and 2d Signal Corps. Another restructuring occurred on 23 July 1903, becoming the 1st and 2d companies, Signal Corps. Following this, they consolidated on 7 February 1914, as the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps.
Following this, they were called into federal service on 18 June 1916, for service on the Mexican
Border. They were redesignated as the 102d Field Signal Battalion and were assigned to the 27th Division on 1 October 1917.
They were demobilized on 31 March 1919 at Camp Upton
, New York. After this, they consolidated with the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, New York Guard. The consolidated unit reorganized into the New York National Guard as the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps; headquarters was recognized federally on 3 May 1921, in New York.
The 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, was redesignated 1 June 1921 as the 101st Signal Battalion. Inducted into Federal service 13 January 1941 at home stations, furthermore deactivated 8 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, California.
The first battalion was reorganized and federally recognized 16 October 1947 with Headquarters at Yonkers. After this, they were redesignated on 1 March 1950, as the 101st Signal Battalion.
The unit was deactivated on 20 August 1994 at Camp Smith, Peekskill, NY, and lied dormant until 1 September 2004, when it was reconstituted into the Army Force Structure and into the New York Army National guard.
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Yonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
, The 101st Signal Battalion is an Echelons Above Corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
Signal Unit of the New York Army National Guard
United States National Guard
The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...
. It is subordinate to the 53rd Troop Command.
Mission
The mission of the 101st Signal Battalion is to provide and manage communications and information systemsInformation systems
Information Systems is an academic/professional discipline bridging the business field and the well-defined computer science field that is evolving toward a new scientific area of study...
support for the command and control of combined arms forces. Signal support includes Network Operations (information assurance
Information Assurance
Information assurance is the practice of managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes...
, information dissemination management, and network management
Network management
Network management refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools that pertain to the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems....
) and management of the electromagnetic spectrum
Electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. The "electromagnetic spectrum" of an object is the characteristic distribution of electromagnetic radiation emitted or absorbed by that particular object....
. Signal support encompasses designing, installing, maintaining, and managing information networks
Information networks
Information networks are networks that transmit information in versatile human and technical networks to enhance knowledge, business or social aims. Often they use information technology in contrast to biological neural networks or social networks research...
; to include communications links, computers, and other components of local and wide area networks.
Soldiers belonging to the 101st Signal Battalion plan, install, operate, and maintain voice and data communications networks that employ single and multi-channel satellite, tropospheric scatter
Tropospheric scatter
Tropospheric scatter is a method of transmitting and receiving microwave radio signals over considerable distances – often up to 300 km...
, terrestrial microwave, switching, messaging, video-teleconferencing, visual information, and other related systems. They also integrate tactical, strategic and sustaining base communications, information processing and management systems into a seamless global information network that supports knowledge dominance for Army, joint and coalition operations.
History
Organized 6 December 1886 and 29 December 1894, in the New York National Guard at New York and BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, respectively, as the Provisional Signal Corps of the 1st and 2d Brigades. Following this, the units were restructured and on 11 November 1892, were designated the Provisional Signal and Telegraph Corps of the 1st and 2d Brigades, respectively.
After three years, on 10 January 1895, they were redesignated as the 1st and 2d Signal Corps. Another restructuring occurred on 23 July 1903, becoming the 1st and 2d companies, Signal Corps. Following this, they consolidated on 7 February 1914, as the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps.
Following this, they were called into federal service on 18 June 1916, for service on the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Border. They were redesignated as the 102d Field Signal Battalion and were assigned to the 27th Division on 1 October 1917.
They were demobilized on 31 March 1919 at Camp Upton
Camp Upton
Camp Upton was an installation of the United States Army located in Yaphank on Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. It was located near Camp Mills.-History:...
, New York. After this, they consolidated with the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, New York Guard. The consolidated unit reorganized into the New York National Guard as the 1st Battalion, Signal Corps; headquarters was recognized federally on 3 May 1921, in New York.
The 1st Battalion, Signal Corps, was redesignated 1 June 1921 as the 101st Signal Battalion. Inducted into Federal service 13 January 1941 at home stations, furthermore deactivated 8 December 1945 at Camp Stoneman, California.
The first battalion was reorganized and federally recognized 16 October 1947 with Headquarters at Yonkers. After this, they were redesignated on 1 March 1950, as the 101st Signal Battalion.
The unit was deactivated on 20 August 1994 at Camp Smith, Peekskill, NY, and lied dormant until 1 September 2004, when it was reconstituted into the Army Force Structure and into the New York Army National guard.
Decorations
Meritorious Unit CommendationMeritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States military which is awarded to any military command which displays exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service, heroic deeds, or valorous actions....
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Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation (Philippines)
The Philippine Presidential Unit Citation is a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which has been awarded to certain units of the United States military for actions both during and subsequent to the Second World War....
, Streamer embroidered 17 October 1944 to 4 July 1945.
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Presidential Unit Citation (Korea)
The Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation is issued by the government of South Korea to both Korean military and foreign units. The last major issuance of the decoration was during the Korean War when the decoration was bestowed to several U.S., U.K., and Commonwealth military units...
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