The 551st Signal Battalion is an active duty unit of the United States Army

United States Army

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, housed on Fort Gordon

Fort Gordon

Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,...

. The MACOM

Major Command

Major Command or Major Commands are large formations of the United States Armed Forces. Historically, a MAJCOM is the highest level of command.There are two types of Major Commands in the United States military:...

 for the 551st is (TRADOC) and they fall directly under the 15th Regimental Signal Brigade.
The 551st trains the following Signal Corps MOSs

Military Occupational Specialty

A United States military occupation code, or a Military Occupational Specialty code , is a nine character code used in the United States Army and United States Marines to identify a specific job. In the U.S. Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes is used...

25F – Network Switching System Operator/Maintainer

25N – Nodal Network System Operator/Maintainer

25P – Microwave Systems Operator Maintainer

25P Microwave Systems Operator/Maintainer

25P is a military Occupational Specialty code in the United States Army Signal Corps for the job "Microwave Systems Operator/Maintainer"....

25Q – Multi-Channel Transmission Systems Operator/Maintainer

25S – Satellite Communication Systems Operator/Maintainer

They also train the Additional Skills Identifier (ASI)

25S1C Satellite Systems Network Coordinator

Mission

To provide world class Advanced Individual Training to transform Soldiers into disciplined, physically fit, prepared, tactically and technically competent “Signal Warriors” who live the Army Values

LDRSHIP

LDRSHIP is an acronym for the seven basic values of the United States Army, and stands for# Loyalty - Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S...

 and stand ready to make a positive contribution to the Operational Army.

Vision

To be the best Advanced Individual Training Signal Battalion in the US Army. An organization built on cohesion, confidence, competence and character.

History

551st Signal Battalion Lineage

• Constituted 10 December 1941 in the Army of the United States as the 551st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion, Separate
• Activated 15 December 1941 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
  New Jersey
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• Redesignated 12 December 1942 as the 551st Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion
• Inactivated 1 February 1946 in the Philippine Islands
• Redesignated 23 September 1986 as the 551st Signal Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
  United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
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   and activated at Fort Gordon
  Fort Gordon
  Fort Gordon, formerly known as Camp Gordon, is a United States Army installation established in 1917. It is the current home of the United States Army Signal Corps and Signal Center and was once the home of "The Provost Marshal General School" . The fort is located in Richmond, Jefferson, McDuffie,...
  
  , Georgia
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Honors

Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern Solomons

North Solomon Islands

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; Leyte

Leyte

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; Southern Philippines

Decorations

• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 October 1944 TO 4 July 1945

Company A additionally entitled to:

• Army Superior Unit Award for 1999–2000