FORT BRAGG, N.C. (October 14, 2022) —- The 35th Corps Signal Brigade (CSB) command team uncased their unit’s colors during a ceremony on October 14, – signifying the brigade’s return to Fort Bragg where it was headquartered for nearly 40 years before moving to Fort Gordon, Ga. on April 23, 2007.
The brigade commander Col. Bernard Brogan and Command Sgt. Maj. Corey M. Towns, 35th CSB’s senior enlisted advisor, uncased the unit colors during a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Jeth Rey, the Director of Army Futures Command’s Network Cross-Functional Team, and Maj. Gen. Brian Mennes, Deputy Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg.
Going forward, the networks we build will be faster, more reliable, resilient and robust,” said Brogan. “We will enable the warfighter to decide and act quicker than any of our adversaries to win at the point of contact.”
The size of the brigade headquarters also increased by 25% to approximately 125 total positions. With these additional personnel, the unit is building a 21st century network operations center outfitted with a catalog of the best products offered by industry – to provide its supported units with network services that are secure, learning, and self-repairing.
“We’re going to move forward in a data-centric world,” said Rey. “With the right people, training, and task organization – we can better meet a commander’s needs for data across echelons and environments.”
The 35th CSB has a strong alumni community, many of whom traveled from around the country to once again see the unit’s colors back at Fort Bragg. One of those veterans is retired Command Sgt. Maj. Ira Weaver. He served as a first sergeant in the brigade from 2006-2008, and served as a jumpmaster on the brigade’s final airborne operation in 2007.
“It means a lot to see that the 35th Signal Brigade has returned back to Fort Bragg,” he said. “The Soldiers of the 35th get to enjoy some things we did back in the day like Ardennes [Street], Long Street, and just the family of airborne personnel here.”
The unit also transformed from a Theater Tactical Signal Brigade to a CSB as part of the relocation. The brigade’s planners are once again in proximity to the XVIII Airborne Corps’ communication section (G-6) – enhancing the mission planning between the Corps and its signal brigade to provide warfighters the best service for their telecommunications equipment.
The 35th CSB has two signal battalions, the 50th Expeditionary Signal Battalion-Enhanced (ESB-E), located at Fort Bragg N.C., and the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB), located at Fort Stewart, Ga. The 63rd ESB is scheduled to modernize to an enhanced signal battalion, like the 50th, in the next several years as part of the brigade’s transformation to a CSB. ESB-E’s are outfitted with communications equipment that is significantly more portable, lighter, and requires fewer Soldiers to operate – reducing transportation requirements by over 60 percent.
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.14.2022 16:44 |
| Story ID: | 431382 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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