Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says
By Todd South
Aug 20, 2024, 03:23 PM
Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, train at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Truesdale/Army)
The Army is restructuring its signal battalions as advancements in technology and a laser-focus on its network dovetail with a shift from brigade to division-centric combat plans.
Final details for restructuring the battalions came after years of merging job specialties in signal fields.
Army Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff for Army G6, which implements command, control, communications and cyber for the force, shared this update Tuesday at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association TechNet event in Augusta, Georgia.
While details of the restructuring are still being reviewed prior to approval, Morrison said the changes will pull resources to the division level to handle network-centered problems. The move is expected to free up signal soldiers for more unit-level work within the brigades.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/08/20/signal-battalions-to-be-rebuilt-for-modern-combat-army-says/
