History
On 16 September 1979, the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade was constituted. HHC, 3d Signal Brigade commanded and controlled the 16th, 54th and 57th Signal Battalions. On 16 April 1989 the Brigade inactivated the 54th Signal Battalion and began a total reconfiguration for fielding on new Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) which culminated with the Commander's Acceptance Field Training Exercise in November 1989. The Brigade included HHC, 3d Signal Brigade, 16th Signal Battalion, 57th Signal Battalion, 313th Signal Company, and the 1114th Signal Battalion (Fort Hood Directorate of Information Management).
On 27 September 1990, the 57th Signal Battalion and elements of the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade were deployed to Southwest Asia (SWA) where they were attached to the 35th Signal Brigade (Corps) (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. In April 1991, the 57th Signal Battalion and all other 3d Signal Brigade assets were released from attachment and returned to Fort Hood, Texas.
On 4 January 2004 the 57th Signal Battalion and elements of the HHC, 3d Signal Brigade were once again deployed to Southwest Asia (SWA) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II (OIF II). For the first time in its history, the entire HHC, 3d Signal Brigade deployed overseas in support of a real world mission. On 23 December 2004, the 3d Signal Brigade relinquished command and control of the OIF II theater communications network to the 35th Signal Brigade (Corps) (Airborne).
On 19 May 2006, the 3d Signal Brigade inactivated its 16th Signal Battalion and 313th Signal Company, leaving the Brigade with only its command and control element, its Headquarters and Headquarters Company, and the 57th Signal Battalion.
The Brigade's three forms of telecommunication: MSE, TACSAT, and TROPO, provide the III Corps Commander and his field commanders with a strong communications triad which lives up to the Brigade's motto of "TRIPLE THREAT!"
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