| 142nd Signal Brigade | |
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| Active | 1960-2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Alabama |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Signal |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Decatur, Alabama |
| Motto(s) | For State And Nation |
| Commanders | |
| Final Commander | Brig. Gen. Brooks Hodges |
| Final Command Sergeant Major | CSM Russell L. Quinn |
| Insignia | |
| 142nd Signal Brigade DUI |  |
The 142nd Signal Brigade was a unit of the Alabama National Guard until August 2008. [1] The unit was originally created in October 1960 as the HHC 142nd Signal Group in Decatur, Alabama. [2] The unit was federalized in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy to enforce desegregation at the University of Alabama [3] and to serve Alabama Governor George Wallace a federal restraining order. In April 1978 the unit was redesignated as 142nd Signal Brigade. In 2005, parts of the brigade were deployed in the Global War on Terror.