392nd Aviation Signal Company 1709th Signal Service Battalion 392nd Signal Battalion | |
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Active | 1942—1945 1954—1956 1956—1963 1995—Present |
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Type | Signals Battalion |
Role | Expeditionary Signals |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 359th (Theater) Tactical Signal Brigade |
Battalion Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland |
Nickname(s) | 392 ESB |
Motto(s) | "We Server, to honor" |
Engagements | World War II War on Terrorism |
The 392nd (Expeditionary) Signal Battalion is a military communications battalion of the United States Army Reserve currently part of the 359th (Theater) Tactical Signal Brigade. The battalion is today headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The current organization of the battalion is as follows; [1]
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