U.S. Army National Guard 1st Lt. Justin Rios of the 101st Signal Battalion, New York National Guard, 160th Signal Brigade sends a shoutout to the New York Islanders Nov. 1, 2018, Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
The Dec. 31 deadline for the drawdown of American military personnel from Iraq has led to a surge in activities for 160th Signal Brigade soldiers. The need for new tactical operations centers for U.S. Forces-Iraq personnel redeploying to Camp Buehring, Kuwait has Signal soldiers working to provide stable and secure communications platforms.
Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, A Company, 50th Signal Battalion deployed to Kazakhstan July 31-Aug. 23 to provide Third Army/ARCENT with the tactical communications equipment and technical expertise needed to operate and maintain voice, internet and data communications during Operation Steppe Eagle 2011.
