page_title: White House Communications Agency
section_title: Members
hierarchical_section_title: White House Communications Agency / Members
caption_attribution_description: English: Seals of the United States Armed Forces
context_page_description: The White House Communications Agency, originally known as the White House Signal Corps and then the White House Signal Detachment, was officially formed by the United States Department of War on 25 March 1942 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was created to provide secure normal, secret, and emergency communications requirements in support of the president. The organization provided mobile radio, Teletype, telegraph, telephone and cryptographic aides in the White House and at "Shangri-La". The organizational mission was to provide a premier communication system that would enable the president to lead the nation effectively.
context_section_description: The White House Communications Agency is a joint military unit. It has members from each branch of service: United States Air Force (USAF), United States Army (USA), United State Coast Guard (USCG), United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Space Force (USSF) and the United States Navy (USN). They are stringently vetted before being admitted. After meritorious service of 365 days, typically, its uniformed service members are awarded the Presidential Service Badge.
  WHCA also maintains many civilian employees throughout the agency and satellite locations.
caption: Seals of the branches of the United States Armed Forces
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