35th Signal Brigade ( United States ) The 35th Signal Brigade is the largest signal unit in the world and was the only airborne signal brigade in the United States Army . The brigade was previously based at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , and provided rapidly deployable force projection signal support , and rapid communications for Army , Joint , and Combined Operations . On 23 April 2007 , the 35th Signal Brigade relocated to Fort Gordon , Georgia , and the 93rd Signal Brigade was redesignated as the 35th Signal Brigade . Its parent unit is Army Forces Command . Mission . The new mission statement of the 35th Signal Brigade states the unit " has the mission to deploy , install , operate , and maintain a tactical theater communications package worldwide while supporting joint and combined operations . " Organization and History . The 35th Signal Brigade ( “ THE Lion Brigade ! ” ) was formed as the 931st Signal Battalion ( Air Support Command ) and activated on 11 January 1943 at Esler Field , Louisiana . In June 1944 , the unit was reorganized and re - designated as the 931st Signal Battalion . The Unit deployed to India and Burma where it provided communications to the American and British Armies . The Battalion received credit for participating in India - Burma , Central Burma , and the China offensive campaigns . It also received a Meritorious Unit Citation for serving in the Asiatic - Pacific Theater . Following World War II , the 931st was deactivated in India in 1945 . The 931st was reactivated 25 April 1967 and re - designated as the 35th Signal Group , based at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , where it gained Airborne status . The 35th Signal Group participated in multiple training and Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises between 1967 and 1979 to prepare for any mission . Due to the changes in the organizational structure of the Army , the 35th Signal Group was reorganized as the 35th Signal Brigade on 16 December 1979 to support XVIII Airborne Corps level assets . In 1983 , the Brigade headquarters deployed to Grenada in support of Operation Urgent Fury , where elements of the Brigade established communications by providing tactical satellite communications between Fort Bragg , Grenada and higher level command in CONUS . The Brigade headquarters deployed to Honduras in support of Operation Golden Pheasant in 1988 . There , the Brigade supported the show of force to ensure the sovereignty of the country would be respected . In 1989 , the Brigade participated in Operation Just Cause , and assumed operational control of all Joint Task Force level tactical communications assets in Panama by overseeing the JTF message switching network , radio nets and ensuring AUTOVON connectivity . The 35th Signal Brigade deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of XVIII Airborne Corps during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm from 1990 to 1991 . Once again , the Brigade proved that its personnel were highly trained Soldiers who were able to accomplish the mission by establishing the largest tactical satellite network ever installed in support of a Corps Area of Operations . The Lion Brigade received campaign participation credit for the Defense of Saudi Arabia and The Liberation and Defense of Kuwait and the Meritorious Unit Commendation award for its actions . The Brigade deployed to Florida to aid Humanitarian Relief Efforts for victims of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 , and deployed an element of troops in support of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1993 , which supported Army Forces that secured an airfield and installations that allowed the freedom of maneuver of food and humanitarian supplies throughout the country . In 1994 , the 35th Signal Brigade supported XVIII Airborne Corps during deliberate planning and the eventual deployment of US forces to Haiti . The Brigade installed , operated , and maintained a sustainment base there that provided video - teleconference capabilities and numerous tactical satellite links to Fort Bragg . Additionally , the Unit supported efforts that protected U . S . citizens , aided the Haitian Armed Forces and assisted in the transition of Haiti to a democracy . Since February 2002 , the 35th Signal Brigade and its Units have supported the Global War on Terrorism with multiple deployments to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation New Dawn . The Lion Brigade deployed to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to support Combined Joint Task Force - 180 and earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation award for its actions . Furthermore , the Brigade earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation award for the Iraq Governance campaign of Operation Iraqi Freedom that occurred from 2004 to 2005 . There , the 35th Signal Brigade deployed to Iraq to assume command and control over all Multi - National Force and Multi - National Corps Force systems . On 12 April 2007 , the 35th Signal Brigade was inactivated on Fort Bragg . The next day , 13 April 2007 , the Brigade executed its last Airborne operation from Fort Bragg with the last paratroopers of the Brigade jumping into Preston Drop Zone on Fort Gordon . On 23 April 2007 , as the 93rd Signal Brigade cased its colors , the Brigade headquarters was reorganized and redesignated as the 35th Signal Brigade ( Theater Tactical ) . The Unit was called to support Operation Iraqi Freedom for a second time from 2009 to 2010 during the Iraq Sovereignty campaign of Operation Iraqi Freedom . As the last tactical Signal Brigade in Iraq , the Unit was responsible for the engineering , installation , operation , maintenance and the defense of the Iraq Theater Information Grid , and ensured a scalable and reliable command and control , communications and computers infrastructure for Coalition Forces in the Iraq Joint Operating Area . The Lion Brigade received campaign participation credit and the Meritorious Unit Commendation award for its actions . In the present day , the Brigade continues to support XVIII Airborne Corps Units in full spectrum operations . Focusing on its People , Teams and Community , the highly trained and expeditionary culture the Soldiers of the Brigade embraced in the past will continue to prove time and time again that “ THE Lion Brigade ! ” is ready to execute every mission when called upon . “ UTMOST OF OUR ABILITY ! ”