261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( TTSB ) is a unit in the Delaware Army National Guard , with a home station in Smyrna , Delaware . The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( TTSB ) provides command and control to assigned and attached units . The 261st Signal Brigade supervises the installation , operation , and maintenance of up to 16 NODES in the theater communications system excluding the division and corps systems . The brigade also hosts a Joint Command , Control , Computer and Communications ( C4 ) Center , or JCCC , at its headquarters in Smyrna , Delaware . Mission . The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( TTSB ) provides command and control to assigned and attached units . The 261st Signal Brigade supervises the installation , operation , and maintenance of up to 16 NODES in the theater communications system excluding the division and corps systems . The HHC , 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade is employed to command and control echelons above corps ( EAC ) tactical signal battalions , theater strategic organizations , and separate companies as required to support theater communications networks . Subordinate units . One battalion currently falls under command of 261st Signal Brigade : The 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion provides command , control , and supervision of organic and assigned units , and provides nodal and extension communications support for the Combatant Commanders of unified or specified commands , Army Service Component Commanders ( ASCC ) , or Joint Task Force / Joint Forces Land Component Commands ( JTF / JFLCC ) . 198th Deployed to Camp Cropper , Iraq from * * need dates and mission * * The 198th traces its lineage all the way back to the Revolution , to Colonel John Haslet ' s 1st Delaware Regiment which was formed 21 January 1776 . The regiment was a significant contributor at the Battle of Cowpens on 17 January 1781 . The battalion also served at Fort Miles as the 198th Coastal Artillery Battalion during World War 2 . Former subordinate Units : History . The 261st Signal Brigade began its lineage in 1943 as the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade at New Caledonia . After the war , the unit was redesignated to National Guard status as the 261st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade . The modern 261st TTSB is a mobile force able to rapidly deploy , supporting both state and federal missions . The 261st served a 10 - month tour at Camp Victory , Iraq managing communications in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned to Delaware 2 October 2009 . The 261st returned to drill status in March 2010 . Col . David A . Passwaters III took command of the unit in a ceremony 6 March at Smyrna Readiness Center . The next day , outgoing commander Brig . Gen . Scott E . Chambers was installed as Deputy Adjutant General for the entire Delaware Army National Guard . Lineage and honors . Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 68th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade ( Activated 10 August 1943 at New Caledonia ) Inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan Redesignated 16 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 261stAntiaircraft Artillery Brigade and allotted to the Delaware National Guard Organized and federally recognized 5 December 1949 at Wilmington Redesignated 1 April 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery , 261st Artillery Brigade Converted and redesignated 1 January 1970 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 261st Signal Command Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 261st United States Army Strategic Communications Command Reorganized and redesignated 1July 1974 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company 261ST Signal Command Redesignated 1 September 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company 261st Signal Brigade Adopted the Joint C4 Coordination Center ( JCCC ) in 2006 Insignia . Shoulder sleeve insignia . " Description : " A lozenge with horizontal axis overall and vertical axis overall consisting of four lozenges conjoined , the upper of colonial blue and bearing a white five pointed star and each of the remaining three divided into white and orange areas by a zig - zag partition line , all within a buff border . " Symbolism : " Orange and white are the colors used by Signal units . Colonial blue and buff were suggested by the flag of the state of Delaware . The single star alludes to Delaware as the " first state " to sign the Constitution ; it is also used to indicate the capital city of Dover , the unit ' s home area . The pattern formed by the conjoined lozenges is indicative of precise planning and represents the unit ' s capabilities . The white and orange zig - zag simulates electric flashes and refers to the technology of a communications system and the unit ' s mission . " Background : " The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for 261st Signal Command on 7 January 1971 . It was amended on 27 January 1971 to correct the description of the insignia . On 19 January 1972 the insignia was redesignated for the 261st U . S . Army Strategic Communications Command . It was redesignated on 4 December 1974 for the 261st Signal Command . The shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated for the 261st Signal Brigade on 1 September 1996 . Distinctive unit insignia . " Description : " A silver color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of four orange lightning flashes issuing vertically from a blue lozenge charged with a white star between four white vertical arcing lightning bolts , all above an orange scroll inscribed " FORESEE " in silver letters . " Symbolism : " Orange and white are the traditional colors of the Signal Corps . The four white electronic flashes represent command and control , communications and computers , the four " C ' s " of a modern military Signal organization . The diamond shape and blue color refer to the Delaware State flag , and the star refers to Dover , the state capital and the unit ' s home area . The orange flashes represent the unit ' s mission to disseminate and direct communication efforts over a wide area . " Background : " The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 261st Signal Command on 31 August 1979 . It was redesignated for the 261st Signal Brigade on 1 September 1996 . Operation Iraqi Freedom . Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC ) , 261st TTSB was activated for federal service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 1 October 2008 . The unit conducted pre - mobilization training at Fort Bliss , Texas and formally accepted the tactical signal mission for the Iraqi Theater of Operations from 11th Signal Brigade on 20 December . During the deployment , 261st was the headquarters element of “ Task Force Diamond , ” with command and control over the 146th Expeditionary Signal Battalion , Florida Army National Guard , the 51st Expeditionary Signal Battalion , Fort Lewis , WA . The Task Force had personnel and equipment assets at over 50 locations throughout the Iraqi Theater of Operations . 261st transferred authority for the Theater signal mission to the 35th Signal Brigade in mid - September and returned home to Delaware on 1 October 2009 . On 11 July 2010 , the unit received the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its outstanding service during the deployment .