53rd Signal Battalion

The 53rd Signal Battalion is a United States Army unit. Assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, it is responsible for controlling the Wideband Global SATCOM and Defense Satellite Communications System. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.[2][3]

53rd Signal Battalion
Battalion coat of arms
Active1 June 1941–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeBattalion
RoleSatellite control
Part ofU.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade
HeadquartersPeterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)"First, Last and Always."[1]
Commanders
CommanderLTC David A. Pheasant
SuperintendentCSM Jeffery Grela
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

In September 2021, it was announced that the battalion would be transferred to the United States Space Force.[4][5]

List of commanders
  • LTC Scott M. Geiger, ~2008
  • LTC Patrick L. Kerr, 11 June 2008[6]
  • LTC Benjamin C. Jones, 23 June 2010[7]
  • COL Thomas L. Meccia, ~2016
  • COL Glenn O. Mellor, 20 May 2016[8]
  • LTC Jason N. Daugherty, 8 June 2018[9]
  • LTC David A. Pheasant, 5 June 2020[10]

See also

References
  1. "Coat of Arms". tioh.army.mil.
  2. "53rd Signal Battalion leads the Army's space operations". www.army.mil.
  3. "U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade". www.smdc.army.mil.
  4. "Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch". SpaceNews. 21 September 2021.
  5. "Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force". United States Space Force.
  6. "53rd Signal Battalion Changes Command". www.army.mil.
  7. "53rd Signal Battalion Conducts Change of Command". www.army.mil.
  8. "53rd Signal Battalion Change of Command". Peterson Space Force Base.
  9. "53rd Signal Battalion conducts change of command". www.army.mil.
  10. "LTC DAVID PHEASANT". www.smdc.army.mil.
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