History of the 82d Signal Battalion and its involvement in Post Cold War operations.

In August 1992, the battalion deployed a Company Task Force in support of 2nd Brigade to South Florida to assist with Hurricane Andrew relief operations. For more than 30 days, Signal Battalion troopers helped to provide food, shelter, and medical assistance to the people of South Florida.

On 18 September 1994, over 30 C130s took off from Pope Air Force Base enroute to Haiti. The "All Americans" were about to conduct the largest parachute assault since Operation Market Garden during World War II. The battalion, under the command of LTC Van Patten, had Single Channel TACSAT operators and Assault Communications Platoon radio operators cross-loaded onboard the C-130s. The battalion also provided enroute communications for the Task Force Commander, MG Mike Steele. Approximately one hour from the objective area, the invasion was aborted after Haitian authorities discovered that the 82d Airborne Division was on the way. It was through the battalion's enroute communications that the word was received to abort the mission. The Division had accomplished its mission without firing a shot.