279th Army Field Support Brigade

The 279th Army Field Support Brigade is a unit of the Alabama National Guard since 2008 when the 151st Combat Engineer Battalion and the 279th Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons Battalion were merged to create the 279th Signal Battalion in 1959.^[1] The units predecessor units served in Alaska in World War II and in Korea. The 279th Signal served during the Berlin Crisis in 1961.^[2]

279th Army Field Support Brigade
Active	2008-present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Alabama
Branch	Army National Guard
Role	Field Support
Size	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Huntsville, Alabama
Motto(s)	Integrity Always
Website	https://www.aschq.army.mil/Units/279th/
Commanders
Current commander	Col. Christopher Johnson
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Roy M. Sosebee, Jr.
Insignia
279th Army Field Support Brigade DUI

The mission of the unit is to support US NORTHCOM providing logistics support to whatever mission they are given.