As Desert Shield gave way to Desert Storm, the ground troops of the 3AD found themselves with the Iraqi border just over the horizon. The 143rd Signal Battalion crossed the Wadi al Batín with the front line units of the 3rd Armor Division, a story better told here.
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GTE AD which shows the Remote Access Unit (RAU) at the 143rd Node Center in Kuwait. The 143rd lashed their antennae to their vehicle-mounted communications shelters, in order to minimize the time it would take to establish usable voice and data links. |
A Laser Etched Plaque depicts a Radio Access Unit (RAU) at the Node Center 62 site in Kuwait. The Oil Well Fires can be seen in the background.
The plaque also shows the 3AD/143rd SIG BN Distinctive Unit Insignia as well as the route the 3AD took into Kuwait.