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41st Signal Battalion

41st Signal Battalion has the responsibility of providing information management suport for units in the northern region of the Republic of Korea. The Commander of the 41st Signal Battalion is the Regional Director of Information Management (R-DOIM) in the north. The R-DOIM is complemented with a civilian counterpart that is the Deputy Regional DOIM, and two Area DOIMs (at Camp Red Cloud and at Yongsan). DOIMs normally interface with a unit's Information Management Officer (IMO). An IMO manages information management resources within his/her particular unit. DOIMs are there to support everyone within United States Forces Korea, Eighth U.S. Army, Combined Forces Command, and the United Nations Command. There is a similar structure in the southern portion of the Republic of Korea under 36th Signal Battalion.

The 41st Signal Battalion provides Information Centers in support of the Information Mission Area (IMA). There is an Information Center (IC) at Yongsan and another Information Center at Camp Red Cloud (CRC). Information Centers provide various services for Eighth US Army (EUSA), United States Forces Korea (USFK), Combined Forces Command (CFC), United Nations Command (UNC), and the Commander In Chief (CINC). One of the many functions that the Information Center performs is the processing of Trouble Call Requests (TCR) for the servicing of automation equipment from each unit's Information Management Officer (IMO). It also provides Computer Based Training (CBT), classrooms for units to conduct their own training, and network support. Information Centers are provided as a service by the 36th Signal Battalion in the southern portion of the Republic.

There are two companies within the 41st Signal Battalion that run Information Centers. The 201st Signal Company manages an Information Center at Yongsan and 552nd Signal Company. manages an Information Center at Camp Red Cloud in Korea. Both Information Centers are sponsored by Eighth US Army and G6.

Military Affiliate Radio System, or MARS as it is more commonly called, is a special service that the 41st Signal Battalion is proud to provide to soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, and DOD civilians located within the Republic of Korea. MARS uses volunteer radio operators across the United States to relay messages and phone calls for service members stationed in the Republic. MARS provides Marsgrams. MARSgrams are messages that are 50 words or less sent through volunteers to friends and family back home. Drop boxes for MARSgrams are located throughout the Republic for the soldier's convenience.

Armed Forces Korea Network, better known as AFKN, is a television and radio service provided theater wide for the morale and welfare of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It also provides news and information to the military community. 41st Signal Battalion is proud to support AFKN's mission in the northern region. 41st Signal Battalion ensures that the transmission signal is received by thousands of military and US government civilians working in the northern region of South Korea. AFKN is supported by 36th Signal Battalion in the southern region.

41st Signal Battalion provides telephone services to service men and women in the northern region of the Republic. The 275th Signal Company, 552nd Signal Company, and 362nd Signal Company support the telephone services mission of the 41st Signal Battalion. The battalion's S3 and their staff coordinate the installation, management, and maintenance of phone lines in the northern region. The 36th Signal Battalion and its subordinate organizations have a similar mission in the south. 1st Signal Brigade , along with the 304th Signal Battalion and 307th Signal Battalion all function in unison with the 36th Signal Battalion and 41st Signal Battalion to provide dynamic communications and computer services to US Forces in Korea.

The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment provides command and control, operational guidance, and administrative and logistical support to 41st Signal Battalion. It also operates the consolidated motor pool for the Battalion to include vehicles from HHC, brigade and 275th Signal Company Forward Area Support Team (FAST) North. The detachment is located on Camp Coiner in Seoul.

The 201st Signal Support Company is headquartered in Yongsan. It operates and maintains the Automatic Gateway Message System, Sensitive Information Command Center, Seoul and the Information Center. The AGMS operates and maintains a portion of 41st Signal Battalion's telecommunications system in the Republic of Korea in support of the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea, Eighth U.S. Army, Department of Defense and affiliated activities as directed by the lst Signal Brigade commander. The Yongsan area Information Center provides consultant services for users and potential users of new automation technology, particularly in the areas of microcomputer, terminals and local area networks. It also provides user training in automatic data processing skills development and use of specific commercial software packages.

The 275th Signal Company, headquartered at Camp Coiner and with sites throughout the Yongsan area, operates and maintains telephone exchanges (including installation and maintenance of all military telephones) on Yongsan Main and South posts; Far East District Engineer Compound; Camps Market, Colbern, Page, Eagle, Long and K-16 Seoul Airbase. Additionally, 275th mans Namsan Microwave Station which is not only responsible for microwave relay but also operates and maintains one of the primary Net Radio Interface stations for the northern portion of Korea. The company also operates and maintains all AFKN television and AM/FM transmission systems throughout their area of responsibility. The 275th also has responsibility for the Seoul Net Control/Pacific Gateway Military Affiliated Radio Station where they process over 4,000 MARS GRAMS and 100 phone patches monthly. The company also operates all Defense Communications System facilities in the eastern corridor in support of Camps Page, Long and Eagle.

The 362nd Signal Company is located in Yongsan and is the largest strategic signal company in lst Signal Brigade. It operates and maintains all Army fixed Defense Communications Systems and base communication facilities in the Yongsan area, (exclusive of telephone systems) to include the U.S. Embassy Carrier Microwave System. The 362nd also operates and maintains all Army fixed and tactical interface systems at the Wartime Command Post Theater Air Naval Ground Operations (TANGO) Center and the mobile alternate command post in support of United Nations Command, U.S. Forces Korea and Eighth United States Army. There are three major facilities which make up 362nd Signal Company: Seoul Defense Communication System, Command Post TANGO and Mobile Communications Support Package, better known as the "Road Warrior." Another mission of 362nd is to operate and maintain two Hangul Telecommunications Centers and the Korean Intelligence Support System. The company also maintains the Centers and Korean intelligence support systems. The company maintains the Emergency Action Console in Command Center Seoul.

The 552nd Signal Company, headquartered at Camp Red Cloud, provides communications and information management services to a wide variety of customers from the Demilitarized Zone to the outskirts of Seoul. The company provides strategic command and control communications in support of the United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, Joint Security Area, 2nd Infantry Division and many other tenant organizations within their geographical area. This translates to 400 miles of cable, 11,000 telephone instruments, 2,000 personal computers and 1,400 messages transmitted or received on any given day. The company also operates the 2nd Infantry Division Information Center which provides a variety of office automation and information management services.

U.S. Army Printing and Publications Command, Korea (USAPPCK) provides printing services for the CINC,UNC, CFC, USFK, EUSA, and their subordinate commands. USAPPCK is there for all services including Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. In the Printing Division, all work is produced on offset presses and duplicating machines. PPCK's large presses, can print 28"x40" size sheets of paper (up to sixteen 8 ½ x 11" pages at one pass through the press). After the sheets are printed on the offset presses, they are folded, collated, bound, and trimmed on high-speed folding, binding and cutting machines to complete the job in time to meet deadlines for exercises and other deployed military requirements. Publications Division support include: requisitioning, receiving, storing, distribution, and delivery of Command publications and blank forms. Administrative oversight for receipt and distribution of Department of the Army (DA) allotments of non-classified publications, to account holders and publishing of monthly Bulletin.