F 16th Signal Bn 2nd Armor Div Fwd

The 16th Signal Battalion, assigned to the 2nd Armored Division (Forward), played a crucial role in maintaining communications for U.S. Army forces stationed in Europe during the Cold War. Activated in support of NATO operations, the unit was based primarily in Garlstedt, West Germany, from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. The battalion provided tactical and strategic communications, ensuring command and control for the division’s forward-deployed elements. Following the end of the Cold War and the subsequent U.S. military restructuring in Europe, the 16th Signal Battalion (2nd Armored Division Forward) was inactivated in 1992.