SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FORMATION OF TROOPS TWO MINUTE WARNING NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CASING THE COLORS UN-CASING OF NEW COLORS REMARKS BY TAG / COS REMARKS BY: BATTALION COMMANDER THE ARMY SONG 1
FORMATION OF TROOPS TIMELINE: The sequence of events before the ceremony is based on the start time for the ceremony. Events leading up to the start time are denoted as ST followed by the number of minutes that the event is executed before the start time. ST - 20: All units will form in the designated troop staging area. ST - 15: ORDER OF ALLIGNMENT WILL BE HHD ON THE RIGHT FLANK, 321 AND THE 440TH. THE COLOR GUARD WILL BE INBETWEEN 321/440 TH. HHD 321ST CG 440TH FIRST SERGEANTS WILL ALIGN THEIR UNITS AND COMMAND PARADE REST. ST- 10: Color Guard: SPC Smith and 3 other Soldiers will get in-place to present the Colors ST- 2: Narrator 1LT Quintana: "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE BE SEATED, THE CEREMONY WILL BEGIN IN TWO MINUTES. WE ARE HAPPY THAT YOU COULD ATTEND AND HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THE CEREMONY. PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES AT THIS TIME." CSM Cusanelli: Command Fall-in and report Units report Present (HHD PRESENT/321 PRESENT/44OTH PRESENT) CSM will turn over Bn to BC LTC Menicucci: POST / Parade Rest BC GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL PETER MENICUCCI, THE COMMANDER OF THE 422ND SIGNAL BATTALION AND COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR KELLY CUSANELLI, THE 422ND SIGNAL COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR, WELCOME TO THE 2
ACTIVATION CEREMONY FOR THE 422ND INTERGRATED THEATER SIGNAL BATTALION (ITSB). WE WELCOME BRIGADIER GENERAL CYNTHIA KIRKLAND, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF NEVADA, COLONEL FELIX CASTAGNOLA, THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, PREVIOUS SIGNAL COMMANDERS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. LTC Menicucci: Commanders bring your units to attention Color Guard: Advances and presents the colors LTC Menicucci: Commands bring your units to present arms National Anthem is played LTC Menicucci: Bring your units to order arms and parade rest PLEASE BE SEATED NARRATOR: THE NARRATOR WILL READ THE HISTORY OF THE BN UNITS: In 1981 the Department of the Army initially directed the 321st Signal Company organize as a Messenger Company. Their mission was to facilitate hard copy message traffic throughout the battlefield. Soldiers from the company brought important information to battlefield commanders that they could not entrust to the electronic commutation systems of that time. They never failed to get a message delivered. As technology advanced, so did the 321st Signal Company. In December 1989 the unit experienced a major reorganization. At this time they switched over to a Light Troposcatter Signal Company with tropospheric radio systems. In 1993 the company received the most modern technically advanced equipment, the AN/TRC-170 (V) 3. This system was lighter and more compact and used the newest High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle, the HMMWV, to deploy. 3
The 321 st Signal Company deployed in support of OIF Two. To fill-out the ranks of this unit, 34 soldiers/volunteers from around the state, 24 of these from the 440 th. The 321 st arrived in Kuwait, 9 March 2005, to provide inter-theatre communications. After six months of highly successful signal mission, commercialization was pushed through by 7 th Signal Command and Tropo was pulled from use. From that point on 321 st became security specialists. They provided Camp Security at Buehring for a month and than were moved as a unit to Doha, in Kuwait City. A small detachment of 17 soldiers went to Camp NaviStar directly on the border of Kuwait and Iraq, to help provide security. From November 2004 until departure 9 March 2005, 321 st would provide security on the busses transporting soldiers of OIF to and from their leave flights. Since 1990, HHD 422 nd and 321 have participated in many exercises, from Grecian Firebolt, Joint Thunder, and exercises in Korea, Japan, Iceland and the Global War on Terrorism. They have provided support and humanitarian aid and relief both locally and nationally. 440 th Cable and Wire was stood up as a unit in 1999 and was located in Las Vegas, NV. They participated in every signal event with the battalion as well as security missions for Y2K and the New Year missions. Since September 11, 2001 the unit has continually supported the Global War on Terror with volunteers that have deployed with other units. In Oct 2003, 440 th was redesignated as a PowerPac signal unit and started receiving equipment and training slots. In August and September of 2005 the unit activated to aid during the Hurricane Katrina and Rita Crisis in New Orleans. NARRATOR: NOW THE UNIT COMMANDER AND FIRST SERGEANT WILL CASE THE UNIT S GUIDEON FOR THE LAST TIME AS THESE THREE UNITS INACTIVATE. THE COMPANY GUIDON IDENTIFIES THE UNIT; IT IS A SYMBOL OF THE COMMAND AND HOLDS GREAT SIGNIFICANCE TO ALL WITHIN THE UNIT. CASING OF THE COLORS AND GUIDONS LTC Menicucci (Bring your units to attention) LTC Menicucci (Case Guidons) Company Commanders: Present Guidon (Guidon is lowered) First Sergeant Post First Sergeant (1SG will come around with Case) CO/1SG will case the Guidon Order Guidon First Sergeant Post 4
LTC Menicucci: Commanders Report 1SG will take Guidon to the rear of the formation Commanders: HHD inactivated/321 st Signal Company inactivated/440 th Signal Company inactivated. LTC Menicucci: Bring your Soldiers to Parade Rest NARRATOR: Today we will stand up the 422nd Integrated Theater Signal Battalion. The Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment will become a Headquarters and the Headquarters Company located in Reno, NV. The 356th Signal Co will become Alpha Company and will be located in Phoenix Arizona. Bravo Company will be located in Mobile Alabama. The 44Oth Signal Company will become Charlie Company and will be located in Las Vegas. An element of Charlie Company will be located in Reno and will be comprised of many of the Soldiers that were in the 321 st Signal Company. The 422nd ITSB will be one of only 22 Integrated Theater Signal Battalions in the Army inventory and it will be the only ITSB west of the Mississippi. ACTIVATION HHD(HHC) 356(A) 321(B) CG 440 (C) BC 5
WHILE NARRATOR IS READING ITSB THE 356 CDR AND ONE SOLDIER COME ONE LINE AND 321 PTL WILL SPLIT TWO FOR A/B COMPANIES LTC Menicucci (Bring your Soldiers to attention) LTC Menicucci Un-Case Guidons Company Commanders: Execute an about face First Sergeant Post LTC Menicucci: Commanders Report First Sergeants (will come around with cased guidon) CO/1SG will un-case the Guidon Order Guidon First Sergeant Post (will take case with him to rear) Company Commanders: HHC / A Co / B Co / C Co Present LTC Menicucci: Bring your units to Parade Rest LTC Menicucci executes an about face "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BRIGADIER GENERAL CYNTHIA KIRKLAND, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF NEVADA. "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE COLONEL FELIX CASTAGNOLA, THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE NEVADA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD. 6
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE COMMANDER OF THE 422ND INTERGRATED THEATER SIGNAL BATTALION (ITSB), LIEUTENANT COLONEL PETER MENICUCCI. MAJ Chappel will take position as Commander of Troops BC Comments LTC Menicucci assumes control of Bn Formation "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE STAND FOR THE ARMY SONG. LTC Menicucci: Bring your units to attention Units Respond Army Song is played "LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS CONCLUDES TODAY'S CEREMONY. ON BEHALF OF THE 422ND ITSB WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ATTENDANCE TODAY. LTC Menicucci turns over control to individual Company Commanders 7