Welcome to the home of one of the most unique Signal Platoons in the
US Army Signal Corps during the latter part of the Cold War: Black Node -
Airmobile!

122nd Signal Battalion was responsible to supply the backbone tactical
communications for the 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea.
There were initially three Nodes which formed the backbone of 2nd ID
Command and Control. These were Black, Red, and Gold Nodes. In
1991 an additional Node - Blue - was formed to increase the capabilities
of Division communications, thereby enabling it to cover an even greater
Area of Operations.

Of all the Nodes, Black Node was unique. Red, Gold, and Blue Nodes
were limited to deploying to locations that were accessible by wheeled
vehicles. Black Node, however, was Airmobile. It could quickly deploy to
any mountain in the Division AO and quickly establish secure tactical
communications.

Black Node was in Alpha Company (until 1987) and Charlie Company
(after 1987), 122nd Signal Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey,
Korea. In the middle 1990s 122d Signal Battalion was reorganized when
it switched over to MSE communications systems. This was the end of
the four Nodes.

122nd Signal Battalion was deactivated on 28 June 2005 at Camp Red
Cloud, Korea. However 122nd Signal Battalion and Black Node now
share a special place in our memories of a time when we were all much
younger, and the world a very different place. We hope this website will
help keep those memories alive, and preserve a small part of the 106
year history of 122nd Signal Battalion.

I am Sergeant Mike. I did two tours in Black Node: A-122 from 1986 to
1987 and C-122 from 1990 to 1991. I have the honour to be your host. I
originally put this site together as a place to share photos of my time in
Black Node. Now this site is slowly evolving from not only a place to
share my memories, but also some memories of other Veterans of Black
Node.  I am hoping to piece together a history and a roster of Black Node,
and the men and women that made it such a great platoon.

If you served in Black Node at any time, send me an email
(sgt.mike@live.com) with any photos or stories you would like to share
and see posted here. We also have a Yahoo! Group and a Facebook
Page specifically for all Black Node Veterans.  Currently 25 Veterans
have rejoined "the Node."  Over time, I hope more of our Comrades find
us, and decide to join us in celebration and memory of what was truly a
great Platoon. It is my hope to have a Black Node reunion in the near
future.

I will also be updating my "Memoirs of a 'Cold War' Signal Soldier" which
will include sections devoted to the other units I served in, as well as a
section devoted to my favorite hobbies: War Between The States
Reenacting and Geocaching.

The whole site is being updated, so please check back from time to time
to see how things develop.

Thanks for dropping by.

Sergeant Mike
Welcome to 45 Operations!
United States Army, 2d Infantry Division, 122d Signal Battalion, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea