C006138

Round shaped coin, pewter in color, 2 inches in diameter.

Bravo Company, 51st Expeditionary Signal Battalion.

The 51st Signal Battalion is a United States Army unit which is part of the 35th Signal Brigade located at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM; formerly the separate Fort Lewis and McChord AFB), Washington. Its mission is to rapidly deploy worldwide to engineer, install, operate, maintain, and defend the LandWarNet in support of full spectrum operations. The battalion deployed to Iraq in 2003-2004 and in 2008-2009 and sent elements to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011. The unit was deployed as of January 2015, and 2019.

Based out of Joint-Base Louis McChord, around 20 soldiers with the 51st ESB deployed to Israel to support Bravo Battery (THAAD), 2nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. The same platoon maneuvered from their mission in Israel and continued their deployment landing in Romania to support Bravo Battery (THAAD), 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade for the duration of summer. Their transit through Bangor in late August marked their return to Fort Lewis Washington from their Isreali/Romanian deployment.