6th Signal Command
Military unit
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The 6th Signal Command was a unit of the US Army activated in 1974 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.[2] This mission to provide communications to US Army units in the Pacific was short lived and ended in 1977.
Active1974-1977
1990-1992
1990-1992
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeCommand
| 6th Signal Command | |
|---|---|
| |
| Active | 1974-1977
1990-1992 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Command |
| Role | Signal |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Shafter, Hawaii Fort Huachuca, Arizona |
| Motto | Voice of the Desert |
| Decorations | Meritorious Unit Commendation[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | MG Charles Gordies Sutten, Jr. |
| Insignia | |
| 6th Signal Command DUI |  |
The unit was reactivated in 1990 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona to provide communications for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.[3] The unit participated in the Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait and the Cease-Fire campaigns earning a Meritorious Unit Commendation[4] under the command of Major General Charles G. Sutten, Jr.[5] After the campaign was ended in 1992, the unit was deactivated once again.