6th Signal Command

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 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.

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.

References

1. Army General Orders Unit Awards Index (PDF), US Army, 2015-10-13
2. Raines, Rebecca Robbins (March 3, 2025). Signal Corps (Army Lineage Series). Washington, D.C.: Center for Military History. pp. 8–9. ISBN   978-1517301675.
3. Raines, Rebecca Robbins (1999). Getting the Message Through. Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History. p. 402. ISBN   978-1506179346.
4. "U.S. ARMY 6TH SIGNAL COMMAND PATCH (SSI)". The Salute Uniforms. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
5. "Personal Narrative: Charles Gordies Sutten, Jr. Collection". Library of Congress. June 15, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2025.