5th Signal Command cases colors after 43 years in Europe
By Mr. William B King (2nd Signal Brigade)August 4, 2017
WIESBADEN, Germany -- The U.S. Army's 5th Signal Command (Theater) cased its colors at an inactivation ceremony Aug. 4, 2017, at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, bringing to a close more than 43 years of professional communications service in Europe.
The command's heritage could be traced back to the U.S. Army Signal Command Europe, organized under U.S. Army Europe General Order dated March 20, 1958, which consolidated military communications in the European Theater. 5th Sig. Cmd. was activated July 1, 1974, in Schwetzingen before moving to Worms the following month. The command's headquarters later moved to Mannheim in 1996, then to its final location in Wiesbaden in 2009.
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