The 335th Signal Command (Theater) is a multi-component unit with soldiers from the United States Army

United States Army

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, U.S. Army Reserve, the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) and Department of the Army Civilians (DAC). It is a subordinate command to the United States Army Reserve

United States Army Reserve

The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....

 during peacetime. During wartime, it is operationally controlled (OPCON) by the United States Army Forces Central Command (ARCENT). It is the U.S. Army's senior Signal (communications) organization operating in Southwest Asia in the United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility. It provides dedicated theater level command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) support at the U.S. Military's strategic level in the USCENTCOM/USARCENT AOR.

Current leadership

• Commander: Major General Stuart M. Dyer
• Deputy Commander: Brigadier General Lawrence W. Brock
• Deputy Commander (Forward): Brigadier General Kaffia "Belle" Jones
• Chief of Staff:
• Command Sergeant Major: Command Sergeant Major Raymond F. Chandler

Subordinate units during peacetime

• Headquarters, 335th Signal Command (Theater); East Point, GA

• 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (TTSB); Fort Gordon, GA
  • 324th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB); Fort Gordon, GA
  • 392d Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB); Baltimore, MD
  • 490th Tactical Installation / Networking Company (TIN); Mayville, OH
  • 982d Combat Camera Company (Airborne); East Point, GA
  • 300th Public Affairs Detachment; Fort Gillem, GA
  • 317th Military History Detachment; Fort Gillem, GA
  • 45th Military History Detachment; Fort Gillem, GA

• 415th Chemical Brigade
  • 92nd Chemical Battalion
  • 457th Chemical Battalion
  • 485th Chemical Battalion
  • 490th Chemical Battalion

• 209th Regional Support Group (RSG)
  • 450th Chemical Battalion
  • 468th Chemical Battalion
  • 472nd Chemical Battalion
  • 94th Chaplain Detachment

• 505th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (TTSB); Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 98th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB); Mesa, Arizona
  • 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion (ESB); Sacramento, California
  • 453rd Chemical Battalion; Bell, California
    • 307th Chemical Company; Bell, California
    • 308th Chemical Company; Vallejo, California
    • 355th Chemical Company; Las Vegas, Nevada
    • 374th Chemical Company; Sacramento/Riverside, California & Las Vegas, Nevada

• 4th Battlefield Detachment

Subordinate units during wartime

• Headquarters, 335th Signal Command (Provisional)
  • 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (USA)
  • 160th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade
    160th Signal Brigade (United States)
    The 160th Signal Brigade is a communications formation of the United States Army, currently based at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It traces its history back to the end of the Second World War.-Mission:...
    
     (USA)
  • 359th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (USAR)
  • 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade
    261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade
    The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade is a unit in the Delaware Army National Guard, with a home station in Smyrna, Delaware. The 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade provides command and control to assigned and attached units...
    
     (DE ARNG)

Campaign participation credit

• Republic of Vietnam
• Operation Desert Shield
• Operation Desert Storm
• Operation Enduring Freedom
• Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, the 335th Theater Signal Command mobilized reservists and active Army personnel to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. It continues to support both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom with an enduring presence in the USCENTCOM/USARCENT AOR.

Shoulder sleeve insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia. Description: A dark blue vertical rectangle arched at top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border, 2 1/4 inches (5.72 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall having in base the polar section of an orange globe with white grid lines and issuant therefrom two white-edged orange flashes with points converging at top center. Symbolism: Orange and white are the colors associated with the Signal Corps. Dark blue signifies the atmosphere and the flashes and globe are symbolic of the unit's worldwide communication capability. The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 30 Oct 1985.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Description: A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of two quadrates conjoined with point up, the left quadrant of white, the right of black, surmounted by two orange lightning flashes chevronwise and extending above and below the quadrates; in base, a green open wreath of Live Oak, all above a semicircular gold scroll folded back at the base of each flash and inscribed, "READY LIGHTNING" in black letters, areas between quadrates and flashes at top and quadrates and Live Oak in base are pierced. Symbolism: The white and black quadrates and the lightning flashes symbolize the organization's day and night mission to direct and coordinate the operations, training, administration and logistics support of assigned and attached units. The Live Oak, the State Tree of Georgia and a symbol of ever-ready strength in reserve, also alludes to the organization's origin and home station at Atlanta, Georgia. Orange and white are colors used for the Signal Corps. The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved on 10 Dec 1971 for the 335th Signal Group. It was redesignated for the 335th Signal Brigade on 24 Dec 1984. The insignia was redesignated for the 335th Signal Command on 16 Apr 1986.

Past Commanders

Order	Position	Incumbent	Start of Service	End of Service	Notable Service
1st	Group Commander	COL James F. Callahan	Feb 1953	Mar 1956
2nd	Group Commander	COL Hodge W. Norman	Mar 1956	Oct 1961
3rd	Group Commander	COL Daniel J. Scarborough	Oct 1961	Dec 1963	Vietnam War
4th	Group Commander	COL Marvin M. Kilgro	Dec 1963	Jul 1965	Vietnam War
	N/A	N/A	Jul 1965	Oct 1971	Missing Information
5th	Group Commander	COL Marion A. Woodward	Oct 1971	Feb 1972	Vietnam War
	N/A	N/A	Feb 1972	Apr 1973	Missing Information
6th	Group Commander	COL Carlyle W. Woodruff	Apr 1973	May 1974	Vietnam War
7th	Group Commander	COL Joseph E. Turner	Jul 1977	Jun 1981
8th	Group Commander	COL Emory S. Mabry III	Jun 1981	May 1984
9th	Brigade Commander	COL Tommy Bonds	May 1984	Oct 1987
10th	Commanding General	MG John R. McWaters	Oct 1987	Oct 1991
11th	Commanding General	MG Joseph E. Turner	Oct 1991	Jul 1995
12th	Commanding General	MG Tommy W. Bonds Sr.	Jul 1995	Nov 1997
13th	Commanding General	MG Thomas A. Wessels	Nov 1997	Nov 2001	Operation Joint Guardian (KFOR), Operation Joint Forge (SFOR)
14th	Commanding General	MG Lowell "Rip" Detamore	Nov 2001	11 Nov 2005	Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
15th	Commanding General	MG Dennis E. Lutz	11 Nov 2005	12 Sept 2009	Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
16th	Commanding General	MG Stuart M. Dyer	12 Sept 2009	Present	Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

External links

• "335th Theater Signal Command" on the U.S. Army Reserve Site
• "335th Theater Signal Command" on "The Institute of Hearldry" Site
• "335th Theater Signal Command" on GlobalSecurity.org