Fort Huachuca
Cochise County, Arizona
Insignia of some units stationed at Fort Huachuca
Type	Army post
Built	1877
In use	1877-present
Controlled by	U. S. Army
Garrison	United States Army Intelligence Center Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion 11th Signal Brigade
Commanders	Major General John M. The United States Army Intelligence Center (USAIC is the United States Army 's school for professional training of Military intelligence personnel Custer CSM Gerardus Wykoff

USAF security troops on a training exercise on Fort Huachuca.

Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Etymology The word bases is first recorded in English language from c It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico. Cochise County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Sierra Vista, which annexed the fort in 1971, is located south and east of the base, and Huachuca City, is to the north and west. Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates the population of the city is 41908 Huachuca City is a town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Its major tenants are the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command and the United States Army Intelligence Center. The United States Army Intelligence Center (USAIC is the United States Army 's school for professional training of Military intelligence personnel Libby Army Airfield is located on post and shares the runway with Sierra Vista Municipal Airport; it is on the list of alternate landing locations for the space shuttle, though it has never been used as such. Sierra Vista Municipal Airport, a joint-use airport which shares facilities with Libby Army Airfield, is located on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States

Fort Huachuca is also the headquarters of Army Military Affiliate Radio System. The Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS is a United States Department of Defense sponsored program established as a separately managed and operated program by the Army Other tenant agencies include the Joint Interoperability Test Command and the Electronic Proving Ground. The Joint Interoperability Test Command ( JITC) is a United States military organization that tests technology that pertains to multiple branches of the armed services

The fort is also home to a radar-equipped aerostat, one of a series maintained for the Drug Enforcement Agency by Lockheed Martin. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships Gallery Types of aerostats See also Aerodyne Aerostatics Airship Balloon The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA) is a United States Department of Justice Law enforcement agency tasked with combating drug smuggling and Lockheed Martin ( is a large multinational Aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology Company formed in 1995 by the merger of The aerostat is based northeast of Garden Canyon and, when extended, supports the DEA drug interdiction mission by detecting low-flying aircraft attempting to penetrate the United States.

History

Following the Gadsden Purchase, prospectors and ranchers began moving to the new southern portion of the Arizona Territory in increased numbers. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Sierra Vista is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates the population of the city is 41908 A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Gadsden Purchase (known as Venta de La Mesilla or Treaty of La Mesilla in Mexico is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico The Chiricahua Apache, who had battled fiercely against the Spanish and Mexicans in the area, posed a threat to Americans in the area. Chiricahua (also Chiricahua Apaches, Chiricagui, Apaches de Chiricahui, Chiricahues, Chilicague, Chilecagez, The United States Army decided a new installation was needed to counter the Chiricahua threat and to help secure the border with Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. On March 3, 1877, Captain Samuel Marmaduke Whitside, accompanied by two Troops (Companies) of the 6th Cavalry, chose a site at the base of the Huachuca Mountains that offered sheltering hills and a perennial stream. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brigadier General Samuel M Whitside was a distinguished United States Cavalry officer who faithfully served his nation from 1858 to 1902 After the surrender of Geronimo in 1886, the Apache threat was essentially extinguished, but Fort Huachuca was kept open because of its strategic border position. Geronimo ( Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns" often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English ( June 16 1829 The base was home to the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment for twenty years. Buffalo Soldiers is a Nickname originally applied to the members of the U It was used as a forward logistics and supply base during the Pancho Villa Expedition of 1916-1917. The Punitive Expedition (officially known in the United States as the Mexican Expedition) was a Military operation conducted by the United States Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

In 1967, Fort Huachuca became the headquarters of the U. S. Army Strategic Communications Command, which became the U. S. Army Communications Command in 1973; and U. S. Army Information Systems Command (USAAISC) in 1984. It is now known as the United States Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC). ^[3]

Fort Huachuca was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the ^[1][4][5]

Signal

Fort Huachuca is home to the 11th Signal Brigade, which is one of the Army's tactical Signal Brigades. It is a major subordinate command of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command, which is located in Greely Hall on Fort Huachuca. The 11th Signal Brigade has the mission of rapidly deploying worldwide to provide and protect Command, Control, Communications, and Computer support for Army Service Component Commanders and Combatant Commanders as well as, Joint Task Force and Coalition Headquarters across the full range of military operations. The "Thunderbirds" constantly train in and around the desert conditions of southeast Arizona and were deployed to provide signal operations during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia

Military Intelligence

In addition to the US Army Intelligence Center, Fort Huachuca is the home of the 111th Military Intelligence Brigade, which conducts Military Intelligence (MI) MOS-related training for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines. Military intelligence (abbreviated MI int Commonwealth, or intel The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Military Intelligence Officer Basic Leadership Course Phase Three (MIBOLCIII), Military Intelligence Captain's Career Course (MICCC), and Warrant Officer Basic and Advanced Courses are also taught on the installation. The Army's MI branch also held the proponency for unmanned aerial vehicles due to their intelligence-gathering capabilities, until April 2006, when the Aviation branch took control of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 1st Battalion 210th Aviation, formerly known as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion, is a U Additional training in human intelligence (e. HUMINT, a syllabic abbreviation of the words HUMan INTelligence refers to intelligence gathering by means of interpersonal contact as opposed to the more technical g. interrogation, counter-intelligence), imagery intelligence, and electronic intelligence and analysis is also conducted within the 111th. IMINT, short for IM agery INT elligence is an intelligence gathering discipline which collects information via satellite and Aerial photography

Controversy

Since 2004, there have been allegations that Fort Huachuca has been linked to the teaching of abuse or torture techniques that were used in Abu Ghraib and elsewhere. The Abu Ghraib prison (سجن أبو غريب also Abu Ghurayb is in Abu Ghraib, an Iraqi city 32 km (20 mi west of Baghdad. In October 2007, two Roman Catholic priests (Louie Vitale and Steve Kelly) were sentenced to 5 months imprisonment for trespassing after refusing depart the installation when authorities refused to accept a letter that would have formally acknowledged a link between Fort Huachuca and training in torture methods. Fr Louie Vitale ofm (born June 1 1932) is a Franciscan priest activist co-founder of Nevada Desert Experience. ^[6]

References

External links

• Fort Huachuca Homepage
• Fort Huachuca Apache Flats RV Resort information.
• Torture Reference
• Torture on Trial website
• American Southwest, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary