The word "Strategic" had been dropped from STRATCOM's name and became the U.S. Army Communications Command (USACC) in 1973. The command became U.S. Army Information Systems Command (ISC) in '84 and moved to various Force Commands and Major Sub-Ordinate Commands. It is re-designated in the late 1990's and transferred its management to 9th Army Signal Command in Sept.'97. Now the command is called Network Communications Command / 9th Signal Command (Army).

The combining of the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and the 9th Army Signal Command in Oct, 2002 was an action of the Department of Army that also resulted in joining the two unit's lineages back in history.

Netcom's beginnings through STRATCOM's ancestry with the 9423rd Technical Service Unit of 1945 now linked back further in history to the formation of the 9th Service Command on Feb 14th, 1918. It was organized in Honolulu, Hawaii and re-designated the 972nd Signal Service Company in April '43 and it became a battalion in 1944. It was known as the "Wire "Battalion and received a Meritorious Unit Commendation during WWII.    On to Hi-Res Pic (227K)