AFCEA
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| Predecessor | Army Signal Association |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Website | www |
The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) established in 1946, is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry, and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, information technology, intelligence, and security. AFCEA supports local chapters, sponsors events, publishes SIGNAL Magazine, promotes education, and provides member benefits. AFCEA has more than 35,000 members.
Following the American Civil War, the United States Veterans Signal Association was formed from the original Signal Corps established under Major Albert J. Myer of the U.S. Army.
This organization was active for many years, ultimately being augmented by veterans from the Spanish American War and World War I. Another World War I group, the American Signal Corps Association, merged with the U.S. Veterans Signal Association in 1918 and was active until 1944 (World War II).
In May 1946, Major General Harry C. Ingles, Brigadier General David Sarnoff, and a number of industrial leaders joined to found the Army Signal Association, absorbing the remaining chapters of its predecessors.
In 1947, with the unification of the services, the name was changed to Armed Forces Communications Association, and in 1954 the name evolved as the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. In 1979 AFCEA became international with the establishment of chapters in Europe, Asia and Canada.
SIGNAL is a monthly international news magazine targeting government, military and industry professionals active in the information technology and intelligence fields. The magazine was started in 1946. Among the topics covered in the magazine are command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR); information security; research and development; electronics; and homeland security.
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