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Ft. Huachuca

Fort Huachuca
Cochise County, Arizona
United States Army Intelligence Center SSI.gif 111th MI BDE Patch.svg 11Signal Brigade.png Uastb-logo.PNG MARS-radio.png
Insignia of some units stationed at Fort Huachuca
Motto: From Sabres to Satellites
Coordinates 31°33′19″N 110°20′59″W / 31.555357°N 110.349754°W / 31.555357; -110.349754Coordinates: 31°33′19″N 110°20′59″W / 31.555357°N 110.349754°W / 31.555357; -110.349754
Type Army Post
Site information
Owner United States
Controlled by U.S. Army
Website Official Website
Site history
Built 1877
In use 1877–present
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Major General Robert P. Ashley, Jr.
CSM Todd Holiday
Garrison Sierra Vista
Occupants United States Army Intelligence Center
Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)
11th Signal Brigade
1st Battalion, 210th Aviation
111th Military Intelligence Brigade
Electronics Proving Ground
Joint Interoperability Test Command
Fort Huachuca
CO Ft. Huachuca.jpg
Historic Commanding Officer's quarters
Fort Huachuca is located in Arizona
Fort Huachuca
Fort Huachuca is located in the US
Fort Huachuca
Nearest city Sierra Vista, Arizona
Area 76,000 acres
Built 1877
Architect US Army
NRHP Reference # 74000443
Significant dates
Added to NRHP 20 November 1974
Designated NHL 11 May 1976

Fort Huachuca is a United States Army installation, established 3 March 1877 as Camp Huachuca. The garrison is now under the command of the United States Army Installation Management Command. It is located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles (24 km) north of the border with Mexico and at the northern end of the Huachuca Mountains, next to the town of Sierra Vista. From 1913 to 1933 the fort was the base for the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. During the buildup of World War II, the fort had quarters for more than 25,000 male soldiers and hundreds of WACs. In the 2010 census, Fort Huachuca had a population of about 6,500 active duty soldiers, 7,400 military family members and 5,000 civilian employees. Fort Huachuca has over 18,000 people on post during the peak working hours of 0700 and 1600 on week days, making it one of the busiest Army installations.

The major units are the United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) and the United States Army Intelligence Center. Libby Army Airfield is on post and shares its runway with Sierra Vista Municipal Airport. It was an alternate landing location for the space shuttle, but it was never used as such.

Fort Huachuca is also the headquarters of Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS). Other units include the Joint Interoperability Test Command, the Information Systems Engineering Command (ISEC) and the Electronic Proving Ground.


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