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hereas, on M arch 21 ,1 956 , Camp G or d on w as made a permanent installation and renamed F ort Gordon; Whereas the military conflicts in S outheast Asia in the 196 0 s and 19 7 0s, together with ad v ances in communications - electronics ( C –E) technology, placed heavy training demands on Fort Gordon; Whereas at the height of the V ietnam War, the Signal Corps Training Center was renamed the Southeastern Signal School and b ecame the primary source of personnel for tactical C–E units in Vietnam; Whereas in September 1965, the Southeastern Signal School acti- vated the Signal O fficer Candidate School, from which more than 2,000 officers graduated by February 196 8
Whereas in the post-Vietnam era, as the Army reorgani z ed and modernized, signal training at Fort Gordon progressed to keep pace with rapid technological advances on the modern battlefield, and the Southeastern Signal School was renamed first as the U nited States Army Signal School and subse q uently the United States Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon; Whereas in J une 1986, the United States Army Signal Corp R egi- ment was established, and Fort Gordon was designated as the regimental home base; Whereas the Signal Center ’ s efforts included the development of Mobile Subscriber Equipment, the Army’s communications architecture and assuming the lead for the Army’s I nformation Mission Area, which included the integration of automation, communications, visual information, records management, and publications and printing; Whereas in 1990 and 1991, the Signal Center played a vital role in preparing soldiers for deployment during Operation D esert Shield and Operation Desert Storm; Whereas in the 1990s, Fort Gordon became the home for training most of the personnel within the Department of Defense who operate and maintain satellites and continued to train signal troops of allied and foreign countries; Whereas Fort Gordon continues to serve as a power pro j ection base for several Signal units responsible for conducting operations overseas; Whereas appro x imately 19,000 soldiers are stationed at Fort Gordon, and many of these soldiers have been deployed in Oper- ation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom multiple times; and Whereas the strength and unwavering support of the soldiers and their families of Fort Gordon and the entire Augusta community have contributed to making the United States a safe and secure country
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ow, therefore, be it Resolv e dbyth e H o u seo f Re pr ese n t a t i ves ( the S enate c oncur - rin g), That Congress — (1) recognizes Fort Gordon as the home of the United States Army Signal Corps on the occasion of the 60th anniver- sary of Fort Gordon serving as the home of the Signal Corps Training Center;
