United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) | |
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Active | 1981–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Life Cycle Management Command |
Size | 13,000 |
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Garrison/HQ | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland |
Nickname(s) | CECOM |
Website | Official website ![]() |
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Current commander | Major General James D. Turinetti IV[1] |
Notable commanders | Major General Robert L. Nabors Sept 1998 – July 2001 |
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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, worn by CECOM soldiers | ![]() |
The Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) is a Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) of the United States Army based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States. It is one of four such commands under the Army Materiel Command (AMC), and is the Army's provider and maintainer of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities.
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure decision relocated CECOM to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland as part of implementing the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure law. Its former home, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey has been closed since 15 September 2011. CECOM has approximately 13,000 military, civilian and contract personnel across six CECOM organizations:[2]
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