From background: In compliance with the Panama Canal Treaty, the Headquarters of the United States Southern Command (HQ, USSOUTHCOM) moved from Quarry Heights, Panama to Miami, Florida on or about 30 Sep 1997. As the Executive Agent for HQ, USSOUTHCOM, the United States Army and thus the United States Army Signal Command (USASC) is tasked to provide the Information Mission Area/Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (IMA/C4) support. The United States Army Signal Activity (USASA) - SOUTHCOM was organized to perform this task. From Organization: The USASA-SOUTHCOM is collocated with the USSOUTHCOM Headquarters. It was organized under Headquarters, United States Army Information Systems Command (USAISC) permanent orders #226-7, dated 13 August 1996, as the U.S. Army Information Systems Command - Southern Command (USAISC-SOUTHCOM), with an effective date of 01 January 1997. On 16 September 1996, the USAISC was redesignated the United States Army Signal Command (USASC), thus the USAISC-SOUTHCOM was assigned to the USASC under the same order. The USAISC-SOUTHCOM was redesignated USASA-SOUTHCOM under United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) permanent orders #036-6, dated 5 February 1997. USASC permanent orders 48-1, dated 17 February 1997, reassigned the USASA-SOUTHCOM to the 93d Signal Brigade, at Fort Gordon, Georgia with an effective date of 16 February 1998.

Annual History Collection Non-Army United States Southern Command - USSOUTHCOM United States Army Signal Activity - USASA United States Signal Command - USASC

Background -- Organization -- Mission -- Concept of Operation -- Command and Control -- Organization -- Personnel -- Training -- Plans/Exercise -- Architecture/Configuration.