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U.S. Army Signal Activity Okinawa Defense Satellite Communication System

Unit Creat

Mission

DSCS operates and maintains the DoD Large Enterprise Gateway (LEG) and Regional Hub Node-Guan (RHN-G) to enable Joint Warfighters’ mission command within the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and Central Command (CENTCOM) Areas of Responsibility.

Vision

  • Confident
  • Proficient
  • Resilient

Mission Essential Task List (METL)

  • Conduct Strategic Signal Company Headquarters Operations
  • Operate the Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) Teleport System
  • Operate the Fixed Regional Hub Node

Contact Information

US Postal Mail
USASAODSCS
Unit 35152
APO AP 96376-5152

Telephone
DSN: 315-652-2106
Within Japan: 098-911-5111 and when you receive a dial tone then dial 652-2106
From the U.S.: 011-81-98-911-5111 and when you receive a dial tone then dial 652-2106

History

This unit was constituted as the 333rd Signal Company, Wing, in the Army of the United States on January 6, 1943 and was activated January 10, 1943, at Pinedale, California.

On August 1, 1943, it was reorganized and redesignated as the 333d Signal Company, Troop Carrier Wing

On May 15, 1946, the unit was inactivated in Japan.

The unit was redesignated as the 333d Signal Company and allotted to the Regular Army on January 27, 1967 and was activated February 25, 1967, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

It was again inactivated on April 30, 1983, at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

On October 16, 1992, it was activated in Japan.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

World War II: New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
DECORATIONS

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation – October 17, 1944 ~ July 4, 1945