▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Its ▁her itage ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Service ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁command ▁headquarters ▁is ▁at ▁Fort ▁Hu ach uca , ▁Arizona . ▁Major ▁General ▁Maria ▁B . ▁Bar rett ▁assumed ▁command ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Mission ▁N ET COM ▁plans , ▁engine ers , ▁install s , ▁integr ates , ▁protect s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁Army ▁Cy bers pace , ▁en abling ▁Mission ▁Command ▁through ▁all ▁phases ▁of ▁J oint , ▁Inter ag ency , ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁and ▁Mult in ational ▁operations . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁command ing ▁general ▁is ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Command ing ▁General ▁for ▁Network ▁Oper ations , ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Cy ber ▁Command . ▁With ▁the ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Fort ▁Hu ach uca , ▁Arizona , ▁the ▁N ET COM ▁Team ▁has ▁nearly ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Sold iers , ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁C iv ili ans ▁and ▁Cont ract ors ▁station ed ▁and ▁deployed ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 2 ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁providing ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁support ▁to ▁Army , ▁J oint ▁and ▁Co al ition ▁forces . ▁ ▁Comm ands ▁and ▁activities ▁ ▁Theater ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Sign al ▁Brigade ▁( Europe ) ▁( W ies b aden , ▁Germany ) ▁▁ 7 th ▁Sign al ▁Command ▁( The ater ) ▁( Cont inental ▁United ▁States ) ▁▁