Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) a Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) to the Army’s Chief Information Officer (CIO/G-6). Its mission is operating and defending United States Army computer networks. The numerical command for NETCOM was 9th Army Signal Command, though this distinction was removed 1 October 2011. Its heritage can be traced back to the creation of the 9th Service Company in 1918. The command headquarters is at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. Brigadier General Peter A. Gallagher is the acting commander as of 14 August 2013.