596th Signal Company

The 596th Signal Company is a signals company of the United States Army. It currently forms part of the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division.

It was first constituted on 13 June 1945 as the 596th Joint Assault Company, United States Army. The company was activated on 20 June 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The 596th was inactivated on 15 September 1945 at Camp Callan, California. On 20 July 1951 the company was redesignated as the 596th Signal Support Company and was allotted to the regular army. The 596th Signal Support Company was activated on 6 August 1951 at Camp Gordon, Georgia. On 1 April 1972 the company was inactivated in Vietnam. On 15 June 1994 the company was reorganized and designated the 596th Signal Company. The 596th Signal Company was reactivated on 15 December 1995 at Fort Riley, Kansas.