FM 6-02 - United States Army

FM 6-02

SIGNAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS

SEPTEMBER 2019

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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes FM 6-02, dated 22 January 2014.

HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2

Signal Support to Operations

Contents

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PREFACE..................................................................................................................... v

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ vii

OVERVIEW OF SIGNAL SUPPORT ........................................................................ 1-1

Section I ? The Operational Environment ............................................................. 1-1 Challenges for Army Signal Support ......................................................................... 1-1 Operational Environment Overview........................................................................... 1-1 Information Environment ........................................................................................... 1-2 Trends........................................................................................................................ 1-3 Threat Effects on Signal Support .............................................................................. 1-8

Section II ? Fundamental Principles of Signal Support..................................... 1-13 Operational Focus ................................................................................................... 1-13 Interoperability ......................................................................................................... 1-14 Agility ....................................................................................................................... 1-14 Trusted Systems...................................................................................................... 1-15 Shared Networks ..................................................................................................... 1-16 Network Situational Awareness............................................................................... 1-16 Objectives of Signal Support ................................................................................... 1-17 Core Competencies of the Signal Corps ................................................................. 1-17

Section III ? Signal in Army Operations .............................................................. 1-18 Support to Joint Operations..................................................................................... 1-18 Army Strategic Roles ............................................................................................... 1-18 The Army Operational Concept ............................................................................... 1-19 Support to Command and Control........................................................................... 1-20 Support to Other Warfighting Functions .................................................................. 1-21 Multinational Interoperability.................................................................................... 1-21 Strategic and Operational Reach ............................................................................ 1-22

SIGNAL SUPPORT BY ARMY ECHELON, CORE COMPETENCIES, TRAINING, AND THE ARMY NETWORK ................................................................................... 2-1

Section I ? Signal Support by Echelon.................................................................. 2-1 Corps and Below Organizations With Organic Signal Assets ................................... 2-1 Units Without Organic Signal Assets....................................................................... 2-11 Types of Signal Units Leveraged for Support.......................................................... 2-14 Requesting Signal Support...................................................................................... 2-17 Support to Other Army Operations .......................................................................... 2-17 Signal-Enabling Commands and Staffs................................................................... 2-26

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Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D

Section II ? Core Competencies and Essential Capability of the Signal Corps ...................................................................................................................... 2-31 Department of Defense Information Network Operations....................................... 2-31 Network Transport and Information Services ......................................................... 2-34 Spectrum Management Operations ........................................................................ 2-36 Visual Information and Combat Camera................................................................. 2-36 Communications Security ....................................................................................... 2-38

Section III ? Signal Training ................................................................................. 2-39 Individual Signal Training ........................................................................................ 2-39 Collective Signal Training in Units .......................................................................... 2-40 Signal Digital Master Gunner Course ..................................................................... 2-41

Section IV ? The Army Network........................................................................... 2-41 Department of Defense Information Network ......................................................... 2-41 Department of Defense Information Network-Army................................................ 2-46

SIGNAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS TO SHAPE AND PREVENT..................... 3-1

Section I ? Operations to Shape............................................................................ 3-1 Overview of Army Operations to Shape.................................................................... 3-1 Signal Operations Assessments ............................................................................... 3-3 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 3-3 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 3-4 Additional Shaping Activities ..................................................................................... 3-6 Consolidating Gains .................................................................................................. 3-8

Section II ? Operations to Prevent ........................................................................ 3-8 Overview of Army Operations to Prevent ................................................................. 3-8 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 3-8 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 3-9 Consolidating Gains ................................................................................................ 3-11

LARGE-SCALE COMBAT OPERATIONS .............................................................. 4-1

Section I ? Signal Support to Large-Scale Combat Operations ......................... 4-1 Overview of Large-Scale Combat Operations .......................................................... 4-1 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 4-1 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 4-2

Section II ? Large-Scale Defensive Operations ................................................... 4-4 Overview of Large-Scale Defensive Operations ....................................................... 4-4 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 4-4 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 4-6

Section III ? Large-Scale Offensive Operations ................................................... 4-6 Overview of Large Scale Offensive Operations ........................................................ 4-6 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 4-6 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 4-8 Consolidation of Gains .............................................................................................. 4-8

OPERATIONS TO CONSOLIDATE GAINS ............................................................ 5-1 Overview of Operations to Consolidate Gains .......................................................... 5-1 Signal Support........................................................................................................... 5-1 Risks to Signal Support............................................................................................. 5-2

OPERATING IN A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT ................................................. A-1

SIGNAL PLANNING.................................................................................................B-1

VISUAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................... C-1

SIGNAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE.......................................................................D-1

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Appendix E

REQUESTS FOR SIGNAL SUPPORT .....................................................................E-1 SOURCE NOTES ................................................................................ Source Notes-1 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................ Glossary-1 REFERENCES ........................................................................................ References-1 INDEX ................................................................................................................ Index-1

Figures

Introductory figure-1. Command and control logic map .................................................................. viii Introductory figure-2. The command and control system..................................................................ix Figure 2-1. Department of Defense information network operations technical channels at corps

and below.................................................................................................................... 2-3 Figure 2-2. Department of Defense information network operations components, effects, and

objectives .................................................................................................................. 2-34 Figure 2-3. Department of Defense information network-Army operational view ........................ 2-51 Figure 3-1. Shaping activities within an environment of cooperation and competition .................. 3-2 Figure B-1. Operation plan or order paragraph 5.........................................................................B-13 Figure B-2. Operation plan or order annex H (Signal) .................................................................B-14 Figure B-3. Parallel sequences of the military decision-making process and troop leading

procedures. ...............................................................................................................B-21 Figure C-1. Combat camera support request format .................................................................... C-2 Figure E-1. Request for forces process .........................................................................................E-3

Tables

Introductory table-1. Modified Army terms ........................................................................................ x Table A-1. Common jamming signals ............................................................................................A-6 Table B-1. Example primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency communications plan by

warfighting function .....................................................................................................B-3 Table B-2. The military decision-making process, step 1: receipt of mission ................................B-4 Table B-3. The military decision-making process, step 2: mission analysis ..................................B-6 Table B-4. The military decision-making process, step 3: course of action development .............B-8 Table B-5. The military decision-making process, step 4: course of action analysis.....................B-9 Table B-6. The military decision-making process, step 5: course of action comparison .............B-10 Table B-7. The military decision-making process, step 6: course of action approval ..................B-11 Table B-8. The military decision-making process, step 7: orders production, dissemination, and

transition ...................................................................................................................B-12 Table D-1. Alignment of units to type of maintenance performed................................................. D-1

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