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ATP 6-02.2

SIGNAL PLATOON

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Signal Platoon

Contents

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

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

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

ORGANIZATION........................................................................................ 1-1 Section I ? Role of the Signal Platoon .................................................... 1-1 Signal Platoons .......................................................................................... 1-1 Capabilities and Limitations........................................................................ 1-1 Section II ? Duties and Responsibilities................................................. 1-2 Platoon Leader........................................................................................... 1-2 Platoon Sergeant ....................................................................................... 1-4 Section Sergeant........................................................................................ 1-5 Signal Teams and Operators ..................................................................... 1-5 Section III ? Signal Company Organizations at Corps and Below ....... 1-6 Brigade Combat Team Signal Company .................................................... 1-6 Multifunctional Support Brigade Signal Companies ................................. 1-16 Division Signal, Intelligence, and Sustainment Company......................... 1-23 Corps Signal, Intelligence, and Sustainment Company............................ 1-28 Section IV ? Command and Support Relationships ............................ 1-31 Organic..................................................................................................... 1-31 Assigned .................................................................................................. 1-32 Attached ................................................................................................... 1-32 Operational Control .................................................................................. 1-32 Tactical Control ........................................................................................ 1-32 Technical Control ..................................................................................... 1-32

PLANNING IN THE PLATOON ................................................................. 2-1 Section I ? Planning Considerations ...................................................... 2-1 Planning ..................................................................................................... 2-1

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Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Preparation ................................................................................................ 2-2 Execution ................................................................................................... 2-3 Assessment ............................................................................................... 2-3

Section II ? Troop Leading Procedures.................................................. 2-3 Executing Troop Leading Procedures ........................................................ 2-4 Step 1 ? Receive the Mission..................................................................... 2-4 Step 2 ? Issue a Warning Order................................................................. 2-5 Step 3 ? Make a Tentative Plan ................................................................. 2-7 Step 4 ? Initiate Movement ...................................................................... 2-28 Step 5 ? Conduct Reconnaissance .......................................................... 2-28 Step 6 ? Complete the Plan ..................................................................... 2-28 Step 7 ? Issue the Order .......................................................................... 2-29 Step 8 ? Supervise and Refine................................................................. 2-30 Abbreviated Troop Leading Procedures................................................... 2-31

Section III ? Rehearsals ......................................................................... 2-32 Rehearsal Purposes................................................................................. 2-32 Rehearsal Types ...................................................................................... 2-32 Methods of Rehearsals ............................................................................ 2-34 Precombat Checks and Inspections......................................................... 2-35

Section IV ? Training in the Platoon ..................................................... 2-37 8-Step Training Model.............................................................................. 2-37

SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS ................................................................... 3-1

Section I ? Offense................................................................................... 3-1 Command Post Operations ........................................................................ 3-1 Single-Channel Radios and Retransmission.............................................. 3-5

Section II ? Defense ................................................................................. 3-6 Command Post Operations ........................................................................ 3-7 Single-Channel Radios and Retransmission.............................................. 3-7 Emergency Destruction.............................................................................. 3-8

Section III ? Command Post Displacement............................................ 3-8 The Need for Frequent Displacement ........................................................ 3-8 Command Post Displacement Standard Operating Procedure Considerations ........................................................................................... 3-8 Coordination and Handover Between Command Posts ............................. 3-9

Section IV ? Operation in a Contested Environment ............................ 3-9 Enemy Electromagnetic AttackS ................................................................ 3-9 Enemy Cyberspace Attacks ..................................................................... 3-17

LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT ............................................................ 4-1

Section I ? Responsibilities..................................................................... 4-1 Platoon Leader........................................................................................... 4-1 Platoon Sergeant ....................................................................................... 4-1 Section Sergeant........................................................................................ 4-1

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Signal Teams and Operators ..................................................................... 4-1

Section II ? Functions of Sustainment ................................................... 4-2 Classes of Supply....................................................................................... 4-2 Property Items............................................................................................ 4-3 Development of the Platoon Sustainment Plan .......................................... 4-4 Resupply Methods...................................................................................... 4-5 Maintenance............................................................................................... 4-9

Chapter 5

CORE COMPETENCIES AND ESSENTIAL CAPABILITY OF THE SIGNAL CORPS ............................................................................................... 5-1

Section I ? Network Transport and Information Services ..................... 5-1 Network Transport...................................................................................... 5-1 Information Services................................................................................... 5-3

Section II ? Department of Defense Information Network Operations ................................................................................................ 5-4 Network Management and Enterprise Systems Management ................... 5-5 Cybersecurity ............................................................................................. 5-5 Information Dissemination Management and Content Staging .................. 5-5

Section III ? Spectrum Management Operations ................................... 5-5 Spectrum Management .............................................................................. 5-5

Section IV ? Visual Information and Combat Camera ........................... 5-6 Visual Information....................................................................................... 5-6 Combat Camera ......................................................................................... 5-6

Section V ? Communications Security................................................... 5-7

Appendix A ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS TACTICAL SIGNAL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ..............................................................................A-1

Appendix B RETRANSMISSION MISSION CHECKLIST .............................................B-1

GLOSSARY .................................................................................. Glossary-1

REFERENCES............................................................................References-1

INDEX ...................................................................................................Index-1

Figures

Figure 1-1. Armored brigade combat team signal company organization........................................................................ 1-8

Figure 1-2. Infantry brigade combat team signal company organization...................................................................... 1-11

Figure 1-3. Stryker brigade combat team signal company organization...................................................................... 1-14

Figure 1-4. Field artillery brigade signal company organization.......... 1-18

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Figure 1-5. Maneuver enhancement, combat aviation, and sustainment brigade signal company organization ..........1-21

Figure 1-6. Division signal, intelligence, and sustainment company signal platoon organization...............................................1-24

Figure 1-7. Corps signal, intelligence, and sustainment company signal platoon organization...............................................1-29

Figure 2-1. Parallel sequences of the military decision-making process and troop leading procedures ...............................2-2

Figure 2-2. Example warning order format ............................................2-5 Figure 2-3. Example of company concept sketch ..................................2-7 Figure 2-4. Commander's critical information requirements ................2-15 Figure 2-5. Example intervisibility line..................................................2-20 Figure 2-6. Operation order format ......................................................2-30 Figure 2-7. Methods of rehearsals .......................................................2-34 Figure 2-8. The 8-step training model..................................................2-38 Figure 4-1. Tailgate resupply .................................................................4-7 Figure 4-2. Service station resupply ......................................................4-8 Figure A-1. Special operations signal company organization ............... A-2 Figure A-2. Ranger Regiment signal company organization ................ A-4 Figure A-3. Expeditionary signal company-enhanced organization ..... A-7 Figure A-4. En route communications company organization .............. A-9 Figure A-5. Combat camera company organization ........................... A-12 Figure A-6. Tactical installation and networking company-

enhanced organization .................................................... A-14

Tables

Table 2-1. Recommended enemy situation template items.................2-14 Table 3-1. Common jamming signals ..................................................3-12

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Preface

ATP 6-02.2 provides doctrinal guidance for leaders who are responsible for planning, preparing, executing, and assessing operations of signal platoons. This publication serves as an authoritative reference for personnel developing doctrine, materiel, and force structure; institutional and unit training; and signal platoon standard operating procedures.

The doctrinal principles and techniques contained in this publication are intended to be used as a guide and are not prescriptive. ATP 6-02.2 outlines the framework in which signal platoons operate in support of their parent unit's operations. To properly apply this doctrine, readers must be familiar with ADP 1, ADP 3-0, FM 3-0, and FM 6-02.

The principal audience for ATP 6-02.2 is signal platoon leaders and platoon sergeants. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication.

Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S., international, and, in certain cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their Soldiers operate according to the law of war and the rules of engagement (see FM 6-27). Commanders also adhere to the Army Ethic as described in ADP 6-22.

ATP 6-02.2 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. This publication is not the proponent for any Army terms. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.

ATP 6-02.2 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

The proponent of ATP 6-02-2 is the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence. The preparing agency is the Doctrine Branch, United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Send comments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to Commander, United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, ATTN: ATZH-OPD (ATP 6-02.2), 506 Chamberlain Avenue, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5735; by e-mail to usarmy.gordon.cybercoe.mbx.gord-fg-doctrine@mail.mil.

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