US Army Table of Organization and Equipment

	
	  20 MAY 1996
                                                        AREA SUPPORT COMPANY
                                          SIGNAL BATTALION (MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT)

                                     DESIGNATION:  COMPANY ----- (AREA SUPPORT), ----- (DIVISION)
                                                      SIGNAL BATTALION (MSE)



1.  MISSION.  TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A PORTION
OF THE DIVISION MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT (MSE)
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.

2.  ASSIGNMENT.  ORGANIC TO A DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION
(4-NODE), TOE 11065L100, A DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (6-NODE),
TOE 11065L400, A CORPS CONTINGENCY SIGNAL BATTALION,
TOE 11425L000, THE AREA SIGNAL BATTALIONS CONTINGENCY CORPS
TOE 11435L100 & 200, A CORPS SUPPORT BATTALION 11445L100, AND AN
ABN CORPS SUPPORT BATTALION 11445L200.  WHEN ORGANIC TO THE
CORPS CONTINGENCY SIGNAL BATTALION 11425L000 ALL PERSONNEL
MUST BE PARACHUTIST QUALIFIED.

3.  CAPABILITIES.

    A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES :

       (1) TWO MANAGEMENT FACILITIES FOR NODAL MANAGEMENT AND
SYSTEM CONTROL.

       (2) TWO NODE CENTRAL SWITCHS TO PROVIDE NODE SWITCHING AND
CONTROL FUNCTIONS, NETWORK INTERFACE FOR RADIO ACCESS UNITS
(RAU), AND EXTENSION SWITCHES.

       (3) RADIO ACCESS UNITS FOR INTERFACE BETWEEN MOBILE
SUBCRIBERS AND NODE CENTER SWITCH USING LINE OF SIGHT (LOS)
RADIO OR CABLE LINKS FOR CONNECTIVITY.

       (4) ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY LOS RADIO LINKS BETWEEN NODE
CENTERS AND FROM NODE CENTERS TO EXTENSION NODES AND RAUS.

       (5) SMALL EXTENSION SWITCHES FOR LOCAL SWITCHING AND
MSE NETWORK ACCESS OF WIRE SUBSCSRIBERS.

       (6) NET RADIO INTERFACE FOR FM RADIO ACCESS INTO THE
AREA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AT SELECTED EXTENSION NODES.

       (7) A SPARES FACILITY TO PERFORM LIMITED COMMUNICATIONS
ELECTRONICS DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) CONTACT MAINTENANCE.

    B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%
FROM APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2 TO APPROXIMATELY 80%
FOR LEVEL 3.  WHEN ORGANIZED AT LEVEL 3, THE FOLLOWING
FACILITIES CANNOT BE OPERATED:  1 SMALL EXTENSION SWITCH
AND 1 LOS RADIO.

    C.  THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO A TYPE B ORGANIZATION

    D.  THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

    E.  INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION CAN ASSIST IN THE
COORDINATED DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.

    F.  THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT.

    G.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON:

       (1) THE HHC, OF THE BATTALION TO WHICH IT IS ASSIGNED
FOR FOOD SERVICE AND RELIGIOUS SUPPORT, LESS FORWARD DEPLOYED
ELEMENTS.

       (2) APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION OR CORPS FOR
COMBAT HEALTH SUPPORT, LEGAL, FINANCE, AND PERSONNEL AND
ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES.

4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  TWO PER DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION
TOE 11065L100, THREE PER DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION
TOE 11065L400, THREE PER CORPS AREA SIGNAL BATTALION 11435L100,
ONE PER CORPS CONTINGENCY SIGNAL BATTALION TOE 11425L000, TWO
PER AREA SIGNAL BATTALION CONTINGENCY COROPS 11435L100 & 200, TWO PER
CORPS SUPPORT BN 11445L100, AND ONE PER ABN CORPS SUPPORT BN
11445L200.

5.  CATEGORY.  THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY II UNIT.
FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25

6.  MOBILITY.

    A.  THIS UNIT IS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING 80,500 POUNDS
(6,395 CUBIC FEET) OF TOE EQUIPMENT WITH ORGANIC VEHICLES.

    B.  THIS UNIT HAS 50,476 POUNDS (2,826.7 CUBIC FEET)
   OF TOE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING TRANSPORTION.

    C.  THIS UNIT REQUIRES 100 PERCENT OF ITS TOE EQUIPMENT
TO BE TRANSPORTED IN A SINGLE LIFT USING ITS AUTHORIZED
ORGANIC VEHICLES.  (SOURCE: FM 11-37/FM 24-1)

7.  DOCTRINE.  THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT:

       FM 11-50, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION
       FM 11-30, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE CORPS/DIVISI
       FM 24-1,  SIGNAL SUPPORT IN THE AIRLAND BATTLE
       FM 11-37, MSE PRIMER FOR SMALL UNIT LEADERS



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                                                           /    CO     /
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                                    /   CO HQ   /                                /  2 NODAL  /
                                    /           /                                /    PLT    /
                                    /01         /                                /           /
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                                                   /  2 NODAL  /  / 2 NODE CEN/  /2 EXT SWITCH/
                                                   /  PLT HQ   /  /    SEC    /  /     SEC    /
                                                   /02         /  /03         /  /04          /
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            TOE ANALYSIS  ---   NARRATIVE DISCUSSION


PRESENT                PRESENT                PRESENT
TOE NO: 11067L100      TITLE: HHC DIV SIG BN   STR: 138


PROPOSED               PROPOSED               PROPOSED
TOE NO: 11067C100      TITLE: HHC DIV SIG BN   STR: 138


1.  GENERAL.

    a.  REFERENCES.

        (1)  AR 71-31       (2)  AR 71-13       (3)  AR 570-2

        (4)  AR 611-101     (5)  AR 611-112     (6)  AR 611-201

        (7)  TR 71-6        (8)  TR 71-17

    b.  PURPOSE:  IS TO UPDATE THE LTOE FOR THE DIVISION SIGNAL
MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT (MSE), AREA SIGNAL COMPANY TOE
11067C100.  THIS UPDATE REFLECTS APPROVED DOCTRINE
AND THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING CHANGES IN OPERATIONAL
CONCEPTS, OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS (ORDs), AND RELATED
BASIS OF ISSUE PLANS (BOIPs) DATA.  THE ADVANTAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
CONCEPT CHANGES ARE INCORPORATED, MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
ARE UPDATED, AND THE APPLICATION OF THE LTOE DEVELOPMENT AND
DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES PROVIDE AND OUTLINE THE UNIT'S FORCE
MODERNIZATION PROCESS.

        (1)  THE AREA SIGNAL COMPANY WILL PROVIDE SWITCH, LINE OF
SIGHT (LOS), RADIO ACCESS UNIT (RAU), NATO INTERFACE UNIT (NIU) AND
FM RETRANS FACILITIES AREA TO AUGMENT THE AREA SIGNAL COMPANIES AS
REQUIRED.  THE AREA SIGNAL COMPANY IS ORGANIC TO THE SIGNAL BATTALION
(MSE) TOE 11065C100.

        (2)  THIS VERSION OF THE TOE HAS BEEN REVIEWED IN ACCORD
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CURRENT TOE REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.

        (3)  ALL EQUIPMENT READINESS CODES (ERCs) IN THIS TOE HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED TO ENSURE STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH CRITERIA IN AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.  THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN REVIEWED TO ENSURE THEY
ARE ALIGNED AT THE PARAGRAPH LEVEL OF DETAIL.

        (5)  THE UNIT MARC CODE IS 21A.  THIS UNIT IS CONSIDERED
HIGHLY MOBILE AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACCORDINGLY.

2.  EMPLOYMENT:  THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS WILL BE EMPLOYED ALONG WITH
THE BATTALION HHC.  THE GENERAL SUPPORT PLATOON OPERATES A LARGE
EXTENSION NODE INCLUDING ASSOCIATED LOS RADIOS, RAU, NIU, AND FM
RETRANSMISSION FACILITIES.

3.  METHODS OF OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS:

    a.  PARAGRAPH 01, COMPANY HEADQUARTERS:

        (1)  FUNCTIONS.  CONTAINS PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES FOR
COMMAND, CONTROL AND COORDINATION OF THE COMPANY MISSION.  PERSONNEL
AND EQUIPMENT ARE PROVIDED FOR SUPPLY, ADMINISTRATION, POL, UNIT
LEVEL MAINTENANCE OF ORGANIC ARMS, POWER GENERATORS, AIR CONDITIONING
EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLES.  UNIT LEVEL MAINTENANCE OF MOMILE SUBSCRIBER
EQUIPMENT AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL IN TOE 11066C100.  FORMAL COMPANY ADMINISTRATION IS
PROVIDED BY THE BATTALION PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER (PAC).
MESSING FACILITIES FOR THE COMPANY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE BATTALION
HHC OR OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE COMPANY WILL MESS WITH SUPPORTED UNITS.

        (2)  PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY REGULATORY
GUIDANCE:  NONE.

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP         USER       COMMO       REQUIRED FOR:

1 1-1/4T HMMWV    CO CDR    1 VRC-47     BN OPERATIONS
                            1 MSRT
                            1 TA-1035

1 1-1/4T HMMWV    BN XO     1 VRC-46     BN CMDR/CMD AND CONTROL
                            1 PLGR

1 WRECKER                   1 VRC-46     SUPPORT VEH RECOVERY

1 UTIL SHEL

2 2-1/2 TRK CGO

    b.  PARAGRAPH 02, GEN SPT PLT HQS:

        (1)  FUNCTIONS:  ASSISTS THE COMPANY COMMANDER IN PROVIDING
COMMAND AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE DIVISION AREA.

        (2)  PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY REGULATOR
GUIDANCE:  NONE.

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUP          USER         COMM             REQUIRED FOR

2 1-1/4T HMMWV    LPLT LDR    2 VRC-46      PLT LDR/CMD AND CONTROL
                              2 TA-1035
                              2 PLGR

4-S250 SHELTER    SECTION     2 VRC-47      MSE NODE MGT FAC
                              2 TA-1035
                              2 PLGR

    c.  PARAGRAPH 03, EXT SWITCH SECTION:

        (1)   FUNCTIONS:  PROVIDES A LARGE EXTENSION SWITCH
OPERATIONS SHELTER AND CABLE VEHICLE, A NODE MANAGEMENT SHELTER, LINE
OF SIGHT RADIOS, AND RADIO ACCESS UNIT.

        (2)  PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY REGULATORY
GUIDANCE:  NONE.

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:


VEH/EQUIP          USER        COMM             REQUIRED FOR

5 1-1/4T HMMWV     NRI TM      2 VRC-46         EXT SWITCH

16 UTIL SHELT

     d.  PARAGRAPH 4, WIRE SECTION:

        (1)  FUNCTIONS:  PROVIDES SMALL EXTENSION SWITCHES, LINE OF
SIGHT RADIOS, AND RADIO ACCESS UNITS.

        (2)  PERSONNEL EQUIPMENTS NOT COVERED BY REGULATORY GUIDANCE:
NONE.

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

VEH/EQUIP          USER       COMM              REQUIRED FOR

2 1-1/4T HMMWV     SEC       2 VRC-46       EXT SWITCH SUPV X2

2-S 250 SHELTER    SEC       2 VRC-46       MSE REMOTE RAU X2
                             2 PLGR

10-S 250 SHELTER   SEC       8 VRC-46       MSE SEN SPT VEH X8
                             8 TA-1042s
                             8 PLGR