US Army Table of Organization and Equipment

	
	                                                          CONTINGENCY AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
                                             DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT)

                                             DESIGNATION: COMPANY ---- (AREA SIGNAL) ---- (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 CONTINGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (MSE), TOE 11065L300.

   3.  CAPABILITIES.

       A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:

        (1)  A NODAL MANAGEMENT FACILITY AND A NODE CENTER
SWITCH.

        (2)   A CONTINGENCY NODE SWITCH TO PROVIDE NODE SWITCH
CONTROL FUNCTIONS, NETWORK INTERFACE FOR RADIO
ACCESS UNITS (RAU), AND EXTENSION SWITCHES.

        (3)   RADIO ACCESS UNITS FOR INTERFACE BETWEEN MOBILE
SUBSCRIBERS AND THE 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 RAU.

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

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

       B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED SUSTAINMENT CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10
PERCENT, FROM APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT FOR LEVEL 2 TO
APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT 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 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 PERSORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT.

       G.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON:

           (1)  HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, SIGNAL
BATTALION (MSE), TOE 11066L300, FOR FOOD SERVICE AND RELIGIOUS
SUPPORT, LESS FORWARD DEPLOYED ELEMENTS.

           (2)  APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION OR CORPS
FOR COMBAT HEALTH SUPPORT, LEGAL, FINANCE, FOOD SERVICE AND
RELIGIOUS SUPPORT FOR FORWARD DEPLOYED ELEMENTS, AND
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

   4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  TWO PER CONTINGENCY COMMUNICATION
DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (MSE), TOE 11065L300.

   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
209,100 POUNDS (5,413 CUBIC FEET) OF TOE EQUIPMENT WITH
ORGANIC VEHICLES.

       B.  THIS UNIT HAS 62,387 POUNDS (6655 CUBIC FEET) OF
TOE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING TRANSPORTION.

       C.  THIS UNIT REQUIRES 100% OF ITS TOE EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES 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 11-30, MSE CORPS/DIVISION SIGNAL UNIT OPERATIONS.
       FM 11-50, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION.
       FM 71-100, DIVISION OPERATIONS.
       FM 24-1,  SIGNAL SUPPORT IN THE AIRLAND BATTLE.
       FM 11-37, MSE PRIMER FOR SMALL UNIT LEADERS.




















                     11067L300
                                                     -------------------
                                                     |CNTGY AREA SIGNAL|
                                                     |     COMPANY     |
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                                                              |
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                            |                |       |        |       |        |                  |
                      -------------    ------------- |  ------------- |  -------------      ------------
                      |  CO HQ    |    |CNTGY NODAL| |  | CCPS SEC  | |  | CCES SEC  |      | NODAL PLT|
                      |           |    |  PLT HQS  | |  |           | |  |           |      |    HQS   |
                      |01         |    |05         | |  | 06        | |  |07         |      |02        |
                      -------------    ------------- |  ------------- |  -------------      ------------
                                                     |                |
                                                     |                |
                                                     |                |
                                              ---------------  ---------------
                                              | NODE CENTER |  |  EXTENSION  |
                                              |   SECTION   |  | SWITCH SEC  |
                                              |03           |  |04           |
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            TOE ANALYSIS  ---   NARRATIVE DISCUSSION


PRESENT TOE.           PRESENT TITLE:         PRESENT STRENGTH:
11067L300              CONTINGENCY AREA       112
                       SIGNAL COMPANY

PROPOSED TOE.          PROPOSED TITLE:        PROPOSED STRENGTH:
11067C300              CONTINGENCY AREA       107
                       SIGNAL COMPANY ABN

1.  GENERAL.

    A.  REFERENCES.

        (1)  AR 71-31       (4)  AR 611-101     (7)  TR 71-15

        (2)  AR 71-32       (5)  AR 611-112     (8)  TP 71-6

        (3)  AR 220-1       (6)  AR 611-201

    B.  PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY FOR THE PREPARATION AND REVISIONS OF
TABLE(S) OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT (TOE).

        (1)  CYCLIC REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 71-31.

        (2)  THIS TOE REVISES THE CURRENT L-EDITION FOR THE
CONTINGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (MSE), AREA
SIGNAL COMPANY TOE 11067L300.  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 SPPLICATION OF THE LTOE DEVELOPMENT AND
DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES PROVIDES AN OUTLINE OF THE UNIT'S FORCE
MODERNIZATION PROCESS.

        (3)  THIS VERSION OF THE BTOE HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CURRENT TOE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND
GUIDANCE.

        (4)  ALL EQUIPMENT READINESS CODES (ERCS) IN THIS TO 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 IS A COMBAT SUPPORT
UNIT THAT OPERATES IN THE DIVISION AREA.  IT IS MOBILE AND MOVES.

2.  EMPLOYMENT.

    A.  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 A CONTINGENCY
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION SIGNAL BATTALION (MSE) TOE 11065L300.

    B.  THE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS WILL BE CO-LOCATED 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 MOBILE SUBSCRIBER
EQUIPMENT AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL IN TOE 11066L300.  FORMAL COMPANY ADMINISTRATION IS
PROVIDED BY THE BATTALION PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION CENTER (PAC).
MESSING FACILITIES FOR THE COMPANY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE BATTALION
HHC.

        (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-89A    TACTICAL MOBILITY
                            1 MSRT       COMMAND AND CONTROL OF
                            1 TA-1035    COMPANY OPERATIONS
                            1 PLGR

1 1-1/4T HMMWV    CO XO     1 VRC-90A    ASSISTS THE COMPANY
                                         COMMANDER WITH COMMAND
                                         AND CONTROL OF COMPANY
                                         OPERATIONS

2 2-1/2T TRK      MOTOR                  TRANSPORTS MOTOR
                  MAINT                  MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT

2 HVY HMMWV       SUPPLY                 TRANSPORTS SUPPLY
                                         OPERATIONS FOR THE COMPANY

    B.  PARAGRAPH 02, NODAL PLATOON HQ

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

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUP          USER         COMM      REQUIRED FOR

1 1-1/4T HMMWV    PLT LDR     1 VRC-90A  TACTICAL MOBILITY,
                              1 MSRT     COMAND, AND CONTROL OF
                              1 PLGR     PLATOON OPERATIONS

2 HVY HMMWV       MSE NODE    1 VRC-89A  MISSION SUPPORT.
                  MGMT FAC    1 TA-1035  TRANSPORT MGMT FACILITY
                              1 MSRT
                              1 FAX
                              1 GRC-229
                              1 PLGR

    C.  PARAGRAPH 03, NODE CEN SEC:

        (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

2 1-1/4T HMMWV     RWI/NRI     1 VRC-90A TRANSPORTS TRANSMISSION
                   TEAM                  SYSTEM SUPERVISOR

8 HVY HMMWV        NODE SEC              TRANSPORTS LES, LOS,
                                         SECTION MANAGEMENT
                                         FACILITY, AND RAU

     D.  PARAGRAPH 4, EXT SWITCH SEC:

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

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

VEH/EQUIP          USER       COMM          REQUIRED FOR

1 1-1/4T HMMWV     SEC       1 VRC-90A      EXT SWITCH SUPV

8 HVY HMMWV        SEC       4 VRC-90A      MSE SEN SUPPORT VEHICLE
                             8 TA-1035
                             4 PLGR

2 HVY HMMWV        SEC       2 VRC-90A      MSE REMOTE RAU
                             2 GRC-229
                             2 PLGR
5 1-1/4T HMMWV     SEC                      TRANSPORTS EXT SECTION
                                            SWITCHING SYSTEMS

     E.  PARAGRAPH 5, CNTGCY NODAL PLT HQ:

         (1)  FUNCTIONS:  PROVIDES EXTENDED-RANGE ACCESS FOR
DIVISION-LEVEL FM RADIO NETWORKS.  EACH TEAM CONSISTS OF A COMBAT
SIGNAL TEAM CHIEF AND TWO RADIO OPERATORS.

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

         (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP         USER       COMM           REQUIRED FOR

1 1-1/4T HMMWV    PLT LDR/   1 VRC-90A      TRANSPORT PLT LDR
                  PLT SGT    1 MSRT
                             1 PLGR

2 HVY HMMWV       MSE NODE   1 VRC-89A      TRANSPORT THE MSE
                  MGMT FAC   1 TA-1035      NODE MGMT FACILITY
                             1 MSRT         AND SECTION
                             1 FAX
                             1 GRC-229
                             1 PLGR

    F.  PARAGRAPH 06, CCPS SEC:

        (1)  FUNCTIONS:  ACTIVATED WHEN EPLRS EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL
ARE ADDED THROUGH THE INCREMENTAL CHANGE PACKAGE (ICP) PROCESS.

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP         USER       COMMO       REQUIRED FOR

1 1/4T HMMWV      CCPS SEC   1 VRC-90A   TRANSPORT CCPS
                  SUPV       1 TA-1035   SUPERVISOR

2 HVY HMMWV       RWI/NRI    2 VRC-90A   TRANSPORT RWI/NRI
                  TEAM X2    2 PLGR      TEAM

1 HVY HMMWV       CCPS SEC               TRANSPORTS FES/DES

    G.  PARAGRAPH 07, CCES SEC:

        (1)  FUNCTIONS:  ACTIVATED WHEN EPLRS EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL
ARE ADDED THROUGH THE INCREMENTAL CHANGE PACKAGE (ICP) PROCESS.

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP         USER       COMM         REQUIRED FOR

1 1/4T  HMMWV     CCES SEC   1 VRC-90A    TRANSPORT CCECS
                  SUPV       1 TA-1035    SUPERVISOR

4 HVY HMMWV       RWI/NRI    2 VRC-90A    TRANSPORT RWI/NRI
                  TEAM X2    2 PLGR       TEAM