US Army Table of Organization and Equipment

	
	  
                                                     HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
                                           CORPS AREA SIGNAL BATTALION (MOBILE SUBSCRIBER EQUIPMENT)

                                        DESIGNATION:  HEADQUARTERS,--- SIGNAL BATTALION (CORPS AREA)(MSE)
                                                      HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, ----- SIGNAL BATTALION (CORPS AREA)(MSE)

1.  MISSION.  TO PROVIDE COMMAND AND CONTROL, ADMINISTRATIVE
AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE CORPS AREA SIGNAL BATTALION.

2.  ASSIGNMENT.  ORGANIC TO A CORPS AREA SIGNAL BATTALION
(MSE), TOE 11435L000, OR AN AREA SIGNAL/FORCED ENTRY
BATTALION (MSE)(ABN), TOE 11435L400.  WHEN ORGANIC TO AREA
SIGNAL/FORCED ENTRY BATTALION (MSE)(ABN), TOE 11435L400,
ALL PERSONNEL WILL BE PARACHUTIST QUALIFIED.

3.  CAPABILITIES.

    A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:

      (1)  COMMAND AND CONTROL, STAFF PLANNING, AND
SUPERVISION OF THE BATTALION.

      (2)  RELIGIOUS SUPPORT FOR THE BATTALION.

      (3)  UNIT LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, CLASS III SUPPORT, A
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY BOOK FOR UNITS OF THE BATTALION.

      (4)  DIRECT SUPPORT (DS) MAINTENANCE OF ORGANIC
COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS AND COMSEC EQUIPMENT.

      (5)  FOOD SERVICE SUPPORT FOR THE BATTALION, EXCEPT
FORWARD DEPLOYED ELEMENTS.

    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.

    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 THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR
220-1, UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

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

    F.  THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ALL ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT.

    G.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON:

        (1) APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE CORPS FOR LEGAL,
HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT, FINANCE, AND PERSONNEL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

        (2) COMMAND AVIATION BATTALION (CORPS), TOE
01415L000, FOR AIRCRAFT SUPPORT FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL
OF DISPERSED SITES, EVACUATION AND REPLACEMENT OF CRITICAL
EQUIPMENT, AERIAL MOVEMENT OF MAINTENANCE CONTACT TEAMS,
AND SITE RECONNAISSANCE.

        (3) SIGNAL SUPPORT COMPANY, TOE 11437L000, FOR
WHEEL VEHICLE RECOVERY SUPPORT.

4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  ONE PER CORPS AREA SIGNAL
BATTALION (MSE), TOE 11435L000.  ONE PER AREA SIGNAL/
FORCED ENTRY BATTALION (MSE)(ABN), TOE 11435L400.

5.  CATEGORY.  THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY II
UNIT.  (FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 71-32)

6.  MOBILITY.

    A.  THIS UNIT IS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING 171,148 POUNDS
(10,749.0 CUBIC FEET) OF TOE EQUIPMENT WITH ORGANIC
VEHICLES.

    B.  THIS UNIT HAS 56,254 POUNDS (5,895.5 CUBIC FEET)
OF EQUIPMENT REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION.

    C.  THIS UNIT REQUIRES 100 PERCENT OF ITS TOE EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES TO BE TRANSPORTED IN A SINGLE LIFT USING ITS
AUTHORIZED ORGANIC VEHICLES.  (SOURCE:  FM 11-30).

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

     FM 11-30, MSE CORPS/DIVISION SIGNAL UNIT OPERATIONS.
     FM 11-37, MSE PRIMER FOR SMALL-UNIT LEADERS.
     FM 11-38, MSE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
     FM 11-38-1, TACTICAL SOP FOR MOBILE SUBSCRIBER
                 EQUIPMENT.
     FM 11-92, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE CORPS.
     FM 24-1, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.
     FM 100-15, CORPS OPERATIONS.

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