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                                                         TACSAT PLATOON
                                                     CORPS SIGNAL BRIGADE

                                              DESIGNATION:  ----- PLATOON, ----- SIGNAL COMPANY (RANGE EXTENSION)
















1.  MISSION.  TO EMPLOY LONG HAUL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TO
PROVIDE NETWORK CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN WIDELY DISPERSED AREAS OF
OPERATION/FORCES.

2.  ASSIGNMENT. TOE 11479L100 IS ORGANIC TO THE RANGE
EXTENSION CO (MSE), TOE 11470L100.

3.  CAPABILITIES.  A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:

       A   SIX (6) EACH MULTICHANNEL TACSAT TERMINALS TO
PROVIDE RANGE EXTENSION BETWEEN SWITCHING NODES.

       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 TYPE B ORGANIZATION.

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

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

       F.  THIS PLATOON IS DEPENDENT UPON:

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

      (2)  THE RANGE EXTENSION COMPANY 11477L100 FOR
COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS, LIMITED DIRECT SUPPORT COMSEC
MAINTENANCE, MOTOR MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE RECOVERY, FOOD
SERVICE, AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.

      (3)  WHEN DEPLOYED, ELEMENTS ARE DEPENDENT UPON UNITS
TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED OR ATTACHED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD
SERVICE, UNIT MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT.

4. BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  11479L100, ONE PER RANGE EXTENSION
CO, TOE 11470L100.


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
21,600 POUNDS (1,844 CUBIC FEET) OF TOE EQUIPMENT WITH
ORGANIC VEHICLES.

      B.  THIS UNIT HAS 110,300 POUNDS (11,432 CUBIC FEET)
OF TOE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION.


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

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


       FM 11-92, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS IN THE CORPS.
       FM 24-1, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.
       FM 100-15, CORPS OPERATIONS.


















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            TOE ANALYSIS  ---   NARRATIVE DISCUSSION


PRESENT                PRESENT                PRESENT
TOE NO. 11479L100      TITLE  TACSAT PLATOON  STR  13

PROPOSED               PROPOSED               PROPOSED
TOE NO. 11479C100      TITLE  TACSAT PLATOON  STR  13


1.  GENERAL.

    a.  REFERENCES.

        (1)  AR 71-32       (2)  AR 220-1       (3)  AR 611-112

        (4)  AR 611-201     (5)  MARC BULLETIN BOARD


    b.  PURPOSE: THIS TOE CONTAINS THE LTOE FOR THE TACSAT
PLATOON, RANGE EXTENSION COMPANY. THE TACSAT PLATOON WILL BE
LOCATED WITH THE RANGE EXTENSION COMPANY, CORPS SIGNAL BRIGADE. THE
MISSION IS TO EMPLOY LONG HAUL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN WIDELY DISPERSED FORCES.

    c.  THIS TOE REFLECTS APPROVED DOCTRINE AND THE LATEST
INFORMATION CONCERNING NEW OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS, OPERATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENTS (ORD), AND RELATED BASIS OF ISSUE PLANS (BOIP)
DATA.  THE ADVANTAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS:  1. NEW CONCEPTS ARE
INCORPORATED; 2. RELATED MANPOWER AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS ARE
DOCUMENTED; AND 3. THE APPLICATIONS OF DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES
PROVIDES AN OUTLINE OF THE UNIT'S FORCE MODERNIZATION PROCESS.


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

        (4)  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 22A.  IT IS A COMBAT SUPPORT UNIT
THAT OPERATES IN THE CORPS AREA.  IT IS MOBILE AND NORMALLY
MANEUVERS/MOVES AS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THE MISSION.

        (6)  EMPLOYMENT: THE ASSETS OF THE TACSAT PLATOON WILL BE
UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF THE CORPS SIGNAL BRIGADE WHICH WILL PLAN
THE USE OF ALL TACSAT PLATOON MEANS.  THE LONG-HAUL MULTICHANNEL
TRANSMISSION ASSETS WILL BE USED TO INTERCONNECT SELECTED SWITCHES IN
DIFFERENT CRITICAL NETWORK TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE FORCE'S C3I MISSION
NEEDS.


3.  METHODS OF OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS.

    a.  PARAGRAPH 01, TACSAT PLATOON HEADQUARTERS.

        (1)  PROVIDE COMMAND AND CONTROL AND DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
OF THE TACSAT SYSTEMS.

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP        USER        COMMO       REQUIRED FOR:
1 1/4T HMMWV     PLT LDR     VRC-90D     TACTICAL MOBILITY FOR
                             MSRT        THE PLATOON LEADER
                             DAGR


    b.  PARAGRAPH 02, TSC-85 SECTION.

        (1)  PROVIDE RANGE EXTENSION BETWEEN SWITCHING NODES
WORLDWIDE, RECEIVE, TRANSMIT, AND PROCESS LOW, MEDIUM, AND HIGH
CAPACITY MULTIPLEXED VOICE AND DATA CIRCUITS.

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

        (3)  MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:
VEH/EQUIP         USER          COMMO        REQUIRED FOR:
2-5T              SECTION       2-GRC-193    TSC-85 SUPPORT
                                2-TA-1042

2-2 1/2T          SECTION                    TSC-85 SUPPORT


    C. PARAGRAPH 03, TSC-93 SECTION.

       (1) RECEIVE, TRANSMIT, AND PROCESS MEDIUM, AND HIGH CAPACITY
MULTIPLEXED VOICE, DATA, AND TELETYPEWRITER CIRCUITS. THESE TERMINALS
ARE USED AS A COMMUNICATIONS LINK (VIA SATELLITE) WITH THE TSC-85 OR
ANOTHER TSC-93.

       (2) PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS NOT COVERED BY REGULATORY GUIDANCE:

NONE

       (3) MAJOR EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS:

VEH/EQUIP         USER         COMMO         REQUIRED FOR:

8-1 1/4T          SECTION      4-GRC-193     TSC-93 SPT
                               4-TA-1042