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5-1. General

The HHC's mission is to provide the support facilities with which the ADA signal battalion commander and staff exercise control. The HHC also installs and operates the portion of the command communications system which supports the AADCOM headquarters in a joint force theater operational role. The assignment is organic to the ADA SIGOP battalion TOE 11675.

5-2. Capabilities and Limitations

a. The HHC ADA SIGOP battalion provides at strength level 1 and 24 hours a day--

• Normal administration and logistics support for the battalion.
• Direction and coordination of battalion operations.
• Facilities with which the commander and staff exercise control of battalion functions.
• Religious services for battalion personnel.
• Mess facilities for HHC personnel.
• Organizational maintenance of vehicles, arms, and power generators organic to the HHC.
• DS level maintenance for organic signal systems equipment.

b. The HHC ADA SIGOP battalion installs and operates the nonuser-owned and -operated internal communications for the AADCOM headquarters. (This includes the communications node which supports the AADCOM headquarters.) This battalion also operates the multichannel terminals for the ADSCOM, for the reconstitution point, for the AADCOM TAC CP, and for both ends of the system which interconnect the American Patriot battalion to the host nation Patriot battalion.

c. The limitations of the HHC are the same as the battalion and are discussed in Chapter 4.

5-3. Training and Mobility

In addition to their basic skills, HHC personnel receive training under ARTEP 11-175. Company personnel train to engage in effective, coordinated defense of their respective unit's area or installation using--

• Rear area protection procedures.
• Operations in an internal defense environment.
• Defense against threat aircraft.
• Operations under NBC conditions.

5-4. Organization

a. The HHC is organized under TOE 11676. One company is allocated to the battalion. Figure 5-1 shows that the HHC provides--

• The normal battalion command and staff sections.
• HHC section.
• A battalion level CE maintenance section.
• A signal center platoon.
• A telecommunications platoon.

b. The HHC is thus organized to supply the battalion staff, the AADCOM signal staff, a communications system installation and operation role, plus a signal DS maintenance facility.

5-5. Operation Method

The HHC operates in one location and has no augmenting equipment for jump capability. The HHC movement is handled through close out at one location and reestablishment at a new site. Communications control during this time is transferred to one of the SIGOP companies. Movement is infrequent because of its operational relationship and collocation with the AADCOM headquarters. The HHC is located near the AADCOM CP. The HHC is self-supporting and has battalion staff support functions, plus its principal communications mission. It also has two signal platoons in support of the AADCOM: the signal center platoon and the telecommunication platoon.

a. The signal center platoon sets up three communications nodes near the AADCOM headquarters CP. The main node is located in the immediate area of the CP. The node contains the automatic switch which serves the AADCOM headquarters, the patching facility, the technical control facility, and multichannel terminals for systems entering the node. Systems entering the node include the multichannel system the theater brigade furnished for communications access into the theater system. A second node is set up or deployed with the AADCOM TAC CP. A third node, a general purpose node, is set up at a greater distance from the AADCOM CP. Any of the nodes can serve as a main entry point for the multichannel systems from any of the brigades or battalions. The platoon also provides, installs, and operates the multichannel terminals at the ADSCOM, at the reconstitution point, and for the American Patriot and host nation Patriot battalion interconnection.

b. The telecommunications platoon sets up and operates the telecommunications center at the AADCOM headquarters CP. The platoon also supplies RATT terminals at the AADCOM CP for the theater command net, the theater/intelligence net, and the AADCOM command net.