CHAPTER 5
The Air Assault Division Signal Battalion
The air assault signal battalion--
a. Deploys as a light division signal battalion (see Chapter 4).
b. Installs, operates, and maintains a division communications system to support division level functions including command, control, fire control, intelligence, CSS, and air defense.
c. Provides internal CP communications at all echelons of the division headquarters.
d. Provides the division commander and staff with signal staff assistance to plan division signal support (for example, automation and communications). For more information, see Chapters 2, 3, and 4.
e. Provides direct support COMSEC maintenance and logistics for the division to include the administration of the division COMSEC material account.
The air assault division signal battalion has four companies: HHC, a command communications company, a signal support company, and an area signal company.
a. HHC--
- Commands and controls the battalion.
- Provides the division signal staff element.
- Provides DS COMSEC maintenance and logistics functions for the division.
- Provides DS electronic maintenance of signal support equipment organic to the battalion.
b. The command communications company--
- Provides extension nodes at the Div Main CP and the Div TAC.
- Provides an area node in support of the division multichannel network.
- Provides FM retransmission stations in support of the division AO.
- Provides multichannel relays in support of the division AO.
- Provides command, control, and administration of organic assets.
c. The signal support company--
- Provides three extension nodes in the forward division AO to support the three brigade CPs and their support areas.
- Provides secure RATT stations at the brigade CPs for operation in the division GP RATT net.
- Provides command, control, and administration of organic assets.
d. The area signal company--
- Provides multichannel communications terminals at DIVARTY, aviation group, air defense battalion, MI battalion, and engineer battalion.
- Provides secure RATT stations and automatic switchboards at the DIVARTY, aviation group, air defense battalion, MI battalion, and engineer battalion for operation in the division GP RATT net and to tie into the division's switching network.
- Provides the second area node to support the division multichannel network.
- Provides the extension node at the Div Rear CP/division rear element .
- Provides FM retransmission stations in the division AO.
- Provides multichannel relays in the division AO.
- Provides command, control, and administration of organic assets.
Figure 5-1 shows the air assault division multichannel system. Figure 5-2 shows doctrinal equipment employment to support doctrinal divisional multichannel network in the air assault division.
Figure 5-1. Air assault division LOS multichannel terrestrial system.
Figure 5-2. Air assault division doctrinal equipment employment.
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