The Army Divisional Signal Battalion as the Foundation for Support in Military Operations Other Than War.

Abstract

Joint communications planners are given a variety of responsibilities when given a mission to support a Joint Task Force Commander. In view of the principles of joint communications planning and these mission responsibilities, the Army's divisional signal battalions are not equipped or manned to accomplish this task. Joint communications doctrine and the supporting Army doctrine assign a tactical support mission to these signal units. Despite these facts, the 10th Signal Battalion of the 10th Mountain Division was assigned missions to support operational forces. The experiences of the 10th Signal Battalion in both Somalia and Haiti detail the difficulties that occur when units are assigned missions they were not designed to accomplish.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325266

Entities

People

  • Timothy M. Petit

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications And Computer Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rhode Island
  • Security
  • Tactical Communications
  • Task Forces
  • War Colleges

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  • Military Science