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FM 11-23
tion officer. The coordinating staff officers are
designated assistant chiefs of staff with the ex-
ception of the headquarters commandant. There
is no special staff as such; however, organized
under the assistant chief of staff for communica-
tions- electronics (C-E) are two divisions. One is
the plan division, and the other -is the operations
and systems control division. The method of oper-
ation of these divisions and that of the other staff
sections is described in the following section.
combined headquarters such as NATO, and with
local civilian and/or government communications
enterprises is maintained. Elements of the HHC
also establish and direct COMMZ level signal
training activities to update the technical skills
of personnel assigned to the various signal units.
This is particularly necessary when new signal
communications equipment is introduced into the
theater for use in the TACS or into the combat
area communications system.
c. The need for technical engineering and b. The headquarters company consists of comtraining
services is seldom encountered in the pany headquarters, unit supply, mess, and motor
usual *staff organization. This HHC, therefore, sections.
when compared with other headquarters and
headquarters companies, may appear administra- 9-8. Unit Employment
tively heavy. However, the mission requirements
imposed on a USASTRATCOM (theater) to di- a. The headquarters and headquarters company
rect highly technical signal units generates a is employed by the USASTRATCOM (theater)
need for a highly refined staff.
commander to command and provide staff supervision
for all theater army signal units and in-
9-7. Organization stallations located within the COMMZ, and to
maintain centralized operational control over the
a. The headquarters and headquarters company
afig. Theis
.TACS gadquarter into mand headquarts c y
which they install, operate, and maintain.
(fig. 9-1) is organized into a command headquarters
and a headquarters company. The command b. The HHC is also employed to provide adminheadquarters
contains the commander and his istrative, logistic, and technical support for the
personal staff, a chief of staff, the secretary of commander, his staff, and the headquarters comthe
general staff, liaison officers, and an informa- pany.
Section III.
OPERATIONS
9-9. General ordinate units on technical matters and communications
systems control. The command headquarthe
.the headquarters headquarters and
and
headquar
headquarters
),rs cofpahich
company is
ters is organized with a command section and the
the command and control element, is assigned to various personal and coordinating staff sections
and under the operational control of the theater as shown i figure 9-1.
army commander. It is also under the technical c. The staff that supports the command section
control of the theater army commander. It is also is organized into personal staff sections and funcunder
the technical control of the USASTRAT- tional assistant chief of staff (ACofS) sections.
COM as it pertains to integrating the TACS into Special staff functions are performed by personworld-wide
communications systems through nel assigned to the coordinating staff sections or
DCA facilities within the theater.
to operating divisions under the control of a coorb.
In exercising command, control, and staff su- dinating staff section. The personal staff consists
pervision over subordinate units, the doctrinal of the inspector general and judge advocate genprinciples
of command and staff supervision out- eral sections. The coordinating staff sections are
lined in FM 101-5 are followed. However, in exe- the ACofS personnel and administration, ACofS
cuting the command's mission responsibility of intelligence and security, ACofS communicationsmaintaining
centralized control over the TACS, electronics for plans and operations, and the
elements of the coordinating staff participate ac- ACofS logistics and services sections. The headtively
in the planning and operating of the quarters commandant and information sections
TACS. This is accomplished by elements of the may be considered as special staff sections opcoordinating
staff who maintain informal, direct erating under control of the chief of staff. Similiaison
with operating staffs and elements of sub- larly, the plans division and the operations and
9-4