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assistant secretary to the general staff, the ser-
geant major, and administrative and clerical en-
listed assistants.
systems control division may be considered as
special staff sections operating under the ACofS
communications-electronics.
d. The coordinating staff sections operate under a. The chief of staff, assisted by his deputy, dithe
staff supervision of their respective assistant rects, supervises, and integrates the work of the
chiefs of staff as shown in figure 9-1. The assist- other staff sections. He formulates and coordiant
chiefs of staff in turn are responsible to the nates policies for operations of the various staff
chief of staff. The headquarters company corn- elements to insure that orders and instructions
mander also operates under the direct control of are executed in accordance with the desires of
the chief of staff. The chief of staff, however, the commander. He is the principal assistant
may place the headquarters company under the of, and advisor to, the commander on all staff
staff supervision of the headquarters commandant matters. He may be delegated authority that
for ease of operations. The duties of the coordi- amounts to command of the staff.
nating general staff officers are stated in detail
b. The secretary to the general staff provides
in FM 101-5. The coordinating staff sections
in FM 1015. executive The coordinating staff assistance sections to the chief of staff and as
include officers who perform the duties of special such is neither a coordinating, special, or perstaff
officers and operate under the control of sonal staff officer. He operates as the office mansonal
staff officer. He operates as the office manthe
assistant chief of staff for their section.
ager for the offices of the commander, deputy
commander, chief of staff, and deputy chief of
staff. He maintains temporary records, receives
The command section includes the commander, visiting officials, and performs such other duties
deputy commander, their aides, and clerk stenog- assigned him by the chief of staff. The assistant
raphers. Both the commander and the deputy secretary of the general staff aids him in these
commander are general officers.
functions.
a. The USASTRATCOM (theater) commander
is also the deputy chief of staff for communicac.
The liaison officers maintain technical liai-
son, assure continuity in the exchange of infortions-electronics
on the theater army com- mation, and promote cooperation with signal elemander's
staff. He has staff responsibility for all ments of other U.S. armed forces components, altheater
army communications-electronics functions
and activities. As commander of the USASlied
forces, and civilian communications agencies
in the theater at USASTRATCOM (theater)
TRATCOM (theater), he exercises command and level. They also coordinate and maintain liaison
control and discharges his responsibilities through with the transportation and quartermaster elehis
deputy commander by issuing orders to the ments in the command's area of responsibility for
various staff officers in the command headquarters the purpose of coordinating requirements involvand
to the commander of signal groups and sep- ing signal planning and engineering support for
arate companies and battalions comprising the special type transportation and POL communicacommand.
tions systems, for example: highway transportab.
The deputy commander assists the corn- tion, railway, inland waterways, and pipeline
mander by directing operations during the com- communications systems.
mander's absence. He serves as the point of con- d
d.
The
The
command's
command's
sergeant
sergeant
major
major
operates
operates
tact with commanders of equal level headquarters under staff supervision of the chief of staff. He
of commands on signal communications and other performs all duties prescribed for this position
operational matters of mutual interest.
under the provisions of AR 611-201. He also suc.
The remaining personnel assigned to the pervises the work of other enlisted personnel ascommand
section of the headquarters include signed to the section.
commissioned aides and enlisted clerical assistant
who perform duties prescribed for their grade 9-12. The Inspector General Section
and MOS.
The inspector general is a member of the commander's
9-1 1. Chief of Staff Section personal staff. His section includes com-
missioned and enlisted specialists who assist him
The chief of staff section includes the chief of in performing his duties. He is responsible for
staff, his deputy, liaison officers, the secretary and making necessary inquiries and reporting to the
9-5