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FM 11-23
tion. It provides personnel and equipment required
by the battalion staff officers for supervision
and coordination of battalion activites.
a. Detachment Headquarters. The detachment
headquarters includes the detachment commander,
the first sergeant, and the supply and
clerical personnel required for normal detachment
operations. The cook assigned to the detachment
headquarters is utilized to augment the
mess of the unit to which the HHD is attached
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for mess purposes. Personnel and organic signal
equipment used to provide internal communica-
ADMIN-LOG SEC
tions for the battalion are also assigned to the de- © S-3
tachment headquarters. The detachment com- s-4
mander and first sergeant are responsible for S-20 SB-22/PT
normal day-to-day operations such as sick calls, 2 E BN MTR MAINTSEC
passes, unit fund, unit supply, quartering personnel,
discipline, training, etc. The detachment com-
DET COOK
mander is also responsible for preparing the DET 1ST SGT TO OP CENTER
HHD loading plan and supervising unit displace-
DET SUP 0AN/MSC-31
ment. In addition, he acts as battalion headquar-
SB-22/PT
ters commandant. Vehicles and other equipment
S-1o
required for detachment headquarters operations
ON/MSC-32
are provided for in the HHD TOE. Detachment
headquarters personnel operate the local battalion
switchboard. It may be located in either the
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battalion or detachment headquarters, because FM 11-23-23
the command and detachment headquarters are
Figure 11-2. Type wire diagram, HHD, signal battalion.
usually collocated. When located in the battalion
headquarters, personnel assigned to the administration
and logistics section should
tration and logistics section should
be
be
cross-
cross- mutual assistance in administrative and logistical
trained in switchboard operations. These personoperations
with a corresponding
nel will assist in operating
savings
this facility
in man-
to conserve
manpower and provide 24-hour telephone
service. Figure 11-2 shows a typical battalion c. Motor Maintenance Section. The battalion
telephone system.
motor maintenance section includes a warrant officer
(automotive maintenance technician) and
b. Administrative and Logistics Section. The sufficient personnel and equipment to form the
administrative and logistics section includes the nucleus of a battalion motor maintenance section.
personnel and equipment necessary to provide ad- The section is augmented by TOE 29-500 teams
ministrative and clerical assistance to the battal- or by motor maintenance personnel of TOE units
ion commander and his staff. The personnel spe- assigned or attached to the battalion. The types
cialists assigned to this section_ provide only the and quantities of these personnel are determined
nucleus necessary for performing battalion perby
sonnel functions. The section is augmented by the number of motor vehicles organic to the
signal units assigned or attached to the battalion.
personnel specialists of the signal units which The motor maintenance section is under the staff
are assigned or attached to the battalion. These supervision of the motor officer. Usually, the secpersonnel
specialists assist in performing battal- tion operates in an area some distance from bation
level personnel functions. The section has a talion headquarters. It has motor transport for
warrant officer, unit personnel technician and automotive maintenance spare parts and POL. It
unit supply technician, assigned to supervise cler- also has fuel storage and fuel dispensing equipical
personnel performing duties in those respec- ment and a motor vehicle maintenance set which
tive areas. Staff responsibility for this section is includes vehicle recovery equipment. Headquarshared
by the S1 and S4. This method of opera- ters detachment vehicles are kept in the battalion
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