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FM 11-23
CHAPTER 13
SIGNAL COMPANY, TROPOSPHERIC,
LIGHT
Section I.
UNIT CHARACTERISTICS
13-1. Mission and Assignment not adaptable to a type B organization. The term
The mission of the light tropo company is to light tropo refers to the technical capabilities of
The- mission of the light tropo company is to the company (para 13-4). The company elements
provide multichannel communications facilities the company (para 13-4). The company elements
are listed below and are described in subsequent
on a 24-hour basis using tactical tropospheric
scatter radio equipment. These communications paragraphs of this chapter.
facilities may consist of a complete system, exten- a. A company headquarters.
sions, or special communications links as required.
The company may be fragmented (platoons
or sections plus support personnel attached c. A technical control section.
to other signal elements) to provide some special
communications extensions or links. Normally
when a tropo element, for instance a section, is
attached to another signal unit to provide both 13-3. Administrative and Logistic
terminals of a tropo link, technical control of the
Capabilities
section also passes to that signal unit. The company
is normally assigned to a USASTRATCOM bilities: The light tropo company has the following capa-
(theater), a field army signal brigade, or an independent
corps signal group.
a. Provides command and control, planning,
and supervision of the operating elements of the
13-2. Category and Organization company.
(fig. 13-1)
b. Provides company level administrative, per-
The light tropo company is a category II unit (AR sonnel, and supply services, including resupply of
310-25) and is organized under TOE 11-367. It is tropo sites.
LIGHT
TROPO CO
CON SEC
SEC
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TROPO SEC
FM 11-367-4-1
Figure 13-1. Light tropo company organization.
13-1