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FM 11-23
Section II. COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
OPERATIONS
13-10. General c. Plans, coordinates, and furnishes staff su-
The company headquarters provides command pervision of the operations of the company ineluding
site selection, frequency utilization, and
and administrative control and coordination of
the company operational and training mission.
The company headquarters normally will be lo- d. Functions as the company intelligence
cated in the vicinity of the greatest concentration officer.
of company elements. This allows greater control,
better supervision, and a consolidation of admin- communications security plans and insures their
istration, logistics, and messing facilities.
implementation.
implementation.
13-11; Administration and Logistics f. Insures that all personnel are familiar with
The company headquarters conducts its adminis- electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM)
trative and logistical operations with normal sup- plans and orders and that these personnel are caport
from comparable activities of the headquar- pable of employing prescribed ECCM procedures.
ters to which it is assigned. Messing facilities are
available at the company mess 24 hours a day. 13-13. Company Communications
Some isolated elements of the tropo company may a. Wire Communications. The light tropo comrequire
mess support from adjacent units. Supply pany type telephone net (fig. 13-2) normally is
operations are geared to the large amount of re- installed by personnel of the technical control
pair parts required for the continuous operation section. Figure 13-2 shows nine telephones and
of the company's electronic equipment and tacti- the operations central connected to the switchcal
vehicles. The company provides organiza- board. Two trunks to the area system also are
tional maintenance of arms, motor vehicles, and shown. This is a type telephone communications
power generators and direct support level main- net and it should be noted that two of the tropo
tenance of organic electronic equipment.
platoon headquarters probably will be so distant
that they will obtain access to the company head-
13-12. Command and Control quarters through the area communications sys-
The company commander receives direction and tem rather than through longlocals.
routine administrative support through normal
channels from the organization (USASTRAT-
COM (theater), field army signal brigade, or independent
corps signal group, etc) to which his
company is assigned. Operational (technical) or-
TRUNKS
ders are received through technical channels
TO AREA SYS
from the communications element of the organization
exercising technical control. Because the
distances between elements of the company make
control difficult, the company commander makes co COMOR MTR MAINT
maximum use of standing signal instructions and
company and platoon standing operating proce- FIRST SGT TROPO PLAT HO
dures for accomplishment of the mission and sup- MESS 0 SB-22/PT TECH CON OFF
port activities of the company. In addition, he has
available the company communications facilities
(para 13-13). The company commander is as- SIG MAINT 0 OP CEN
sisted by the technical control officer, whose duties
include the following:
a. Assists the company commander in supervi- LEGEND:
sion of company operations. 0- TA-312/PT
b. With the company commander, on a shift
basis, exercises direct control over the company.
Figure 13-2. Light tropo company type telephone net.
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