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FM 11-23
Section II.
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS
14-9. General c. Plans, coordinates, and furnishes staff supervision
of the operations of the company in-
The company headquarters includes the personnel
eluding site selection, frequency utilization and
required for command and administrative control
sion
and coordination of the company operational and
training mission. The company headquarters nor- d. Functions as the company intelligence
mally is located in the vicinity of the greatest officer.
concentration of company elements. This allows
greater control, better supervision, and a consoli- e. Supervises the preparation of physical and
dation of administration,
logistics, and
communications security plans and insures their
dation of administration, logistics, and messing
facilities. ~~facilities.,~msi
implementation.
f. Insures that all personnel are familiar with
14-10. Administration and Logistics ECCM plans and orders, and that these personnel
adminis- are capable of employing prescribed ECCM pro-
The company headquarters conducts its administrative
and logistical operations with normal support
from comparable activities of the headquarters
to which it is assigned. Messing facilities are
available at the company mess 24 hours a day. a. Wire Communications. The heavy tropo
Some isolated elements of the tropo company may company type telephone net (fig. 14-2) is inrequire
mess support from adjacent units. Supply stalled by the technical control section. Figure
operations are geared to the large amount of 14-2 shows nine telephones and the operations
repair parts required for the continuous operation center connected to the switchboard. Two trunks
of the company's electronic equipment and tactical to higher headquarters, connected through the
vehicles. The company provides organizational area system, are also shown. This is a type telemaintenance
of arms, motor vehicles, and power phone communications net and it should be noted
generators. The company also provides direct that one of the tropo platoon headquarters will
support level maintenance of organic electronic probably be so distant that it would have access
equipment. to the company headquarters switchboard
14-11. Command and Control
The company commander receives direction and
routine administrative support through normal
channels from the organization (USASTRAT-
COM (theater), field army signal brigade, or sig-
TRUNKS
nal group of an independent corps) to which his
TOAREA SYS
company is assigned. Operational (technical) orders
are received through technical channels
from the communications element of the organization
exercising technical control. Because the COMDR 0 0 MTR MAINT
distances between elements of the company make
control difficult, the company commander makes FIRST SGT 0 0 TROPO PLAT HO
maximum use of company and platoon standing MESS 0 S8-22/PT TECH CON OFF
operating procedures. In addition, he has available
the company communications facilities (para suPPLy
TECHCONCEN
14-12). The company commander is assisted by SIG MAINT OP CEN
the technical control officer, whose duties include
the following:
a. Assists the company commander in supervi- LEGEND:
sion of company operations. TA312/PT FM 113772
b. With the company commander, on a shift
basis, exercises direct control over the company.
Figure 14-2; Heavy tropo company type telephone net.
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