Keeping pace with transformation

As we stated in our last update, the Army is transforming into a rapid task-organized modular force, with the capability to fight on arrival while leveraging joint and coalition capabilities to win conflicts. This transformation effort has caused the doctrine community to refocus the doctrine development process. We must ensure our development of doctrine products are up to date, maintained and remain relevant to a force that will continue to evolve over the next decade.

The Signal Regiment must support our maneuver forces in every mission area along the operational spectrum. That includes military operations ranging from deterring aggression (homeland defense) to a force capable of launching an urban area-style assault against any standing Army. Signal doctrine must address how to effectively integrate and balance the new technology and capabilities that are required for the application of information-enabled networks.

Primarily due to Army transformation, the Signal Regiment has been operating on "draft" doctrinal products, attempting to keep up with today's changing and improving technologies. A new Training and Doctrine Command Regulation 25-36, dated Oct. 1, 2004, has introduced the means to provide required doctrine to our forces in an expedited format by developing a Field Manual Interim.

The FMI is a Department of the Army publication that provides expedited delivery of urgently needed doctrine the proponent has approved for use without placing it through the standard two-year development process. FMIs usually contain tactics, techniques and procedures, but may also contain discussions of principles. FMIs expire after two years, unless superseded or rescinded, with the pertinent information incorporated into a new or revised FM.

Our charter is to develop, write and maintain doctrinal literature for the Signal Regiment with the appropriate amount of TTPs, supporting the transformation of the Army. We will strive to reflect changes in force design and incorporate lessons learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, and reprogramming Signal Regiment doctrine with a LandWarNet focus.

Priority publications for FY05 begin with our keystone manual FM 6-02; Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Operations (formally known as FM 24-1, Signal Support in the Air Land Battle). Development of FM 6-02 began in mid fiscal year 2004 with a completion time around 3rd Quarter of FY 05.

FMI 6-02.45; Signal Support to Theater Operations, will be reprogrammed and published as a FMI in FY05 focusing on UEy signal responsibilities and will address command, control, communications and computers support to theater operations. The FMI will subsume FM 6-02.27, Switching Operations, FM 6-02.42, Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Operations: Echelons Corps and Below, and FM 6-02.55, Area Common User System. This

FM was published in the 2004 after an accelerated development that supported the Integrated Tactical Signal Battalion and Tactical Installation and Network Company.

FM 6-02.50, C4 Operations: Division (UEx/UA), will be reprogrammed and published as a FMI in FY05 focusing and reliant upon a mature Bridge for Future Networks, Concept of Operations, and approved signal organizational designs. The FMI will subsume FM 6-02.27, Switching Operations, FM 6-02.32, TTP for the Tactical Internet, and FM 6-02.55, ACUS.

FM 6-02.71, Network Operations This FM will be reprogrammed and published in FY05 as a FMI providing LandWarNet network operations TTP that describes the network operations objectives and principles, and the roles and responsibilities of network managers and agencies throughout the Global Information Grid. It discusses network management, information assurance, and information dissemination management. It will subsume FM 6-02.7, Tactical Local Area Network Management.

Signal Regimental Doctrine is also supporting the development of several publications focused on critical TTPs for major systems and programs, like Joint Tactical Radio System, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, and Joint Network Transport Capability-Spiral.

As we develop and refine our products, the products will be posted to the Army Knowledge Online Portal listed under Signal Center, DCD.

We encourage you to contact us and provide feedback on the doctrine products we are developing. We are engaged in a huge task of ensuring our doctrine remains relevant during the transformation process. As we have stated before this effort is too large and too important to be done in a vacuum.

ACRONYM QUICKSCAN

ACUS--Area Common User Systems

BFN--Brigade to Future Networks

C4--command, control, communications, and computers

CONOPS--Concept of Operations

ECB--Echelons Corps and Below

FM--Field Manual

FMI--Field Manual Interim

FY--fiscal year

GIG--Global Information Grid

IA--Information Assurance

IDM -Information Dissemination Management

ITSB--Integrated Tactical Signal Battalion

JNTC-S--Joint Network Transport Capability-Spiral

JTRS--Joint Tactical Radio System

NETOPS--Network Operations

MOS--Military Occupational Specialty

NM--network management

TIN--Tactical Installation and Network

TTP--tactics, techniques and procedures

UA--Unit of Action

UE--Unit of Employment

WINT-T--Warfighter Information Network-Tactical

Mr. Hunter is a Department of the Army civilian GS-12 and presently holds the position of writer, Concepts and Doctrine Division, Directorate of Combat Developments, U.S. Army Signal Center. His background spans 30 years of service to the Signal Regiment. He is a retired sergeant major with 25 years of service. He has held several positions including first sergeant, battalion operation sergeant, communication chief, and instructor at the Sergeant Major Academy. He served as military system analyst for the Modeling and Simulation Branch. Other key positions include network analyst and assistant inspector general for Information Systems Command.

Current Signal Doctrine

FM 6-02      C4 Operations
FM 6-02.2    C4 Operations: Stryker Brigade
FM 6-02.7    Tactical Local Area Network Management
FM 6-02.23   Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for DMS-A
FM 6-02.27   Switching Operations
FM 6-02.30   Information Management
FM 6-02.32   Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the Tactical
               Internet
FM 6-02.40   Visual Information Operations
FM 6-02.41   Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures For EPLRS
FM 6-02.42   C4 Operations: Echelons Corps and Below
FM 6-02.43   Signal Leader's Guide
FM 6-02.44   Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the ENM
FM 6-02.45   Signal Support to Theater Operations
FM 6-02.50   C4 Operations: Division (Heavy and Light)
FM 6-02.53   Combat Net Radio Operations
FM 6-02.54   Satellite Operations
FM 6-02.55   Area Common User Systems Operations
FM 6-02.57   Tactical Wire and Cable Techniques
FM 6-02.69   Signal Digital Equipment Procedural Guide
FM 6-02.70   Spectrum Management
FM 6-02.71   Network Operations
ST 6-02.5    Installation Networks and Systems Security Procedures
ST 24-24     Signal Reference Data: Signal Equipment

Signal Regiment Doctrine Development Points of Contact

Rick Meredith     DSN 780-6506 Commercial   706-791-6506
Larry Hunter      DSN 780-8139 Commercial   706-791-8139
Tim Landreth      DSN 780-3104 Commercial   706-791-3104
Rick San Miguel   DSN 780-7520 Commercial   706-791-7520

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