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1 FM 6-02 SIGNAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONSSEPTEMBER 2019 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:Approved for public release; distribution is publication supersedes FM 6-02, dated 22 January , DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYThis publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ) and the Central Army Registry site ( ).*FM 6-02 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM 6-02, dated 22 January 6-02 i Field Manual No. 6-02 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, , 13 September 2019 Signal Support to Operations Contents Page v INTRODUCTION.

2 Vii Chapter 1 OVERVIEW OF SIGNAL SUPPORT .. 1-1 Section I The Operational Environment .. 1-1 Challenges for Army Signal Support .. 1-1 Operational Environment Overview .. 1-1 Information Environment .. 1-2 Trends .. 1-3 Threat Effects on Signal Support .. 1-8 Section II Fundamental Principles of Signal Support .. 1- 13 Operational Focus .. 1- 13 Interoperability .. 1- 14 Agility .. 1- 14 Trusted Systems .. 1- 15 Shared Networks .. 1- 16 Network Situational Awareness .. 1- 16 Objectives of Signal Support .. 1- 17 Core Competencies of the Signal Corps.

3 1- 17 Section III Signal in Army Operations .. 1- 18 Support to Joint Operations .. 1- 18 Army Strategic Roles .. 1- 18 The Army Operational Concept .. 1- 19 Support to Command and Control .. 1- 20 Support to Other Warfighting Functions .. 1- 21 Multinational Interoperability .. 1- 21 Strategic and Operational Reach .. 1- 22 Chapter 2 SIGNAL SUPPORT BY ARMY ECHELON, CORE COMPETENCIES, TRAINING, AND THE ARMY NETWORK .. 2-1 Section I Signal Support by Echelon .. 2-1 Corps and Below Organizations With Organic Signal Assets.

4 2-1 Units Without Organic Signal Assets .. 2- 11 Types of Signal Units Leveraged for Support .. 2- 14 Requesting Signal Support .. 2- 17 Support to Other Army Operations .. 2- 17 Signal-Enabling Commands and Staffs .. 2- 26 Contents ii FM 6-02 13 September 2019 Section II Core Competencies and Essential Capability of the Signal Corps .. 2- 31 Department of Defense Information Network Operations .. 2- 31 Network Transport and Information Services .. 2- 34 Spectrum Management Operations .. 2- 36 Visual Information and Combat Camera.

5 2- 36 Communications Security .. 2- 38 Section III Signal Training .. 2- 39 Individual Signal Training .. 2- 39 Collective Signal Training in Units .. 2- 40 Signal Digital Master Gunner Course .. 2- 41 Section IV The Army Network .. 2- 41 Department of Defense Information Network .. 2- 41 Department of Defense Information Network-Army .. 2- 46 Chapter 3 SIGNAL SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS TO SHAPE AND PREVENT .. 3-1 Section I Operations to Shape .. 3-1 Overview of Army Operations to 3-1 Signal Operations Assessments.

6 3-3 Risks to Signal Support .. 3-3 Signal Support .. 3-4 Additional Shaping Activities .. 3-6 Consolidating Gains .. 3-8 Section II Operations to Prevent .. 3-8 Overview of Army Operations to Prevent .. 3-8 Risks to Signal Support .. 3-8 Signal Support .. 3-9 Consolidating Gains .. 3- 11 Chapter 4 LARGE-SCALE COMBAT OPERATIONS .. 4-1 Section I Signal Support to Large-Scale Combat Operations .. 4-1 Overview of Large-Scale Combat Operations .. 4-1 Risks to Signal Support .. 4-1 Signal Support .. 4-2 Section II Large-Scale Defensive Operations.

7 4-4 Overview of Large-Scale Defensive Operations .. 4-4 Signal Support .. 4-4 Risks to Signal Support .. 4-6 Section III Large-Scale Offensive Operations .. 4-6 Overview of Large Scale Offensive Operations .. 4-6 Signal Support .. 4-6 Risks to Signal Support .. 4-8 Consolidation of Gains .. 4-8 Chapter 5 OPERATIONS TO CONSOLIDATE GAINS .. 5-1 Overview of Operations to Consolidate Gains .. 5-1 Signal Support .. 5-1 Risks to Signal Support .. 5-2 Appendix A OPERATING IN A CONTESTED ENVIRONMENT .. A-1 Appendix B SIGNAL PLANNING.

8 B-1 Appendix C VISUAL INFORMATION .. C-1 Appendix D SIGNAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE .. D-1 Contents 13 September 2019 FM 6-02 iii Appendix E REQUESTS FOR SIGNAL SUPPORT .. E-1 SOURCE NOTES .. Source Notes-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES .. References-1 INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Introductory figure-1. Command and control logic map .. viii Introductory figure-2. The command and control system .. ix Figure 2-1. Department of Defense information network operations technical channels at corps and below .. 2-3 Figure 2-2.

9 Department of Defense information network operations components, effects, and objectives .. 2-34 Figure 2-3. Department of Defense information network-Army operational view .. 2-51 Figure 3-1. Shaping activities within an environment of cooperation and competition .. 3-2 Figure B-1. Operation plan or order paragraph 5 ..B-13 Figure B-2. Operation plan or order annex H (Signal) ..B-14 Figure B-3. Parallel sequences of the military decision-making process and troop leading procedures..B-21 Figure C-1. Combat camera support request format.

10 C-2 Figure E-1. Request for forces process .. E-3 Tables Introductory table-1. Modified Army terms .. x Table A-1. Common jamming signals .. A-6 Table B-1. Example primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency communications plan by warfighting function .. B-3 Table B-2. The military decision-making process, step 1: receipt of mission .. B-4 Table B-3. The military decision-making process, step 2: mission analysis .. B-6 Table B-4. The military decision-making process, step 3: course of action development .. B-8 Table B-5.