Signal Company (4/3/67: 74)
CAPABILITIES
- Establishes the IBCT C4ISR network
- Provides range extension of IBCT voice/data communications
- Provides network management capabilities
- Provides telephone/data/collaborative planning and battlefield VTC services
- TACSAT assets at ARFOR/HICON
- Performs limited signal electronic maintenance
EQUIPMENT/WEAPONS
- NCS-E (Net Control Station-EPLRS) (3)
- BSN (Brigade Subscriber Node) (2)
- NTDR (Near Term Digital Radio) –radios throughout BDE (44)
- SMART-T (Secure Mobile Anti-Jam Reliable Tactical Terminal) (3)
- EPLRS (Enhanced Position Location Reporting System) Gateway Vehicles (2)
- FM Retrans Vehicles x3 in BSC (15/BDE)
- TROJAN LITE (Lightweight Integrated Telecommunications Equipment) x3
- Network Operations Center-Vehicle (1)
MISSION
- The Brigade Signal Company (BSC) installs, operates, and maintains (IOM) the C4ISR network supporting BCT operations as an integral part of the division ARFOR, JTF, or theater network. The BSC is under the functional control of the brigade S6, which is defined as the authority to direct actions and movement of signal elements in support of brigade operations. Functional control includes operational and technical control of the brigade C4ISR network. The BSC commander maintains command authority over the company.
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ORGANIZATION
- Network Operations Security Center (NOSC)
- BSB Nodal Platoon
- TOC Nodal Platoon
- Signal Support Platoon