14-37. The programs, policy, and projects section and headquarters element plans and provides management and control over input to theater army, information management systems architecture, and long-range modernization plans. It acquires and communicates information and maintains information system status. The section manages network enterprise initiatives, and ensures theater army architectures meet Department of Defense, joint, Department of the Army, and other pertinent operational and doctrinal standards. It enforces theater-level information technology governance.
PROJECTS ELEMENT
14-38. Paragraphs 14-39 through 14-41 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the projects element.
MISSION
14-39. The projects element manages network enterprise initiatives and projects for the theater army.
ORGANIZATION
14-40. The projects element consists of a chief, a telecommunications engineering officer, a network management warrant officer, and a senior network plans noncommissioned officer.
TASKS
14-41. The projects element manages network enterprise initiatives and projects for the theater army and manages intratheater information systems projects and initiatives in accordance with the Clinger-Cohen Act. It coordinates the integration of commercial-off-the-shelf communications and information systems for the theater army. It synchronizes and coordinates project requests for service, satellite, and gateway access and submits requests for funding through the G-8 and geographic combatant commander J-8 (force structure, resource, and assessment directorate of a joint staff). The element plans and monitors the communications commercialization program through all phases of operations. It coordinates with national and strategic information system-engineering activities to implement initiatives in support of theater army operations and plans.
INFORMATION ASSURANCE ELEMENT
14-42. Paragraphs 14-43 through 14-45 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the information assurance element.
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14-43. The information assurance element establishes, manages, and assesses the theater army information assurance program.
ORGANIZATION
14-44. The information assurance element consists of a chief, an information systems warrant officer, and two information assurance noncommissioned officers.
TASKS
14-45. The information assurance element serves as the theater information assurance program manager.
The element provides computer intrusion awareness and prevention, training, and assistance. It oversees, assesses, and supports information assurance certification and accreditation for theater army units. It manages and directs theater army information assurance policy and funding to include COMSEC, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems and recommends the information operations condition. The element coordinates information assurance activities with the staff and the theater network operations and security center, and the regional computer emergency response team.
PROGRAMS AND POLICY ELEMENT
14-46. Paragraphs 14-47 through 14-49 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the programs and policy element.
MISSION
14-47. The programs and policy element manages the theater army information management systems program and supports the development of long-range modernization plans and basing plans.
ORGANIZATION
14-48. The programs and policy element consists of a chief, a senior signal warrant officer, and a senior noncommissioned officer.
TASKS
14-49. The programs and policy element plans, and provides management and control over, communications systems basing initiatives, information management systems program, and long-range modernization plans. In coordination with the deputy chief of staff G-8, the element manages the communications and computer management decision evaluation packages for the theater army. It develops policy for network enterprise initiatives. The element ensures theater army information systems architectures meet Department of Defense, joint, Headquarters, Department of the Army, and other pertinent operational and doctrinal standards. The element manages the theater configuration management board.
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE ELEMENT
14-50. Paragraphs 14-51 through 14-53 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the enterprise architecture element.
MISSION
14-51. The enterprise architecture element ensures compliance and interoperability with the Army and joint information environment for technology.
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14-52. The enterprise architecture element consists of a chief, a telecommunication systems engineer officer, and an information systems warrant officer.
TASKS
14-53. The enterprise architecture element plans and provides management and control over information management systems architecture. It provides communications input to theater army basing initiatives and long-range modernization plans for the theater army. It develops the theater army operational, systems, and technical architectures and standards to ensure equipment, systems, and networks meet Department of Defense, joint, Department of the Army, and other pertinent requirements. It provides services in compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act, including management of the theater army portion of the Army knowledge management program. It provides oversight of network technology insertions, expansions, and upgrades. The section provides program, policy, technical, and management expertise to execute assigned network and information architecture tasks. The section ensures compliance and interoperability of the enterprise architecture with joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational architectures.
HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT SECTION
14-54. Paragraphs 14-55 through 14-57 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the headquarters support section.
MISSION
14-55. The headquarters support section installs, operates, and maintains networks and video teleconferencing services, and supports user-operated information systems.
ORGANIZATION
14-56. The headquarters support section consists of a chief, a network operations officer, nine noncommissioned officers, and four enlisted Soldiers.
TASKS
14-57. The headquarters support section installs, operates, and maintains network and video teleconferencing services. It administers the headquarters’ video teleconferencing schedule. The section protects information systems from enemy attack and natural occurrences. It installs, operates, maintains, and manages the configuration of networks in support of user-operated terminals. The section manages the headquarters information systems automation life cycle replacement plan. It provides telephone and data directory support, manages wireless services (cellular phones and personal digital assistants), satellite-based phones, and commercial off-the-shelf radios. The section includes the COMSEC custodian for the theater army headquarters.
JOINT AND COALITION NETWORK SECTION
14-58. Paragraphs 14-59 through 14-61 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the joint and coalition network section.
MISSION
14-59. The joint and coalition network section plans, manages, administers, and maintains joint and multinational information systems integration with Army Battle Command Systems and sustainment systems.
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ORGANIZATION
14-60. The joint and coalition network section consists of a chief, three officers, an information systems warrant officer, three noncommissioned officers, and two enlisted Soldiers.
TASKS
14-61. The joint and coalition network section performs configuration management for Army, joint, and multinational functional systems. The section leads and participates in Army, joint, and multinational information management boards. The section develops and maintains operational, systems, and technical architectures of the theater army’s battle command and related information systems. It oversees the integration of Army, joint, and multinational battle command systems and manages hardware and software upgrades as necessary. It develops and maintains the concept of operations for multinational network systems and information exchange for joint and multinational exercises. It reviews Army, joint, and multinational doctrine for emerging concepts in information management and information systems. It plans, manages, administers, and maintains training, training support, and certification programs for information systems. The section maintains Global Command and Control System (both Army and joint) servers providing a common operational picture for the theater army’s area of operations. The section analyzes new technical requirements submitted by subordinate commands for integration into joint and coalition networks.
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Theater Army Contingency Command Post Organization
15-1. The contingency command post (CCP) provides the theater army with a capability to mission command smaller types of limited intervention or peace operations. The environments for these operations vary from a permissive, uncertain, and hostile one to a peaceful one. The decision to employ the CCP
involves a trade-off between the CCP’s immediate response capability, and its known limitations with regard to the scale, scope, complexity, intensity, and duration of operations that it can effectively mission command without significant augmentation. The CCP consists of a command group, a personal staff section, an intelligence cell, a movement and maneuver cell, a fires cell, a protection cell, a sustainment cell, and a mission command cell. Figure 15-1 depicts the theater army 5.4 CCP. (This organization is in accordance with design, not the modified table of organization and equipment or the Table of Distribution and Allowance.) The headquarters support company of the headquarters and headquarters battalion provides support to the CCP when deployed.
Figure 15-1. Theater army 5.4 contingency command post organization
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COMMAND GROUP
15-2. Paragraphs 15-3 through 15-5 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the command group.
MISSION
15-3. The command group extends the control of the commander in the CCP’s area of operations (AO).
ORGANIZATION
15-4. The command group consists of the deputy commanding general, the deputy chief of staff, aide-de-camp, and an information systems technician and driver. The main command post (MCP) provides the deputy commanding general, the aide-de-camp, and the driver positions.
TASKS
15-5. The command group visualizes the nature and design of operations to support the geographic combatant commander’s concept of operations. It describes the time, space, available resources, purpose and action of forces assigned to the headquarters for operations in the AO. The command group directs Army support to the joint, interagency, and multinational forces in the CCP’s AO. The deputy chief of staff tracks the staffing, training, and readiness of the CCP when not deployed. The deputy chief of staff acts as the chief of staff for the deputy commanding general when the CCP deploys. The deputy commanding general provides mission command for the forces assigned to the CCP in the AO when the CCP deploys.
SPECIAL STAFF
15-6. The special staff consists of knowledge management and public affairs personnel. The special staff may be augmented with personnel from the functional staff, if mission requirements cannot be met with the existing staff.
CONTINGENCY COMMAND POST KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
SECTION
15-7. Paragraphs 15-8 through 15-10 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the CCP knowledge management section.
MISSION
15-8. The CCP knowledge management section supports the commander and staff in achieving situational understanding and making informed, knowledgeable, and timely decisions through the integration and management of Army Battle Command Systems.
ORGANIZATION
15-9. The CCP knowledge management section consists of one officer.
TASKS
15-10. The CCP knowledge management section advises the staff on knowledge management processes and enabling technologies. The section creates, collects, organizes, stores, applies and transfers knowledge by using innovative technology to facilitate situational understanding and decisionmaking. The section assists the commander and staff in integrating battle command systems into the headquarters processes consistent with knowledge management best practices. The section coordinates with the G-6 (assistant chief of staff, signal) for technical network requirements and analysis of new knowledge management information technology for increased knowledge management capabilities. It assists the staff in managing the common operational picture and briefings.
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CONTINGENCY COMMAND POST PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION
15-11. Paragraphs 15-12 through 15-14 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the CCP public affairs section.
MISSION
15-12. The CCP public affairs section advises the commander and expedites the flow of accurate and timely information about the activities of U.S. Army and U.S. joint forces to external populations and internal audiences.
ORGANIZATION
15-13. The CCP public affairs section consists of a public affairs officer, one Battle Command Systems officer, one public affairs broadcast noncommissioned officer, and two public affairs equipment operators and maintainers. The main command post's deputy public affairs officer provides augmentation if needed.
TASKS
15-14. The CCP public affairs section advises the commander and staff on all aspects of public affairs planning, information strategies, media facilitation, and training. The section provides advice on community relations issues and operations. The section provides advice on the use of command information print and broadcast (radio and TV) capabilities. The public affairs officer coordinates public affairs planning and operations, media facilitation, and news gathering organization requests with subordinate, adjacent, and higher headquarters as required. The section responds to media queries and media embed requests, and it plans and coordinates media visits.
INTELLIGENCE CELL
15-15. The theater army intelligence cell is responsible for the synchronization and integration of intelligence operations throughout the CCP’s AO. The cell's sections and elements either embed or coordinate with the staff to facilitate this synchronization. The cell is dependent upon the MCP and theater military intelligence brigade for planning and products for intelligence collection, single source analysis, and all source fusion to meet CCP intelligence needs. The cell facilitates effective execution of small-scale contingency operations ranging from noncombatant evacuation to humanitarian assistance and disaster response in both permissive and nonpermissive environments. The MCP normally produces the operation order, and the CCP focuses on controlling the execution of the plan. This arrangement applies to short-term assessment of operations as well. The CCP's intelligence cell consists of a headquarters, reconnaissance and surveillance operations, G-2X (counterintelligence and human intelligence operations manager), reconnaissance and surveillance target development, and staff weather office section.
THEATER MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE ENABLING SUPPORT TO THE CCP:
15-16. The theater military intelligence brigade is a critical enabler of the CCP and its subordinate forces in the joint operations area. The military intelligence brigade deploys tailorable, task organized force modules in support of the CCP, which are organized into a scaleable deployable intelligence support element. Depending on the contingency's mission variables and available airlift, the deployable intelligence support element will support the CCP with forward-deployed all-source analysis for immediate “current intelligence” support, Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System intelligence satellite communications support, and counterintelligence and human intelligence operational management assets for counterintelligence and human intelligence operations control. The deployable intelligence support element will also include necessary organic mission command and may include military intelligence brigade signals intelligence and human intelligence collection teams as well as counterintelligence teams and counterintelligence technical services. The deployable intelligence support element's analytical element establishes reachback to its parent military intelligence brigade analysis control element to augment its capabilities and capacity and deploys with all required Army Battle Command System, video teleconferencing, and other intelligence information technology systems. When deployed, the military intelligence brigade's deployable intelligence support element is logistically dependent upon the CCP and its subordinate forces for all supply classes and life support.
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INTELLIGENCE CELL AND HEADQUARTERS ELEMENT
15-17. Paragraphs 15-18 through 15-20 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the intelligence cell and headquarters element.
Mission
15-18. The intelligence cell and headquarters element conducts management, staff supervision, force integration, evaluation, and oversight for all intelligence activities in support of the CCP.
Organization
15-19. The intelligence cell and headquarters element consists of a headquarters, reconnaissance and surveillance operations, G-2X, reconnaissance and surveillance target development, and staff weather office (United States Air Force) section. The headquarters consists of a chief and an intelligence noncommissioned officer and special security representative.
Tasks
15-20. The intelligence cell and headquarters element supervises the processing, reporting, and dissemination of theater and national level intelligence to satisfy intelligence requirements. It collaborates with the military intelligence brigade analysis and control element for prioritization of analytic requirements and, when applicable, the theater operations company and regional operation company. It accesses information from national assets. The cell is responsible for the management, validation, approval, and dissemination of the threat common operational picture to higher, lower, and adjacent commands and agencies, as well as preparation of intelligence products for distribution. It manages the allocation of intelligence assets, and collects, evaluates, fuses, produces, and disseminates all-source intelligence for the CCP. It advises the commander on the enemy, weather, and terrain. The element works with the geospatial intelligence element of the MCP to prioritize new theater specific geospatial data and obtain geospatial information, services, and geospatial intelligence terrain products to support the entire staff.
RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS SECTION
15-21. Paragraphs 15-22 through 15-24 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the reconnaissance and surveillance operations section.
MISSION
15-22. The reconnaissance and surveillance operations section of the CCP provides current intelligence support to contingency operations of limited scale, scope, intensity and duration.
ORGANIZATION
15-23. The reconnaissance and surveillance section consists of two intelligence officers, an all-source intelligence technician, an imagery technician (Code 50), a signals intelligence analyst technician, a senior intelligence sergeant, an intelligence sergeant, and a senior local area network manager.
TASKS
15-24. The reconnaissance and surveillance section receives collection reports from the CCP G-2X, the intelligence support element (of the military intelligence brigade), and interagency, multinational, and other agencies. It presents intelligence products derived from multiple sources to joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational organizations. It integrates and synchronizes intelligence collection operations. It develops and recommends changes to commander’s critical information requirements, priority intelligence requirements, and intelligence requirements. The section establishes and maintains top secret and sensitive compartmented information networks (for example, the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System and the National Security Agency Network) and operates the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System video teleconferencing capability for the CCP. It leads near-term 15-4
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predictive analysis for support to current operations. It processes imagery intelligence requests to generate actionable intelligence. It interprets imagery products for inclusion in the common operational picture, and assesses the quality of imagery intelligence reporting. It coordinates signals intelligence collection and analysis requirements with the military intelligence brigade and other signals intelligence elements operating in support of the theater army. It installs, operates, and performs unit maintenance on multifunctional and multi-user information processing systems, peripheral equipment, and auxiliary devices. It performs data control and bulk data storage operations, and transfers data between information processing equipment and systems.
G-2X SECTION
15-25. Paragraphs 15-26 through 15-28 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the G-2X section.
MISSION
15-26. The G-2X section conducts oversight of intelligence operations, and it provides operational intelligence to support contingency operations of limited scale, scope, intensity and duration.
ORGANIZATION
15-27. The G-2X section consists of one human intelligence officer, one counterintelligence senior sergeant, and a human intelligence collector.
TASKS
15-28. The G-2X section receives, processes, disseminates, and presents intelligence derived through counterintelligence and human intelligence operations. It synchronizes and coordinates source operations with national agencies, host nations, law enforcement agencies, and other Services. The section synchronizes and coordinates cyber counterintelligence targeting, collection, and investigations. It synchronizes and coordinates with antiterrorism and force protection elements. The section ensures all counterintelligence and human intelligence sources register with the MCP's operational support element. It provides human intelligence and counterintelligence case control and source operations management and oversight. The section synchronizes and coordinates technical services in support of counterintelligence and human intelligence operations. The section establishes human intelligence and counterintelligence quality controls and releases reports as necessary. It develops policy and procedures for subordinate unit human intelligence and counterintelligence activities. The section oversees and manages the use of intelligence contingency funds by fielded teams and subordinate units to ensure regulatory compliance. The section post reports to the database, and it disseminates funds in accordance with regulations and policies. The section maintains the status of all AO counterintelligence and collection elements.
RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE TARGET
DEVELOPMENT SECTION
15-29. Paragraphs 15-30 through 15-32 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the reconnaissance and surveillance target development section.
MISSION
15-30. The reconnaissance and surveillance target development section integrates and synchronizes intelligence into the targeting cycle for lethal and nonlethal fires, and it nominates priority targets.
ORGANIZATION
15-31. The reconnaissance and surveillance target development section consists of two intelligence officers.
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TASKS
15-32. The reconnaissance and surveillance target development section represents the G-2 during the joint collection management board and other targeting working groups and boards. It presents and briefs intelligence in support of targeting. It recommends changes to the reconnaissance and surveillance synchronization matrix based on current operations, and provides direction and guidance to intelligence collection operations in support of targeting. In coordination with the fires cell, it nominates priority targets, and it integrates and synchronizes intelligence into the targeting cycle for lethal and nonlethal fires.
STAFF WEATHER OFFICE
15-33. Paragraphs 15-34 through 15-36 discuss the mission, organization, and tasks of the staff weather office (United States Air Force) element.
MISSION
15-34. The staff weather office element provides full-range weather support to the CCP.
ORGANIZATION
15-35. The staff weather element consists of two Air Force weather officers.
TASKS
15-36. The staff weather element provides weather support for CCP operations and planning. It tailors weather support products to support operation plan and contingency plan development and maintenance. It provides standard weather observations, forecasts, and warning support to deployed Army headquarters forces and specialized operations missions.
MOVEMENT AND MANEUVER CELL
15-37. The CCP movement and maneuver cell facilitates effective execution of small-scale contingency operations ranging from noncombatant evacuation to humanitarian assistance and disaster response in both permissive and nonpermissive environments. T