Modern warfare relies on systems powered by electricity, making electricity an essential element that supports all warfighting functions. Command and control, intelligence, movement and maneuver, fires, sustainment and logistics, and protection/force protection depend on electricity for an array of capabilities ranging from communicating with units in the field to protecting the United States and its allies with strategic missile defense assets. Command and control communications systems within each echelon of command posts are highly reliant on electrical power for everything from issuing orders to maintaining an electrical common operational picture. Commanders rely upon command and control systems to achieve the situational understanding necessary for timely decision making.
DesignationATP 3-34.45
EditionFeb 2024
StatusActive
ProponentTRADOC
Pages100
FunctionEngineering
CollectionCurrent Doctrine
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP 3-34.45/MCRP 3-40D.17, dated 6