1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is a guide for staff signal officers and for the commanders and staff officers of U. S. Army Signal Corps organizations. It covers the principles, procedures, and processes involved in preparing the signal estimates, plans, orders, records, and reports incident to providing signal support of combat operations. b. The manual is designed primarily for the division signal officer; however, it develops principles that may be adapted for use also at higher and lower levels of command. c. FM 101-5 should be used as a companion text with this manual. It contains the general principles of staff organization and procedures for commanders and their staffs. d. The material presented herein is applicable without modification to both atomic and nonatomic warfare. 2.
DesignationFM 11-16
EditionAug 1958
StatusSuperseded
Pages187
FunctionComms Signal
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)