General tion, mission, and force deployment. A USASA USASTRATCOM (theater) has the responsi- TRATCOM (theater) that supports a field army bility of providing army signal communications or army group will of necessity be larger than within the communications zone of a theater of one that supports an independent corps in a rewithin the communications zone of a theater of operations. Normally, the COMMZ extends from mote area or an oceanic theater. the water's edge to the rear area of the largest b. The terrain and climatic conditions will vary tactical maneuver element in the theater. How- from one theater to another and may even vary ever, in some theaters, depending on the type of within a theater. Some theaters may be located in conflict, the COMMZ may be superimposed on the oceanic areas consisting of widely scattered iscombat zone.
DesignationFM 11-23
EditionNov 1969
StatusSuperseded
Pages113
FunctionComms Signal
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)