This chapter covers what AirLand Battle (ALB) doctrine means, how it affects the business of warfare, the impact it has on the Signal Corps, and the impact the Signal Corps has on the ALB concept. 1-2. ALB Doctrine The term AirLand combines two fields of combat and suggests the vastness and dynamic activity of the anticipated combat environment. FM 100-5 details the four tenets of ALB: initiative, agility, depth, and synchronization. Synchronization depends on reliable and flexible communications (Figure l-l). The Signal Corps' mission is to provide the field commander with quality communications. This allows him to exercise command and control (C²) over the forces needed to seize and retain the initiative which leads to defeating Threat forces. 1-1
DesignationFM 11-30
EditionFeb 1991
StatusSuperseded
Pages145
FunctionComms Signal
EchelonDivision
CollectionRecent Archive
Public domain (U.S. Government work)