Table 2-1.—Retention Period of Logs and Files
COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING
To be effective, the communications planner needs
The primary objectives of communications
comprehensive knowledge of the organizational
planning are:
structure established for the operation and the
capabilities and limitations of the communications and
To provide for effective connectivity to support
command center facilities available to the force.
the exercise of command and the exchange of
essential information; and
COMMUNICATIONS REQUIREMENTS
To advise the commander of the implications of
communication capabilities and limitations for
The operational tasks assigned to various units
the operation plan and its execution.
require radio nets that link units engaged in the same
The communications plan has to consider
activity or task. Communications circuits follow the
reliability, security, and speed. The communications
command lines of the task unit or contribute to its
planner chooses facilities and methods that will best
tactical effectiveness by providing for essential
satisfy operational requirements. The plan provides for
information exchange. These considerations provide
the command and control capability by which the
the essential elements for determining communications
operation will be controlled and directed.
requirements.
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