text: Overview
  COMMUNICATIONS
  1-70. Communications systems supporting forcible entry operations must be interoperable, agile, trusted,
  and shared. The complexity and tempo of assault force operations requires the technical capability to
  supportanincreasedleveloflateralcoordinationandintegrationbetweenassault, specialoperationsforces,
  and multinational forces in the operating area. Assault forces rely upon en route collaborative planning,
  rehearsal, execution and assessment tools and beyond-line-of-sight, over-the-horizon, on-the-move
  communications.
  1-71. Typical forcible entryoperations communications employ single and multichannel tactical satellites
  (TACSATs); commercial satellite communications (SATCOM); and single-channel ultrahigh frequency
  (UHF), very high frequency (VHF), and high frequency (HF) radios. When operating in degraded
  environments, assault forces must be prepared to operate using only line-of-sight or intermittent
  communications.
  CommunicationsSystemPlanning
  1-72. Communications system planning must be an integral part of joint force planning. Once specific
  command and control organization for the forcible entry operation is established, communications system
  planningbeginsandinformationexchangerequirementsareestablished.
  1-73. The communication directorate of a joint staff (J-6) is responsible for planning and establishing the
  communications system and the communications estimate of supportability. The J-6 must be able to
  integrate communication across the joint force among elementsconducting assault force operations, initial
  assaultelementsforwardplanningatanISB,andthe mainassaultforcepreparingforoperationsfromhome
  station.
  1-74. Communications system planning is conducted in close coordination with the operations directorate
  of a joint staff (J-3) and intelligence directorate of a joint staff (J-2) to identify specialized equipment and
  dissemination requirements for some types of information. (Refer to JP 6-0 and FM 6-02 for more
  information.)
  CommunicationsSupportDuringAirborneandAirAssaultForceOperations
  1-75. Communications requirements vary with the mission, size, composition, geography, and location of
  forcibleentryforces andthe senior headquarters. Significantconsiderationsinclude the use ofintermediate
  staging bases and airborne command and control platforms, to include en route mission planning and
  intelligencesharing,whichcanaddtothecomplexityofmanagingthecommunicationsarchitecture.
  1-76. Because communications systems must be built up at the objective area, some aspects of
  communications support are unique in forcible entry operations. Assault force support considerations
  includethefollowing:
  (cid:122) Long-rangeradiocommunicationsthroughretransmissionandrelaysiteswithU.S.-based forces
  orintermediatestagingbasestofacilitatecontrolofpersonnel,supplies,andequipment.
  (cid:122) Interoperability with the overall joint force communications architecture—communications
  redundancyforassaultforceandsubordinatecommanders.
  (cid:122) Initialdeploymentcommunicationscapabilitylargelybased onUHFSATCOM,becomesmore
  robustassignalunitsandequipmententertheoperationalarea.
  (cid:122) Command relationships, networks, frequency management, codes, navigational aids, and other
  communicationissuesmustberesolvedbeforetheassaultphasebegins.
  JOINT OPERATION PLANNING
  1-77. Joint operation planning includes all activities that must be accomplished to plan for an anticipated
  operation: the mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, and demobilization of
  joint forces. It integrates military power with other instruments of national power to achieve a desired
  military end state; the set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander’s objectives.
  Joint operation planning connects the strategic end state to campaign design and ultimately to tactical
  missions. The following paragraphs discuss the joint operation planning process and intelligence