text: Signal Support by Army Echelon, Core Competencies, Training, and the Army Network
  2-152. Outside the continental United States, the strategic signal brigade provides communications
  planning and command and control for an assigned expeditionary signal battalion. This allows the strategic
  signal brigade to meet contingency and emerging tactical communications support requirements in theater
  without going through the lengthy request for forces process.
  Strategic Signal Battalion
  2-153. Strategic signal battalions are regionally based signal elements. They manage communications
  infrastructure in their geographical areas and configure, secure, operate, and maintain network facilities to
  support strategic signal brigade, SC(T), and NETCOM missions. The battalion headquarters supports the
  unit’s mission through—
  * Staff planning and operational supervision of assigned companies and teams.
  * Supervision of signal support, communications, automation, and visual information.
  * Planning, engineering, and technical control of strategic communications systems.
  2-154. The strategic signal battalions’ equipment and personnel authorizations support unique mission sets,
  based on the battalion’s location and function. Most of their subordinate elements operate and maintain
  equipment at fixed locations. The capabilities a strategic signal battalion may provide include—
  * Long-haul, inter-theater satellite communications transport.
  * Regional hub node to extend DISN services to deployed expeditionary units.
  * Fixed station microwave transport.
  * Technical control facilities.
  * Geographic combatant commander communications support.
  * Data centers.
  * Installation-level DODIN operations (network enterprise center).
  * Connectivity to DISN services, including NIPRNET, SIPRNET, Defense Red Switched Network,
  Defense Switched Network, Organizational Messaging Service, video teleconferencing, and local
  telephone exchange services (network enterprise center).
  * COMSEC material issue and management.
  * COMSEC equipment maintenance.
  * Installation and maintenance of copper and fiber optic cable systems and related equipment.
  Expeditionary Signal Battalion (Theater-Committed)
  2-155. Some strategic signal brigades outside the continental United States also have an expeditionary
  signal battalion assigned so they can support the entire range of military operations. These battalions and
  their companies are theater-committed, not part of the global rotational force pool. A theater-committed
  expeditionary signal battalion has the same capabilities and functions as a rotational unit, but it usually
  supports only its assigned theater. See paragraph 2-58 for detailed capabilities of an expeditionary signal
  battalion.
  Network Enterprise Center
  2-156. The network enterprise center provides overall DODIN operations, and is responsible for
  information management, information technology management, and telecommunications services on its post,
  camp, or station, or within its designated service area. Network enterprise centers coordinate, plan, program,
  and execute electromagnetic spectrum management on their installation (ATP 6-02.70). Network enterprise
  centers collaborate with external organizations to ensure proper operation of the installation-level
  components of DOD or Army networks and information systems. The network enterprise center’s DODIN
  operations responsibilities include—