text: Preface
  FM 6-02 is the highest-level signal doctrine manual. It describes how signal Soldiers support Army forces as
  they shape operational environments, prevent conflict, conduct large-scale combat operations, and
  consolidate gains against a peer threat in joint operations. In order to understand this publication, readers
  must be familiar with Army capstone doctrine (ADP 1 and ADP 3-0), ADP 5-0, ADP 6-0, and FM 3-0. FM
  6-02 supports foundational Army doctrine and establishes context for signal-specific Army techniques
  publications.
  FM 6-02 is applicable to all members of the Army Profession—leaders, Soldiers, and Army civilians. The
  principal audience for FM 6-02 is Army commanders, leaders, staffs, and signal Soldiers. Commanders and
  staffs of Army headquarters serving as a joint task force or multinational headquarters also use applicable
  joint or multinational doctrine for command and control of joint or multinational forces. Trainers and
  educators throughout the Army also use this publication.
  Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure their decisions and actions comply with applicable U.S.,
  international, and in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure their
  Soldiers operate according to the law of war and the rules of engagement (see FM 6-27). They also adhere to
  the Army Ethic as described in ADP 1.
  FM 6-02 uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the
  glossary and the text. Terms for which FM 6-02 is the proponent publication (the authority) are marked with
  an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Definitions for which FM 6-02 is the proponent publication are boldfaced in
  the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent
  publication follows the definition.
  FM 6-02 applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and
  the United States Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.
  The proponent for FM 6-02 is the United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence. The preparing agency is
  the Doctrine Division, United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence. Send comments and
  recommendations on a DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to
  Commander, United States Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon, ATTN: ATZH-OP (FM
  6-02), 506 Chamberlain Avenue, Fort Gordon, GA 30905-5735; by e-mail to usarmy.gordon.cyber-
  coe.mbx.gord-fg-doctrine@mail.mil.