text: Signal Support by Army Echelon, Core Competencies, Training, and the Army Network
  * Telecommunications continuity of operations plan and operation plan support services.
  * Fire, safety, security, and other circuit services.
  * Non-tactical radios and non-tactical/tactical radio spectrum management services.
  * Cybersecurity services.
  * Defense-in-depth.
  * COMSEC services.
  * Risk management, accreditation, and certification policy services.
  * Network security services.
  * Automation services.
  * Mail, messaging, and collaboration (Defense Enterprise E-mail and Organizational Messaging
  Service) and storage services.
  * Desktop, software, and peripheral support services.
  * Web support services.
  * Automation and network service support services.
  Note. Refer to the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information
  Management Services List for information about baseline common services.
  Installation as a Docking Station
  2-273. Securing tactical networks is complex and requires Soldiers proficient in specialized technical skills.
  These skills are perishable and degrade quickly if not exercised regularly. Installation as a docking station
  provides a standardized, simplified connection between mission command information systems and the
  installation network. This allows units to train and work with the same systems they use when deployed
  without relying on costly commercial satellite bandwidth or limited military satellite bandwidth and regional
  hub node availability. Units can use the same systems and software they use on the battlefield as a routine
  element of daily operations at their home station.
  2-274. Installation as a docking station reduces the time needed to establish cybersecurity-compliant tactical
  networking components through an always-on concept. The local network enterprise center distributes
  patches directly to the unit, so system administrators can apply them immediately. This keeps user accounts
  current and systems patched to mitigate security vulnerabilities. Because the system patching stays up to
  date, the systems can rapidly transition to and from an operational theater. Units only need to pack their
  equipment and begin movement.
  2-275. Commanders and staffs can access the forward-deployed network and mission partner environment
  through installation as a docking station. Theater and mission-specific information stores are available at the
  home station to support the operations process. Installation as a docking station enables planning, preparing,
  and assessing operations on the same mission network used in the operational theater.
  Home Station Mission Command
  2-276. Advances in communications and information technologies, such as teleconferencing and other
  remote collaboration capabilities, allow units to conduct split-based operations, where the tactical command
  post deploys to an operational theater and the main command post continues to operate from home station.
  Each Army division has a home station mission command center that allows its main command post to control
  operations of deployed, deploying, and non-deployed subordinate units from its home station. A tailored
  portion of the headquarters can deploy to an area of operations and establish either an early entry command
  post or a forward-deployed command post. The remainder of the headquarters can operate from home station
  to perform dedicated analysis, planning, and coordination supporting forward operations.
  2-277. Home station mission command reduces the time and strategic lift resources required to deploy a
  division command post. It also reduces the forward logistics footprint required to sustain the command post
  as compared with supporting an entire division headquarters.