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Download or read book Signal Support at the Operational Level written by Don E. Ishmael and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines signal support at the operational level of war. It surveys tactical signal support, concentrating on the echelons above corps (EAC). While the signal structure at echelons corps and below (ECB) is relatively fixed, the EAC signal structure is tailored to the specific situation. EAC signal support may range from small strategic signal elements providing access into the national signal systems, to a fully deployed theater signal infrastructure. In recent years there have been significant changes in signal support framework. Factors include the end of the Cold War, revision of the national strategy, resource constraints, environmental factors, and service mission changes due to the Goldwater-Nichols act. The thesis of this paper is that this paradigm shift specifically affects the way signal support is provided at the operational level of war.