Communications/Electronics

1. General
2. With a continuing shortage of spare parts, communication equipment is in reasonably good condition. The Battalion received six (6) AN/PRC-25’s for operational use.  Proper first and second echelon maintenance is being enforced and performed and a keen awareness of the equipment, both operationally and monetarily, exist.
3. Dead lined Equipment.  Third Echelon

AN/PRC-6                                        7

TA-1/PT                                            6

AN/URM-48                                    1

PP-388

(Held locally for recall to FLSU)   1

AN/URM-24C                        1

Second Echelon

AN/PRC-6                              8

AN/PRC-10                             1

X-150                                        7

BB-451                                     10

AN/PRC-41                             1

AN/PRC-47                             1

1. Security violations
2. None
3. Message Traffic
4. Radio – Incoming 1000, Outgoing 279
5. Message Center

(a)               Classified – Incoming 200, Outgoing 1

(b)               Unclassified – Incoming 200, Outgoing 7

1. Personnel Status

MOS         Overage         Shortage

2511               1

2531                                           3

2533              1

2541              1

2543                                           1

2822             1

2841              1

1. Operational Training
2. Message Center

(a)       Typing                                            62 hours

(b)       Logs & Files                                  10 hours

(c)        Installation and Operation of

            AN/TGC-14V                                 4 hours

(d)               OPNAVINST 5510.1C,

Familiarization of                                  4 hours

2. Radio

(a)       Communication Security       2 hours

(b)       Voice Procedure                         4 hours

(c)        Radio Set AN/PRC-25              4 hours

(d)       Radio Set AN/PRC-10                2 hours

(e)       Radio Set AN/PRC-6                  2 hours

(f)         Maintenance Procedures        2 hours

3. Wire

(a)               Installation and maintenance of

Electrical wire system              40 hours

(b)               Maintenance of Field wire

Equipment                                     24 hours

(c)               Preventative maintenance of

Field wire in service                   32 hours

1. Operations
2. The Battalion participated in two battalion (-) operations in which the radio set AN/PRC-25 was used.  Operating at extended ranges and using both AN/PRC-25s and AN/PRC-10’s on some nets, communications remained constant and reliable.

This page last updated 22 August 2011