Io brief(8 mar11)
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55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) “Eyes of the Army, Combat Focused”
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Transcript of Io brief(8 mar11)
55th Signal Company
(Combat Camera)
“Eyes of the Army, Combat Focused”
Purpose
To provide an understanding of the 55th Signal Company’s mission,
capabilities, enablers and a discussion on how Combat
Camera facilitates the Information Operations mission
DOD Directives
• DOD Directive 5040.2, Visual Information (VI), August 2005
• DOD Directive 5040.6, Life Cycle Management of DOD Visual Information, April 2005
• DOD Directive 5230.9, Clearance of DOD Information for Public Release, August 2008
• FM 3-55.12 Combat Camera Multi-service Tactics, Techniques and Procedures for Joint Combat Camera Operations, May 2007
AGENDA
• Mission/Vision• Capabilities• Chain of Command• Structure• Equipment• Technical Training• Missions Supported• IO Themes• Imagery Movement/Guidance
55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)
rapidly deploys worldwide throughout
the full spectrum of military operations to
capture, edit and transmit high definition
still and video imagery in support of
commanders’ tactical, operational, and
strategic objectives.
Become the most universally recognized, state of the art imagery collection organization in the world, capturing timely, accurate imagery and stories from the front lines that will impact current and future generations.
Mission
Vision
Mission/Vision
“Army COMCAM units provide still and video acquisition of all operations to include land, static airborne, and air assault operations.” - FM 3-55.12
“Trained and equipped to operate under all weather and lighting conditions with both conventional and special operations units” - FM 3-55.12
“Maintain airborne qualified Soldiers and conduct other advanced tactical training to include [Pathfinder], Air Assault, Combat Lifesaver, Combatives, and advanced
marksmanship techniques” - FM 3-55.12
“Can deploy on very short notice to support any level of combat force projection” - FM 3-55.12
COMCAM Capabilities
All 55th Requests for Forces (RFFs) must originate from Task Force Commander
RFF is sent to USJFCOM for sourcing availability
DEPORDs are generated by FORSCOM and sent through Chain of Command to the 55th
114th SIG BN
FORSCOM
9th SC (A)
USJFCOM
21st SIG BDE
55th SIG CO
7th SC (T)
TF CDR Requirement for
COMCAM
Chain of Command
HQs PLT
Training PLT
Special Missions PLT
BlackPLT
Green PLT
RedPLT
CMD GROUP
Company Structure
9 / 0 / 208 / 2 / 0 (AUTH ) 21910/ 0 / 257 / 3 / 0 (OH) 270O / WO / ENL / CIV / CME
IMT
ELM
QRF
Training = Reception/CertificationSpecial Missions = Ready/Available (SOCOM)Green = Ready/Available (Conventional/QRF)Black = Deploying/DeployedRed = Reset/Train
Assigned Personnel
Combat Camera Core MOSs
• 25V - Combat Documentation/Production Specialists (40% of CMF)
• 25M - Multimedia Illustrator
• 25R - Visual Information Equipment Operator - Maintainer
• 46R - Broadcast Journalist
Support MOSs
• 42A, 74D, 25U, 25C, 92Y, 92A, 91B, 52C, 52D, 92G
COMCAM Equipment
Technical Equipment• Canon 5DMKII
• Night Vision capable attachments• Dual photo/video capability with cutting
edge High Definition (HD) technology• Apple MacBook Pro
• Native HD footage handling• Army-wide VI standardization• VI Industry Professionals standard
Tactical Equipment• All deployment RFI and CIF issue• M4, EOTEC/ACOG, TAC Light, PEQ-15/2, PVS-
14/7
CANON 5DMKII
COMCAM Technical Training
Missions Supported
Operational Deployments - Continuous Rotations• Operation Enduring Freedom 2001 – Present• Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn• OEF SOF Top Secret • Southern Partnership
Humanitarian Operations• Alerted for the California Fires 2008• NORTHCOM Disaster Relief (continuous basis)• Hurricane Katrina 2005• Pakistan Flood Relief 2010
Joint Exercises • Balikatan 2008/2009, Philippines• Key Resolve 2011, Korea • Southbound Trooper aka Granite Triangle 2007/2008/2009,
Fort Pickett, Virginia• Cobra Gold 2008/2009, Thailand• NCR Capital Shield, 2010• JRTC, CMTC, NTC rotations (continuous basis)
Various (outside of our scope, but covered)• Sergeant Major of the Army NCO and Soldier of the Year
Competition • Presidential State of the Union Address & 2009 Inauguration
IO THEMES
Battle Damage Assessment
Road damage from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) causes traffic problems near the village of Nawa, Afghanistan. IEDs are a constant threat in Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin Howe/Released)
Development
Local Afghan construction workers place the first bricks during the brick laying ceremony for the Agriculture and Mechanical High School funded by the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team in Pul-E Alam, Logar Province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 4, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins/Released)
An Afghan National Army medic, 3rd Kan Dak, 2nd Brigade, checks a patient's vitals during a medical relief operation in Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andy Barrera/Released) 101226-A-7222B-036
Security
Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Army Soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, in the Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins/Released) 101222-A-4834W-954
An Afghan National Army soldier and Afghan National Police officers prepare to search a home in the Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Watkins/Released) 101219-A-4834W-163
Governance
Col. Satar Khan, National Director of Security Forces for Afghanistan takes notes during the Paktika peace conference, Forward Operating Base Rushmore, Jan. 6, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zachary Burke/Released) 110106-A-2126B-104
The Governor of Nangarhar province, Ghul Agha Sherzai, speaks to the citizens of Sherzad District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andy Barrera/Released) 101226-A-7222B-115
Psychological Operations
IMT
Acquisition and Movement of Combat Imagery
IO/PAO
- “Commanders involved in wartime operations…will plan for, task, sustain, and employ COMCAM forces. Commanders will also expeditiously process and forward COMCAM imagery with captions to the [Defense Imagery Management Operations Center].
-CJCSI 3205.01A, 11 Apr 20
- “Combat imagery is tangible evidence used to affect battlefield decision-making and is valuable for frontline commanders’ IO. It should be employed in all significant operations, both classified and unclassified.” – FM 3-55.12
- “On occasion, commanders who are unfamiliar with COMCAM capabilities have been hesitant to employ COMCAM assets and have denied them access to vital operations, or prevented the movement of imagery to the DIMOC. Fear of inadvertent disclosure of information, lack of understanding of the operational nature of COMCAM as a tactical and strategic asset, and ignorance of the training expertise of COMCAM teams have all resulted in the inefficient use of COMCAM assets in the past.” – FM 3-55.12
COMCAM Guidance
KEYS TO SUCCESS
Joint COMCAM Field Guide
“The key to successful COMCAM mission accomplishment is access to operational events and timely distribution of the products.”
“Mission success…depends on official DoD imagery being complete, timely, and above all, highly accurate.”
“Anything that weakens or casts doubt on the credibility of official DoD imagery in or outside the DoD shall not be tolerated.”
CJCS Instruction 3205.01A, 11 Apr 2003
“Operational COMCAM requirements should not be confused with public affairs or press media pool requirements.
55th COMCAM Contact Info
55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)845 Chisholm Ave.
Fort Meade, MD 20755-5505
55th Operations COM: 301-677-3644/749255th Operations DSN: 622-3644/7492
FAX: 301-677-3049
NIPR: [email protected]: [email protected]
SIPR: www.us.army.smil.mil/group/15138
CDR: MAJ Tyler M. Shelbert1SG: 1SG William Armstrong
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