\ ; a = ‘ —_ Ww tS —_—- *AR 10-122 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Wasutxserox, DC, 18 October 1973 OKGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS UNITED STATES ARMY SECURITY AGENCY (U) Effective 1 November 1973 This is a completa revision of AK 10-122 and changes are made throughout. Local supplementa- tion of this regula Explanation of te Mission...02.00..\....-------2----2----- Panetions.0.0220000. )00..2.22.22000 00... 1. (U) Purpose. This regulation mission and principal functions of the Comimand- ing General, United States Army Secukity Agency and staff ten is pent. OP except ene n approve, of the Office otAssistamt-Ghiet PS LUMES lic Otes Dey) } \LA ELK: includes the development of Army functional systetus (logisties, personnel, administrative, and others as designated) which impact directly on or o>. oS! This explanation is the DA official definition and will . replace that in AR 310-25 (Dictionary of United States SS Terms). ' : \ (CG USASA) and sets forth conmiane relationships with higher and collateral eckelons. 2.45 Explanation of terms. fn uddition to defined in AR 410-25, the following apply: a. (Cy Combat develupments.' A major cone ponent af force development eneompassing the forniulation of concepts, doctrine, organization, and materiel objecGves and requirements for the ene ployment of US Army forces in a theater of opera- tions and in the control of civil disturbances. J extend into a thester of operations. ‘ ‘This regulation supersedes AR 10 -122,,13 May 1964. Tre RETORA YO ke ROOM 1 A “hie
AK: 10 $22 ©. (UU)  Llectranie warfare support measures (LSAL).' The division of electronic warfare (EW) involving actions taken to search for, intercept, locate, and immediately identify. radiated clectro- magnelic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition. Thus, ESM’s provide a source of information required for immediate section involving electronic countermeasures (ECM), clec- fromie counter-countermensures (IECCM), avoid- ance, targeting, and other tactical employment of forces. (UW) Service Cryptalugie Aqeney (SCA)? One of Chree service organizations-—Us Aran Security Ageney. US Air Force Security Service. US Nuva Group --that) engages in ervptolugic operations. e. (GC) SIGINT operational control? “The au thoritative direction of signuls intelligence (SIG- INT) activides, including tasking and allocation of effort, and the authoritative prescription of uniform techniques and standards by which SIGUINE information is collected, processed. and reported. LW) SIGINT operational tasking) Vie an- thoritative operational direction and direct levying of SIGINT requirements by a military commander on designated SIGEN’S resources. These require- ments are directive, irrespective of other priorities and conditioned only by the capubility of re- sources to produce this information. Operational Securit, This explanation is the DA official definition and will replace that in AR 310-25 (Dictionary of United States Army Terms). * This explanation is Jimited in appliention ts this regulation and will not be entered in AR $10-25,. COrMPENTIAL Gesking includes authority to deploys and redepoly all ar part af Che SIGINT resources far which operational tasking authority tas been delegated. 3. W&M Mission. The mission of the CG CSASA, a major conmmander of (he Departisent of Che Arius. Is tO--- 6. (Uy Command subordinate headquarters, weuivities, and units Chat cay be assigned or attached to USASA by HQDA. [n accordance with upplieable directives and support agreements, plan, program, budget. and coordinate require- ments for resources, provide resources, and super- vise and review utilization of resources, for all installations and organizations concerned. 4. rae Functions. 2 CONFIDENTIAL
6. (U) SIGSEC. (1) Advise and assist the DA Staff and Army commanders at all levels in SEGSIEC santters and in controlling compromising: eran tions. (2) Clonduet setivities required to support the Army SIGSEC and compromising emanations control program as specified in AR 540-2, Ak 530-3, und AK 540-4. C. AR 10 122 d. CU) Communications. (1) Operate and faetien! commmimnieations svstene required: te supe port GSASA dircet and general support missions. (2) Provide central direction and execution, including the operation Maintenanee, establish- ment, ane numaagement, of the Us Army portion of the CRITICOMAE system and other special telecommunications svstems as assigned. orecinae maintains the 6. CW) Combat derelapmenuts, (1) Conduet stenal security, and electronic warfare combs development activides within the parameters and guidance provided by CG TRADOC. (2) Formulate materiel requirements within policies set forth in AR 1060-1 for equipment of which USASA is the sole user and for other equipment as necessary. (3) Program, budget, aud provide resources for executing combat development activities. (4) In conjunction with CG PRADOC, conduct or participate in combat development studies, experiments, and fest. and evaluations of tnetien! signals intelligence, organizational and operational concepts, doctrine, and systems related to ussigned funetions and nctivilies, ' (5) Conduct other eryptologie development activities for DA that are not categorized as combat developments. (6) Evaluate the military utility, operational effectiveness, ancl operational suitability of aia- teriel systems for which HQDA designates USASA us the command responsible for operationul testing. Sf. (U) Research and development. (1) Within the overall policies and procedures prescribed in AR 70-1, perform research, develop- ment, and test and evaluation (RDTFE) functions— (a) Prime responsibility for SIGINT ma- teriel, SIGSEC monitoring matericl, and DW inateriel for which USASA is assigned operutionul CONFIDENTH. :
AR 16 $22 responsibilitv. dn aecordanee with DA policies, CO, USANA coserebininte- ie 8 is OM TT MERITS SIGINT field) with the National Security. Ageney (NSA: Central Seeurity Servier COSS,, th: Attendant responsibility to the Cont tresetecline Cressenrsd, OS Nvaiy Miatewtel Cornice COG) AMC) for dintertel and) techniquies under USASA counizanee tu portability: of materiel and packnying. preserva- Hien, ane paching materiel and methods. te) Coordination of the IW and SEGUNT exploratory developisent with sponding programs condnueted by AMC; attendant the ca lescories GP trans. prognims corre: responsibilitw. to iafern the CG ANC of new SIGINT and GW engineering design teehiiques and procedures applicable to ESM and ECM self-protection equipment, (1) Advise, assist, and provide enuineering support to other Ariay materiel developers reward- ing COMSEC uspeets during the RDTE of COMSEC equipment, telecommunications equip- ment, and weapons systems. (ey) EW and SIGSEC vulnerability test support to other Army agencies us requested, (2) The CG USASA is responsible for the plinning, programing, budgeting, justifiention, coordination, and supervision of his assigned RODE effort, USASA will make mastimun use of available Army laboratory facilities and personnel i but is net In exeenting RD TE responsibilities, preeiuded front sisi contractual ofTerr. sbrectly, a gy. Administration, tracuing, and legisties. (1) UW) Organize, eqnip, train, administer, provide for logistie and actomatie data processing support, provide position and equipment config- tration control, and operate subordinate tnstalla- Hons, activities, and units, as necessary, to carry out assined functions. (2) (LU) Determine requirements for, budget for, and procure essential operating supplies and services not available through the Arn supply system. . (3) (U) Exercise materiel management for assigned principal items and Other Procurement Army spare and repair parts in accordance with AR 708-1, (4) (U) Determine requirements for all items of mission equipment. Plan for, program, budget, justify, coordinate, and supervise the USASA CORPTIDENT IAL. Other Procurement) Army Program, ineluding items for USASA Reserve units, Operate an Arias National inventory point, a national Inninfernsnes point, and the central depet for unique SIGINT and SIGINT-relited matertel. Ch) | control (6) OG) Prepare Ariny-wide training literature pertaining fo SIGINT, SEGSEC, and EW (less MED and SCCM) in conformance with AR SLO-3. (7) (U) Prepare for publication and distribu- Gon ull MOS test materials for USASA-monitored MOs. (S) (U) Program student input and net as the Army executive ugent for purticipating in ery plo- training conducted by NSA and other Service cry ptologic agencies, (9) (UG) Provide technical assistance to the Commanding General, Us Artay Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) in organizing and equipping USASA Reserve Component inits; supervise the training of these units during inmic- five duty training and annual training; and provide recommendations to appropriate DA aeeneies and aren communders concerning mobili- auliol ussignments, composition of the troop basis, and the allocation, control, and maintenance of mission equipment for Reserve Component units, (10) (U) Exercise assignment authority over all enlisted personnel assigned to USASA units and activities, as well as personnel enlisted under the USASA option (AR 601-210). (13) (U) Function as requestor for initiating and conducting personnel security investigations for assigned personnel; evaluate the results of investigations; and grant, deny, or revoke security cleurances in accordance with AR 604-5. Adjudi- eate results for access to Special Intelligence for all assigned personne! and USASA Reserve logic euidunee and
CGONMBENTIAL Component) personnel, bused oon approved staceabare. Q2: (Ci Insure the internal securitv of ussignedd nit. aod netivities throwuch nilequiate counterintelligence programs, 5. wh Command and staff relationships. a. (U; The CG USASA i under thessupervision of the Chief of Stall US Army (CSA). Directives, authorities, policy, planning and program guid- nee, approved programs, and resource allocations are issued to CG CSASA by the CSA, #10; The USASA and other major Army com- “iends are coordinate clements of the Department of the Army. The CG USASA is authorized to communicate directiv with other major Arnis commanders or with heads of Army stuff agencies ob matters Of cuctunl inderesc. ¢. (U) CG UsASA will maintain liaison as necessary with other major Army commands, field operating agencies, other cryptologic and Intelligence activities, and other governmental agencies lo miginGtin an awareness of, to exchange AR 10-122 information on, and to insure coordination of matters of mutant concern, f. (U) The Communding Generul, Us Ariny Training and Doctrine Command (CG PFRADOC), through (he uppropriate functional center, will provide tasks, parameters, and guidance for combat develupment activities conducted bv USASA. USASA will provide the resuliaut combat development products te TRADOC for integra tion into the overull combut development effort. To accomplish this, a memorandusy of agreement will be executed between CG THKAQOC and CG USASA. For other cryptologie development activi- tes, CG USASA will report directly to HQD.A, USASA is) responsible for coordinating with TRADOC all cryptologic development. products affecting combat developments. g. CU) Individual training conducted by USASA will be munitured by TRADOC. TRADOC will review nontechnical prograins of instruction (PO!) prepared by USASA to prevent undesirable overlup among school courses, to insure cont palibility of YO) with approved doctrine, and to insure proper balance of instruction to meet the objectives of the Ariny school system. TRADOC is authorized to task USASA to provide specialized subject muaterids for instruction in’ the Army school systersi. h. (U) USASA is responsible for the unit truin- ingoand rendiness of all assigned Active Ariny units. FORSCOM will moniter unit training and readiness of USASA Active Army units in CON US that have conUingency missions in support of FORSCOM! forces. (Uy) CG FORSCOM, through CONUSA commanders, commands all USASA USAR units. USASA is responsible to HQDA for the overull training of al} USASA USAR units and provides assistance to CG FORSCOM in evaluating the readiness of these units.
AR 10-122 . 4. y! Y iy, - The proponent agency of this regulotion is the Off of—theAssistant bee OF CL - Chief of Stoff-for Force Development- Users ore invited to send com- Pyxj (2) ments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications) direct to HQDA-(DAFD-DOO) WASH DC 20310. yy Order of the Secretary of the Asmny: LE GOS -PKf- sapien f oy/ - fi “Y CREIGHTON W. ABKAMS General. United States Army Oflivial : - Chicf of Stajf VERNE L. BOWERS Major General, United States Army The Adjutant General DISTRIBUTION: To be distributed in accordance with DA Form $2-9B requirements for AR, Organization and Functions: Active Army: D (Qty rqr block no. 619) ARNG: None USAR: None U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1973 O - $25-856
(Page 1) Paragraph PULPOS C99 nnn nnn rrr nnn 1 Explanation cf Terms~---~--------~------ 2 Missionq--9 99-99 n nnn 3 Funct 1onS--~-9 932 -nnrrn 4 Command and Staff Relationships------- 5 1. (U) Purpose. This regulation prescribes the mission and principle functions of the Commanding General, United States Army Security Agency (CG USASA) and sets forth command and staff relationships with higher and collateral echelons. 2. (C) Explanation of terms. In addition to terms defined in AR 310-25, the following apply: a. (U) Combat developments. A major component of force development encompassing the formulation of concepts, doctrine, organization, and materiel objectives and requirements for the employment of US Army forces in a theater of operations and in the control of civil disturbances. It includes the development of Army functional systems (logistics, personnel, administrative, and others as designated) which impact directly on or extend into a theater of operations. b. [Excised]
c. (U) Electronic warfare support measures (ESM). The division of electronic warfare (EW) involving actions taken to search for, intercept, locate, and immediately identify radiated electro-magnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition. Thus, ESM’s provide a source of information required for immediate action involving electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic counter~-countermeasures (ECCM), avoidance, targeting, and other tactical employment of forces. d. (U) Service Cryptologic Agency (SCA). One of three service organizations--US Army Security Agency, US Air Force Security Service, US Naval Security Group~-that engages in cryptologic operations. e. (U) SIGINT operational control. The authoritative direction of signals intelligence (SIGINT) activities, including tasking and allocation of effort, and the authoritative prescription of uniform techniques and standards by which SIGINT information is collected, processed, and reported. f. (U) SIGINT operational tasking. The authoritative operational direction and direct levying of SIGINT requirements by a military commander or designated SIGINT resources. These requirements are directive, irrespective of other priorities and conditioned only by the capability of resources to produce this information. Operational tasking includes authority to deploy and redeploy all or part of the SIGINT resources for which operational tasking authority has been delegated. g. [Excised] 3. (C) Mission. The mission of the CG USASA, a major commander of the Department of the Army, is to-- a. (Excised] b. (U) Command subordinate headquarters, activities, and units that may be assigned or attached to USASA by HQDA. In accordance with applicable directives and support agreements, plan, program, budget, and coordinate requirements for resources, provide resources, and supervise and review utilization of resources, for all installations and organizations concerned. 4. (C) Functions. [Excised]
(Page 3) {Excised} b. (U) SIGSEC (1) Advise and assist the DA staff and Army commanders at all levels in SIGSEC matters and in controlling compromising emanations. (2) Conduct activities required to support the Army SIGSEC and compromising emanations control program as specified in AR 530-2, AR 530-3, and AR 530-4. c. [Excised] d. (U) Communications (1) Operate and maintain the organic tactical communications system required to support USASA direct and general support missions. (2) Provide central direction and execution, including the operation maintenance, establishment, and management, of the US Army portion of the CRITICOMM system and other special telecommunications systems as assigned. e. (U) Combat developments (1) Conduct tactical signals intelligence, signal security, and electronic warfare combat development activities within the parameters and guidance provided by CG TRADOC. (2) Formulate materiel requirements within policies set forth in AR 1000-1 for equipment of which USASA is the sole user and for other equipment as necessary. (3) Pregram, budget, and provide resources for executing combat development activities. (4) In conjunction with CG TRADOC, conduct or participate in combat development studies, experiments, and tests and evaluations of organizational and operational concepts, doctrine, and systems related to assigned functions and activities. (5) Conduct other cryptologic development activities for DA that are not catagorized as combat developments. (6) Evaluate the military utility, operational effectiveness, and operational suitability of materiel systems for which HQDA designates USASA as the command responsible for operational testing. £. (U) Research and development (1) Within the overall policies and procedures described in AR 70-1, perform research, development, and test and evaluation (RTDE) functions-- (a) Prime resonsibility for SIGINT materiel, SIGSEC monitoring materiel, and DW materiel for which USASA is assigned operational
(Page 4) responsibiiity. In accordance with DA policies, CG USASA coordinates RDTE in the SIGINT field with the National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) (b) Attendant responsibility to the Commanding General, US Army Materiel Command (CG AMC) for materiel and techniques under USASA cognizance in the catagories of transportability of materiel and packaging, preservation, and packing materiels and methods. (c) Coordination of the EW and SIGINT exploratory development programs with corresponding programs conducted by AMC; attendant responsibility to inform the CG AMC of new SIGINT and EW engineering design techniques and procedures applicable to ESM and ECM self-protection equipment. (d) Advise, assist and provide engineering to other Army materiel developers regarding COMSEC aspects during the RDTE of COMSEC equipment, and weapons systems. (e) EW and SIGSEC vulnerability test support to other Army agencies as requested. (2) The CG USASA is responsible for the planning, programming, budgeting, justification, coordination, and supervision of his assigned RDTE effort. USASA will make maximum use of available Army laboratory facilities and personnel in executing RDTE responsibilities, but is not precluded from managing contractual efforts directly. g. (C) Administration, training, and logistics (1) (U) Organize, equip, train, administer, provide for logistic and automatic data processing support, provide position and equipment configuration control, and operate subordinate installations, activities, and units, as necessary, to carry out assigned functions. (2) (U) Determine requirements for, budget for, and procure essential operating supplies and services not available through the Arny supply systen. (3) (U) Exercise materiel management for assigned principal items and Other Procurement Army spare and repair parts in accordance with AR (4) (U) Determine requirements for all items of mission equipment. Plan for, program, budget, justify, coordinate, and supervise the USASA Other Procurement Army Program, including items for USASA Reserve units. Operate an Army national inventory control point, a national maintenance point, and the central depot for unique SIGINT and SIGINT- related materiel. (5) [Excised] (6) (U) Prepare Army-wide training literature pertaining to SIGINT, SIGSEC, and EW (less HED and ECCM) in conformance with AR 310-3 (7) (U) Prepare for publication and distribution all MOS test materials for USASA-monitored MOS. (8) (U) Program student input and act as the Army executive agent for participating in cryptologic training conducted by NSA and other Service cryptologic agencies. (9) (U) Provide technical guidance and assistance to the Commanding General, US Army Forces Command (CG FORSCOM) in organizing and equipping USASA Reserve Component units; supervise the training of these units during inactive duty training and annual training; and provide recommendations to appropriate DA agencies and area commanders concerning mobilization assignments, composition of the troop basis, and the allocation, control, and maintenance of mission equipment for Reserve Component units.
(Page 4 continued) (10) (U) Exercise assignment authority over all enlisted personnel assigned to USASA units and activities, as well as personnel enlisted under USASA option (AR 601-210). (11) (U) Function as requestor for initiating and conducting personnel security investigations for assigned personnel; evaluate the results of investigations; and grant, deny, or revoke security clearances in accordance with AR 604-5. Adjudicate results for access to Special Intelligence for all assigned personnel and USASA Reserve
(Page 5) Component personnel, based on approved standard. (12) (U) Insure the internal security of assigned units and activities through adequate counterintelligence programs. 5. (C) Command and staff relationships. a. (U) The CG USASA is under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, US Army (CSA). Directives, authorities, policy, planning and program guidance, approved programs, and resource allocations are issued to CG USASA by the CSA. [Excised] d. (U) The USASA and cther major Army commands are coordinate elements of the Department cf the Army. The CG USASA is authorized to communicate directly with other major Army commanders or with heads of Army staff agencies on matters of mutual interest. e. (U) CG USASA will maintain Liaison as necessary with other major Army commands, field operating agencies, other cryptologic and intelligence agencies, and other governmental agencies to maintain an awareness of, to exchange information on, and to insure coordination of matters of mutual concern. f. (U) The Commanding General, US Army Training and Doctrine Command (CG TRADOC), through the appropriate functional center, will provide tasks, parameters, and guidance for combat development activities conducted by USASA. USASA will provide the resultant combat development products to TRADOC for integration into the overall combat development effort. To accomplish this, a memorandum of agreement will be executed between CG TRADOC and CG USASA. For other cryptologic development activities, CG USASA will report directly to HQDA. USASA is responsible to coordinating with TRADOC all cryptologic development products affecting combat developments. g. (U) Individual training conducted by USASA will be monitored by TRADOC. TRADOC will review nontechnical programs of instruction (POI) prepared by USASA to prevent undesirable overlap among schooi courses, to ensure compatibility of POI with approved doctrine, and to insure proper balance of instruction to meet the objectives of the Army school systen. h. (U) USASA is responsible for the unit training and readiness of all assigned Active Army units in CONUS that have contingency missions in support of FORSCOM forces. i. (U) CG FORSCOM, through CONUSA commanders, commands all USASA USAR urits. USASA is responsible to HQDA for the overall training of all USASA USAR units and provides assistance to CG FORSCOM in evaluating the readiness of these units.