S-6
Military abbreviation · Military Term
| Stands for | Communications staff section |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
S-6 stands for Communications staff section, a military term abbreviation.
Staff office responsible for communications and networks in a battalion or brigade, including radios, satellite terminals, computers, cybersecurity and frequency management. It also manages communications security equipment.
Example: The S-6 rebuilt the network after the command post moved.
Usage notes
At division level the function is the G-6 and on joint staffs the J-6. Other staff numbers vary by organization, such as S-5 for plans or civil-military operations and S-7 for training or information operations. Signal officers usually lead the S-6.
Related abbreviations
More military term abbreviations
- ROE – Rules of engagement
- RTO – Radiotelephone operator
- S-1 – Personnel staff section
- S-2 – Intelligence staff section
- S-3 – Operations staff section
- S-4 – Logistics staff section
- SALUTE – Size, activity, location, unit, time, equipment
- SAP – Special access program
- SCI – Sensitive compartmented information
- SCIF – Sensitive compartmented information facility
- SDO – Staff duty officer
- SEAD – Suppression of enemy air defenses