Base communications refers to the complete network of voice, data, and radio systems installed to support a military base, camp, or station. This encompasses everything from secure telephone switches and local area networks to the physical cabling plants and radio dispatch systems. It functions much like a self-contained municipal telecom grid, managed strictly for the operational and administrative needs of the installation.
Heard on the job
The fiber cut near the main gate took down base communications for the entire northern sector of the camp.
Also heard as
- base comms