109. Amphibious Operations Flashcards
What is the mission of the Amphibious Task Force?
Navy task organization formed to conduct amphibious operations.
The ATF staff ensures troops, equipment, and supplies are landed at the prescribed times, places, and in the formation required by the LF scheme of maneuver. The ATF commander exercises overall control of ship-to-shore movement and is also responsible for land forces debarkation until termination of the amphibious operation.
Discuss the Commander Amphibious Task Force and Commander Landing Force relationship as it pertains to amphibious operations.
The CATF executes ship-to-shore movement in accordance with the previously approved plan. He is responsible for making any major changes. Since a major change may affect the troop scheme, the CLF must be consulted. If the CLF desires to make a change in plans which affects the ship-to-shore movement, he will obtain the approval of the CATF, who will then promulgate the change.
Discuss L-Hour as it applies to ship-to-shore movement.
In amphibious operations, the time at which the first helicopter of the helicopter-borne assault wave touches down in the landing zone.
State the phases of Amphibious Operations.
“PERMA” o Planning - receipt of initiating directive or activation order
o Embarkation - forces move to staging areas with equipment and supplies and embark in assigned shipping
o Rehearsal - period when the CATF and the CLF test plans and orient elements with plans and test comms.
o Movement - force moves from point of embarkation (POE) to assigned positions in amphibious operational area (AOA).
o Action - Period of time between the arrival of assault force in the objective area and accomplishment of the ATF mission
What is a raid?
An operation involving a swift incursion into or the temporary occupation of an objective to accomplish an assigned mission followed by a planned withdrawal.
What is a feint?
An offensive action involving contact with the adversary conducted for the purpose of deceiving the adversary as to the location and/or time of the actual main offensive action.
What is a demonstration?
Intended to confuse the enemy as to time and place of main offensive, no contact with
enemy. Think Decoy
What is an assault?
Involves the establishment of an LF on a hostile or potentially hostile shore.
Describe the LHA.
Landing Helo Assault - America Class
• Mission: embark, deploy and land elements of Marine landing force via helicopters, landing craft, amphibious vehicles
• Size: L: 820 B: 106ft *bow of ship has curved edges, 1
elevator on side, taller island
• Speed: 24 knots, Range 10000 nautical miles
• Crew: Officer: 172 Enlisted:1731
• Full length flight deck (9 helo landing spots): 35 aircraft
• Medical Capabilities: 4 ORs, 17 ICU beds, 48 bed IPU
• Ships: LHA-6 America, LHA-7 Tripoli, LHA-8 Bougainville (**will have well deck)
What is the LFSP?
The Landing Force Support Party is the task-organized forward echelon of combat service support formed to facilitate ship-to-shore movement. Its mission is to provide general logistical support to the landing force in the early stages of the assault.
What are the capabilities of the US Navy hospital ships Mercy and Comfort?
They have 12 operating rooms, 1,000 bed hospital, x-ray, medical labs, pharmacy, optometry, a CT scanner & 2 oxygen producing plants.
They have a helicopter deck and side ports to take on patients at sea.
It also has 2 dental surgery rooms & 4 dental chairs for routine dental work. The dental surgery rooms can be used in an emergency as regular operating rooms.
Discuss H-Hour as it applies to ship-to-shore movement.
For amphibious operations, the time the first assault elements are scheduled to touch down on the beach, or a landing zone, and in some cases the start of countermine breaching operations.
Discuss D-day as it applies to ship-to-shore movement
The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences or is to commence.
List the functions of the beach party.
Removes underwater obstacles, provides navigation, marks hazards, operates tugs, controls boats around the beach, provides communications, reports surf to the amphibious CDR.
Describe the LHD
Landing Helo Deck - Wasp Class
Mission: embark, deploy and land elements of a marine
landing force. Also sea control and power projection
(additional air units / V/STOL)
• Largest of big decks:
Size: L: 844 B: 107ft *bow of ship has squared edges
• Speed: 22 knots, Range 10,000 nmi
• Crew: Officer: 173 Enlisted:1720
• Full length flight deck (9 helo landing spots):37-42 aircraft (helo/V/Stol),
• Enhanced well deck: 3 LCAC, 2 LCU or 40 AAV
• Medical Capabilities: 6 OR’s, 18 ICU beds, 36 bed ward
• Ships: LHD-1 Wasp, 2-Essex, 3-Kearsarge, 4-Boxer, 5-Bataan, 6-Bon Homme Richard (RIP), 7-Iwo Jima
