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<p>Mission of the Marine Division</p>
<p>Execute amphibious assault operations and such other operations as may be directed</p>
<p>What is the Organization set up of a Marine Division</p>
<p>Must be able to provide the ground amphibious forcible-entry capability to an amphibious task force (ATF) and conduct subsequent land operations in any operational environment</p>
<p>How many personnel are in a Marine Division</p>
<p>Approximately 18,000 personnel</p>
<p>Division Commander must fight by</p>
<p>Fights by using combined-arms tactics and tailors the force to the demands of each mission.</p>
<p>What units are with in Marine Division</p>
<p>3 Infantry Regiments, an Artillery Regiment, a Headquarters Battalion, a Tank Battalion, A Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, a Combat Engineer Battalion, an Assault Amphibian Battalion, and a Amphibous Reconnaissance Battalion</p>
Primary Mission of a Headquarters Battalion
Exercise command, control, and administration of the Marine Division.
<p>Organization of Headquarters Battalion</p>
A H&S Company, a Division Headquarters, a Reconnaissance Company, a Special Security Communications team, a Communications Company, a Military Police company, the Division Band, and a Truck Company.
Mission of H&S Company of the Headquarters Battalion
Provides command, administrative, and security functions as well as organic supply for the Headquarters Battalion
Mission of Reconnaissance Company within Headquarters Battalion
Provides ground reconnaissance and surveillance in support of the Division or its subordinates elements
Organization of Reconnaissance Company within Headquarters Battalion
Consists of a Company Headquarters section and 6 Reconnaissance Platoons.
Reconnaissance Company within Headquarters Battalion
Employment of the company exercises directed reconnaissance rather than passive surveillance
Mission of MP Company within Headquaters Battalion
Provides route reconnaissance, evacuation and control of enemy prisoners of war (EPW), beach and perimeter defense, area security, crowd control, and investigative services.
Mission of Communications Company within Headquarters Battalion
Installs, operates, and maintains communications facilities for the Division Headquarters, including multichannel radio, wire, and communications center facilities.
Mission of Truck Company within Headquarters Battalion
Provides general support motor transport to the Marine Division.
Mission of an Infantry Regiment
Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
Organization of an Infantry Regiment
Consists of a Headquarters Company and 2 or more Infantry Battalions (normally 3 infantry battalions).
Personnel in an Infantry Regiment
Approximately 3,400 personnel
Regiment accomplishes its mission by what basic tactical units
Infantry Battalions
Mission of Communications Company within Headquarters Battalion
Installs, operates, and maintains communications facilities for the Division Headquarters, including multichannel radio, wire, and communications center facilities.
Mission of Truck Company within Headquarters Battalion
Provides general support motor transport to the Marine Division.
Mission of an Infantry Regiment
Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat.
Organization of an Infantry Regiment
Consists of a Headquarters Company and 2 or more Infantry Battalions (normally 3 infantry battalions).
Personnel in an Infantry Regiment
Approximately 3,400 personnel
Regiment accomplishes its mission by what basic tactical units
Infantry Battalions
Organization of Headquarters Company within an Infantry Regiment
Contains a Regimental Headquarters and a Reconnaissance Platoon
Regimental Landing Team
When the Headquarters Company is combined with other combat support and CSS units
Command and staff functions for the Regiment
Exercised through a compact operational command group that consists of the Commander and an executive staff
The basic means of ground mobility of the Regiment
By foot, supplemented by small, lightweight vehicles for transportation of electronic equipment, weapons, and limited amounts of ammunition and supplies.
Transportation of elements
All elements are helicopter transportable and compatible with other means of transportation (e.g., assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs), motor transport, fixed-wing aircraft, and ships).
HQ Company, Infantry Regiment Sections
Regimental Headquarters, Communications, Reconnaissance Plt, Motor Transport Section, and Company Headquarters
Regimental Headquarters Sections
Command, S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, Medical, Chaplain
Communications Sections
Platoon HQ, Electronics Maintenance, Radio, Communcations Center, Wire, Tactical Air Control Party which also includes a Tow Maintenance section
Company Headquarters Sections
Mess, Motor Transport, Supply, Headquarters
Mission of an Infantry Battalion
Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver or to repel his assault by fire and close combat
Organization of an Infantry Battalion
Consists of an H&S company, a Weapons Company, and 3 Rifle Companies.
The Battalion accomplishes its mission by what basic tactical units
Rifle Companies
Battalion Landing Team
When the Battalion is combined with combat support and CSS units
H&S Company, Infantry Battalion Sections
Company Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters, Communications Platoon, Chaplain Section, Service Platoon, Medical Platoon
Battalion Headquarters Sections
S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4
Communication Platoon Sections
Wire, Platoon HQ, Radio, TACP, Mortar Support
Service Platoons Sections
Supply, Platoon HQ, Mess, Transport, Armor
Weapons Company breakdown
Company Headquarters, Mortar Platoon, Antiarmor Platoon, Heavy Machine Gun Platoon
Mortar Platoon, Weapons Co breakdown
Platoon HQ, 2x Fire Direction Centers, 2x 81mm Mortar Sections with 4x 81mm Mortar Squads per section.
Antiarmor Platoon, Weapons Co breakdown
Platoon HQ, Dragon Section, TOW Section with 4x TOW Squads
Heavy Machine Gun Platoon, Weapons Co breakdown
Platoon HQ, 3x Heavy Machine Gun Sections with 2x Heavy Machine Gun Squads per section.
Rifle Company breakdown
Company Headquarters, 3x Rifle Platoons, Weapons Platoon
Rifle Platoon breakdown
Platoon HQ, 3x Rifle Squads with 3x Fire teams per squad
Weapons Platoon breakdown
Platoon HQ, Machine Gun Section, Mortar Section, Assault Section
Machine Gun Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
3x Machine Gun Squads
Mortar Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
3x Mortar Squads
Assault Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
3x Assualt Squads
Fire Team Leader Weapon
M16A4 or M4 Carbine rifle and an M203 grenade launcher attached.
Squad Automatic Rifleman Weapon
M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW)
All of Rifleman Weapons
M16A4 or M4.
Squad Leaders, Officers, and Enlisted Personnel of Platoon Headquarters Weapons
M4 Rifles
Weapons of Machine Gun Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
6 M240G machine guns
Weapons of Mortar Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
3 M224 60mm mortars
Weapons of Assault Section, Weapons Platoon, Rifle Company
6 MK153 83mm SMAWs
Weapons of Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company
8 M252 81mm mortars
Weapons of Antiarmor Platoon, Weapons Company
12 M47 dragons, 8 TOWs
Weapons of Heavy Machine Guns Platoon, Weapons Company
6 M2 .50 cal & 6 MK19 40mm
Mission of the Rifle Squad
Locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or repel his assault by fire and close combat.
Organization of a Rifle Squad
Consists of three fire teams, each of which is built around an automatic weapon and controlled by a fire team leader.
Duties of a Squad Leader
Carries out the orders issued to him by the Platoon Commander
Responsibilites of a Squad Leader
Responsible for the discipline, appearance, training, control, conduct, and welfare of his squad at all times, as well as the condition, care, and economical use of its weapons and equipment.
Responsibilites of a Squad Leader
He takes position where he can best carry out his orders of the Platoon Commander and observe and control the squad
In Combat, the Squad Leader is also responsible for
The tactical employment, fore discipline, fire control, and maneuver of his squad.
Duties of a Fire Team Leader
Carries out the orders of the Squad leader.
Responsibilities of a Fire Team Leader
Responsible for the fire discipline and control of his fire team and economical use of its weapons and equipment.
Responsibilities of a Fire Team Leader
In carrying out the orders of the Squad leader, he takes a position to best observe and control the fire team.
Responsibilities of a Fire Team Leader
Normally, he is close enough to the automatic rifleman to exercise effective control of his fires.
Responsibilities of a Fire Team Leader
In addition to his primary duties as a leader, he serves as a grenadier and is responsible for the effective employment of the grenade launcher, his rifle, and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment.
Assistant Squad Leader
The senior fire team leader
Duties of an Automatic Rifleman
Carries out the orders of the fire team leader
Responsibilites of an Automatic Rifleman
He is responsible for the effective employment of the automatic rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment.
Duties of an Assistant Automatic Rifleman
Assists in the employment of the automatic rifle, carries additional magazines and/or ammunition boxes for his automatic rifle and is prepared to assume the duties of the automatic rifleman.
Responsibilities of an Assistant Automatic Rifleman
He is responsible for the effective employment of the automatic rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment.
Duties of a Rifleman
Carries out the orders of the fire team leader
Responsibilities of a Rifleman
Responsible for the effective employment of his rifle and for the condition and care of his weapon and equipment
The Rifleman is trained as
A scout.
Every member of the squad
Must know the duties of the other team members, and in turn, the fire team leader and squad leader should be able to assume the duties of their next superior
Fighting Positions
A location on the ground from which fire is delivered by an individual, a fire unit (squad or fire team), or a crew-served weapon.
Fighting Positions -Prior
Before selecting a firing position, the assigned sector of fire must be carefully examined from various locations using the prone position to ensure effective coverage of the sector of fire.
Fighting Positions - Location
The exact fighting position is then designated on the ground prior to digging in.
Fighting Positions - Requirement
The position must allow for good fields of fire, make maximum use of available cover and concealment, and facilitate exercise of fire control by the unit leader.
Primary Fighting Position
Best available position from which the assigned sector of fire can be covered.
Primary Fighting Position - Uses
Individuals, fire teams, squads, and crew-served weapons are assigned primary fighting positions.
Alternate Fighting Position
Located so that a crew-served weapon can continue to accomplish its original mission when the primary position becomes untenable or unsuited for carrying out that mission.
Alternate Fighting Position - Uses
Not normally assigned to individuals or units within the platoon. They are used primarily by crew-served weapons.
Supplmentary Fighting Position
Prepared to guard against attack from directions other than those from which the main attack is expected.
Supplmentary Fighting Position
A secondary position and does not cover the same sector of fire as the primary position.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
Do not disclose the squad‘s fighting position by excessive or careless clearing.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
Start clearing near the fighting position and work forward to the limits of effective small arms fire.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
In all cases, leave a thin natural screen of foliage to hide fighting positions.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
In sparsely wooded areas, remove the lower branches of scattered large trees. It may be desirable to remove entire trees which might be used as reference points for enemy fire.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
In heavy woods, complete clearing of the field of fire is neither, possible or desirable. Restrict work to thinning undergrowth and removing lower branches of large trees. In addition, clear narrow lane of fire for automatic weapons.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
If practical, demolish buildings and walls forward of the fighting position which may obstruct fields of fire or provide cover and concealment to the enemy.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
Move cut brush to locations where It will not furnish concealment to the enemy or disclose the squad‘s fighting position.
Guidelines for Clearing Fields of Fire
Extreme care must be taken by the fire team leader to insure that fields of fire are cleared of obstructions which might cause premature detonation of M203 projectiles.
Final Protective Fires (FPF)
The final attempt to stop the enemy attack before he reaches the platoon‘s battle position
Rate of Fire for FPF
Rifles and M203‘s continue to fire at an average rate; the automatic rifleman will increase their volume of fire to the rapid rate
FPF
Normally the largest concentrations will be along the PDF‘s of the automatic rifles if the PDF‘s were properly positioned.
Patrols Primary Mission
Assigned missions who usually require them to actively engage the enemy
Patrols Secondary Mission
They collect and report information about the enemy and terrain
Patrol Types
Raid, Contact, Economy of Force, Ambush, Security
Raid Patrols
Destroy or capture enemy personnel or equipment, destroy installations, or free friendly personnel who have been captured by the enemy
Contact Patrols
Establish and/or maintain contact with friendly or enemy forces
Economy of Force Patrols
Perform limited objective missions such as seizing and holding key terrain to allow maximum forces to be used elsewhere.
Ambush Patrols
Conduct ambushes of enemy patrols, carrying parties, foot columns, and convoys.
Security Patrols
Detect infiltration by the enemy, kill or capture infiltrators, and protect against surprise or ambush
Checkpoint
A predetermined point on the ground used as a means of controlling movement.
Checkpoint
Checkpoints are assigned numbers, not in sequential order.
Checkpoint
Normally, the patrol leader will call upon reaching checkpoints so that the parent unit will be able to follow the progress of the patrol toward the objective and on its return to friendly lines/area.
Rallypoint
An easily identifiable point on the ground, designated by the patrol leader, where the patrol can reassemble/reorganize if it becomes dispersed
Rallypoint
The Patrol leader ensures that all patrol members are notified when rally point is so designated, either by arm-and-signal or by passing the word orally, and also points out identifying features, which mark the limits of the rally point.
Initial Rally Point
A point within the friendly area where the patrol can reassemble if it becomes dispersed before departing the friendly area or before reaching the first rally point designated en route
En Route Rally Point
Points selected along the patrol‘s route to the objective and from the objective back to friendly lines/area as the patrol passes through likely areas for which rally points are needed
Objective Rally Point
The rally point nearest the objective at which the patrol reassembles after the mission is accomplished, it may be located short of, to a flank, or beyond the objective, and may also be used as the final preparation point.
Counter Ambush Drills
When a patrol is ambushed, the IA drill used is determined by whether the ambush is near (enemy within fifty meters of the patrol) or far (enemy beyond fifty meters of patrol).
Near Ambush
The killing zone is under very heavy, highly concentrated, close range fires with little time or space for men to maneuver or seek cover.
Near Ambush - Killing Zone
Immediately assault the enemy‘s position without waiting for any order or signal. The assault should be swift, violent and destructive.
Near Ambush - Killing Zone
The men fire their weapons at the maximum rate, throw hand grenades, and yell as loudly as possible - anything to kill as many enemy as they can, and confuse the enemy survivors.
Near Ambush - Killing Zone
Once they reach the ambush position, they continue with their assault, or break contact, as directed.
Near Ambush - Not in the Killing Zone
Maneuver against the ambush force, firing in support of those assaulting.
Near Ambush - Small Ambush
If the Ambush force is small enough to be routed or destroyed, the patrol members should continue with their assault and supporting fire.
Near Ambush - Large Ambush
If the force is well-disciplined and holds its ground, then the patrol members should make every effort to break contact as quickly as possible, and move to the last en route rally point to reorganize.
Far Ambush
The killing zone is also under very heavy, highly concentrated fires, but from greater range.
Far Ambush - Range
The greater range precludes those caught in the killing zone from conducting an assault, however, permit some opportunity for the men to maneuver and seek cover.
Far Ambush - Killing Zone
Immediately return fire, take the best available cover, and continue firing until directed otherwise.
Far Ambush - Not in the Killing Zone
Maneuver against the ambush force, as directed by the patrol, or maneuvers against the ambush force, or to break contact, depending on his rapid assessment of the situation.
Training
Gives the Marine the confidence and ability to do whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.
