AFTTP 3-4.31 ABD: Squadron and Battle Staff Flashcards
Tactics
Tactics—The employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other.
Techniques
Techniques—Non-prescriptive ways or methods used to perform missions, functions, or tasks.
Procedures
Procedures—Standard, detailed steps that prescribe how to perform specific tasks.
Geographic combatant commander (GCC)
The GCC is ultimately responsible for all military operations conducting in the GCCS area of responsibility (AOR). The GCC, through the joint security coordination center or similar organization, coordinates any operations in a joint security area (JSA) through the embassy staff with the chief of mission as appropriate.
GCC responsibilities
GCC establish AOR wide force protection measures, procedures, and policies for joint forces, family members, department of defense, civilian, workforce, and designated government contractor employees who are assigned, attached, in transit, or otherwise physically located within their AORs. Additionally, maybe task with arranging the support of interagency, international, or non-governmental organizations (NGO) including protection, and based defense.
Level 1 Threat (JP 3-10)
Level one threats are defined as a threat from agents, saboteurs, sympathizers, Terrace, and civil disturbances. Level one threats, present threats, and hazard designed to be mitigated primarily through protection measures.
Level 2 threat (JP 3-10)
Level two threats, defined as small tactical units, as well as threats greater than level two can only be defeated through defensive or offensive operations.
Level 3 Threats (JP 3-10)
Level three threats are defined as large, tactical, force, operations, including airborne, Heliborne, amphibious, infiltration, and major air operations.
Purpose and requirements for mobile security force (MSF)
This force is required by joint doctrine (JP 3-10) to respond to and defeat level II threats. MSFs should possess armored mobility, large caliber, direct fire weapon systems, and organic or on-call indirect fire capability (medium mortars at a minimum).
Tactical Combat Force (TCF)
Responsible for combat, combat support, and combat service support assets required to deny or defeat level III threat (the size and composition of the TCF is tailored to counter the expected enemy threat).
Base Defense Squadron ( BDS)
The doctrinal BDS represents the ideal organization of forces performing air based defense against level II and great threat. A BDS is task organized as a standalone, motorized infantry unit, capable of being attached to a larger combined arms team. The BDS represents a company or reinforced company, strength element, depending upon the attachment of additional flights.
Rifle Flights within BDS
Each BDS should possess at least two rifle flights consisting of 4 to 5 rifle squads. Each rifle squad possesses squad, automatic, rifle, and grenadier capabilities and the ability to equip designated marksman or light tank weapon system as required. Rifle squads are designed to maximize speed, mobility, and firepower.
Weapons Flight as part of BDS
The weapons flight contains 4 to 5 weapon squads. The weapons flight provides centralized control, training, and direction for all medium and heavy weapons assigned or attached to the BDS. Each weapons squad features medium, heavy, and grenade machine gun systems and their associated gunners. They also feature sensor and system operators to support fires integration as applicable. Typically led by the most experienced CGOC and SNCO other than the operations officer and superintendent.
Habitual attachments to BDS
Unmanned aircraft system team
Fire support team
Medical support
Provost, Marshall forces and military police forces
Augmentation teams
Role of Base Defense Squadron Commander
Utilizes mission command to execute their mission to seize, exploit, and retain the initiative from enemy forces in the AO. Responsible for the leadership, training, tactical, employment, administration, supply, and sustainment of the BDS.
Role of Senior enlisted leader BDS
Technical advisor and expected to be an expert and individual and noncommissioned officer skills for airbase defense. Primary sustainment planner and age, the defense, force, commander and operations officer in planning, coordinating and supervising all logistics activities to support tactical missions.
Minimum Planning Ratios
Senior Enlisted Leader (SEL) role in BDS
The SEL is the senior tactical advisor and expected to be an expert in individual and noncommissioned officer skills for airbase defense. Primary sustainment planner and aids the defense, force, commander and operations officer in planning, coordinating, and supervising all logistics activities to support tactical missions.
AO
The AO is a bounded area defined by a commander for a subordinate commander to accomplish their missions and protect their forces. JFC typically define AOS for based defense forces that offers sufficient depth with respect to resources for the base commander and defense force commander to accomplish their missions.
Base boundary
A line that delineate the surface area of a base or base cluster for the purpose of facilitating coordination and de confliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas.
