Combat Organizations And Capabilities Flashcards
Capabilities and limitations of armored BCT?
Capabilities
- sustained combat ops
- rapid movement
- security ops for larger forces
Limitations
- mobility and fire power restricted by different terrains
- strategic mobility
- high consumption of sustainment
Capabilities and limitations of stryker BCT?
Capabilities
- rapid deployability (less than infantry)
- more firepower (than infantry)
Limitations
- less mobile than infantry in heavy/rugged terrain
- less lethal than armor
- limited organic sustainment
Capabilities and limitations of infantry BCT?
Capabilities
- flexible to accomplish different missions
- most rapid and strategic deployment
- effective on different terrain against variety of enemy forces
Limitations
- in combat predominately dismount
- vulnerable to enemy artillery attack and heavy forces
Basic breakdown of BCT
Armor, stryker, infantry
- All roughly 4200 ppl
HQ section
- engineer co
- calvary co
- combined arms, stryker, infantry (PRN)
- fires
- support
What is the breakdown for a DIV?
MG (2 star)
Maneuver BCT (METT-TC) Supporting brigade - BFSB (battlefield surv bde) - aviation - maneuver enhancement - fires - sustainment MEF marine expeditionary forces
What is the breakdown for a Corps?
Lieutenant General
Corps
- Infantry DIV
- wheeled Armor DIV
- track armor DIV
- supporting brigade
- theater sustainment command
- MEF
The Number and type of support brigades depends on mission
ARSOF critical capabilities
Special Warfare
- unconventional
- foreign internal defense
- psychologic
- civil-mil ops
Surgical strike
- counter-terrorism
- counter proliferation
- direct action
- recovery ops
What is the role of “the Staff”
- helps CDR understand, visualize, describe and direct the battle
- establishes and maintains coordination and cooperation both internally and with staff of higher and lower, and adjacent units
- always focus on helping CDR and supporting units
Can staff take responsiblity?
No the CDR can delegate authority but not responsibility
When do you start seeing staff?
At the BTN and higher
What are the different staff element designators?
COL/LTC get “S”
- i.e. BDE and BN
GO get “G”
- i.e. div/corps/army
Joint Staff gets “J”
- i.e. centcom
What is the role of the Chief of Staff (CofS) or XO?
- trains the staff
- integrates and syncs warfighting plans
- manages CDR critical info requirements (CCIR)
- establishes, manages, enforces staff planning time IAW CDR guidance
- supervises all task assigned to the staff
- ensures that the staff renders assistance to subordinate CDRs and staffs as necessary
Role of the S-1
- manning
- personnel service support
- manage organization and admin of HQ
- coordinates staff responsibilities for special staff officers
I.e. adjunct General, surgeon, chaplain, staff judge advocate
What is the role of the S-2?
Military intel
- collect, process, disseminate intel
- conduct intel prep of battlespace (IBP)
- helps G/S-3 and CDR figure out enemy stuff
Counter intel
- ID and eval enemy’s intel capabilities
Security ops
- supervise the command and personnel security pax
Intel training
- preps command intel training, plan and integrate intel, counterintel, operational security and IPB
What is the role of the mighty S-3?
Training
- preps and supervises the execution of training w/in command
Operations and plans
- preps, coordinates, authenticates and distributes the command SOP, OPLAN, OPORD, FRAGO and WARNO
Force modernization
What is the role of the S4?
- logistical ops and plans
- supply
- maintenance
- transportation
- coordinates mortuary affairs activities
What is the role of S-5 plans
Principal staff officer for planning operations fo the mid-long range planning horizons at division echelons and higher
In conjuction w the 3 shop the 5 preps annex A (task org) annex C (operations) and annex M (assessment) to the OPORD/OPLAN
Supervisory responsibility for
- overseeing ops beyond scope of curent order (next phase)
- developing plans, orders, branches, and sequels
- conducting mil deception planning
- developing policies and other coordinating or directive products, such as memorandums of agreement
Incorporated with s-7
What is the role of S-6
Signal
Principal staff officer for all matters concerning signal operations, automation management, network management and info security
Signal ops
- managing radio freq allocations
- recommending command post locations w/in battlespace
Automation - manages employment of hardware/software and coordinates LAN config
Information sec - manages commo security (COMSEC) automation security and info security
What is the role of G-8?
Principal staff officer singularly responsible for all financial management (resource management and finance ops)
Establishes and implements command finance operations policy
Responsible for those operational financial management tasks supporting the theater
What is the role of the S-9?
Civil affairs opeations
- principal staff officer responsible for all matters concerning civil affairs
- evaluates civil considerations during mission analysis
- prepares the groundwork for transitioning the area of operations from military to civilian control
- advises the cdr on mil effect on civilians in the ao
- responsible for enhancing the relationship between army forces and the civil authorities and people in the ao
What is the definition of a warfighting function?
A warfighting function is a group of tasks and systems (people, organizations, information and processes) united by a common purpose that cdrs use to accomplish missions and training objectives
What is the warfighting function description for intelligence
The related tasks and systems that facilitate UNDERSTANDING of the enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations
What is the warfighting function description for movement and maneuver
The related tasks and systems that MOVE FORCES to achieve a position of advantage in relation the the enemy
What is the warfighting function description for fire support
The related tasks and system that provide collective and coordinating use of army INDIRECT FIRES, JOINT FIRES, and offensive info operations
What is the warfighting function description for protection?
The related tasks and systems that PRESERVE the force the CDR can apply max combat power
What is the warfighting function description for sustainment
The related tasks and systems to provde support and services to ENSURE FREEDOM OF ACTION, EXTEND OPERATIONAL REACH AND PROLONG ENDURANCE
What is the warfighting function description for mission command
The related tasks and systems that SUPPORT CDR IN EXERCISING AUTHORITY and direction
What falls under sustainment and protection?
Company trains Combat trains command post (CTCP) Field trans command post (FTCP) Forward support company (FSC) Brigade support BTN (BSB)
What is company trans?
Provides tactical sustainment for a maneuver company
- located in companies rear area
- company xo provides mission command
- provides resupply to the company
- senior medic provides med support a the Company CCP
What is the Combat Trains Command Post (CTCP)
- BN S-4 officer provides mission command
- BN S-1/MEDO located at CTCP
- CTCP provides supplies, services, maintenance and medical aid forward to the companies
- BAS located at the CTCP
What is the Field Trains Command Post (FTCP)
- HHC commander provides mission command
- FTCP is located in the BSA
- Provides supply, distribution and maintenance to their maneuver BN
What is a forward support company (FSC)
- FSC commander provides mission command over field feeding, water, bulk fuel, gen supply, ammo and field maintenance
- FSC is task organized to support a maneuver BN, however it falls under BDE Support BN (BSB)
- FSC is located vicinity CTCP
What is the brigade support Battalion (BSB)
Provides tactical sustainment for a BCT
- supply distro
- maintenance
- med (role II)
- one forward company per maneuver bn
What is the role of a sustainment brigade?
Provides logistical support mission command for division and above:
- supply (beans, bullets, fuel, etc)
- maintenance
- transpo
