FMF 119: GCE Combat Engineer Battalion Fundamentals Flashcards
Mission of Combat Engineer Battalion
To enhance the mobility, counter mobility, and survivability of the Marine Division.
What does the Combat Engineer Battalion consist of?
H&S Company, engineer support company, and four combat engineer companies.
6 Mobility tasks of a combat engineer battalion (CPEPCP)
Conduct engineer reconnaissance
Plan, organize, and coordinate
Employ assault bridge systems
Provident expedient
Construct expedient
Provide temporary repair
3 counter-mobility tasks of a combat engineer battalion
Plan, organize, and coordinate
Plan and construct obstacles
Perform specialized demolition missions
Survivability task of a combat engineer battalion
Provide technical assistance and the necessary equipment for the development of temporary protective positions for personnel and equipment.
3 General engineering tasks of a combat engineer battalion
Provide essential construction
Provide utility support
Construct and improve
Mission of H&S Company, Combat Engineer Battalion
Provide command, control, and administrative elements to supervise the operations of the battalion, including the provision of supply, food services, comms, chaplain services, admin, and medical support.
Organization of H&S Company, Combat Engineer Battalion
Battalion Headquarters, which contains a headquarters section, an S-1/adjutant section, S-2, S-3, S-4, supply platoon, mess section, comms platoon, medical section, chaplain section, and company HQ.
Mission of the engineer support company
Provide personnel, equipment, & appropriate task units to other elements of the battalion in support of operational requirements.
-To provide minimum potable water for the Marine Division and electrical power designated elements of the Marine division.
Engineer support company consists of..
Company HQ, equipment platoon, motor transport platoon and utilities platoon.
Four tasks of Engineer Support Company, Combat Engineer Battalion
Provide construction
Provide potable water
Provide motor transport equipment
Provide electrical power
Mission of the Mobility Assault Company (MAC)
To provide armored bridging, mechanized breaching, and mobile route reconnaissance and clearing capabilities to enhance the mobility of the MARDIV.
Mobility Assault Company (MAC) consists of..
Company HQ, route clearance platoon, assault breaching platoon, and assault bridging platoon.
Mobility Assault Company (MAC) provides capabilities in support of…
division mobility with an emphasis on armored short gap bridging and on detecting, bypassing, breaching, or reducing explosive and nonexplosive obstacles.
