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Motorized Operations Flashcards

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What is a Tactical Convoy

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Deliberate planned combat operation to move personnel/ cargo via ground transportation in a secure manner under the control of a single commander

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Term Convoy refers to

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Broad spectrum of missions ranging from a four-vehicle convoy of;

  • Highly Mobile Multi-Wheel Vehicle (HMMWV) tasked to resupply an infantry platoon to a fifty-vehicle convoy made up of military, civilian contractor, local nationals (LN)
  • Third Country National (TCN) vehicles
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Selection of routes is based off of what

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Comprehensive METT-T/ route options before

  • EMCOA
  • Commander’s Intent
  • SOM
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Convoy planning are tactical in nature and EN contact is

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Probable or Imminent

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What is Mission

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Desired convoy objective or end state

Who, Where, When, Why

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What are the 3 implied tasks to the mission

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  • Intelligence Collection
  • Route Clearing
  • Snap Vehicle Checkpoint
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What is Intelligence Collection

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Every Marine on convoy is an intel collector and convoy can observe and gain valuable intel on EN situation, atmospherics, route

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What is Route Clearing

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Convoy responsible to make road safer for friendly military forces that may follow. Dealing w/ any IED unless told otherwise by higher

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What is Snap Vehicle Checkpoint (VCP)

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Ordered to conduct VCP or hasty vehicle/personnel searches if they come in contact with, or gain intel about potential EN.

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What Convoy should consider w/ analyzing route options

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  • Quick Reaction Forces (QRF)
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personel
  • CASEVAC capabilities
  • Recovery Assets
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What are the 3 variant types of vehicles found in Marine Corps convoy

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  • Marine Armor System Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MAS MTVR 7-Ton)
  • Up-Armor HMMWV (UAH)
  • Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)
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What is the Marine Armor System Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MAS MTVR 7-Ton)

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Common cargo and personnel carrying vehicle -Found in the Main Body Security Unit, as cargo or personnel carrier.

  • Used in Lead Security Unit as a lead vehicle due to its survivability against IED
  • Personnel: 17 troops (including MG)
  • Pro: Armor and ground clearance provide good protection from undercarriage blasts
  • Con: Limited maneuver due to height/weight
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What is the Up-Armor HMMWV (UAH)

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Found in all elements if MAGTF, highly versatile vehicle from security to mount patrol

  • Personnel: 5 troops (including MG)
  • Pro: Maneuver and capable of improved C2
  • Con: High center of gravity (increased roll-over risk), vulnerable to undercarriage blasts
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What is the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)

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Newest vehicle to fleet, built to survive both direct fire weapons and blasts.

  • Used as C2 and security vehicle, and special mission (EOD)
  • Personnel: 6 (4x4 variant), 10 (6x6 variant)
  • Pros: Survivable VEC due to V-shaped hull
  • Con: Poor off-road capability
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What are the 3 types of communication in a convoy

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  • External to the Convoy
  • Vehicle to Vehicle
  • Vehicle Internal
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What is “External to the Convoy”

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  • Convoy CMDR talk to units external to the convoy in order to coordinate with higher, adjacent, and supporting units
  • Convoy CMDR talk external to coordinate boundary crossing, keep higher headquarters informed, employ supporting arms, and call for external assets (CASEVAC, EOD)
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What is “Vehicle to Vehicle”

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  • Members within convoy communicate with one another on the status of the convoy
  • Members of convoy to report problems, observations, EN contact
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What is “Vehicle Internal”

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Personnel inside the vehicles communicate among themselves, more often visually or by voice rather than by radio
-Done by voice rather than radio w/i vehicle

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What are the 4 most common air support aircraft can provide

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  • Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)
  • Show of Force
  • Close Air Support (CAS)
  • CASEVAC
20
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What is “Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)”

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Aircraft can fly ahead and to the flanks of the convoy and report on enemy and route conditions

21
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What is “Show of Force”

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Aircraft make their presence known to enemy forces making the convoy a “hard” target

22
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What is “Close Air Support”

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Destroy enemy through fires from the aircraft

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What is “CASEVAC”

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Highly responsive evacuation of wounded personnel

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What is JTAC responsible for

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-Develop air support plan that supports the convoy commander’s SOM
-Process raw info coming from the aircraft into actionable intelligence for convoy CMDR while filtering out unnecessary information
-Prosecute targets using CAS
 Execute air CASEVAC missions as needed

25
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What is the Commander’s Intent

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-Deliver assigned cargo and engagement w/ and subsequent pursuit of the EN should never supersede it, unless ordered by higher -Commander’s Intent should be based on the theme of keeping your convoy moving

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What is the Commander’s Intent based on the “METHOD”

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  • KS should be something that allows the EN to stop/slow the convoy
  • KW should be a gap that is linked to the EN capability to stop/slow the convoy
  • Exploitation Plan should be a combination of an IA drills, convoy TTPs, Organic and supporting arms to keep the convoy moving
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What goes on the SOM

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  • Task Organization
  • Distribution of Forces
  • Route (a named route or CPs)
  • Movement Formations
  • Tactical Control Measures
  • Actions on the Objective
28
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Convoy are tasked organized to what

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  • Lead Security Unit
  • Main Body Security Unit
  • Rear Security Unit
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What is “Lead Security Unit”

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Provides 180 degree security to front of convoy and its tactical task is to screen to the front

30
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What is “Main Body Security Unit”

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Provides flank security for convoy and its tactical task is to protect; the cargo falls within the main body, in between the security vehicles

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What is “Rear Security Unit”

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Provides 180 degree security to rear of convoy and its tactical task is to screen to the rear

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What is Screen (Lead and Rear Security Units)

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Observe, identify, and report information and only

fights in self-protection

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What is Protect (Main Body Security Unit)

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Prevent observation, engagement or interference with a

force or location

34
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What are the 2 basic formations for the column

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  • Open Column

- Close Column

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What is Open Column

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  • Distance between vehicles is 100m-200m

- Used on open terrain, travel at higher rate

36
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What is Close Column

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  • Distance between vehicles is 50m-100m

- Used at night, urban areas, high traffic area

37
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What is a Floating Rally Point

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Not preplanned locations, instead they are preplanned distances from points of EN contact

38
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Who are your key personnel

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  • Convoy CMDR
  • Asst. Convoy CMDR
  • Lead Security Unit Leader
  • Main Body Security Leader
  • Rear Body Security Leader
  • Vehicle CMDR
  • Gunners
  • Drivers
39
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What are the 6 elements of SOM

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  • Task organization
  • Distribution of Force
  • Route
  • TCM
  • Movement Formation
  • Action on OBJ
40
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What to do when IED have been discovered (5 Cs)

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  • Confirm
  • Clear
  • Check
  • Cordon
  • Control

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