Army Engineer Operations FM 3-34

FM 3-34(FM 5-100)
ENGINEER OPERATIONS
Headquarters, Department of the Army
JANUARY 2004
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No. 3-34 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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Engineer Operations
Contents
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PREFACE ...................................................................................................................vii
Chapter 1 THE ARMY AND THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS ...................................................... 1-1

Section I - The Engineer Regiment ...................................................................... 1-1
The Threefold Branch .............................................................................................. 1-2
Mission-Essential Tasks .......................................................................................... 1-5
Full-Spectrum Operations ........................................................................................ 1-9
Battlefield Organization.......................................................................................... 1-14
Section II - Engineer Battlespace Functions..................................................... 1-15
Combat Engineering .............................................................................................. 1-16
Geospatial Engineering.......................................................................................... 1-19
General Engineering .............................................................................................. 1-20
Section III - Unified Action: Joint/Interagency/Multinational Environment.... 1-22
Description ............................................................................................................. 1-22
The Levels of War .................................................................................................. 1-22
Joint/Interagency/Multinational Operations............................................................ 1-25
Chapter 2 THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................... 2-1

General Description ................................................................................................. 2-1
Critical Variables ...................................................................................................... 2-2
Asymetric, Adaptive Approaches ............................................................................. 2-2
Threats and Other Influences .................................................................................. 2-3
Warfighting in the Contemporary Operational Environment .................................... 2-4
Implications for Each of the Levels of War .............................................................. 2-4
Impact of Threat Engineers on Our Doctrine ........................................................... 2-6
Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
*This publication supersedes FM 5-100, 27 February 1996, and FM 5-114, 13 July 1992.
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Chapter 3 ENGINEER BATTLESPACE FUNCTIONS

AND REGIMENTAL CAPABILITIES ...................................................................... 3-1
Section I - Engineer Battlespace Functions........................................................ 3-1
Combat Engineering ................................................................................................ 3-2
Geospatial Engineering ........................................................................................... 3-9
General Engineering.............................................................................................. 3-10
Section II - Integrating the Engineer Functions ................................................ 3-10
Assured Mobility .................................................................................................... 3-11
Field Force Engineering ........................................................................................ 3-19
Section III - The Engineer Regiment .................................................................. 3-20
United States Army Corps of Engineers ................................................................ 3-20
Echelons Above Corps .......................................................................................... 3-21
Corps ..................................................................................................................... 3-21
Division and Below ................................................................................................ 3-23
Section IV - Integration into the Combined Arms Team .................................. 3-25
Section V - Operational Considerations ............................................................ 3-26
Fighting as Engineers ............................................................................................ 3-26
Reorganizing to Fight as Infantry........................................................................... 3-28
Chapter 4 PLANNING ENGINEER OPERATIONS ................................................................. 4-1

Section I - Introduction to Planning ..................................................................... 4-1
Army Transformation and the Role of Engineers..................................................... 4-2
Engineer Planning Focus ........................................................................................ 4-2
Engineers and the Levels of War ............................................................................ 4-6
Section II - Engineer Responsibilities and Force Projection............................. 4-9
Force Projection ...................................................................................................... 4-9
Force Projection Considerations ........................................................................... 4-11
Section III - The Military Decision-Making Process .......................................... 4-14
Receipt of Mission ................................................................................................. 4-15
Mission Analysis .................................................................................................... 4-16
Course of Action Development .............................................................................. 4-17
Course of Action Analysis (War Game) ................................................................. 4-18
Course of Action Comparison................................................................................ 4-18
Course of Action Approval ..................................................................................... 4-18
Orders Production ................................................................................................. 4-19
Section IV - Operational Considerations ........................................................... 4-23
Engineer Facilities Study ....................................................................................... 4-23
Civil Engineering Support Plan .............................................................................. 4-25
Chapter 5 OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEER OPERATIONS

AND ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................ 5-1
Engineer Operational Principles .............................................................................. 5-1
Engineer Organizational Principles ......................................................................... 5-4
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Chapter 6 BATTLEFIELD FRAMEWORK ............................................................................... 6-1

Battlefield Organization ............................................................................................ 6-1
Framework Considerations ...................................................................................... 6-4
Integrating Other Engineer Organizations and Capabilities ................................... 6-12
Chapter 7 BATTLE COMMAND FOR ENGINEERS ................................................................ 7-1

Battle Command and Command and Control Operations........................................ 7-1
Leadership Aspects—Visualize, Describe, Direct .................................................... 7-3
Roles of Engineer Commanders and Staffs............................................................. 7-3
Command and Support Relationships ................................................................... 7-10
Command Responsibilities..................................................................................... 7-13
Staff Responsibilities.............................................................................................. 7-13
Chapter 8 FULL-SPECTRUM OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 8-1

Planning, Preparing, and Executing......................................................................... 8-1
Offensive Operations ............................................................................................... 8-2
Defensive Operations............................................................................................... 8-6
Stability Operations .................................................................................................. 8-8
Support Operations ................................................................................................ 8-15
Transitions Between Offensive, Defensive,
Stability Operations, and Support Operations ................................................. 8-19
Special Considerations: Urban Operations ............................................................ 8-20
Chapter 9 ENGINEER COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

AND LOGISTICS CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................... 9-1
Force Sustainment ................................................................................................... 9-1
The Underpinnings of Logistics................................................................................ 9-2
Combat Service Support Characteristics ................................................................. 9-3
Logistics Considerations for Engineers.................................................................... 9-7
Engineer Role in Planning and Coordination ......................................................... 9-16
Combat Service Support for Engineer Organizations ............................................ 9-17
Engineer Combat Service Support Command and Control ................................... 9-20
Appendix A ENGINEER FIELD MANUALS AND RELATED JOINT PUBLICATIONS............. A-1
Appendix B MANEUVER SUPPORT ......................................................................................... B-1

Definition ................................................................................................................. B-1
Tactical Level: Maneuver Support in the Stryker Brigade Combat Team ............... B-1
Operational-Level Considerations........................................................................... B-2
The Road Ahead ..................................................................................................... B-2
Appendix C FIELD FORCE ENGINEERING .............................................................................. C-1

The Challenge......................................................................................................... C-1
Overview ................................................................................................................. C-2
Planning Structure................................................................................................... C-3
Modular Development ............................................................................................. C-4
Leveraging Technology........................................................................................... C-7
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Appendix D ARMY ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ................................ D-1

Section I – Operational-Level Units ..................................................................... D-1
Headquarters, Engineer Command ......................................................................... D-1
Headquarters, Engineer Brigade, Theater Army ..................................................... D-4
Headquarters, Engineer Group, Facility .................................................................. D-5
Headquarters, Engineer Group, Construction ......................................................... D-7
Engineer Battalion, Prime Power............................................................................. D-8
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Engineer Battalion ......................... D-9
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Topographic Battalion ........ D-9
Section II – Separate Operational-Level Companies.......................................... D-9
Engineer Company Echelons Above Corps Topographic Battalion ........................ D-9
Engineer Company (Construction Support)........................................................... D-10
Engineer Company (Dump Truck) ......................................................................... D-10
Engineer Company (Pipeline Construction Support) ............................................. D-11
Engineer Company (Port Construction)................................................................. D-11
Section III – Separate Engineer Teams (Operational-Level) ............................ D-12
Engineer Team, Fire Fighting Headquarters ......................................................... D-12
Engineer Team, Fire Truck (AB)............................................................................ D-12
Engineer Team, Quarry ......................................................................................... D-13
Engineer Team, Well-Drilling Headquarters .......................................................... D-13
Engineer Team, Well-Drilling ................................................................................. D-13
Engineer Heavy Diving Team ................................................................................ D-13
Engineer Light Diving Team .................................................................................. D-14
Engineer Team, Real Estate ................................................................................. D-14
Engineer Team, Utilities ........................................................................................ D-15
Engineer Team, Topographic Planning and Control.............................................. D-15
Section IV – Corps Engineer Units..................................................................... D-15
Headquarters, Engineer Brigade, Corps ............................................................... D-15
Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Mechanized................................................... D-16
Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Wheeled ........................................................ D-17
Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Airborne......................................................... D-18
Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Light .............................................................. D-19
Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy ....................................................................... D-20
Section V – Separate Corps Companies ........................................................... D-21
Engineer Company, Combat Support Equipment.................................................. D-21
Engineer Company, Light Equipment, Airborne .................................................... D-22
Engineer Company, Light Equipment, Air Assault................................................. D-22
Engineer Company, Multirole Bridge .................................................................... D-23
Engineer Company (Corps), Topographic ............................................................. D-24
Section VI – Division Engineer Units ................................................................. D-25
Headquarters, Headquarters Detachment, Engineer Brigade, Heavy Division ..... D-25
Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy Division .......................................................... D-25
Engineer Combat Battalion, Force XXI Division .................................................... D-26
Engineer Combat Battalion, Enhanced Heavy Separate Brigade ......................... D-26
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Section VII - Light Division Engineer Units ...................................................... D-27

Engineer Battalion, Airborne Division.................................................................... D-27
Engineer Battalion, Air Assault Division ................................................................ D-28
Engineer Battalion, Light Infantry Division ............................................................ D-28
Section VIII - Separate Companies .................................................................... D-30
Engineer Company, Armored Cavalry Regiment .................................................. D-30
Engineer Company, Light Armored Cavalry Regiment ......................................... D-30
Engineer Company, Heavy Separate Brigade ...................................................... D-31
Engineer Company, Stryker Brigade Combat Team............................................. D-31
Engineer Company, Separate Infantry Brigade .................................................... D-32
Section IX - Separate Teams .............................................................................. D-33
Topographic Terrain Direct Support Team, Heavy Division .................................. D-33
Topographic Terrain Analysis Team, Heavy Division ........................................... D-33
Topographic Detachment, Force XXI Division ...................................................... D-33
Topographic Terrain Analysis Team, Light Division.............................................. D-33
Facility Engineer Team ......................................................................................... D-33
Appendix E NAVY ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ................................ E-1

Navy Capabilities .................................................................................................... E-1
Naval Construction Force........................................................................................ E-1
Naval Construction Brigade .................................................................................... E-2
Naval Construction Regiment ................................................................................. E-2
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ....................................................................... E-3
Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit ................................................................ E-5
Construction Battalion Unit...................................................................................... E-5
Underwater Construction Team .............................................................................. E-5
Naval Construction Force Support Unit................................................................... E-6
Amphibious Construction Battalion ......................................................................... E-6
Army-Navy Engineer Considerations ...................................................................... E-7
Appendix F AIR FORCE ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES....................... F-1

Air Force Capabilities .............................................................................................. F-1
Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force................................................................. F-2
Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations
Repair Squadron, Engineer .............................................................................. F-4
Prime Readiness in Base Support .......................................................................... F-5
Army and Air Force Engineer Considerations......................................................... F-6
Appendix G MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES .............. G-1

Marine Corps Capabilities ....................................................................................... G-1
Command Structures .............................................................................................. G-2
Marine Air-Ground Task Force Engineers .............................................................. G-6
Army and Marine Corps Engineer Considerations.................................................. G-6
Appendix H MULTINATIONAL, INTERAGENCY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOST NATION CONSIDERATIONS ............................. H-1
Units and Organizations.......................................................................................... H-1
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Section I - Multinational Considerations ............................................................. H-1

Multinational Engineers ........................................................................................... H-2
United Nations Operations ...................................................................................... H-3
Non-United Nations Organizations .......................................................................... H-4
Section II - Interagency and NonGovernmental
Organization Considerations................................................................................ H-4
Interagency Operations ........................................................................................... H-4
Nongovernmental Organizations ............................................................................. H-5
Section III - Host Nation Considerations ............................................................. H-5
HN Interface ............................................................................................................ H-5
Real Estate Considerations ..................................................................................... H-6
Host Nation Support ................................................................................................ H-7
Appendix I CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION AGENTS................................................................ I-1

Construction Contracting and Engineering Support ................................................. I-1
United States Army Corps of Engineers ................................................................... I-2
Naval Facilities Engineering Command.................................................................... I-5
Naval Facilities Engineering Command Support for Military Operations .................. I-7
Contracted Support .................................................................................................. I-8
Civil Augmentation Programs ................................................................................... I-8
Contracted Civilian Engineer Considerations ......................................................... I-10
Appendix J CONTINGENCY AUTHORITIES AND FUNDING................................................... J-1

Legal Personnel....................................................................................................... J-1
Types Of Authorizations and Sources of Funding ................................................... J-1
Other Authorities and Sources of Funding .............................................................. J-4
Appendix K ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS................................................................ K-1

Commanders and Environmental Considerations ................................................... K-1
Environmental Roles and Responsibilities............................................................... K-2
Environmental Requirements .................................................................................. K-5
Environmental Planning........................................................................................... K-6
Appendix L EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS ..... L-1

Introduction to Explosive Ordnance Disposal .......................................................... L-1
Explosive Ordnance Organization ........................................................................... L-2
Engineer and Explosive Ordnance Considerations ................................................. L-3
GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 1-1
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 1-1
INDEX...................................................................................................................... 1-1
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Preface
Field Manual (FM) 3-34 is the Engineer Regiment's capstone manual for operating in today's
operational environment within the framework of the Army transformation and, although focused
at the operational level, is applicable for all levels of war. Engineers are a combat arm (a branch
comprised of combat, combat support [CS] and combat service support [CSS] components) that
enables joint and maneuver commanders to achieve their objectives through strategic movement
and tactical maneuver by providing unique combat, geospatial, and general engineering
capabilities. It has been the engineer creed to support the maneuver commander since June 16,
1775, when the Continental Congress organized an Army with a chief engineer and two
assistants. Engineers contributed to the hardest fought battles in the Revolutionary War,
including Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and the final victory at Yorktown. At the end of the
Revolutionary War, the engineers were mustered out of service. However, their unique skills were
realized and they were called back to active duty in 1794 when Congress organized a Corps of
Artillerists and Engineers and later in 1802 as a separate Corps of Engineers. Today's FM 3-34
includes engineer doctrine that has evolved for over 200 years.
FM 3-34 is the capstone doctrinal manual for engineer operations and is linked to joint and Army
doctrine to ensure its usefulness for all joint and Army level commanders and staff. All other
engineer FMs (see Appendix A) are based on the principles and tenets found in this manual and
are synchronized with their respective joint publications. These principles and tenets are founded
on the successful employment of engineers, past and present. In today's complex operational
environment, the engineers' warfighting focus produces a full-spectrum force that meets the
needs of the land component commander (LCC) in war, conflict, and peace.
The primary audience for FM 3-34 is engineer commanders and staffs down to and including
engineer companies, maneuver force commanders, and battalion and task force (TF)
organizations. The focus includes Army Service Component Command responsibilities for
conducting operations as part of a multinational force. Information contained in this manual will
assist multinational forces and other services and branches of the Army to plan and integrate
engineer capabilities. This doctrine also will assist Army branch schools in teaching the
integration of engineer capabilities into Army operations. Engineer involvement is a given for
nearly every military operation. The degree of involvement will include one or more of the roles
associated with engineers performing combat, CS, or CSS missions.
While the nature of war remains constant throughout history, the conduct of war is continually
changing in response to new concepts, technologies, and requirements. The contemporary threat
is continually evolving and adapting to friendly engineer capabilities. No matter how many
engineer capabilities are embedded into Army systems, it is the engineer soldier that must
recognize shortfalls and develop new concepts and methods to overcome any doctrine,
organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel, and facilities (DOTMLPF)
shortfalls. Failure to adapt to these changes may result in the engineer branch not being ready to
confront the challenges of future threats. Therefore, we must recognize that it is the adaptable
and professional engineer soldiers of the Regiment that are most important to our future. FM 3-34
furnishes the authoritative foundation for subordinate engineer doctrine and terminology, force
design, materiel acquisition, professional education, and individual and unit training. This
manual introduces several new terms, including assured mobility, geospatial engineering,
maneuver support (MANSPT) (see Appendix B), and field force engineering (FFE) (see Appendix C).
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FM 3-34 is built directly on the concepts of FMs 3-0, 3-90, and 3-07 blending key points of Joint
Publications (JPs) 2-03, 3-0 3-15, 3-34, and 4-04 into its approach to ensure that Army elements of
a joint force use all engineer assets to their fullest extent. Given the magnitude of doctrinal
changes in recent years, you will need to be familiar with these documents to effectively use FM 3-34.
This manual addresses engineer roles and functions within a multinational operation, under
potentially multinational or interagency leadership and within diverse command relationships.
Finally, this manual focuses on the key functional planning considerations for employing
engineers at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war.
The proponent for this publication is HQ TRADOC. Send comments and recommended changes
on Department of the Army (DA) Form 2028 directly to Commandant, United States Army
Engineer School (USAES), ATTN: ATSE-DOT-DD, Directorate of Training, 320 MANSCEN Loop,
Suite 336, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473-8929.
NOTE: The bibliography lists FMs by the new number, followed by the old number in
parentheses.
Unless this publication states otherwise, masculine nouns or pronouns do not refer exclusively to
men.
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Chapter 1
The Army and the Role of Engineers

Essayons (Let us try!)
--Motto of the Corps of Engineers
The Army organizes, trains, and equips its forces to fight and win the
nation's wars and achieve directed national objectives. The Army also
protects the nation's sovereign borders and national interests against
aggressors. The engineer's role in the Army's mission of national defense is
critical. This chapter outlines the role of the engineer and the mission
essential tasks doctrinally performed by engineers, defining the engineer
battlespace functions across the spectrum of conflict. This chapter also
discusses how engineer leaders interact not only with other Army forces
but also with joint, interagency, and multinational organizations to
perform the engineer battlespace functions.
SECTION I - THE ENGINEER REGIMENT
1-1. Army forces are normally the decisive component of land warfare in joint
and multinational operations. The engineers are Army enablers for success in
these operations. They organize and fight with the Army's maneuver forces to
win the nation's wars and achieve its national objectives. They also support
the Army's ability to deter war by maintaining their deployability and war-
fighting skills, while simultaneously leading the world in advances in
technology, such as standoff detection systems, intelligent munitions, and
doctrinal concepts such as assured mobility. The engineer force is always
ready to respond as a combat-ready force prepared to deal with the full
spectrum of potential operations. Engineer forces can be tailored to support
operations in austere environments, with little or no infrastructure, and
provide mobility and enhance force protection through countermobility and
survivability. They also provide geospatial (formerly topographic engineering)
and general engineering support across the spectrum of potential operations.
Engineers support light, heavy, and special operations forces (SOF) in all
types of terrain and operational environments (OEs). This provides the joint
forces' land, sea, and air component commander the greatest flexibility to
package a force that can rapidly deploy, assist in deterring adversaries, and
preclude our enemies from gaining an operational advantage in an area of
operations (AO). Engineers are trained to operate with and support other
service requirements, integrate with other service engineers and contractors,
and assume command and control (C2) of other services or branches.
1-2. As Army forces fight and win the nation's wars, they also deter them. The
Army's war-fighting focus enables a diverse (full-spectrum) force to meet the
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needs of the joint force commander (JFC) in war, conflict, and peace. In war,
Army forces form the nucleus of the land component—imposing their will on
enemies and causing them to collapse. In conflict, Army forces deploy quickly
into an AO to deter adversaries and potential enemies from establishing their
forces and to preclude them from gaining an operational advantage. If
deterrence fails, Army forces defeat the enemy, terminate conflict to achieve
national objectives, and establish self-sustaining postconflict stability. Early
movement of Army forces retains initiative and freedom of action by providing
the JFC complementary means to conduct decisive offensive operations at a
time and place of the commander's choosing. If theater circumstances require
it, Army forces provide the means to block the enemy's offensive and deliver
the counteroffensive blow necessary to win as rapidly as possible. In peace,
Army forces train for war and provide military support to civil authorities
when necessary. They also help shape the international security environment
through engagement activities and nationally, they provide support to civilian
authorities both at home and abroad in response to homeland security (HLS)
for natural or man-made disasters. Regardless of the type of commitment of
Army forces, the degree of engineer participation is likely to be high.
1-3. The Engineer Regiment contributes to the Army's war-fighting abilities
and focus. It consists of all Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component
(RC) engineer organizations (as well as the Department of Defense [DOD]
civilians and affiliated contractors and agencies within the civilian
community) with a diverse range of capabilities. The Chief of Engineers leads
the Engineer Regiment and is triple-hatted as the chief of the engineer
branch, the staff officer advising the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) on
engineering matters, and the Commander of theUnited States Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE). The AC of the Engineer Regiment consists of USACE
and AC military engineer units within the combatant commands (COCOMs)
and major Army commands (MACOMs). The RC consists of the Reserve and
National Guard and provides support to the theater engineer commands
(ENCOMs). The RC engineer force consists of more than three fourths of all
military engineer forces and includes a wide range of specialized capabilities.
Additionally, certain types of units are found only in these two components.
For example, facility engineer detachments (FEDs) are only found in the RC.
The Regiment is joint in its integration capabilities and supports the
planning, preparing, and executing of joint operations. The Regiment is
experienced at interagency support and leveraging nonmilitary and
nongovernmental engineer assets to support mission accomplishment. At the
operational/strategic level, the Regiment is represented as shown in Figure 1-1.
The Regiment is represented by the various engineer organizations and
capabilities reflected in Figure 1-2, page 1-4 at the tactical/operational level.
Appendix D provides a more in-depth view of the organizations depicted in
Figure 1-2.
THE THREEFOLD BRANCH

1-4. The main component of the Engineer Regiment is the Engineer Branch.
Engineer officers and engineer enlisted soldiers with combat engineer
military occupational specialties (MOSs) are combat arms soldiers. The
Engineer Branch reinforces and complements the effects of the other branches
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Advise Advise Advise

President
SECDEF CJCS CSA Chief of Engineers
Guidance Guidance Guidance
Command
Command
USACE
Combatant Commander (Title 10, US Code Const Mgmt Agency)
Engineer Commander
PACOM Pacific Division
412 ENCOM EUCOM North Atlantic Division
416 ENCOM SOUTHCOM South Atlantic Division
CENTCOM Southwestern Division
JFCOM GS:
NORTHCOM • Mississippi Valley Division
Comand and SPACECOM • Northwestern Division
Support1 DS • Great Lakes and Ohio River Division
STRATCOM
TRANSCOM • South Pacific Division
USACE
provides Engineer Research and Development
Force Centers:
provider continuous
Force
provider GS to the • Topographic Engineering Center
Army and • Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
other • Cold-Regions Research and
services Engineering Laboratory
upon • Construction Engineering Research
Command Command request. Laboratory
and support and support • Environmental Laboratory
• Geotechnical and Structures
Laboratory
USAR MACOMs • Information Technology Laboratory
IRR Force FORSCOM

ARNG
provider
TRADOC
1Command and support to the land component commander for the combatant commander.
Figure 1-1. The Engineer Regiment at the Strategic/Operational Level
in the Army and the other services. While most branches are identified as
being either combat, CS, or CSS, engineers are identified in all of these
categories and have significant overlap within the branch and the roles,
missions, and functions that they perform. The only other branch that shares
this distinction and challenge is the Aviation Branch.
COMBAT ARMS
1-5. Combat arms are those units and soldiers who close with and destroy
enemy forces or provide firepower and destructive capabilities on the
battlefield. Many engineer units perform combat arms roles. The commander
task-organizes combat engineer units with maneuver units and integrates
them into a combined arms formation. The engineer units provide demolition
and reduction capabilities to the combined arms team. Additionally, engineer
units can fire and maneuver to employ direct-fire weapons systems to aid in
employing obstacles and breaching obstacles. Regardless of the mission,
armored engineer vehicles are combat vehicles and provide a significant
contribution to the combat power of the entire formation.

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USACE
RC AC
ENCOM HQ * FORSCOM *
Heavy Corps Prime power
Facilities Cbt* hvy Cbt
hvy
* Light Corps
Wheel
Heavy Division
MRBC Cbt
Lt hvy
Light Division
Real estate
Lt Legend
Pipeline
SBCT Multicompo
*
Diving
Fire fighting
TRADOC
Corps wheel
USAES
CTCs
Well drilling
Figure 1-2. The Engineer Regiment (by type) at the Tactical/Operational Level
1-6. Combat engineer units have a secondary mission to fight as infantry.

Reorganizing and employing engineers as infantry requires serious
consideration. Engineers provide far more combat power in their primary
mission than when reconfigured as infantry. Stopping engineer work may
reduce the combat power of the commander's entire force. Because of the long-
term impact, reorganizing engineers to fight as infantry is an operational
issue and careful consideration should be given to what level of command is
authorized to order reorganization (normally corps commander or higher).
Reorganization implies withdrawing engineer units to a rear area to issue
infantry equipment (such as antitank [AT] systems) and providing them with
other combined arms maneuver battalion assets (such as a fire support team
and enhanced combat medical support). It also implies a period of training
with these newly acquired assets.
COMBAT SUPPORT
1-7. CS engineer elements provide the maneuver commander with significant
amounts of additional combat power and capabilities not typically organic to
the maneuver division. These elements support the maneuver commander
using established command and support (C&S) relationships. CS engineers
include combat heavy battalions, corps combat battalions, and bridge

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companies. CS encompasses critical combat functions provided by units and

soldiers, in conjunction with combat arms units and soldiers, to secure victory.
Engineers operate as integral members of the combined arms team to provide
full combat, geospatial, and general engineering capabilities. CS engineers
may also advise the maneuver commander on the effective use of terrain;
construction efforts; improvement and maintenance of routes, bridges, and
airfields; and reorganization to fight as infantry, when required.
1-8. In offensive operations CS engineers concentrate their efforts to support
the maneuver by reducing and crossing obstacles and gaps, assisting in the
assault of fortified positions, and emplacing obstacles to protect the flanks of
friendly attacking forces. In defensive operations, CS engineers reinforce the
terrain to anchor the defense in critical areas, maximize the effects of
defenders' fires, provide maximum protection to friendly fighting positions,
and facilitate the movement of counterattack forces. They may also upgrade
routes and construct life support areas.
1-9. Geospatial capabilities are typically a CS element represented by
topographic battalions, companies, and terrain teams that manage the flow of
geospatial information from the unit level to the level of national service
organizations, such as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).
Topographic units develop geospatial products (to include detailed terrain
analysis products, maps, and digital terrain data) that assist commanders
from company to theater levels. Geospatial information and services assist the
commander with building a common operational picture (COP) by identifying
avenues and routes, covered and concealed areas, obstacle locations, key
terrain features, engagement areas (EAs), unit positions, and possible target
areas.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

1-10. CSS engineers sustain the momentum of the force they support. The
primary role of tactical CSS units is to sustain Army forces. The CSS effort is
successful only when it concentrates and supports forces by focusing on
sustaining and reconstituting tactical units. General engineering is the
primary CSS engineer function. It involves a variety of roles—civil
engineering, fire fighting, maintaining lines of communications (LOCs),
employing force protection, assessing area damage control (ADC), managing
inland waterways, generating power, and providing environmental support.
Much, but not all, of the Regiment' s reach capabilities tend to be in the
category of CSS.
1-11. CSS engineers at the operational level include theater construction
engineering; real estate support; contract services; facilities development; well
drilling; base camp development and management; and pipeline, rail, and port
construction. USACE elements actively participate in support of engineer CSS
functions.
MISSION-ESSENTIAL TASKS
1-12. The Army's mission-essential tasks derive from statutory requirements,
operational experience, strategies for the employment of the nation's military
forces, and operational requirements of the combatant commanders. They are the

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operational expression of the Army's core competencies contained in FM 1 (100-1).

Army forces develop their battle-focused mission-essential task lists (METLs) in
concert with FM 7-15. To perform these tasks, the Army continuously integrates
DOTMLPF in accordance with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
(CJCSI) (S) 3010.02A.
1-13. The six Army mission-essential tasks are—
• Shape the security environment.
• Respond promptly to crisis.
• Mobilize the Army.
• Conduct forcible entry operations.
• Dominate land operations.
• Provide support to civil authorities.
1-14. Engineers are critical to meeting these Army mission-essential tasks.
These tasks use engineers in unified action with the other services and in
conjunction with multinational and interagency organizations. Engineers are
primary players as the Army responds to missions across the spectrum of
operations and in line with their mission-essential tasks. Army forces expand
the JFC's range of military options in full-spectrum operations, the range of
operations Army forces conduct in war and military operations other than war
(MOOTW).
1-15. The Engineer Regiment ' s mission-essential tasks derived from the
Army's METL are—
• Shape the security environment.
• Respond promptly to crisis.
• Mobilize engineer forces.
• Support forcible entry operations.
• Support assured mobility to dominate land operations.
• Provide support to civil authorities.
• Provide quality, responsive engineering services to the nation.
SHAPE THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

1-16. Engineers shape the security environment by supporting the combatant
commander's vision. They engage other nations by working with allies and
potential coalition partners in engineer institutions, by participating in
international exercises, and by supporting stability operations in foreign
countries. Engineers can often lead combatant commander engagement
initiatives through military-to-military contact, instruction, or construction
projects.
RESPOND PROMPTLY TO CRISIS

1-17. Engineers support the LCC to organize operations in time and space to
present the enemy with simultaneous and multidimensional threats via land,
air, sea, and space. Some of these forces will come from elements stationed in
Germany, Korea, and other outside the continental United States (OCONUS)
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quickly and with all their capabilities. As combatant commanders develop

plans to enter an AO rapidly, engineers provide a myriad of capabilities, such
as joint rapid airfield construction and repair, port construction, diving, bridge
and road construction/repair, and prime power support. These capabilities are
provided by modular packages that meet the specific needs of the mission.
Engineers also contribute to strategic responsiveness by providing geospatial
terrain products for the commander to visualize the land dimension early as a
foundation for base planning.
MOBILIZE ENGINEER FORCES

1-18. Engineers maintain the preponderance of their military force in the
United States Army Reserve (USAR) and Army National Guard (ARNG).
These reserve forces provide unique skills that in some cases are only, or
primarily, in the RC (well drilling, fire fighting). RC engineers are ready to
deploy and fulfill the combatant commander's needs or requirements for war
or national emergencies. Engineer RC forces provide the Secretary of Defense
(SECDEF) a means to expand the Army to confront unforeseen threats to
national security. RC forces can also provide peacetime mobilization of
engineer units to support HLS and other combatant commander engagement
policies.
SUPPORT FORCIBLE ENTRY OPERATIONS

1-19. Engineers provide the Army combat (mobility, countermobility and
survivability [M/CM/S]), geospatial, and general engineering capabilities to
strike contested areas from the air, land, and sea. Engineer forces support
establishing lodgments to project follow-on forces and sustain the maneuver
force. During the Cold War, forces fell in on predeployed equipment and
supplies in mature theaters with host nation support (HNS). Since then,
deployments have become increasingly expeditionary, which requires a
greater engineering effort to develop secure ports and forward operating bases
(FOBs) in austere or underdeveloped regions with largely unskilled
indigenous labor. Engineer forces with airborne and air assault forces support
assured mobility by restoring seized airfields and developing storage sites.
Engineers can also support Army forces involved with amphibious operations
with general engineering support for logistics-over-the-shore (LOTS)
operations.
SUPPORT ASSURED MOBILITY TO DOMINATE LAND OPERATIONS

1-20. Army forces are the dominant land force in the world. Engineers
support decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations to facilitate success.
They support assured mobility to maneuver forces to close with and destroy
the enemy to achieve campaign objectives in support of national objectives.
Geospatial engineering provides the combatant commander with detailed
terrain and other geospatial products that facilitate visualization of the AO.
Combat engineering provides freedom of movement to maneuver forces
throughout the AO by providing bridging, clearing, detecting, and
neutralizing mines; and removing natural and man-made obstacles.
Engineers provide unimpeded movement through terrain and interdict threat
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protection for vulnerable assets by providing survivability support. They

provide general engineering support from the joint level down to the most
forward tactical units.
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES

1-21. The Army can adapt and tailor its war-fighting capabilities to
complement and support civil authorities and agencies at home (under the
guidance of the President and SECDEF) and abroad (according to the Status
of Forces Agreement [SOFA] and other formal agreements between the
United States [US] and other host nations [HNs]). Engineers provide a full
range of engineering capabilities and expertise to reinforce or fill critical
requirements beyond the immediate capabilities of civil authorities and
agencies. Army engineers are uniquely postured to provide this support by
accessing the analytical and construction expertise of USACE, ENCOMs,
USAES, and other engineer organizations through TeleEngineering and other
consultation. This reach consultation, in combination with unique engineer
unit capabilities, can enable commanders to restore basic support
infrastructure (transportation networks, utility systems, and facilities),
alleviate refugee suffering, and reinstate local governmental authority.
Engineers in the AC and RC forces have robust capabilities to support
disaster relief, crisis resolution, and HLS. Capabilities include, but are not
limited to, prime power, bridging, fire fighting, well drilling, and the broad
spectrum of FFE. Engineers continue sustained support until civil authorities
no longer require the Army's assistance. USACE supports this requirement
with specialized personnel. Engineers, while supporting full-spectrum
operations, may have to support civil authorities while simultaneously
conducting combat operations. Engineers at the joint level are linked to
interagency elements and facilitate a seamless transition between operations.
PROVIDE QUALITY, RESPONSIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO THE NATION

1-22. Engineers support the nation by planning, designing, building, and
operating water resources and other civil-works projects (navigation, flood
control, environmental protection, and disaster response) to facilitate national
requirements and prevent disasters. USACE, as the Title 10 Construction
Management Agent, also designs and manages the construction of military
facilities for the Army and the Air Force. Engineers also provide design and
construction management support for other DOD and federal agencies. This is
a critical responsibility for interagency and international services.
1-23. Engineers support the Regiment ' s METL through operations
characterized by the engineer battlespace functions at the operational level
addressed in JP 3-34. Combat engineering enables the commander to
maneuver forces freely (mobility), attack the enemy's ability to maneuver
(countermobility), and support force protection (survivability). Geospatial
engineering provides key geospatial information and services, including
analysis products of the terrain within the operational area to enhance the
picture within and throughout the theater. General engineering provides for
the facilities and infrastructure that play a critical role in shaping the AO and
are essential to force projection for decisive operations. Army engineer units
main tain critical ca pab ili ti es w ithin each of th ese f un ction s th at

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independently may support, or be combined or leveraged with, other service

engineers to support joint operations.
1-24. For a closer look at how the engineers perform these functions across
the battlefield operating systems (BOSs), see FM 7-15. While geospatial
engineering is not specifically identified in FM 7-15 under a particular BOS, it
is generally aligned with and supports the intelligence BOS. All of these
relationships are further discussed in Chapter 4 of this manual. Remember
that the Army Universal Task List (AUTL) is focused on the tactical level. For
linkage to joint operations, refer to the Universal Joint Task List (UJTL),
CJCSM 3500.04C. The relationship of geospatial engineering to intelligence is
better documented in this manual, CJCSM 3500.04C.
FULL-SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
1-25. Army doctrine includes the range of full-spectrum operations (see Figure
1-3, page 1-10). The 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) describes a
capabilities-based approach to defense planning that provides broader
military options across the operational spectrum, from pre- to postconflict
operations. The force-sizing construct–1-4-2-1–takes into account the number,
scope, and simultaneity of tasks assigned to the military. It sizes the force for
the defense of the US homeland by (1) providing forward deterrence in four
critical regions, (4) conducting simultaneous war-fighting missions in two
regions, (2) preserving the President's option to call for decisive victory in one
of those conflicts, (1) and participating in multiple, smaller contingency
operations. Army commanders at all echelons may combine different types of
operations simultaneously and/or sequentially to accomplish missions in war
and MOOTW. For each mission, the JFC and Army component commanders
determine the emphasis Army forces place on each type of operation.
Offensive and defensive operations normally dominate military operations in
war and some smaller-scale contingencies (SSCs). Stability and support
operations will tend to dominate in operations that include certain SSCs and
peacetime military engagements (PMEs) and in MOOTW.
1-26. Full-spectrum operations include offensive, defensive, stability and
support operations (see Figure 1-4, page 1-11). Missions in any contemporary
environment require Army forces to conduct or be prepared to conduct any
combination of the following primary operations.
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
1-27. Offensive operations aim at destroying or defeating an enemy. Their
purpose is to impose US will on the enemy for decisive victory. The primary
focus for engineers enabling operational and tactical maneuver through
combat engineering support to lines of communication and combined arms
and breaching river crossing operations.
DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
1-28. Defensive operations defeat enemy attacks, buy time, economize forces,
and develop conditions favorable for offensive operations. Defensive
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to create conditions for a counteroffensive that will regain the initiative. The
primary focus for engineers is on combat engineering to enable combined arms
obstacle integration and ensure mobility to friendly repositioning or
counterattacking forces.
STABILITY OPERATIONS
1-29. Stability operations promote and protect US national interests by
influencing diplomatic, civil, and military environments. Engineers
conducting missions provide stability, security, and resources to assist in
disaster or theater response. Rapid and effectively emplaced sustainment
operations reduce human injuries/fatalities and harden infrastructure.
Regional security is supported by a balanced approach that simultaneously
enhances regional stability and economic prosperity. Army force presence
promotes a stable environment. Engineers are focused on assisting in
stabilizing a region by improving the infrastructure and integrating with and
supporting maneuver forces. While engineers may be focused on one or more
of the engineer functions, all functions operate simultaneously in support of
stability operations.
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
1-30. Support operations employ Army forces to assist civil authorities,
foreign or domestic, as they prepare for or respond to crises and relieve
suffering. Domestically, Army forces respond only when directed by the
SECDEF. ARNG forces may be activated by order of the state governor.

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Army forces accomplish missions by combining

and executing the four types of military operations
Offense, Defense, Stability, and Support
in joint, multinational, and interagency environments.
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Engineers conducting missions provide stability, security, and resources to

assist in disaster or theater response. Rapid and effectively emplaced support
operations reduce human injuries and fatalities and harden infrastructure.
Army forces operate under the lead federal agency (LFA) and comply with
provisions of US law, to include the Posse Comitatus Act and the Stafford Act.
Typically, the focus for engineers will be on general and geospatial
engineering, although all of the engineer functions may be required.
CONDUCTING FULL-SPECTRUM OPERATIONS

1-31. When conducting full-spectrum operations, commanders combine and
sequence the four types of operations, as appropriate, to accomplish the
mission. As missions change from promoting peace to deterring war, and from
resolving conflict to engaging in war, the combinations of and transitions
between these operations require skillful planning, preparation, and
execution. Engineers may also be required to support civil authorities
conducting HLS. Missions can range from providing disaster relief support

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and humanitarian assistance to urban search and rescue. Operations

designed to accomplish more than one strategic purpose may be executed
simultaneously, sequentially, or both. For example, within a combatant
commander's area of responsibility (AOR), combat and CS engineers may be
executing large-scale offensive operations while CS and CSS engineers
conduct stability operations. It is very possible that within the combat zone
(CZ), various engineer units may also be simultaneously participating in
stability operations or support operations.
1-32. When conducting full-spectrum operations, commanders must balance
environmental protection and mission requirements. Military environmental-
protection principles do not necessarily override other operational factors;
rather they are a standard part of the military decision-making process
(MDMP). The mission parameters for the operational area identify and
quantify the time and resources devoted to environmental protection.
Commanders must analyze environmental considerations and impacts in concert
with mission requirements and force protection (see FM 3-100.4).
1-33. Commanders allocate different proportions of their force to each type of
operation during different phases of the mission. Large units are likely to
conduct simultaneous offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations.
Units at progressively lower echelons receive missions that require fewer
combinations. For example, an ENCOM supporting the joint force land
component may allocate two corps engineer battalions to the attack (offense),
while a third engineer battalion assists in securing and upgrading a port and
airfield complex that sustains the force (defense). Around the airfield and
port, engineer units may assist in distributing food and providing facilities for
medical support to refugees (support). Still other corps engineer units may
support the equipping and training of HN forces (stability). Engineer units
will be supporting each of these operations with one or more of the engineer
functions.
1-34. In the same manner that commanders combine and sequence the four
types of military operations, engineers will contribute varying portions of each
of the three engineer battlespace functions (combat, general, and geospatial)
to each of the four types of military operations. The type, variety, and relative
percentages will vary from mission to mission across the spectrum of conflict.
Figure 1-5 highlights the generic relationships between and among the
engineer functions and the four types of military operations.
1-35. Everyday, the Army trains soldiers and units while developing leaders.
Battle-focused training (BFT) for combat, CS, and CSS tasks prepares
soldiers, units, and leaders to fight and win the nation's wars. Training is the
cornerstone of success. It is a full-time job for commanders in peacetime, and
it continues while deployed in full-spectrum operations as well. Training to
high standards is essential for a versatile force. Every commander, soldier,
and unit in a strategically responsive Army must be trained and ready to
deploy, fight, and win. Upon alert, engineer forces deploy immediately,
conduct operations, and complete any mission-specific training in country, if
necessary. Commanders conduct abbreviated mission rehearsal exercises
(MREs)… if necessary, based on available time and resources. The expectation
is that engineer units train, alert, deploy, and sustain.

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Engineers accomplish missions by combining

and executing the engineer battlespace functions
Combat, Geospatial, and General Engineering
in joint, multinational and interagency environments.
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The nature of the mission dictates the proportions and

relationships of the engineer battlespace functions.
Figure 1-5. Engineer Contributions Across the Spectrum of Conflict
1-36. The METL development process outlined in FM 7-0 (25-100) and FM 7-1
(25-101) describes the link between mission and training. Commanders focus
their METL, training time, and resources on combat tasks, unless directed
othe rw ise. B ecause Army forces fa ce diverse th reats and mission
requirements for full-spectrum operations, commanders may need to adjust
their METL temporarily from battle-focused tasks and manage their training
focus and resources to attain a readiness posture for anticipated missions.
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focus, resources, and METL that maintain the required readiness posture for
anticipated offense, defense, stability, and support (ODSS) operations in war
or MOOTW. MACOM commanders decide for operational-level units, and
corps commanders decide for corps units. Commanders at lower levels conduct
BFT unless otherwise directed. Geospatial and general engineering tasks
performed tend to be very similar across the spectrum of conflict for offensive,
defensive, stability, or support missions. The primary variable is the
condition, with some adjustment to the standard.
1-37. The full-spectrum operations training process is all a part of the cycle—
train, alert, (train), deploy, and sustain. After alert, additional specialized
training may be required. An example is the training to meet the unique or
specialized skills associated with a mission to support another government
agency in performing a firefighting mission.
BATTLEFIELD ORGANIZATION
1-38. Within the discussion of the operational framework (see FM 3-0) is the
concept of the battlefield organization. The battlefield organization (see FMs 3-0
and 3-07) is allocating forces in the AO by purpose. Battlefield operations
consist of three all-encompassing categories of operations: decisive, shaping and
sustaining. The purpose unifies all elements of the battlefield organization by
providing common focus for all actions. Commanders organize forces according
to purpose by determining whether each unit's operation will be decisive,
shaping, or sustaining. This decision is the basis of the concept of operations.
When circumstances require a spatial reference, commanders describe the AO
in terms of deep, close, and rear areas. These spatial categories are especially
useful in operations that are generally contiguous and linear and feature a
clearly defined enemy force. Combat engineering primarily tends to support the
categories of decisive and shaping operations. Geospatial engineering supports
all of the categories with a primary focus on the categories of decisive and
shaping operations. General engineering may support all three, and while it is
not a separate engineer function, sustainment engineering often describes those
engineer missions that support the category of sustaining operations.
DECISIVE OPERATIONS
1-39. Decisive operations are those that directly accomplish the task assigned
by the higher headquarters (HQ). They conclusively determine the outcome of
major operations, battles, and engagements. In stability operations, decisive
operations are usually those that achieve and maintain stability, protect lives
and property, or promote peace. Unlike decisive operations in offense or
defense, decisive operations in stability operations do not always have
immediate impacts; sometimes it takes years to achieve results. In support
operations, decisive operations normally prevent or mitigate the effects of
natural or man-made disasters. They relieve or reduce conditions such as
disease, hunger, or privation. Decisive operations could include stabilizing
areas by providing security for personnel, facilities, or capabilities; rendering
certain services to populations; or reestablishing critical infrastructure. In
certain missions, the collective engineer missions may constitute the decisive
operation. In all decisive operations, commanders must analyze
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requirements and force protection. As with other considerations, the

importance of environmental considerations should be clearly articulated in
the higher commander's guidance.
SHAPING OPERATIONS
1-40. Shaping operations, at any echelon, create and preserve conditions for
the success of decisive operations. Shaping operations include lethal and
nonlethal activities conducted throughout the AO. They support the decisive
operation by affecting enemy capabilities and forces or by influencing enemy
decisions. Shaping operations use all elements of combat power to neutralize
or reduce enemy capabilities. They may occur before, concurrently with, or
after the start of the decisive operation. They may involve any combination of
forces and occur throughout the AO. In stability operations, shaping
operations often convert temporary gains into long-term political successes.
The capabilities required to exploit stability often differ from those needed to
achieve stability. This may require such measures as rotating different types
of units in and out of the AO as the operation progresses through different
stages. In support operations, shaping operations may include influencing
perceptions, ideas, and information, as well as maintaining legitimacy.
Shaping operations will entail transferring tasks to civilian agencies or the
local government. For military engineers, this may also include transferring
responsibilities to USACE, civilian contract engineers, or HN organizations.
SUSTAINING OPERATIONS
1-41. Sustaining operations are operations at any echelon that enable
shaping and decisive operations by providing CSS, rear area and base
security, movement control, terrain management, and infrastructure
development. Engineering performed in support of sustainment operations is
often referred to as sustainment engineering. The vast majority of this
support will be general engineering and include at least some geospatial
engineering.
SECTION II - ENGINEER BATTLESPACE FUNCTIONS
1-42. The five traditional engineer functions are organized at the operational
level into three engineer battlespace functions: combat (M/CM/S), geospatial,
and general engineering. They are critical in understanding how the
Regiment supports the Army and the foundation of engineer doctrine. The
current trend of military operations is an ever increasing US involvement in
global responses. Operations Restore Hope and Continued Hope in Somalia,
Operation Restore Democracy in Haiti, and Operation Joint Endeavor in
Bosnia are all examples of the expanding role of the Engineer Regiment in
support of the Army and joint operations. Couple this with the global trend
toward quantitatively smaller but technologically and qualitatively better
military forces and the need for relevant doctrine becomes apparent. Engineer
integration into staff planning requires increased emphasis, since
synchronizing the operation or battle is increasingly complex. Engineer C2
must occur rapidly to be responsive to the dynamics of an ongoing operation.
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ensure that appropriate emphasis is given to these factors. Terrain analysis

and its products assist in faster planning and provide a unique perspective of
the AO. Requirements for fortifications and protective shelters and the Army's
standards for the quality of life (QOL) for its soldiers have gained importance.
Obstacle systems retain their importance, while aggressive doctrine within
FM 3-0 places greater emphasis on operational mobility, obstacle breaching,
and rapid gap crossing. It is the engineer battlespace functions that will allow
the Regiment to address these needs.
COMBAT ENGINEERING
1-43. Combat engineering (M/CM/S) is focused on the support of combined
arms maneuver. Combat engineering enhances operational movement,
maneuver, and force protection by facilitating M/CM/S operations. At the
tactical level, these three subordinate functions are the basis for the engineer
tasks included in the M/CM/S BOS, as articulated in FM 7-15. Combat
engineering, as well as general engineering tasks, provide operational
mobility tasks and countermobility to the force at large. The distinction is
mad e by what lev el of ef fects are gained from th e engineer tasks
accomplished. At the operational level, engineer mission analysis must be
closely linked with higher-level logistics and movement control planning to
ensure that the force sustainment is not encumbered from a lack of
operational mobility. The principles of engineer operations still apply,
regardless of the level at which they are conducted.
MOBILITY
1-44. Mobility is the first component of combat engineering and includes
operations ranging from engineer reconnaissance to countermine/
counterobstacle operations and from gap crossing to the construction of
combat roads and trails. It enables the force commander to maneuver tactical
units into advantageous positions over the enemy. In the attack, engineers
aggressively execute drills to reduce enemy obstacles and assault and destroy
enemy fortifications. The commander designates routes for ground forces well
in advance of their intended use so that engineer units can upgrade the
routes, as necessary, and keep them open or repaired. Engineers may be
involved with port construction and improvement of the reception and staging
areas for deploying forces. Engineers also prepare field sites that the Army,
Air Force, and Marine Corps aviation assets use to support operations. (See
FMs 3-34.2 [90-13-1] and 90-13 for more information on techniques and
procedures for mobility.) Mobility applies at strategic, operational, and
tactical levels of war.
1-45. Mobility enables the force commander to maneuver units into
advantageous positions. The Army commander relies on mobility to achieve
surprise and mass at the critical time and to maintain momentum. Operation
Desert Storm provides an excellent example of operational mobility (typically
included under general engineering). As it became apparent that Iraqi forces
were content to occupy Kuwait and brace for the coming attack, COCOM
planners formulated the offensive plans for the sweep north that included two
Army corps. The turning movement around Kuwait required displacing the
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the Northwest on the Iraqi border. Marshaling areas to upload tracks and
road enhancements allowed for the rapid displacement of the corps into
tactical assembly areas (AAs) without providing the Iraqi force with a hint of
the coalition's intentions. Army nondivisional engineers aided in breaching
the elaborate Iraqi defensive system, thereby allowing divisional engineers to
remain integrated with the maneuver force. In a similar vein, the bridge
across the Sava River into Bosnia (and the accompanying crossing site
support areas) displayed the criticality of operational mobility during
Operation Joint Endeavor.
1-46. Mobility includes countermine/counterobstacle, gap crossing, combat
roads/trails, forward aviation combat engineering (FACE), and engineer
reconnaissance. Obstacle reduction and lane marking equipment are used to
increase synergy and survivability on the future battlefield.
COUNTERMOBILITY
1-47. Countermobility is the second component of combat engineering. It
augments natural terrain with obstacle systems according to the commander's
concept, adding depth to the battle in space and time by attacking the enemy's
ability to maneuver its forces. With its movement disrupted, turned, fixed, or
blocked, the enemy is vulnerable to friendly forces. Countermobility includes
mine systems, obstacle development, and emplaced obstacle planning and
control, which will be enhanced through digital communications links in the
future. Intelligent minefields with turn on/turn off and sensor capabilities will
provide real time intelligence along with increased situational awareness to
the combined arms team in the future as well. Engineers advise the force
commander on the best means to reinforce the terrain and emplace obstacles
that support the force commander's plan. FM 90-7 is the primary reference for
countermobility planning; however, for more information on tactics and
techniques for countermobility, see FM 20-32 and JP 3-15.
1-48. Engineers ensure obstacle integration through the proper exercise of
obstacle C2, focusing on obstacle emplacement authority, the authority that a
unit commander has to emplace reinforcing obstacles, and obstacle control.
The LCC or ARFOR commander usually has the authority to emplace
obstacles. Generally, the ARFOR commander delegates the authority to corps
commanders who may further delegate it to division commanders. Obstacle
control ensures that obstacles support current and future operations. The
ARFOR commander ' s control mechanisms to ensure that subordinate
commanders do not emplace obstacles which will interfere with future
operations are known as obstacle zones and obstacle-free restrictive areas.
The nature of obstacle integration from the ARFOR level to company and/or
team level leads to echelonment in obstacle planning. At each lower level,
engineers conduct more detailed planning. Operational planning consists of
developing obstacle restrictions and granting obstacle emplacement authority
to subordinate elements. Obstacle planning requires engineers at each level to
provide subordinate units with the right combination of positive control and
flexibility. The engineer is also an important advisor/partner in deep-
targeting discussions and the coordination focal point concerning obstacle
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reporting of obstacles from the emplacement unit all the way to the ARFOR
HQ—
• Enhances fratricide avoidance—the fourth component of protection
(see FM 3-0).
• Allows for dissemination as boundaries change or units pass through
areas occupied by others.
• Provides critical information in planning the forward passage of lines
(FPOL) and rearward passage of lines (RPOL).
• Enhances demining operations at the conclusion of contingency
operations.
SURVIVABILITY
1-49. Survivability is the third component of combat engineering. It provides
cover and mitigates the effects of enemy weapons on personnel, equipment,
and supplies while simultaneously deceiving the enemy regarding the
intentions of the force. Survivability operations range from employing
camouflage, concealment and deception to the hardening of facilities, C2
nodes, and critical infrastructure. Engineers may be called on to mass their
skills and equipment to augment combat units in developing defensive
positions into fortifications or strong points and improve defensive positions.
More often, however, engineers participate in and provide staff advice on
camouflage, concealment, and deception (CCD) measures and the hardening
of facilities to resist the destruction of C2 facilities (as part of integrated
plans), air-defense weapons systems, and support structures within the
communications zone (COMMZ). Within a missile threat environment,
engineers provide field fortification support to harden key assets against
missile attacks. ADC and force protection includes survivability engineering
applications to HN facilities and US-operated facilities as protective measures
against terrorist or extremist groups that threaten US forces or national
interests. See FM 3-34.112 (5-103) for more information on techniques and
procedures for survivability and force protection. Survivability also includes
providing concealment and protective shelter from the effects of enemy
weapons. Engineers—
• Have the technical knowledge, skills, and equipment to assist other
units in developing defensive positions into fortifications and improve
defensive positions.
• Provide technical advice on camouflage.
• Prepare fighting positions beyond the combat units' organic
capabilities.
• Harden facilities to resist destruction by the enemy.
• Provide the equipment support necessary to establish nuclear,
biological, and chemical (NBC) decontamination points and assist in
route and area decontamination.
• Use digital position navigation systems to mark survivability
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GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING
1-50. Geospatial engineering support is provided based on requirements that
are determined and validated by the geospatial information and services
(GI&S) officer at the joint level and by the engineer filling that role at tactical
levels. That support encompasses those tasks that provide GI&S to
commanders and staffs across the full range of military operations. Geospatial
engineering provides terrain analysis, digitized terrain products, nonstandard
tailored map (NTM) products, map production, precision survey, terrain data
management, and baseline survey data—all of which significantly contribute
to providing a COP within the joint force. This provides products that assist in
identifying key and decisive terrain as well as feasible courses of action
(COAs) from a terrain perspective. NIMA produces digital terrain and feature
data. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) distributes this data to units. The
geospatial engineer can request imagery (both NTM and commercial) sources
through the Assistant Chief of Staff, G2, (intelligence) (G2) or directly, which
can be used for spatial and temporal reasoning or multispectral analysis (CCD
or inframetric) products that are customized to meet particular operational
requirements. Imagery enhances three-dimensional (3-D) and fly-through
perspectives. This support is developed and provided during all phases of an
operation throughout the theater of operation (TO), in accordance with JP 2-
03.
1-51. All engineer officers are charged to be terrain experts and advise
commanders on how to conceptualize the battlespace effectively. They must be
supported by terrain analysts to fully assist others to use the terrain more
effectively. As the proponent for mobility, engineers identify and/or
recommend avenues and routes, restricted terrain, danger areas, and
potential obstacle locations, environmental hazards, EAs, and unit battle
positions. During times of crisis or operations, source data may come directly
from NIMA or coalition partners. Terrain teams use digital terrain data to
develop a detailed terrain analysis. See FM 3-34.230 (5-105) for more
information on geospatial techniques and procedures.
1-52. Geospatial engineering provides commanders with information about
the terrain and assists them in conceptualizing the battlespace more
accurately to make knowledgeable decisions. At the ARFOR or LCC level, the
topographic battalion and the planning and control detachment integrate
echelons above division (EAD) support to Army forces as well as joint and
multinational forces. The staff of the Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT)
contains an organic terrain team that provides products to support the
brigade commander. The heavy division staff's terrain teams are distributed
down to brigade level and provide products for division- and brigade-level
planning. Creative and productive use of digital terrain data aids the ARFOR
or LCC's visualization of the battlefield, by determining factors such as, but
not limited to—
• Avenues and routes for friendly/enemy forces.
• Terrain limitations to enemy capabilities.
• Obstacle zone locations.
• Environmentally significant areas (water resources, hazards).
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• Unit positions.
• Deep operation targets and their impact on future operations.
• Rescue operation parameters.
• Flood prediction models.
• Mission planning and rehearsal data.
1-53. See FM 3-34.230 and JP 2-03 for more information on geospatial
support to Army and joint systems. GI&S support requirements, products,
and capabilities are included in the GI&S annex (joint) or appendix (Army) to
each contingency plan (CONPLAN), operation plan (OPLAN) or operation
order (OPORD).
GENERAL ENGINEERING
1-54. General engineering encompasses the construction and repair of LOCs,
main supply routes (MSRs), airfields, utility systems, and logistic facilities to
support joint and Army military operations. It may be performed in direct
support (DS) of combat operations such as battle damage repair (BDR).
Facilities are fundamental to the success of force projection and the conduct of
military operations and play a critical role in shaping the AO and
infrastructure to support the force. When facilities and real estate can be
obtained through HNS and commercial leases, or through international
agreements (SOFAs), facilities acquisition and real estate management
become an important component of general engineering. For further
information, see FM 5-104 and JP 4-04.
1-55. Typically, general engineering helps establish and maintain the
infrastructure necessary for sustaining military operations in theater.
General engineering tasks—
• May include construction or repair of existing logistics-support
facilities, supply and line of communication (LOC) routes, airfields,
ports, water wells, power plants, pipelines, and base camps/force bed
down.
• May be performed by a combination of joint engineer units, civilian
contractors and HN forces.
• Usually require large amounts of construction materials, which must
be planned and provided for in a timely manner.
• May include the production of construction materials.
1-56. See FM 5-104, FM 3-100.4; and FM 7-15 for additional information on
general engineering. General engineering tasks include—
• Constructing and/or repairing the following:
■ Existing logistics support facilities.
■ Supply routes, airfields, and heliports.
■ Railroads.
■ Ports.
■ Water wells.
■ Utilities (electric, heat, and water) and sanitation (sewage,
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■ Power plants.
■ Pipelines.
■ Base camps/force bed down.
• Providing electrical distribution expertise.
• Providing expertise on environmental considerations and protection.
• Supporting ADC.
1-57. General engineering support begins with the supporting requirements
for the initial reception of the force projection Army (receiving equipment and
soldiers).
• Is maintained throughout the operation, providing the infrastructure
for the logisticians to sustain the force.
• Provides the support structure to redeploy the force.
• Ends with environmental restoration and the return of the facilities
that were used by the deployed forces to HN control.
1-58. As the force advances forward on the battlefield, the corps ' s rear
boundary will be drawn forward continually. Therefore, general engineering
also invokes force protection through operations such as demining after the
tactical breach and assisting explosive ordnance teams in clearing unexploded
ordnances (UXOs) within the expanded COMMZ to the extent necessary to
conduct military operations safely.
1-59. At times, the military strategy may be to extend general engineering
support to restore facilities, power, and life-support systems within the
infrastructure of the combatant countries. This effort aids in the recovery and
the transition to preconflict conditions. Central to planning and executing
these tasks is construction standards. The challenge is in establishing
measures of success and conditions for transitioning to civil support. Within
the modern framework of operations, all these efforts are likely to be
performed by a combination of joint engineer units, civilian contractors, and
HN forces. Once again, these efforts require that large amounts of
construction materials and specialized resources be planned and provided for
in a timely manner.
1-60. Army leadership can achieve and enforce environmental protection
standards more easily when environmental considerations are integrated into
the Army's decision making process and activities. Planning for all Army
operations and strategies should include efforts to minimize the release of
hazardous substances into the environment, protect cultural and natural
resources, and prevent pollution. By maintaining environmental stewardship,
relations with the HNs are enhanced and cleanup efforts in postconflict
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are outlined in the SOFA with HNs or the DOD overseas environmental
baseline guidance document (OEBGD). See FM 3-100.4 for more information.
SECTION III - UNIFIED ACTION: JOINT/INTERAGENCY/MULTINATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT
DESCRIPTION
1-61. In full-spectrum operations, Army engineers operate as part of a joint
force and often within a multinational and interagency environment. The
term Unified action describes the wide scope of actions (including the
synchronizing of activities with governmental and nongovernmental agencies)
taking place within unified commands, subordinate unified commands, or
joint task forces (JTFs) under the overall direction of the commanders of those
commands. Public law charges combatant commanders with employ military
forces through unified action. Under unified action, commanders integrate
joint, single-service, special, and supporting operations with interagency,
nongovernmental, and multinational forces (to include United Nations [UN])
operations (see JP 0-2).
1-62. Unified action transfers subordinates to the combatant commander
under COCOM authority. Multinational, interagency, and nonmilitary forces
work with the combatant commander through cooperation and coordination.
Regardless of the task or the nature of the threat, combatant commanders
employ air, land, sea, space, and SOFs and coordinate with multinational and
interagency partners to achieve strategic and operational objectives. They
formulate theater strategies and campaigns, organize joint forces, designate
operational areas, and provide strategic guidance and operational focus to
subordinate commanders. The aim is to achieve unity of effort among many
diverse agencies in a complex environment. Subordinate JFCs synchronize
joint operations in time and space, direct the action of other military forces
(multinational operations), and coordinate with governmental and
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) (interagency coordination) to achieve
the same goal. The conduct of operations by ENCOMs is almost always in a
joint environment.
THE LEVELS OF WAR

1-63. The three levels of war—strategic, operational, and tactical—are
doctrinal perspectives that clarify the links between strategic objectives and
tactical actions, although there are no finite limits or boundaries between
them. Understanding the interdependent relationship of all three levels helps
commanders visualize a logical flow of operations, allocate resources, and
assign tasks. Actions within the three levels are not associated with a
particular command level, unit size, equipment type or force, or component
type. Instead, actions can be defined based on their effect on or contribution to
achieving strategic, operational, or tactical objectives (see Figure 1-6).
Engineers support all three levels of war. The senior engineer at a given
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engineer may be the commander. We will use the framework of the levels of
war in our discussion of engineer operations.
Example
Restore the
government of
National policy Kuwait using military
force
Strategic Level Destroy the Iraqi

Theater strategy Army south of the
Euphrates
Operation Desert
Campaigns Storm
Third Army attacks

Operational Level Major operations to destroy the
Republican Guard
VII Corps attacks

the Iraqi 12th Corps
Battles and the Republican
Guard
2d ACR engages
the Tawakaina
Engagements Division at 73
Tactical Level
Easting
Small unit and M1A1 tank engages

and destroys six
crew actions T-72.
Figure 1-6. Levels of War

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THE STRATEGIC LEVEL

1-64. The strategic level is the level of war in which a nation, often as a
member of a group of nations, determines national and multinational security
objectives and guidance and develops and uses national resources to
accomplish these objectives. The term strategy is the art and science of
developing and employing armed forces and other instruments of national
power in a synchronized fashion to secure national or multinational
objectives. The Office of the Secretary of Defense translates policy into
national strategic military objectives. These military objectives facilitate
theater strategic planning. Military strategy, derived from policy, is the basis
for all operations (see FM 3-0 and JP 3-0). The engineer organizations that
operate at this level are typically the ENCOMs and USACE.
1-65. Engineer activities include force planning, engineer policy and doctrine,
and planning and execution of operations and exercises. During operations,
strategic engineer activity focuses primarily on the means and capabilities to
generate, mount, sustain, and recover forces. Additionally, infrastructure
development is a critical aspect of enabling and sustaining force deployments
and places a heavy demand on engineer requirements. Engineers advise on
terrain, infrastructure, force generation, priorities of engineer support,
engineer considerations affecting joint targeting, humanitarian assistance,
environmental protection, engineer interoperability, input to the rules of
engagement (ROE), and force protection.
THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL

1-66. The operational level of war is the level at which campaigns and major
operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic
objectives within theaters or AOs. It links the tactical employment of forces to
strategic objectives. The focus at this level is on operational art—the use of
military forces to achieve strategic goals through the design, organization,
integration, and conduct of theater strategies, campaigns, major operations,
and battles. Operational art determines when, where, and for what purpose
major forces will be employed to influence the enemy disposition before
combat. It governs the deployment of those forces, their commitment to or
withdrawal from battle, and the arrangement of battles and major operations
to achieve operational and strategic objectives. The engineer organization
operating at this level and functioning as the senior engineer is typically the
ENCOM or the corps engineer brigade.
1-67. Operational art is translated into an OPLAN through operational
design. A well-designed plan and successfully executed operation shape the
situation for tactical actions. Executed skillfully, a good plan increases the
chances of tactical success by creating advantages for friendly forces and
disadvantages for the enemy. A flexible plan gives tactical commanders
freedom to seize opportunities or react effectively to unforeseen enemy actions
and capabilities. Flexible execution maintains the operational initiative and
maximizes tactical opportunities (see FM 3-0).
1-68. Joint operational engineers assist in preparing and shaping the joint
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staff and develop recommendations to the commander on joint fires,

preserving and protecting the force, and sustaining the infrastructure.
THE TACTICAL LEVEL

1-69. Tactics is the employment of units in combat. It includes the ordered
arrangement and maneuver of units in relation to each other, the terrain and
the enemy, to translate potential combat power into victorious engagements
and battles. An engagement is a small tactical conflict between opposing
maneuver forces, usually conducted at brigade level and below. Engagements
are usually short, lasting minutes, hours, or a day. A battle consists of a set of
related engagements that last longer and involve larger forces than an
engagement. Battles can affect the course of a campaign or major operation
(see FM 3-90 for more information). The tactical echelon is where many
engineer commanders and units, especially combat and CS engineers, will
operate.
1-70. Tactical engineers focus on providing geospatial products for the
commander to conceptualize the battlespace and make decisions. They
provide combat engineering support to tactical maneuver forces. Tactical-level
engineers are not solely an activity in the land component. They may support
amphibious operations by developing beachheads and air operations by
constructing and repairing airfields.
JOINT/INTERAGENCY/MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS
1-71. In unified action, Army forces synchronize their actions with other
participants to achieve unity of effort and accomplish the combatant
commander ' s objectives. The capabilities of joint, multinational, and
interagency partners expand strengths, compensate for limitations, and
provide operational and tactical depth to Army forces. Given their unique
capabilities and the flexible nature of the engineer branch to perform combat,
CS, and CSS functions, Army engineers are frequently the unit of choice
committed to support these operations. The Engineer Regiment ' s METL
supports these operations as well.
JOINT OPERATIONS
1-72. An operation that includes forces of two or more services under a single
commander is a joint operation. Land operations and joint operations are
mutually enabling—land operations are inherently joint operations. Joint
integration allows the JFC to attack an opponent throughout the depth of a
JFC's AO to seize the initiative, maintain momentum, and exploit success.
Effective joint integration does not require joint commands at all echelons but
does require an understanding of joint synergy at all levels of command. Joint
synergy extends the concept of combined arms synergy familiar to land forces.
The strengths of the different services combine to overcome each service's
limitations and reinforce each other's effects. The combination of multiple and
diverse joint force capabilities creates military power more potent than the
sum of its parts. The focus of joint operational engineers is to provide the
combatant commander operational maneuver options through repair
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port of debarkation (SPODs), enabling river crossing operations and LOC

repair or construction. Army engineers provide unique capabilities and
strengths to the joint arena. The primary focus of joint engineer operations is
to achieve the commander ' s intent by coordinating engineer support
throughout the joint AO.
THE OTHER ARMED FORCES

1-73. US armed forces defend US national interests worldwide. The
Constitution commits the federal government and, by extension, the armed
forces to protecting the US and US territories. Through Title 10, United
States Code (USC) and DOD Directive (DODD) 5100.1, Congress organized
the national defense and defined the function of each branch of service. All US
armed forces—Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and SOFs
—are required to provide globally responsive assets to support combatant
commanders ' theater strategies and the national security strategy. The
capabilities of the other armed forces complement those of Army forces.
During joint operations, they provide support consistent with the JFC ' s
directed missions.
EMPLOYING ARMY ENGINEERS IN JOINT OPERATIONS

1-74. Joint doctrine describes the employment of all US military forces in
joint operations. Army force commanders are always subordinate to a JFC or
are, themselves, designated as the JFC with elements from the other armed
forces subordinate to them. The C2 relationships between those forces are the
key to effective joint military operations.
Army Engineers in Unified Commands

1-75. Except for forces exempted by the SECDEF, military departments
assign all forces—to include nonfederalized ARNG and unmobilized USAR
forces—under COCOM of combatant commanders. The Joint Strategic
Capabilities Plan apportions major Army forces, by type, to combatant
commanders for deliberate planning. In addition to forces assigned in
peacetime, Army forces are allocated to combatant commanders in response to
crises. The SECDEF, through the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),
directs other combatant commanders to reinforce the supported combatant
commander with augmentation forces.
Chain of Command
1-76. The SECDEF exercises authority and control of the armed forces
through a single chain of command with two branches. One branch goes from
the SECDEF to combatant commanders to the various service component
commands and subordinate joint commands for the conduct of operations and
support. The other branch goes from the SECDEF to the military departments
to their respective major service commands. An administrative control
(ADCON) relationship exists between the secretary of the military
department to the respective service component commands to carry out their
Title 10 responsibilities of recruiting, manning, equipping, training, and
providing service forces to the combatant commanders. Although the service
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branch, the Army service component commander (ASCC) and the ARFOR
operate within the combatant commander's chain of command in the theater.
Command Relationships
1-77. At the theater level, when Army forces operate outside the US, they are
assigned under a JFC (see JP 0-2; JP 3-0; and FM 100-7). A JFC is a
combatant commander, subunified commander, or JTF commander. At the
theater level, the combatant commander provides strategic direction and
operational focus to forces by developing strategy, planning the theater
campaign, organizing the theater, and establishing command relationships for
effective unified action. The JFC plans, conducts, and supports the campaign
in the theater of war, subordinate theater campaigns, major operations, and
battles. The four joint command relationships are COCOM, OPCON, tactical
control (TACON), and support with only a combatant commander authorized
to exercise COCOM over a joint force. Chapter 7 contains a more in-depth
discussion of C&S relationships and their application at all echelons for
engineers.
The Army Service Component Commander

1-78. An ASCC is responsible for Army Title 10 requirements in support of a
combatant commander. This includes recruiting, organizing, supplying,
equipping, training, servicing, mobilizing, demobilizing, administering, and
maintaining the construction, outfitting, and repair of military equipment; the
construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings, structures, and utilities;
and the acquisition of real property. The ASCC may also be responsible for
significant DOD and combatant commander-designated common-user
logistics (CUL) functions. The ASCC provides administrative and logistic
services to assigned Army forces and the ARFORs of subordinate JFCs. When
appropriate, the ASCC may delegate authority for support tasks to a single
theater support command (TSC) or another subordinate Army HQ, such as
the ENCOM or the medical command (MEDCOM), when the focus of support
suggests this as the best solution. USACE is also often involved with
supporting the ASCC, and will generally operate through the ENCOM, if one
is present.
The Army Force

1-79. Designated ASCCs, other numbered armies, and corps HQ can serve as
the base for ARFORs, joint force land components, and JTFs. Division HQ
with augmentation may serve as the ARFOR to a JTF in SSCs. Army force
HQ can perform in a variety of capacities and rapidly reorganize to meet
diverse mission requirements. This versatility is a prerequisite for full-
spectrum operations. However, all Army organizations require augmentation
to function as a joint HQ. The optimum ARFOR organization and C2 structure
is based on the mission, the OE, and the JFC's C2 requirements. It is entirely
possible that in some specialized support missions, the senior engineer may
also be the ARFOR commander. The ARFOR staff engineer at echelons above
corps (EAC) is not dual-hatted as the staff engineer and commander. There is
no organic engineer commander at these echelons. Therefore, the senior
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C2 of all subordinate engineer units, and the staff engineer will continue to
synchronize and plan engineer operations.
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION
1-80. The intricate linkages among the instruments of national power
demand that commanders consider all capabilities and agencies to help
achieve the common end state. Interagency coordination forges a vital link
between military operations and activities conducted by such organizations as
US government agencies; agencies of partner nations; NGOs; and regional,
international, and UN organizations, as well as agencies of an HN. Theater
strategies routinely employ the capabilities of the entire US interagency
network. The National Security Act of 1947 establishes an interagency
process for national security-related issues. The National Security Council
provides national oversight of the interagency process (see JP 3-08). Because
of their unique capabilities, combat, CS, and CSS engineers will frequently be
involved with interagency coordination involving all of the engineer functions.
MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS
1-81. Although the US sometimes acts unilaterally, it pursues its national
interests through alliances and coalitions when possible. In Operation Desert
Shield and Operation Desert Storm, more than 800,000 military personnel
from 36 nations combined their wills, forces, and resources to oppose the Iraqi
armed forces. The coalition increased the size of the overall force, shared the
cost of waging the war, and enhanced the legitimacy of the strategic aims.
These multinational operations demonstrated the advantage of successful
multinational warfare over the unilateral efforts of a single state. It is the
responsibility of the senior engineer commander to coordinate engineer
operations and ensure interoperability issues. Multinational operations are
conducted within the structure of an alliance or a coalition (see JP 3-16 and
FM 100-8).

Chapter 2
The Operational Environment

A general in all his projects should not think so much about what
he wishes to do as much as what his enemy will do; that he should
never underestimate this enemy, but he should put himself in his
place to appreciate difficulties and hindrance the enemy could
interpose; that his plans will be deranged at the slightest event if he
has not foreseen everything and if he has not devised means with
which to surmount the obstacles.
Frederick the Great: Instructions to his Generals, iii, 1747
To win the next war, we have to think differently.
President George W. Bush 2001
An OE, as defined in JP 1-02, is a composite of all conditions,
circumstances, and influences which affect the employment of military
forces and bear on the decisions of the unit commander. An OE consists of
both conventional and unconventional threats. These threat strategies
dictate the key variables affecting operations, define the characteristics of
the AO, and link to their strategic aims and will use a broad range of ways
and means to enable their strategies. Operational and tactical designs are
the manifestation of the application of those ways and means. JP 1-02 also
states that the contemporary operational environment (COE) is the overall
operational environment that exists today and in the near future (out to
the year 2020). It is imperative that engineers understand the OE to best
inform the commander at all levels how to effectively employ engineer
capabilities to support the Engineer Regimental METL.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
2-1. The general current OE that exists in today's world is expected to exist
until a peer competitor (similar to the Soviet Union during the Cold War)
arises. There are multiple threats to US interests, ranging from regional
powers to transnational groups interested in terrorism, illicit drug trading, or
other illegal activities. They are a mix of radicalism and advanced
technological capabilities. This broad range of activities threatens US
interests and citizens at home and abroad.
2-2. Our current force of corps and divisions is resourced, designed, organized,
and equipped to deploy to a mature theater, with HNS. Before the publication
of FM 3-0, the Army was trained to meet an echeloned, doctrinally based
enemy who shaped a linear battlefield with complex obstacles. Now we are
challenged to deploy to austere, underdeveloped theaters to face either
conventional forces or nonlinear, asymmetric terrorist adversaries across the
spectrum of conflict.
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CRITICAL VARIABLES
2-3. The Army and its engineers will encounter a variety of conflicts in a
number of different OEs. The OE is a function of a number of variables. There
are eleven critical factors or variables that define the nature of the OEs in
which those conflicts or other US military activities may occur. These factors
are variables, because the exact nature of the conditions, circumstances, and
influences that make up the OE will vary according to the particular
situation. The variables include—
• Physical environment.
• Nature and stability of the state.
• Military capabilities.
• Technology.
• Information.
• External organizations.
• Sociological demographics.
• Regional and global relationships.
• National will.
• Time.
• Economics.
2-4. These variables are interrelated and sometimes overlap. Different
variables will be more or less important in different situations, but they are
all common to any OE. Nevertheless, the collective content of these variables
will define any OE the Army and its engineers could face, whether they are
involved in PME, SSCs, or major theater war (MTW). Each OE is different
because the content of the variables is different. The most difficult aspect of
analyzing the OE is that the variables will evolve over time. They will not
remain fixed but will morph and change. Therefore we can expect the physical
environment we are operating in to change over time.
ASYMETRIC, ADAPTIVE APPROACHES

2-5. The concept of asymmetric warfare is critical to understanding the COE.
Asymmetry is a condition of ideological, cultural, technological, or military
imbalance that exists when there is a disparity in comparative strengths and
weaknesses. In the context of the COE, asymmetry means an adaptive
approach to avoid or counter US strengths without attempting to oppose them
directly, while seeking to exploit weaknesses. The asymmetric approach is not
a new phenomenon, but given the position and capabilities of the US as
opposed to its potential enemies, it is more likely to be used against the US
and its allies by other nations and nonstate adversaries. Potential opponents
will seek to avoid US strengths while exploiting perceived US weaknesses.
2-6. Various countries and nonstate entities have studied how the US fights
and have begun to devise ways to fight a technologically superior force, if
necessary, and win. Most nations of the world and other actors of consequence
have devoted considerable effort in studying the US and how we fight. Since it
is difficult to predict whom we might have to fight, we don't always have the
luxury of having studied these nations or other actors in detail. We must be
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prepared to refocus quickly, learn fast, and apply what we have learned
rapidly. Flexibility and initiative are key to being able to adapt our
DOTMLPF solutions to meet the challenges of a given adversary and the
asymmetric approaches that he may apply against us.
THREATS AND OTHER INFLUENCES

2-7. Engineers must be prepared to go into any OE and perform its full range
of missions while dealing with a wide range of threats and other influences.
Some threats come in the form of nation-states; this may be a country or a
coalition of countries. Threats can also come from entities that are not states;
these can include insurgent, terrorist, drug trafficking, and other criminal
organizations. The nonstate actors may use force of arms to further their own
interests and threaten the interests of the US or other nation-states. Nonstate
threats may exist in isolation or in combination with other nonstate or nation-
state threats.
2-8. No single nation-state actor is expected to present a peer or near-peer
threat to the US until 2020 or beyond. However, this does not mean that the
US and its armed forces will not face serious challenges in the next two
decades. The sum total of all the possible conflicts and the level of difficulty of
those conflicts could present a challenge equivalent to that of having a near-
peer competitor. The net effect of several OEs when considered in its totality
from a global, strategic perspective stretches our combat power in ways we
have never before encountered. Remember that combat power is composed of
maneuver, firepower, leadership, protection, and information. See FM 3-0 for
an in-depth discussion of combat power and its subordinate elements.
2-9. We must be ready to counter all possible threats and, at the same time,
be prepared to deal with various third-party actors, such as international
humanitarian relief agencies, news media, refugees, and civilians on the
battlefield. These groups may be working in cooperation with us or allied
efforts or may be operating independently. It is essential that commanders
define our relationships with these organizations and include them in the
ROE, especially regarding their status within our force protection structure.
The engineer effort should be attentive to Title X limitations and how they
affect potential cooperation between our organizations. When not properly
integrated, their presence can change or constrain the nature of the conflict
and can influence the outcome.
2-10. As depicted in Figure 2-1, page 2-4, recurring consideration needs to be
given as to where a particular geopolitical actor is on the continuum of
relative interests and what the affect of that is on our forces. Adversaries
share a common characteristic—the capacity and intent to conduct violence
against Army forces to negatively influence mission accomplishment. All
potential adversaries need to be evaluated in this light. Using the continuum
of relative interests, we may find a neutral population becomes an obstacle or
adversary over time. An aide such as an NGO could also become an obstacle
over time. Therefore, it is imperative that we maintain a current knowledge of
all parties in an AO and discern where they are in relation to the continuum
and how that might affect engineer operations.

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Adversary Obstacle Neutral Aide Ally
Figure 2-1. Continuum of Relative Interests
WARFIGHTING IN THE CONTEMPORARY OPERATIONAL

ENVIRONMENT
2-11. Most participants in conflicts around the world will have no intent to
fight the US—they look for ways to keep us out of conflicts or from staying
involved. They will not fight us in the same manner as their peers or lesser
forces in their region. We can expect potential adversaries to adapt their
methods of fighting, using a combination of principles, to include—
• Controlling access into the region.
• Changing the nature of the conflict.
• Employing operational shielding.
• Controlling the tempo.
• Neutralizing technological overmatch.
• Causing politically unacceptable casualties.
• Allowing no sanctuary.
• Entering into urban areas.
2-12. These principles attempt to exploit perceived weaknesses of
vulnerabilities in the US force's activities, force structure, or ROE.
IMPLICATIONS FOR EACH OF THE LEVELS OF WAR
STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS
2-13. Based on threats and the National Security Strategy, the combatant
commander should continue to promote their engagement strategies.
Engineers will support the commanders with planning support, including
geospatial studies; advice on the integrating environmental considerations;
infrastructure construction; training; and assistance to international
disasters. In times of war, engineers provide a rapid strategic response.
Engineers from the AC and RC are prepared to deploy on short notice with
their units or just provide tailored capabilities. RC personnel mobilize for
specific periods of time to provide their unique skills. Engineers improve
interoperability by standardizing with allies in the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO); American, British, Canadian, and Australian (ABCA)
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interoperability between international and service engineers and maneuver

units. By potentially deploying to austere environments, engineers with
limited haul capabilities or manpower can access theater engineers or USACE
to contract for the Logistics Contract Augmentation Program (LOGCAP), HN,
and local support (and contractors). They can use FFE and the associated
reach capabilities to access analyses or expertise on other general-
engineering-related challenges. They can also reach engineer centers of
expertise for unique solutions to unforeseen and one-of-a-kind challenges or
reach laterally to other engineer organizations and assets for expertise and
support.
OPERATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
2-14. Operational implications. Many threats or threat forces (rogue
organizations) can only fight the US and its allies using asymmetric
techniques to nullify technological advantages. However, they may also
possess or gain access to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that cause
significant implications for operations, to include tremendous environmental
considerations. Threat forces may initially fight force on force and then
integrate their forces into urban areas and use civilians to complicate
operations. Engineers must conduct their battlefield assessment and work
closely with intelligence officers to analyze the threat during the intelligence
preparation of the battlefield (IPB). In today's OE, engineers have difficulty
predicting an enemy course of action (COA) based on battlefield geometry
alone. Engineers may describe an enemy force more in terms of functions
(fixing, assaulting, exploiting, shielding) of its subelements and not in terms
of where it might be found on a linear battlefield (2d echelon, main defense
belt). US engineers will have to develop methods to discern threat engineer
patterns of behavior. Engineers have to match training and material
capabilities to specific requirements. Operational engineer commanders have
proponency for training soldiers on common soldier skills such as mine
awareness, detection, avoidance, and extraction and environmental
considerations before, during, and after combat operations.
TACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
2-15. Tactical implications. Tactical missions are more complex than ever
when preparing to fight both symmetric and asymmetric threats over a
noncontiguous AO. Terrain analysis and an understanding of threat
capabilities are more important than ever as engineers template potential
asymmetric capabilities. Since engineers do not have one tool to accomplish all
tasks or counter every threat impediment, they need to gather very specific
threat information. They must be able to discern and identify patterns.
Engineers work to develop specific detection strategies based on the threat
reinforcing obstacle type. The obstacle intelligence (OBSTINTEL) collection
plan can then be integrated into the intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance (ISR) collection plan and resourced appropriately. The
proliferation of mines around the world requires engineers to continuously
develop new DOTLMPF procedures to address evolving countermine
requirements. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) engineers work
closely with United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) engineers
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procedures. Engineers will have to operate mine information coordination

cells (MICCs) and establish databases to track existing mines and other
obstacles such as the tactical minefields. Engineers will establish close
relationships with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units to facilitate a COP
of mine/UXO/improvised explosive device (IED) threats.
IMPACT OF THREAT ENGINEERS ON OUR DOCTRINE

2-16. As stated, threat forces may oppose the Army symmetrically or
asymmetrically, as seen in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Engineers can anticipate
dealing with increased mines, booby traps, IEDs and UXOs throughout linear
or nonlinear AOs. The threat may no longer come from mines on the ground
but may now include side and top attack (offensive) mines that are command-
detonated, remotely or via hard wire. The threat's countermobility will be
dispersed throughout the AO to impede friendly maneuver ability and attack
our will to fight. The possibility of an opposing threat using the urban
environment to diminish US capabilities is increasing. See FM 3-06(90-10)
and FM 3-06.11(90-10-1) for more information. Recent urban combat
experiences in Northern Ireland, Grozny, Jenin, Afghanistan, and Iraq reveal
an accelerated adaptation to countermeasures developed by friendly forces in
urban areas. Experience shows the threat adapting and using IEDs to
complicate our detection and neutralization efforts.
2-17. Examples of recent IEDs found around the world include remote
detonating devices using electronic, radio control, or cell phones to initiate the
systems. These methods are all shared between terrorist organizations via the
Internet. What British Forces encounter in Northern Ireland may soon
confront our soldiers in another urban AO. Some IED techniques include—
• Coupling. Coupling links one mine or explosive to another, usually
with detonating cord. When the first device is detonated, it detonates
the linked explosive. This technique is often used to defeat
countermine equipment such as mine rollers. When the linked devices
are directional fragmentation mines, they can create a large, lethal
EA.
• Boosting. Boosting involves stacking buried low-metal mines on top of
one another and fuzing the farthest from the surface. This reduces the
probability of detection and increases the force of the blast.
• Sensitizing. Sensitizing uses AT mines. On some nonmetallic AT
mines, the pressure plate can be cracked and the spring removed to
reduce the pressure required to initiate the mine. Similarly, the
pressure plate can be removed from metallic AT mines to obtain the
same effect. Alternatively, a pressure-fuzed antipersonnel (AP) mine
can be placed on top of an AT mine, creating a very large AP mine.
• Daisy-chaining. Daisy-chaining uses command-detonated AP mines.
Enemy forces link the mines with trip wires or detonating cord. When
the initial mine is detonated, the other mines will detonate. This
creates a large, lethal EA.
2-18. Threat forces may also use environmental damage as a weapon.
Enemies, using our sense of environmental stewardship and our desire to
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environmental hazards or hide them in structures that, when attacked, may

release unacceptable environmental damage. A good example is the deliberate
burning of oil wells in Iraq during Desert Storm. Threat forces could use
industrial chemicals not banned by international law but which could cause
widespread contamination if released. Rebels used these chemicals against
the Russians in Grozny.
2-19. Another threat operational capability includes area inundation. This is
the idea of releasing large bodies of water from dam systems to temporarily
flood areas as operational countermobility. Threat regions with a large
number of dam and dike systems are a planning consideration for potential
engineer bridging requirements.
2-20. The threat commander understands the importance of Army engineers
and will focus assets to eliminate their capabilities, especially when they
operate independently and are most vulnerable. He will develop new
techniques to counter friendly mobility and countermobility operations. Army
engineers must coevolve with their adversaries and adapt new procedures
concurrently in the AO. Using internal training or mobile training teams
(MTTs) in the field will facilitate this necessary use of new techniques and
equipment.
2-21. Engineers will be challenged to understand the OE they face and apply
their knowledge and capabilities to support the force. They should understand
the variables that constitute the OE to best understand how to leverage the
engineer battlespace functions to support the Regimental METL. Future
adversaries have developed a wide range of asymmetric capabilities that will
challenge the engineer functions. It is imperative that engineers understand
how to analyze the threat differently than in the past and develop solutions
that consider all the variables associated with the OE.

Chapter 3
Engineer Battlespace Functions

and Regimental Capabilities
The European operations were frequently referred to as an
Engineer war. The fact that Engineers so ably performed all tasks
which fell to their lot indicates the basic soundness of Engineer
doctrine, Engineer training, and European troop organization.
Final Report of the Chief of European Theater of Operations 1942-1945
The three primary engineer battlespace functions are combat (M/CM/S),
geospatial, and general engineering. These functions, when integrated
within the operational framework in support of the elements of combat
power, assist the commander in achieving successful decisive, shaping,
and sustaining operations. At the strategic level, JP 3-34 combines the
combat engineering functions of M/CM/S, while JP 4-04 explains civil
engineering (general engineering in the Army). JP 2-03 describes engineer
functions and the contributions of geospatial engineering. As these
functions are used at the operational and tactical levels, they tend to blur
and overlap. Therefore, they are addressed as five separate functions to
differentiate the capabilities within each function. For instance, a MSR
upgrade for tactical units in their zone or sector is a mobility function but
a LOC upgrade at the operational and strategic levels is a general
engineering function. The engineer commander has the responsibility to
integrate safety and environmental considerations when implementing
these functions. The staff engineer is also the primary integrator of
environmental considerations the planning process and writing of the
environmental appendix to the OPLAN/OPORD. Regimental capabilities
exist to support each of the echelons of command and across the spectrum
of conflict. Which of those capabilities support an echelon of command
depends upon the requirements and challenges associated with mission,
enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available,
and civil considerations (METT-TC).
SECTION I - ENGINEER BATTLESPACE FUNCTIONS
3-1. The engineer battlespace functions are the baseline functions that
contribute to supporting the METL of the Engineer Regiment. The functions
are each generally aligned with a specific BOS, although they have impact in
and across the other BOSs. Combat engineering is aligned primarily with the
M/CM/S BOS, geospatial engineering with the intelligence BOS, and general
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engineering with the CSS BOS (see Figure 3-1). Each BOS is also related to
and a part of assured mobility.
Air
FS defense M/CM/S
Maneuver CSS
Intelligence
C2
BOS
Mobility Countermobility Survivability Geospatial General

Engineer
battlespace engineering engineering
functions Combat engineering
Figure 3-1. Engineer Primary Relationships to the Battlefield Operating System
COMBAT ENGINEERING
3-2. Combat engineering is an integral part of a combined arms unit's ability
to maneuver. It is focused on the support of close combat forces. Combat
engineers enhance the force momentum by physically shaping the AO to make
the most efficient use of space and time to generate mass and speed while
denying the enemy maneuver. Combat engineers accelerate the concentration
of combat power, increasing the velocity and tempo of the force necessary to
exploit critical enemy vulnerabilities. By reinforcing the natural restrictions
of the AO, combat engineers limit the enemy's ability to generate tempo and
velocity. These limitations increase the enemy reaction time and physically
and psychologically degrade his will to fight. Combat engineering includes the
subordinate functions of M/CM/S.
KEY FUNDAMENTALS OF COMBAT ENGINEERING

3-3. The following key fundamentals of combat engineering improve the
probability of a successful operation.
Evaluate the Terrain

3-4. Engineers should evaluate how the threat may employ obstacles to shape
the battlefield or create casualties given the terrain in the AO. They should
also consider how the threat will use the terrain to shape his scheme of
maneuver. Engineers should then integrate how the terrain will impact on
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friendly operations and how they can leverage their efforts to achieve the
commander's intent.
Understand How the Threat Fights

3-5. Engineers must be familiar with the history of the AO and the conflict.
Knowledge of threat doctrine and engineer methods and functions is critical.
Engineers should consider patterns of obstacle employment—are they in
compliance with mine employment? Not all armies or belligerents mark their
minefields and many non-first-world countries rely on IEDs to mark minefield
locations and hazard areas. Many local factions, militia, or military units lay
mines and mark them with readily available materials rather than formal
marking methods adhering to a doctrine. These markings are generally used
to warn their own troops and local civilians of the presence of mines. Friendly
units operating in these threat environments must know and understand
these markings. This is very important because the Army has entered many
areas of ongoing or previous conflicts where opposing forces exchanged terrain
on multiple occasions leaving behind altered or unrecorded mines and booby
traps. The zone of separation (ZOS) region in Bosnia-Herzegovina and areas
fought over by the Taliban and the Northern Alliance are recent examples.
Use all Available Engineer Assets

3-6. Engineers seek to predict where obstacles are emplaced, detect or avoid
them, and reduce or clear obstacle areas. Engineers use all of the friendly
assets available to focus resources to find and avoid obstacle areas or to
develop intelligence and fidelity about obstacle areas that must be traversed.
At the operational level, engineers should seek OBSTINTEL collected by
intelligence specialists, SOF, psychological operations (PSYOP), and civil
affairs, and distribute this information to military planners and patrols to
complete the COP. All OBSTINTEL should be reported and distributed
quickly to enhance force mobility and protect the force.
MOBILITY
3-7. There is a great deal of confusion about the doctrinal definitions and use
of the term mobility. DOD defines mobility as quality or capability of military
forces which permits them to move from place to place while retaining the
ability to fulfill their primary mission. This definition applies to all services
and is very broad. The Army defines mobility as "those activities that enable a
force to move personnel and equipment on the battlefield without delays due
to terrain or obstacles." This definition applies to all branches as they seek to
move throughout the AOs. Mobility refines the definition as facilitating the
momentum and freedom of movement for the maneuver of forces by reducing
or negating the effects of existing or reinforcing obstacles. It includes
activities such as reconnaissance, countermine/counterobstacle operations,
gap crossing operations, and combat roads and trails. FM 3-34.2 is the
primary reference for mobility planning. Mobility, as an element of the BOS,
is broader than the engineer mobility function and includes reducing
obstacles, providing bridge and raft support, increasing battlefield circulation,
improving or building roads, and identifying routes and contaminated areas.
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of mobility operations—obstacle reduction by maneuver and engineer units to

reduce or negate the effects of existing or reinforcing obstacles. The objective
is to maintain freedom of movement for maneuver units, weapon systems, and
critical supplies (see FM 101-5-1).
3-8. Mobility is a quality or capability of military forces that permits them to
move in time and space while retaining their ability to fulfill their primary
mission. A commander must be able to mass forces quickly, at a chosen place
and time, to accomplish the assigned mission. The commander must be able to
achieve superior tempo through a quick observe, orient, decide, and act
(OODA) loop than the enemy. Mobility is critical to achieving this situation
and maintaining it for extended periods of time over great distances. The
combat-engineer mobility focus must support the requirements of the close
combat force.
3-9. Sustained ground combat operations require coordinated movement and
effective concentration of combat power against the enemy, in spite of enemy
interdiction efforts. Air defense, air and ground transportation,
reconnaissance and security, service support, and traffic control operations
are among the chief concerns as these large movements occur. Ground combat
operations have the best chance of success when they are synchronized with
air superiority and air interdiction operations. The LCC or ARFOR
commander directs the movement of subordinate forces, ensuring that by the
end of a distinct phase of a major operation, decisive and shaping forces are
positioned in a way that enables rapid transition to subsequent phases.
Additionally, the ARFOR command capability to conduct sustaining
operations may set the tempo of the overall joint operation. Within the
framework of decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations, the ARFOR will
designate and shift the main effort.
3-10. Operational mobility is linked closely to the concept of movement and
maneuver operations, which includes the functions of providing mobility for
operational forces and countering the mobility of enemy operational forces.
Operational-level engineer units provide support for mobility and
countermobility operations. Facilitating the maneuver of major formations
without delays includes countering the effects of operationally significant
obstacles, as well as enhancing operational movement, by preparing and
improving facilities and routes critical to major operations. Operational
countermobility delays hinder the movement of enemy operational
formations, to include selecting and emplacing systems of obstacles for
operational effect. Operational-level engineer units provide support for
mobility and countermobility.
3-11. Terrain, natural and man-made, significantly influence operational
mobility. It often dictates the capacity of LOCs, which can limit the size and
composition of supported forces. In war, the operational-level commander
considers the effect of terrain features on ground movement and the ability of
air power to influence that movement by detecting ground forces and
subsequently delaying, disrupting, and destroying these forces. In peacetime,
the Army commander may consider how these features affect accomplishing
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ASPECTS OF MOBILITY
3-12. Mobility operations are intended to maintain freedom of tactical
maneuver and operational movement through the following five functional
areas:
• Countermine activities detect, neutralize (through a combined arms
breach or bypass), mark, and proof mined areas.
• Countering employs tactics and equipment to breach or bypass and
ultimately reduce obstacles other than mines.
• Gap crossing fills gaps in the terrain to allow personnel and
equipment to pass.
• Constructing combat roads and trails expediently prepares or repairs
routes of travel for personnel and equipment. This includes temporary
bypasses for damaged roads and bridges.
• FACE prepares or repairs expedient landing zones (LZs), forward
arming and refueling points (FARPs), landing strips, or other aviation
support sites in the forward combat area.
Countermine Activities
3-13. Countermine operations are all efforts taken to counter an enemy's
mine effort. Countermine operations are difficult because detection systems
are imperfect and mine neutralization systems are only partially effective.
Normally, countermine operations using explosive systems are conducted
under enemy observation and fire. Countermine operations include mine
detection, enemy minefield reconnaissance, combined arms breaching, and
enemy mine operations prevention.
3-14. Mine Detection. The detection of mines is linked to proper
reconnaissance techniques to include geospatial engineering assistance. A
proper analysis of enemy techniques and devices lays the groundwork for
effective reconnaissance. FM 20-32, Mine/Countermine Operations, is the
primary reference for a discussion of mine detection.
3-15. Enemy Minefield Reconnaissance. Engineer reconnaissance and the
specific considerations of minefield reconnaissance are discussed in FM 5-170.
Proper reconnaissance creates the conditions necessary for successful obstacle
breaching.
3-16. Combined Arms Breaching. As engineers plan for mobility
operations, they may realize that they will have to conduct breaching
operations. Enemy obstacles that disrupt, fix, turn, or block the force can
affect the timing and force of the operation. Most obstacles can and will be
observed by the enemy and will be protected with fires. They should be
bypassed if possible. For those that must be breached, constant coordination
and integration of all elements of the TF are vital for success. Combat
engineers are key to the orchestration of the operation and are responsible for
employing the tactics and techniques necessary to penetrate obstacles in the
path of the force. Combined arms breaching operations are some of the most
complex of modern warfare but are not an end in themselves. They exist only
as a part of the maneuver forces' operation focused on the objective. The goal
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forces to the objective; therefore, these operations should be planned and

executed in support of the ground forces' needs to ensure that actions at the
objective are supported by actions at the breach. Combined arms breaching is
explained in depth in FM 3-34.2.
3-17. Successful breaching operations are characterized by applying
breaching tenets. These tenets should be applied whenever an obstacle is
encountered in the AO, whether during an attack or a route clearance
operation. These breaching tenets include—
• Intelligence.
• Breaching fundamentals.
• Breaching organization.
• Mass.
• Synchronization.
3-18. Combined arms breaching operations require the constant application
of the factors of METT-TC and the concentrated use of supporting arms.
Fundamentals of combined arms breaching operations have evolved in concert
with the fundamentals of ground combat and provide a logical and time-
proven set of rules. These fundamentals include suppress, obscure, secure,
reduce, and assault (SOSRA).
3-19. Enemy Mine Operations Prevention. The most effective means of
countering a mine threat is to prevent mine laying. Proactive countermine
operations destroy enemy mine manufacturing and storage facilities or mine-
laying capabilities before the mines are laid. Planners must consider enemy
storage and mine production facilities and assets for inclusion on the target
lists. In addition to destroying mine manufacturing and storage facilities,
units must consider targeting enemy engineers and equipment capable of
laying mines. During the IPB process, engineers work with the Intelligence
Officer (U.S. Army) (S2)/G2 to create an initial enemy obstacle template and
variations of the template to show what the enemy is capable of creating over
a period of time. Use of this information may place enemy engineers and
equipment on the high-payoff target list (HPTL) with collection assets focused
to find them.
Countering an Obstacle
3-20. Many issues encountered in counterobstacle operations apply to
nonmine obstacles. Engineer reconnaissance should focus on collection efforts
to detect the presence of enemy obstacles, determine their types, and provide
the necessary information to plan appropriate combined arms breaching or
bypass operations to negate the impact on the friendly scheme of maneuver.
Reconnaissance also allows friendly forces to anticipate when and where the
enemy may employ obstacles that could impede operations. It is prudent to
incorporate plans whenever possible to deny the enemy the opportunity to
establish effective obstacles. Achieving this goal can be accomplished by—
• Occupying the area before the enemy can exploit it.
• Preplanning artillery and close air support to deny or harass enemy
units attempting to establish obstacles.
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• Using engineering knowledge of obstacles to create contingency plans

for combined arms breaching or bypassing for quick neutralization of
enemy obstacles.
Gap Crossing
3-21. Engineers focus on projecting combat power over gaps by tailoring the
appropriate resources for the specific mission set. Engineer planners task-
organize the appropriate bridge units to support gap crossing operations.
Combat engineers can assist with an assault gap crossing using organic
armored vehicle-launched bridges (AVLBs) and Wolverines or their heavy
equipment to modify the existing gap or by using expedient bridging (rope
bridges, small nonstandard bridging using local materials). Operational-level
engineers resource subordinate units that do not possess the necessary
organic standard bridging equipment. River crossing is a unique gap crossing
mission that requires specific and dedicated assets from the BOSs. For a
discussion of river crossing, refer to FM 90-13.
Combat Roads and Trails

3-22. The ability to move personnel and equipment is essential to maneuver
warfare. This ability provides the commander with the means to increase
tempo and speed, as well as concentrate mass at crucial times and places. The
construction and maintenance of trails and roads are normally considered
general engineering tasks and are, therefore, performed by engineering
support units. However, locations near the forward line of own troops (FLOT)
or time restrictions may require forward combat engineer units to perform
these functions in an expedient manner or for short durations until support
engineers are available. The two most likely scenarios that would involve this
requirement would be bypass operations or support FACE operations. It is
important for the engineer commander and staff to perform this function only
in support of the maneuver plan. They should not allow engineering assets to
be dissipated, rendering them unable to perform their primary role of
supporting the commander's operational scheme of maneuver. Engineers
should always strive to take full advantage of existing infrastructure and
natural terrain features when constructing combat trails and roads.
Forward Aviation Combat Engineering

3-23. With the advent of airpower and its associated support requirements,
engineers have acquired a mission to support aviation assets. This frontline
support will normally take the form of creating LZs for helicopters and
vertical and/or short take-off and landing aircraft or parachute drop zones for
personnel, equipment or supplies. Engineers should always strive to take full
advantage of existing infrastructure and natural terrain features when
constructing expeditionary landing and/or drop zones. Airpower and
helicopters are important to support maneuver warfare. The use of forward
landing and/or drop zones can increase the speed and tempo of operations. For
example, a closer proximity decreases turnaround time for aircraft and
helicopters (for example, FARP sites); decreases personnel, equipment, and
supply travel times from rear areas to the forward combat area; and decreases
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COUNTERMOBILITY
3-24. Countermobility is the augmentation of existing obstacles with
reinforcing obstacles integrated with direct- and/or indirect-fire systems to
disrupt, fix, turn, or block the enemy. The maneuver commander destroys
enemy combat capabilities making use of the increased time for target
acquisition. Once again, the countermobility function should not be confused
with the countermobility BOS. The countermobility BOS is expanded to
include not only obstacle construction but also smoke generation. The
engineer commander focuses on proper obstacle integration with the
maneuver plan, adherence to obstacle emplacement authority, and rigid
obstacle control. FM 90-7 is the primary reference for countermobility
planning.
3-25. Countermobility is the physical shaping of the AO to alter the scheme of
maneuver of the enemy. Countermobility operations block, fix, turn, or
disrupt the enemy's ability to maneuver, giving the commander opportunities
to exploit enemy vulnerabilities or react effectively to enemy actions. When
planning countermobility obstacles, it is important to understand the
commander's intent, timetable, and scheme of maneuver. These factors, along
with available manpower, equipment, and materials, ultimately determine
what is feasible to support the OPLAN. Two key actions in obstacle plans
include—
• Avoiding obstacle plans that require so much material and the
manpower they cannot be emplaced in a timely manner to provide
useful support to the maneuver plan—for example, the enemy
maneuver elements bypass the obstacle field before it is completed.
• Assuming that friendly forces are not impeded with friendly obstacles
later in the operation.
3-26. Nonengineer units may need to augment engineer units with security
and personnel to execute countermobility operations. The operational
commander and various unit commanders must be aware of this possible
requirement during planning.
SURVIVABILITY
3-27. Survivability encompasses developing and constructing protective
positions such as earth berms, dug in positions, and overhead protection as a
means to mitigate the effectiveness of enemy weapon systems. The
survivability function is differentiated from survivability in the M/CM/S BOS
since the BOS includes deception, camouflage, operations security (OPSEC),
and NBC defense measures. Survivability is also often confused with force
protection. FM 3-0 states that force protection is one of four components of
protection (force protection, field discipline, safety, and fratricide avoidance).
Survivability operations are just one means to enhance force protection.
FM 5-103 is the primary reference for survivability planning.
3-28. Survivability is the ability of personnel, equipment, and facilities to
continue to operate within a wide range of conditions faced in a hostile
environment. It includes all aspects of protecting personnel, weapons, and
supplies. Units must be able to reduce the exposure to threat acquisition,
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construction of field fortifications; hardening of command, communication,

and combat training locations; improvements to weapons systems firing
positions and infantry fighting positions, are critical to this effort.
Field Fortifications
3-29. DOD/NATO defines a field fortification as an emplacement or shelter of
a temporary nature which can be constructed with reasonable facility by units
requiring no more than minor engineer supervisory and equipment
participation. Engineers construct fighting positions for combat vehicles,
direct-fire weapons systems, artillery, and air defense artillery. Field
fortifications provide a degree of protection from the effects of enemy weapons
systems and a more stable weapons platform from which to sustain accurate
volumes of fire. They sustain confidence in a soldier's ability to fight
effectively where he otherwise could not survive.
Strong Points
3-30. DOD/NATO defines a strong point as a key point in a defensive position,
usually strongly fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around
which other positions are grouped for its protection. Strong points are heavily
fortified battle positions that cannot be overrun quickly or bypassed easily by
enemy forces. They consist of an integrated series of well-protected fighting
positions connected by covered routes and reinforced with extensive protective
obstacles. They are designed to withstand artillery fire, air strikes, and
mounted and dismounted assaults. The enemy can reduce them only by
expending significant time, personnel, and equipment assets in overwhelming
force.
3-31. It takes significant engineer effort to create a strong point. As a rule of
thumb, it will require an engineer company to create a company-sized strong
point. Altering a portion of an urban area to turn it into a strong point is
generally easier than creating, but it still requires significant effort. Strong
points smaller than company size are not usually discussed, except in urban
areas.
GEOSPATIAL ENGINEERING
3-32. Geospatial engineering is collecting, developing, disseminating, and
analyzing positionally accurate terrain information that is tied to some earth
reference. These actions provide mission-tailored data, tactical decision aids,
and products that define the character of the zone for the maneuver
commander. Key aspects of the topographic mission are geospatial databases,
analysis, positional control, and printed maps. These aspects provide the
commander a common view of the terrain, which leads to a COP that he uses
for C2. Engineer officers at theater, corps, division, brigade, and battalion
levels are responsible for geospatial engineering. They provide commanders a
clear understanding of the physical environment by enabling visualization of
the terrain and explaining its impact on friendly and enemy operations. They
identify terrain aspects that the commander can exploit to gain advantage
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3-33. Geospatial engineering is a subjective evaluation of the terrain's

physical attributes of the terrain and the physical capabilities of the vehicles,
equipment, and people that must cross or occupy the terrain. Engineer officers
as geospatial engineers also coordinate requirements for collecting and
generating higher-resolution data and write geospatial annexes/appendices to
OPLANs/OPORDs for their supported echelon. Geospatial engineering
depends on topographic support for managing, developing, disseminating, and
analyzing positionally referenced terrain information. The geospatial engineer
must—
• Continually provide current and accurate digital information
databases to maintain the commanders' vision of the AO.
• Analyze the effects of operations on the ground and weather factors
contributing to maneuverability.
• Perform the critical task of maintaining a common operational
background throughout all echelons.
• Provide a means for the commander to visualize the AO.
3-34. The geospatial function primarily supports the C2 and intelligence
BOSs. FM 3-34.230 and JP 2-03 are the primary references for geospatial
engineering.
GENERAL ENGINEERING
3-35. General engineering encompasses those engineer tasks that establish
and maintain the infrastructure required to conduct and sustain military
operations. Such tasks include the construction and repair of LOCs, MSRs,
airfields, utilities, and logistical facilities. FM 5-104 is the primary reference
for general engineering planning. It is directly related to JP 4-04.
3-36. General engineering tasks are typically performed to the rear of the
division boundaries but can also be performed in forward areas. This function
is usually performed by engineer units above division level and consists of
repair and construction tasks. Well-developed theaters have a preponderance
of repair tasks and lesser developed theaters require more construction tasks.
The principles of general engineering in an AO are speed, economy, flexibility,
decentralization of authority and establishment of priorities.
3-37. A major requirement for general engineering is a suitable and sufficient
supply of construction materials. Engineer commanders have the burden of
locating or manufacturing many of these resources. All engineer units must be
capable of exploiting available materials. Outsourcing may become an option
to access materials as well. Quality control is imperative to ensure that
materials meet the critical construction tolerances/standards.
SECTION II - INTEGRATING THE ENGINEER FUNCTIONS
3-38. For the current force and Stryker organizations, the engineer
battlespace functions must be integrated to achieve synergy with the other
BOSs. The engineer coordinator (ENCOORD) at each echelon is responsible
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battlespace functions are integrated across doctrine through the application of

the two primary integration constructs of assured mobility and FFE.
ASSURED MOBILITY
3-39. Linking to the operational framework established in FM 3-0, the
engineer battlespace functions support the maneuver commander's use of the
elements of combat power for decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations
within the full spectrum of operations. How these engineer functions are
integrated across the elements of combat power is the question. Assured
mobility as depicted in Figure 3-2 integrates all of the engineer battlespace
functions, however, assured mobility should not to be confused with the
mobility function.
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3-40. Assured mobility encompasses those actions that give the force
commander the ability to deploy, move, and maneuver where and when he
desires, without interruption or delay, to achieve the mission. A relatively new
doctrinal framework, the imperatives and fundamentals of assured mobility
are what enable friendly forces to exploit superior situational understanding
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framework describes the processes that enable the commander to see first,
understand first, act first, and finish decisively.
3-41. Assured mobility supports the maneuver commander's use of the
elements of combat power to achieve decisive, shaping, and sustaining
operations across the full spectrum of operations and conflict. The framework
of assured mobility entails four imperatives that are linked to the elements of
combat power (see Figure 3-3). These imperatives are proactive, not reactive,
and assure mobility only if integrated into the MDMP.
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3-42. The first imperative, develop mobility input to the COP, is the collection
and integration of geospatial, cultural, and enemy information (aided by
automated mobility planning tools) to establish mobility input to the COP for
the entire AO. This information allows quick development of the initial and
follow-on, real-time modified combined-obstacle overlay (MCOO) that enables
the maneuver commander to select the focused operating areas within the AO
that best provide positions of advantage. The operating areas are smaller
areas designated within the AO that allow the commander to focus collection
assets and efforts. The MCOO is defined by the desired endstate and is
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3-43. Knowledge of existing obstacles and monitoring of existing traffic

patterns are two examples that allow us to see the battlefield in near-real
time. Where obstacles are is as important as where obstacles are not. This
information allows the maneuver commander to determine where he may
maneuver, what resources will be required to get there, and how the enemy
forces may attempt to influence this maneuver plan. The mobility input to the
COP enables the maneuver commander to identify the operating areas in the
AO and the associated mobility challenges. It is linked to ISR operations and
continuously updates the commander and leaders with real-time mobility
information. This imperative links the information element to the leadership
element to provide SU.
3-44. The second imperative, select, establish, and maintain operating areas,
means identifying the threat and restrictive terrain and location of a
countermobility effort. This imperative is the linkage between seeing first and
understanding first. With the aid of automated tools, critical mobility choke
points within operating areas will be identified and a shaping plan. This plan
includes predicting enemy actions and intents and the required sensor
coverage to fill any information voids within the operating areas. Battlefield
terrain reasoning and awareness (BTRA) allows us to template potential
obstacles and locations of where the enemy might place obstacles. Sensors
dedicated within the collection plan will be employed, or focused from other
assets, on the critical areas to fill the information voids or improve our SU and
maintain mobility input to the COP. The system allows the commander to
track existing obstacles and catalog threat patterns to facilitate a predictive
analysis of what the threat may do to terrain to impede friendly maneuver.
3-45. To solidify the COP, sensors are employed at critical areas to protect
them from enemy influence. In coordination with these sensors, conducting
standoff attacks on selected enemy capabilities to perform mine or
countermine activities (or deceiving the enemy to focus his attention on other
areas) will fix the current mobility SU. Sensors and forces may be emplaced at
choke points, such as bridges, to counter enemy attempts to disrupt
operations. Being able to control and monitor critical mobility areas is
coordinating a mobility plan in conjunction with the scheme of maneuver.
Simply put, "sensor staring" will enable the force to "own" the operating areas.
By identifying the locations that may impede movement, the leadership
element can resource where he wants to maneuver to avoid or neutralize these
impediments while protecting the force and minimizing risks. This imperative
supports the elements of protection and maneuver.
3-46. The third imperative, attack the enemy's ability to influence operating
areas, is accomplished by interdicting the enemy's countermobility efforts and
providing the maneuver commander with multiple avenue options. This
imperative is a proactive means of employing standoff detection and obstacle
neutralization systems to maintain mobility within the operating areas and
assist with ensuring freedom of maneuver. The focus is on shaping the
noncontiguous operating areas for decisive operations.
3-47. Standoff detection of obstacles, standoff neutralization, and attacking
these obstacles in coordination with the maneuver plan, is critical to preserve
resources. This is a proactive attack of the enemy's ability to employ obstacles.
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mobility. Current sensor systems and future intelligent munitions and

antipersonnel (AP) land mine alternatives (APLA) will be used to proactively
attack the threat.
3-48. The fourth imperative, maintain mobility and momentum, is
accomplished by using each of the engineer battlespace functions to support
firepower and maneuver. The first three imperatives are command, control,
computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
(C4ISR) intensive. This imperative considers the fact that the threat is
thinking and will adapt to our operations. The purpose of this imperative is to
allow maneuver forces to neutralize the effects of obstacles in the context of
their maneuver. Their goal is freedom of maneuver to seize objectives without
delay along multiple and parallel routes. Detecting obstacles (including side-
attack and wide-area mines) and neutralizing their effects without allowing
them to adversely affect the maneuver plan or the momentum of the
maneuver force are critical. As a last resort, an organic breaching capability
exists to overcome enemy obstacles that may be encountered when it is
necessary for the force to cross through the obstacles. Marking systems that
provide visual, virtual and active identification of obstacles and cleared or safe
areas are required.
3-49. In addition to supporting the assaulting force, maintaining mobility and
momentum is an important role to ensure that the force can be supported.
This includes maintaining and operating routes for pulse logistics as well as
forward landing areas for air resupply. Engineers must be able to neutralize
the effects of obstacles without disrupting our maneuver momentum in one of
four ways: detect and avoid, detect and destroy from standoff, detect and
reduce, or withstand the effects. FFE is used as an enabler for the engineer
battlespace functions to support assured mobility and the elements of combat
power (see Figure 3-3, page 3-12), and the discussion of FFE.
3-50. The application of assured mobility is performed by all branches of the
Army although the engineer branch has primary staff responsibility for it. As
engineers support the full spectrum of operations, assured mobility is overlaid
and integrated with those fundamentals of full-spectrum operations, as
identified in FM 3-0. Figure 3-4 visually represents the linkages and
relationships between those fundamentals, assured mobility, the BOS, the
engineer battlespace functions, and FFE. Each is related to and imbedded in
those basic fundamentals.
3-51. Integrating new capabilities within the imperatives, engineers provide
a combined arms proactive approach to mobility. To do this, engineers use
information to maximize avoidance without committing into the threat's
massed effects. Engineers support maneuver on multiple parallel routes and
provide computing power used to identify numerous routes to the objective.
They focus on attacking or neutralizing individual mines (just the ones that
limit our mobility) instead of reducing lanes in minefields.
3-52. The fundamentals of assured mobility are predict, detect, prevent,
avoid, neutralize, and protect. They are part of the full spectrum of operations
that follow a continuous cycle of planning, preparing, and executing engineer
operations that support decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations (see
Figu re 3-4). Achieving assured mobility rests on a pplying the six

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fundamentals listed below. In essence, these fundamentals describe actions

that sustain friendly maneuver ability and preclude enemy maneuver ability.
They depend on superior SU, shared knowledge, and decisive execution.
• Predict. Predict actions and circumstances that could affect the ability
of the force to maintain momentum.
• Detect. Detect early indicators of impediments to battlefield mobility
and identify solutions through the use of ISR assets.
• Prevent. Prevent potential impediments to maneuver from affecting
the battlefield mobility of the force by acting early. Political
considerations and ROE may hinder our ability to apply the
fundamental early in a contingency.
• Avoid. Avoid detected impediments to battlefield mobility of the force,
if prevention fails.
• Neutralize. Neutralize, reduce, or overcome (breach) impediments to
battlefield mobility that cannot be prevented or avoided. The
breaching tenets and fundamentals apply when forced to neutralize
an obstacle.
• Protect. Protect against enemy countermobility effects.
3-53. The most critical aspect of this framework is the linkage between the
fundamentals. For instance, the linkage between predict and prevent,
between detect and prevent, between detect and avoid, and between detect
and neutralize are essential for success. A failure of any of these linkages will
diminish a commander's ability to achieve decisive results.
3-54. The fundamentals of assured mobility are applicable from the strategic
to the tactical level. Table 3-1 provides examples of what resources might be
used at various command levels, using the fundamentals against potential
impediments. The list is not all-inclusive but intended as a tool to capture the
distinctions of assured mobility at various levels.

Table 3-1. Potential Assured Mobility Resources
Mobility
Predict Detect Prevent Avoid Neutralize Protect
Impediments
Strategic Ground Routes National assets National assets Blockades Planning Dive teams Coalition support
Combatant APOD SOF NGOs Embargoes Mine database Construction units HLS
Cdr
SPOD FBI/Local police HUMINT Interdiction targeting TeleEngineering Key node force
of production facilities technical data protection
APOE Request NIMA Data UN demining data PSYOPS Alternate FBI/local police Threat condition
deployment routes status
SPOE Schedule rapid FBI/local police FBI/local police Research and USACE FBI/local police
terrain data Development construction
acquisition Programs
Rail Develop doctrinal Research and Research and Research and Research and
template development programs development development development
programs programs programs
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Operational Theater LOCs DTSS—terrain ACR Interdiction targeting Mine database EOD Danger areas
analysis isolation
JTF/Corps ISB's Terrain data UAV PSYOPS Movement control Airfield repair Security operations
acquisition—terrain teams
IR
Theater log bases Refine/develop SOF CA/CI activities Campaign areas of Fuel-air bombs
doctrinal template attack determination
Theater airfields Develop SITEMP NGOs TeleEngineering
technical data
HUMINT Construction units
SIGINT
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Table 3-1. Potential Assured Mobility Resources (Continued)
Mobility
Predict Detect Prevent Avoid Neutralize Protect
Impediments
Tactical Routes DTSS—tactical RSTA units Preparatory fires Mine database Area clearance Armored vehicles
terrain products
Corps/ MSR/ASRs UAV TUAV Route security patrols Movement control RTE clearance Security patrols
Division/
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SITEMP
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Operations bases HUMINT PSYOPS

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3-55. With the development of the COP, commanders can u se the

fundamentals of assured mobility to ensure freedom of maneuver. During
planning, engineers predict areas that the enemy may use to impede
movement, using geospatial terrain products and ISR capabilities. During
preparation, engineers, in conjunction with the intelligence community,
employ sensors to detect impediments in the AO. ISR provides SU in the AO
and populate selected corridors with collection capabilities. Engineers apply
the prevent fundamental by denying the enemy the ability to influence
operating areas. We do so by employing detection capabilities, countermobility
systems, and obstacle neutralization systems to attack enemy assets that
attempt to influence corridors. During execution, the commander uses the
COP to maneuver his force and avoid restrictions. If a force cannot avoid
restrictions, a commander neutralizes the impediment using the breaching
tenets (intelligence, breach organization, breach fundamentals, mass, and
synchronization). Protection is the enforcement of force protection measures
to deny the enemy the ability to harm the force as the force maneuvers and
performs its engineer functions during all phases of planning, preparing, and
executing a mission.
3-56. Assured mobility is built from relationships with the functions and the
BOS. The maneuver support (MANSPT) cell is responsible for integrating the
BOS contributions to the fundamentals of assured mobility. MANSPT
representative ensures the maneuver force integrates the imperatives for
execution.
FIELD FORCE ENGINEERING

3-57. Even though the Army is reducing in size and is becoming more
expeditionary in nature, engineers are still required to perform all of the
broad engineer functions in support of the force commander. No one engineer
unit METL is broad enough to allow units to train in every functional area,
(see FM 7-0). Engineers must balance multifunctional capabilities with a
limited internal degree of expertise. FFE is one method to access the
specialized aspects of the engineer functions via TeleEngineering. FFE
applies Engineer Regiment capabilities across the range of engineer functions
(although primarily general engineering intensive) and in all phases and
types of operations ODSS through reach and forward presence. (See Appendix
C for more detail.) FFE recognizes the critical need for early integrated
engineer participation in planning and optimizing engineer capabilities for
mission development and execution. This virtual collaboration with the FFE
integrates the strengths of Army engineers in table of organization and
equipment (TOE)/table of distribution and allowance (TDA) units (AC/RC),
USACE (services and technical engineer expertise), and USAES (tactical
expertise with geographically dispersed units in the field). This capability
allows engineers to develop feasible solutions in a timely manner with early
elimination of ad hoc solutions. Based on the current operational environment
with more complex requirements and operating conditions, FFE addresses
concerns about engineer availability and synchronization, given the general
limited technical engineering and environmental capability in most TOE
engineer units. FFE allows engineers to reduce their footprint, maximize their
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USACE teams and ENCOM modules) on the ground (reaching to access other
technical expertise on a situational/as needed basis), and reduce the
associated vulnerabilities and other negative aspects of deployment into the
AO.
SECTION III - THE ENGINEER REGIMENT
3-58. The Engineer Regiment contains a wide range of organizations that

contribute performing and supporting capabilities to engineer functions at
every level. Determining the type and numbers of Engineer Regiment assets
and capabilities to support any given operation will be performed by the
combatant commander and/or the ARFOR, in conjunction with his engineer
staff.
UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

3-59. The Chief of Engineers has aligned USACE divisions with combatant
commanders as they reinforce and extend the capabilities of the Regiment (see
Figure 1-1, page 1-3). This relationship with the combatant commander allows
direct access to USACE resources to support engagement strategies and
wartime operations. The USACE mission covers the full spectrum of
operations with five major functions:
• War fighting operations provide full-spectrum engineering and
contingency support.
• Disaster relief operations respond to local, national and global
disasters.
• Infrastructure builds and sustains the critical facilities for military
installations and the public.
• Environmental operations restore, manage, and enhance ecosystems,
local and regional.
• Water resource development creates synergy between water resources
development and the environment.
3-60. USACE capabilities include access to the expertise of the seven
Engineer Research and Development Centers (ERDCs) and all of the
resources within the divisions, districts, and other sources. USACE is the
primary proponent of FFE, which enables the engineer battlespace functions.
FFE is provided through deployed tactical engineer units and USACE
personnel (deployed and at their home station). The engineer commander
maintains his flexibility and determines the mix of capabilities (troop, USACE
civilian, and contractor) based on the tactical situation, time-phased
requirements, required/available capabilities, funding, and force caps. The
USACE division commander task-organizes division capabilities to meet the
varying time-phased requirements. The division's capabilities depend heavily
on reach through systems such as TeleEngineering. The FFE concept is
applicable in joint and combined operations to provide a better engineer
solution that can be implemented faster and with a smaller footprint. The Air
Force and Navy have similar capabilities. The Air Force's FFE is called geo-
reach and the Navy's FFE is called engineer recon teams (not to be confused

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with tactical Army engineer reconnaissance teams [ERTs]). The USACE

objective of FFE is to more effectively execute its roles (engineering expertise,
contract construction, real estate acquisition and disposal, and environmental
engineering) in all operations. Additionally, the USACE FFE objective is to
maximize use of reach to provide technical assistance and enable the engineer
battlespace functions for the combatant commander. USACE accomplishes
this by training, equipping, and maintaining specialized, deployable forward
engineer support teams (FESTs).
ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS

3-61. At EAC there are engineer C2 HQ called ENCOMs and/or theater Army
(TA) brigades and engineer groups that are assigned the responsibility of
commanding and controlling how forces execute engineer functions in a
theater AO. As the combatant commander's LCC establishes the theater
backbone structure, the ENCOMs focus on operational issues such as
enabling theater entry and supporting sustained forces. The ENCOM
commander establishes a relationship with the Army or land component staff
engineer to synchronize the engineer effort. CS assets task-organized to the
component commander cannot be task organized to the staff engineer because
he does not have command authority. This allows corps and division engineers
(DIVENGs) to remain focused on the conduct of the tactical operations. The
actual structure of the theater-level engineer force is not firm. The
organization is tailored to the anticipated mission. Its capabilities are diverse
and specialized. The theater force engineer uses the building block approach
to determine the engineer structure based on the varying operational
requirements. The theater force engineer has TDA and modified table of
organization and equipment (MTOE) units from AC and RC organizations to
tailor its capabilities. These unit capabilities include prime power, facility
engineering, real estate, topography (and other geospatial capabilities),
combat heavy, port construction, utilities, fire fighting, quarry, pipeline,
diving, well drilling, and bridging. Figure 3-5, page 3-22, shows the existing
operational engineer force structure for EAC and EAD.
3-62. The theater force engineer support spans more than just theater
sustainment. He can support the maneuver force engineers by accomplishing
missions within the combat zone. Control measures such as engineer work
lines (EWL) are used to delineate engineer responsibilities between EAC and
corps and below engineer units. ENCOMs and TA brigades are prepared to
deploy capability modules to provide tailored capabilities to the ARFOR/
combatant commander. These modules are based on unique competencies that
include C2, theater planning, facilities engineering, design and survey, and
geospatial engineering.
CORPS
3-63. The corps engineer brigade commands and controls all engineer support
to the corps and is assigned all engineer units that are not organic to
divisions, separate maneuver brigades, and cavalry regiments. The brigade
provides combat, geospatial, and general engineering support to the corps
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provided by a topographic engineer company placed in DS of the corps from

the TA topographic engineer battalion. The corps engineer brigade augments
engineers organic to divisions, separate maneuver brigades, and cavalry
regiments. The corps engineer brigade may contain various numbers of
engineer groups, corps engineer battalions (mechanized, wheeled, airborne,
and light), combat-heavy engineer battalions, and separate engineer
companies (fixed and assault float bridge, combat support equipment [CSE],
light equipment [LE], and topographic). Other specialized engineer
organizations will augment the corps engineer effort as the mission dictates.
The brigade provides oversight and support for theater engineer forces from
EAC units operating in the corps area. These units include prime power,
construction support, pipeline construction, dump truck, and port
construction, utilities, well-drilling, fire fighting, and other special teams and
detachments.
3-64. The corps engineer brigade commander also serves as the corps
engineer special staff officer. The corps staff engineer section (SES) provides
engineer functional-area expertise to all corps staff elements. The SES
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ensures that the engineer battlefield functions are fully planned, integrated,
synchronized, and executed to support the corps commander's intent and
scheme of maneuver. The corps engineer tasks and prioritizes the work effort
of the DS corps topographic company. In force projection theaters where no
forward-based theater engineer structure exists, the corps engineer brigade
could initially function as the theater engineer HQ and regional-contingency
engineering manager (RCEM). To do this, the brigade needs special
augmentation from an ENCOM and/or the USACE in the areas of
construction management, real estate acquisition, and construction
contracting support. The brigade would execute this function until an
ENCOM, TA engineer brigade, or engineer construction group arrives in
theater. In the absence of follow-on deployment of an ENCOM, TA engineer
brigade, or engineer construction group, the corps engineer brigade (with the
special augmentation listed above) may have to act as the theater engineer
HQ indefinitely.
DIVISION AND BELOW

3-65. DIVENGs in an analog division serve two critical roles for the division.
First, they provide engineer expertise at every echelon of command from the
division to the company or team. Second, they provide the structure necessary
to command engineer units at these echelons. Both of these roles involve all of
the engineer battlefield functions: combat (M/CM/S), geospatial, and general
engineering. As a combat multiplier, engineer units focus on maintaining
division freedom to maneuver and attacking the threat's freedom to maneuver
on the battlefield. As part of the division staff, the DIVENG focuses on
integrating and synchronizing engineer missions to support the division
commander's intent and scheme of maneuver.
3-66. In the Force XXI (FXXI) division, the engineer brigade HQ is replaced
by an engineer cell in the division tactical (TAC) command post (CP),
Assistant Chief of Staff, G3, Operations and Plans (G3) division main, and
DIVENG section in the division main. This staff is tasked by the DIVENG to
form an organic division staff engineer section (DSES). The DIVENG has no
units task-organized directly to him. He provides the division commander
with planning, integration, and synchronization of engineer operations in the
deep, decisive, and sustaining fight. Integrating ISR requirements is critical
to this end. The DIVENG's knowledge on maneuver and force integration
allows for effective force integration of EAD engineer forces as mission
enhancements. This includes acquiring and managing information,
maintaining SU, and estimating the necessary direction of subordinate forces.
3-67. The M/CM/S element of the division TAC is comprised of chemical and
engineer personnel. Their function is to enhance division mobility and
degrade enemy mobility. This element is also mission with the survivability
by avoiding or at least minimizing the effects of WMD. The M/CM/S element:
• Monitors, directs, and coordinates the activities of chemical and
engineer units.
• Has an embedded engineer team that conducts reconnaissance to
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COP accurately reflects all obstacles (both friendly and enemy) and
trafficability information concerning the AO.
• Has engineer and chemical elements that work closely with the G2
and FSE to track and plot known obstacles.
3-68. The G3 M/CM/S element in the division main consists of three distinct
sections—engineer, chemical, and MP. The cell is focused on mobility (both
friendly and enemy), countermobility (friendly and enemy) and survivability
(protection) of the force. The engineer staff will also integrate the geospatial
and general engineering requirements. The engineer section—
• Prioritizes, makes allocation recommendations, and task-organizes
divisional engineer assets and other engineer units received from
EAD.
• Assists the plans team as it develops OPLANs and OPORDs. Makes
recommendations for the appropriate use of engineers and provides
detailed knowledge of their capabilities and limitations.
• Assists the G2 section of the IPB cell and the G2 plans officer with the
terrain analysis portion of the IPB.
• Maintains an accurate status and location of all friendly and known
enemy obstacles, to include impediments to movement caused by the
weather or terrain.
• Advises and coordinates with the DIVENG for planning and executing
rear-area missions/tasks in support of sustainment operations across
all five of the engineer functions. This includes providing terrain
products through the use of the Digital Topographic Support System
(DTSS) and providing terrain products used while developing or
analyzing COAs, thus enhancing the division commander's ability to
make informed battlefield decisions. CS assets task-organized to the
FXXI division cannot be task-organized to the division staff engineer
because he does not have command authority.
3-69. In the FXXI division, the engineer sections can electronically move and
share information with subordinate and higher units. This allows for rapid
synchronization of operations and dissemination of orders. Each process is
complemented by the use of the Maneuver Control System-Engineer (MCS-
ENG), FXXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2), All-Source
Analysis System-Remote Workstation (ASAS-RWS), DTSS and C2 personal
computer (C2PC). As part of the division staff, the DIVENG section focuses on
integrating and synchronizing all engineer missions to support the
commander's intent and scheme of maneuver. Engineers of the FXXI and the
analog divisions provide engineer expertise at each echelon of command and
planning and synchronization for engineer operations in support of the
maneuver commander's intent and the scheme of maneuver.
3-70. Each armored-cavalry regiment (ACR) has a regimental staff engineer
and an organic engineer company. The regimental engineer provides engineer
planning expertise to regimental and squadron commanders. Although the
regimental engineer has no command authority, he remains the senior
engineer advisor to the regimental commander. CS engineer units task-
organized to the regiment work in conjunction with the regimental engineer to
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remains the primary engineer staff officer in the regimental staff even if the
task-organized engineer commander is senior. CS units may be abruptly task-
organized away; the regimental engineer provides continuity. The regimental
engineer role involves all of the engineer battlefield functions: combat (M/CM/S),
geospatial, and general engineering. The engineer company commander is a
combat multiplier, focused on maintaining the Regiment's freedom of
maneuver and mission accomplishment. As part of the regimental staff, the
regimental engineer focuses on integrating and synchronizing engineer
missions to support the regimental commander's intent and scheme of
maneuver.
3-71. The SBCT has a brigade engineer and a single engineer company that is
designed and organized principally for operating in SSCs, stability actions,
support actions, and MTWs. The company provides combat engineering and
limited general engineering (primarily sustainment), and embedded
geospatial engineering to support the force in preventing, containing,
stabilizing, or terminating a crisis. The brigade engineer is the primary
advisor to the brigade commander and may also serve as the MANSPT
coordinator. As the MANSPT coordinator, integrates and synchronizes all
MANSPT assets into the planning process and conducts battle tracking. The
brigade engineer has no command authority, but remains the primary advisor
on engineer matters, even if a senior engineer commander is task-organized to
support the SBCT.
SECTION IV - INTEGRATION INTO THE COMBINED ARMS TEAM
3-72. Each maneuver force echelon from corps down to battalion/TF level has
an ENCOORD to integrate engineers into the combined arms fight. For some
higher echelons, the ENCOORD is solely a staff officer; however, the
ENCOORD is usually an engineer unit commander/leader with an associated
staff officer. At the non-FXXI division level, for example, they are the
DIVENG and assistant division engineer (ADE), respectively. In either case,
the engineer is a special staff officer who is a member of the echelon battle
staff and plays an integral part in developing plans and orders. Engineers
work with all members of the battle staff and must understand their
capabilities to integrate and synchronize the M/CM/S BOS and contribute to
integrating the intelligence and CSS BOS.
3-73. The primary contribution of the staff engineer at the operational level is
a solid engineer battlefield assessment (EBA). Without a good EBA, the staff
engineer cannot properly contribute to developing a scheme of engineer
operations (SOEO) and a task organization to support the plan. A good EBA
distributed to subordinate engineers also facilitates the parallel planning
process and integration of a BOS.
3-74. At the strategic and operational planning stages, engineer input makes
an essential contribution to setting the conditions for operational and tactical
success. It enhances the effectiveness of joint targeting by advising on the
selection of targets within the enemy's national and military infrastructure.
This is done to optimize the required effect on his forces and population while
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subsequent operations. This allows attacks to be focused, reducing the effort

required to achieve the desired strategic or operational effect and improving
the joint capability to attack the enemy's war effort without causing
disproportionate collateral damage to civilians and the environment. In DS to
imminent operations, engineers must be included in targeting planning at all
levels to prevent destruction of key infrastructure essential to future
operations and to provide guidance on efficient achievement of the required
countermobility effects. The engineer staff should also be involved in battle
damage assessment (BDA).
3-75. Engineer support allows the maneuver commander to reinforce cohesion
and HN cooperation by preserving HN infrastructure and relieving the effects
of conflict on its environment and its population, including refugees. There are
a wide variety of activities or tasks that could be conducted by engineers to
support building routes and camps for displaced persons and refugees and
mine awareness training for civilians. Engineers directly support preserving
and protecting the force by hardening the C2 and other facilities, providing
collective protection, and removing threats to troops and morale (UXO, mines,
scatterable munitions, and IEDs). Engineers provide support for cover,
concealment, and camouflage deception efforts, beyond the supported
formation capabilities, to counter enemy intelligence operations and protect
the force from the effects of enemy fires.
3-76. Engineers sustain the joint force directly through activities such as
construction of fuel supply networks and production and supply of water,
electricity, and accommodations. They are responsible for construction,
maintenance, and post conflict restoration of services and facilities essential
to operations. Engineers also provide essential support to logistic activities. In
addition to assessing and recommending the most efficient use of existing
infrastructure, they develop, construct, repair, and maintain a wide range of
logistic facilities.
SECTION V - OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
FIGHTING AS ENGINEERS
3-77. Combat and CS engineers are the vanguard of the Army because they
fight beside combat arms units. When conducting combat operations in close
battle, they must be prepared to fight and employ their combat skills, using
fire and maneuver to accomplish their engineer mission. On today's
battlefield, the enemy can detect and engage engineers quickly, regardless of
their location. Consequently, all combat engineers/sappers are organized,
trained, and equipped to fight and destroy the enemy in addition to their
primary responsibilities within combat engineering. This section addresses
aspects of engineers in close combat, organized to fight as engineers.
3-78. Combat and CS engineers are organized, trained, and equipped to
engage in close combat to accomplish their engineer missions and—
• Support a movement to contact (MTC) or attack as part of a maneuver
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• Fight as the reduction force during combined arms breaching

operations.
• Assist the supported organization to defeat an unexpected attack.
• Protect a reserve obstacle that must remain passable until friendly
forces are able to withdraw.
• Maintain security at a work site.
• Protect themselves in an AA or on the march.
3-79. The enemy will attempt to kill combat engineers as well as dismounted
infantry or mechanized forces. It is imperative that engineers are trained to
be physically aggressive and tactically competent. The combat engineers'
secondary mission is to reorganize into infantry units and fight as infantry.
ENGINEER COMBAT ORGANIZATION

3-80. The 21B combat engineer is trained to accomplish the same basic tasks
as the 11B infantryman, in addition to specialized engineer-unique tasks.
Engineer squads/platoons/companies are trained to move rapidly and fight
violently, either by themselves or in maneuver battalions as a part of a
combined arms formation. The additional skills of the 21B make him a potent
and versatile member of the combined arms team.
3-81. Mechanized (and the motorized SBCT) combat-engineer squads are
organized around their armored vehicle and are armed with an array of rifles,
squad automatic weapons, grenade launchers, light and heavy machine guns,
and AT weapons. The squads also carry an array of demolition materials,
configured into satchel and combat demolition charges, and are able to attack
rapidly and violently with demolitions as well as fire. In the platoon, they
carry a basic load of conventional and scatterable mines (SCATMINEs)
sufficient to emplace a minefield quickly and defend it, if necessary.
3-82. Wheeled combat engineers are organized and equipped much the same
as mechanized combat engineers. The major difference is the squad carrier—
a 5-ton dump truck or family of medium tactical vehicles (FMTV). When
dismounted, a squad and platoons are trained to function much like a
dismounted infantry organization.
3-83. Light engineers move on foot, carrying critical tools and equipment as
well as demolition materials. As squads or platoons, light engineers move as
part of the light infantry formation. Capable of using fire and movement
techniques, they also contribute employing demolition and fire to a close-
combat fight.
3-84. Combat (heavy), topographic engineer units and specialized engineer
companies/detachments are armed primarily with rifles and have a limited
number of crew-served weapons. They are not organized to move within
combined arms formations or apply fire and maneuver. They are capable of
engaging in close combat with fire and movement primarily in a defensive
role.
ENGINEER COMBAT CAPABILITIES

3-85. During offensive operations, combat engineer units are task-organized
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The engineer unit is designed to provide demolition and reduction capabilities

to the combined arms team. The engineer unit can also employ direct-fire
weapons systems to aid in employing demolitions and reduction assets.
Regardless of the mission, armored engineer vehicles are combat vehicles that
provide a significant contribution to the combat power of the entire formation.
To accomplish the mission, engineers fire and move under the direction of the
formation commander, as necessary, using demolition skills when
appropriate. Fire and movement techniques are based on rifle, automatic rifle,
and grenadier covering fire, allowing the placement of demolition charges
within striking range.
3-86. When involved in an assault, engineers fight dismounted on the
objective. However, they focus on reducing the close-in protective obstacles as
well as demolition tasks against positions and dug-in vehicles. Demolition
charges produce significant shock and concussion effects on defenders, as well
as destroy critical positions, munitions, and combat vehicles.
3-87. Combat engineers employed on reserve obstacles in the defense execute
the technical procedures necessary to ensure target destruction. However, the
engineer demolition party responds to enemy contact. They assist the
demolition guard in securing the target by holding it open or gaining time to
ensure for destruction. The engineer force may assist in target defense by
installing obstacles to support the defensive scheme.
3-88. Engineer units engaged in emplacing obstacle systems provide their
own local security. Within their capability, they employ close combat
techniques against attackers to ensure that the obstacle system is completed.
Construction, topographic, and other specialized engineer organizations also
provide their own local security. In rear operations, they participate in base
cluster defense. They install local protective obstacles and fight from
defensive positions on the perimeter. They also form reaction forces that can
expel or destroy enemy forces that penetrate a base cluster.
REORGANIZING TO FIGHT AS INFANTRY

3-89. Throughout history, engineer organizations have been required to fill
the role of infantry as a secondary mission. The combat engineer/sapper is
part of a well-armed and well-equipped organization capable of executing
infantry tasks in conjunction with other combat units. Organizational
deficiencies include the lack of organic fire control personnel, communications
equipment, and medical personnel. If an engineer battalion has been
designated to fight as infantry (a maneuver unit), then it requires the same
support and integration of other maneuver elements (such as armor, AT, fire
support, or air defense artillery [ADA] elements) into its task organization to
accomplish its mission. While engineers always fight as engineers,
reorganizing them and employing them as infantry requires operational
considerations.
EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
3-90. Reorganizing engineers as infantry is an operational-level decision that
requires corps commander or higher authorization due to the nature and
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training) on the engineer unit and the higher organization. However, a

commander must carefully weigh the gain in infantry strength against the
loss of engineer support. Engineers provide far more combat power in their
primary mission than when configured as infantry. Stopping the engineer
work may reduce the combat power of a commander's entire force. Because of
the long-term impact, a commander must notify higher HQ when employing
engineers as infantry. A commander must carefully analyze infantry and
engineer demands before deciding to employ an engineer unit as infantry.
Employing engineers merely implies the higher commander using the
engineers for a short period of time. On the other hand, reorganization is an
action taken to shift internal resources within a degraded unit to increase its
level of combat effectiveness. This requires resources, time, and training and
is for an extended period of time.
3-91. An immediate requirement for the infantry may not require
reorganization; engineers are simply committed to the fight. Reorganization
occurs when time allows moving unneeded engineer elements and equipment
from the battle area and augmenting the engineer structure with additional
capabilities. A commander normally considers reorganizing when forecasting
a shortage of infantry before a future operation or phase of an operation. The
commander makes a decision after weighing METT-TC factors and
determining an acceptable risk level. Reorganizing as infantry takes time and
other assets.
Corps And Above

3-92. Corps combat engineer battalions working in either the division or the
corps rear may be employed more easily as a separate infantry force. These
units frequently work under the control of their battalion HQ and are not
dispersed and integrated into other formations. They are also located to move
forward and join the force in contact, form a reserve, or prepare and occupy
blocking positions. The commander directing this employment should provide
early warning to allow the unit time to assemble, reorganize, and prepare for
the mission before commitment. The engineer unit must provide immediate
liaison to the gaining maneuver command to facilitate planning and
integration. This generally requires about 24 hours, unless the unit has
previously prepared for a similar mission.
3-93. When an engineer unit is employed as infantry, one major consideration
for the commander is to store engineer equipment, such as bulldozers, bucket
loaders and road graders in tactical assembly areas. Equipment not used in
the infantry role may be attached to other units for C2 purposes or to
accomplish other engineer tasks. This decision is METT-TC driven and
generally based on the overall concept of the operation.
3-94. The commander directing the employment should augment the engineer
unit with additional medical personnel and vehicles, air defense teams, and
fire support teams. The unit should also be augmented with armor, AT
weapons teams, mortar teams, and other combined arms capabilities, as
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Division and Below

3-95. Generally, DIVENG battalions are task-organized throughout the
division's area and are closely integrated with other maneuver arms.
Engineers fight and conduct their operations in this configuration. Engineers
in a combat vehicle or dismounted formation (with satchel charges or rifle fire)
fight, as required, under the formation commander. Engineers who prepare
defensive positions fight from those positions alongside the defenders, if
attacked. DIVENGs use their close combat skills as infantry in an emergency
while performing their engineer mission.
CONSIDERATIONS
3-96. Engineer units employed as infantry do not have the same capabilities
as conventional infantry units. Because they normally operate the same as
infantry organizations and have the same basic weapons, this is generally not
a problem at squad and platoon levels. At higher levels, this is a concern.
3-97. The engineer company can effectively control other arms as a company/
team because it normally works closely with them. The engineer company
routinely maneuvers alone and is well suited to protect TF flanks during MTC
operations or as the TF breach force during deliberate attacks.
3-98. To be fully effective at the battalion level, engineer units need to be
augmented with heavy AT weapons and mortars, as well as the normal CS
provided to any infantry unit. Engineer battalions frequently maneuver as
battalions, so their training makes them effective in offensive operations and
in a defensive role when employed as infantry.
3-99. Employing engineers as infantry is likely to occur when the reserve
force has been committed and no other reserve force is possible. The engineer
reserve force can be used in two ways: as a reinforcing force for units in
contact with or as a blocking force against an attack or counterattack. It can
accomplish this mission by building and occupying a strong point. Other uses
of an engineer reserve force include—
• Augmenting an armor battalion with infantry to build a TF.
• Augmenting an infantry battalion with an additional company.
• Operating as the breach force commander for a brigade breaching
operation.
• Operating separately in an economy of force role or as part of a
brigade defense.
• Providing air-assault forces for seizing critical terrain.
• Providing a specialized assault force for urban operations (UO) or the
attack of an enemy strong point.

Chapter 4
Planning Engineer Operations

A military engineer must have broad engineering experience
between wars.
Major General Julian L. Schley
(Chief of Engineer, 1937-1941)
The Engineer Regiment is a large and diverse organization that provides
support to commanders at every level. The lines of responsibility between
USACE, MTOE, and TDA units have blurred with our involvement in full-
spectrum operations and new threats. As echelons of responsibilities have
blurred, we realize that every engineer unit is capable of supporting a
maneuver unit at any level of war. For example, a combat heavy battalion
may deploy a subordinate unit or capability to support a JTF at the
strategic level or provide support for an Army corps at the operational
level or even a mechanized battalion at the tactical level. Engineer
planning is conducted at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. The
engineer staff should participate in all aspects of planning for operations,
particularly during the early stages, to ensure the successful engineer
preparation of the operational area. Engineer planners should consider a
wide range of requirements.
SECTION I - INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING
4-1. Engineer doctrine addresses the range of full-spectrum operations, which

include offensive, defensive, stability, and support operations. Engineers
support these operations, or a combination of these operations in any
environment. Versatility is a key principle for engineers participating in
executing and transitioning between these operations. Essentially, any
engineer organization is capable of operating and supporting the commander
through the entire range of operations. This may be accomplished by tapping
into the expertise, skills, and products available outside of their organization.
Expertise may come from international and/or other service engineers.
Internally, the Regiment has become a network-centric organization that
allows every organization to access each other's unique skills via reach
(backward and laterally), including TeleEngineering capabilities embodied in
FFE. An MTOE engineer unit brings its core strengths and is reinforced by
USACE, ENCOMs, USAES, or other assets within the Regiment for the
specific operation in which it participates.
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ARMY TRANSFORMATION AND THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS

4-2. The Army is currently engaged in a transformation to become a more
strategically responsive force across the full spectrum of operations. The Army
and its engineers are moving along three major paths- the Future Force, the
current force, and the Stryker force. This FM supports the doctrinal
requirements for current engineer operations, and it lays out the framework
for operations during the Army's transformation. It addresses engineer
operations in support of modern and digitally enhanced forces and Stryker
force. By addressing these forces, we provide engineer doctrine that will pull
us toward the future force and fulfill the role of being an engineer operational
capstone manual.
4-3. The critical transformation path leads to the Future Force. It will be
more strategically responsive, deployable, sustainable, versatile, agile, lethal,
and survivable than the current force structure. The engineers enabling the
Future Force will have these characteristics in order to provide proactive
support and imbed combat (M/CM/S), geospatial, and general engineering
capabilities. Engineers are a primary enabler of assured mobility. Today, the
science and technology community is working hard to achieve advanced
capabilities such as stand-off mine detection and neutralization for the close
fight. Engineers will develop the systems and techniques necessary to stay
ahead of the potential asymmetric capabilities of our adversaries.
4-4. At the same time, the Army will retain those forces (the current force) as
we know them today. These forces are being recapitalized through the
continuation of existing modernization programs, such as digital technologies.
This will be part of the force used for war should they be required anytime in
the next 10 years or so. Engineers will continue to field digital capabilities,
and provide geospatial support, and in some cases, Bradley engineer fighting
vehicles (BEFVs), Wolverines, and other necessary systems to provide modern
capabilities to the current force.
4-5. The Stryker force is bridging the gap in capabilities between today and
the Future Force. The Stryker force will validate an organizational and
operational model for the Future Force. This organization is based on a
medium-weight combat vehicle, the Stryker, that allows a more responsive
and deployable unit. The engineer squad vehicle (ESV) Stryker variant
requires adjustments in the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP)
involved with SBCT breaching operations. The organic terrain team in the
SBCT provides improved geospatial capabilities to the brigade. ISR
capabilities and sensors are distributed to the lowest-level units and
contribute to the collection plan and OBSTINTEL. Engineers in this structure
will adhere to their base doctrine in FM 3-34.221.
ENGINEER PLANNING FOCUS

4-6. The planning process and considerations for the engineer are very
similar, regardless of whether involved at the joint or the Army level. The
omission of engineer planning in any phase of an operation adversely affects
the entire plan. In many cases, the engineer commanders may be required to
educate supported commanders on engineer capabilities, methods, and depth
of the Engineer Regiment.
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4-7. Engineer operations require engineer planning at all levels across the
range of military operations. Engineer planners must determine the
mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, and redeployment
requirements of the combatant commander or senior Army commander's
concept of operations. Operational planning merges the operation plan of the
joint force, specific engineer mission, and available engineer forces. Tactical
planning occurs primarily at the level of the unit specified to accomplish the
tactical task or mission. The other service components can also accomplish
tactical planning. When planning joint/Army operations, engineer planners
should consider the wide range of diverse requirements for engineer support
operations. Successful engineer support to the joint force requires the early
involvement of engineers in the planning process and in all phases of joint
operations. Understanding terrain and how engineers support the joint force
and enhance air, land, and sea operations provides the essential background
for planning engineer operations. Early development of a comprehensive plan
for engineer operations ensures the availability of engineer forces, equipment,
and materiel in support of joint/Army operations.
4-8. The challenges of planning successful engineer operations in support of
joint operations within diverse theaters are vast and varied (see Figure 4-1,
page 4-4). The engineer staff must be involved in planning from the initial
stage of the process by providing geospatial products to the commander and
staff. Understanding how engineers affect air, land, and sea operations equips
the planner with the background to form a comprehensive plan of engineer
actions. This universal application of engineers is crucial at all levels of war.
4-9. Early in the planning process, the engineer staff produces an EBA.
During operations, engineer planners should consider such things in their
EBA as—
• Geospatial terrain analysis.
• Intelligence requirements.
• Topographic support.
• Construction support (including construction safety requirements and
safety criteria).
• Countermine operations.
• Force protection.
• HN forces.
• HN infrastructure.
• Multinational operations.
• Interagency operations.
• Contractor support.
• Materiel acquisition.
• Operational phases.
• Environmental considerations.
• Funding requirements.
• Resource management.
• Other critical considerations, including threat engineer capabilities,
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The challenges of planning successful engineer operations in support of

joint operations within diverse theaters are vast and varied. The engineer
staff must be involved in the planning from the initial stage of the process.
Strategic
Engineer planners must determine the basic, yet broad,
mobilization, deployment, employment, and sustainment
requirements of the engineer force in relation to the
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Engineer planners must determine the best methods to accomplish
assigned missions or tasks that are detailed and usually local in nature
though the employment of tasked engineering forces and other forces
made available.
Figure 4-1. Engineer Planning
4-10. Planning is the means by which the commander envisions a desired

outcome, lays out effective ways of achieving it, and communicates to his
subordinates his vision, intent, and decisions, focusing on the results he
expects to achieve. Planning is the first step of the operations process that
leads to preparation and execution. Throughout the planning process,
commanders focus on the results they expect to achieve. This is true at all
echelons and levels of war.
4-11. Planning is a dynamic and continuous process. It applies the elements
of operational design to a specific situation to accomplish a mission.
Commanders assess enemy and friendly centers of gravity, decisive points,
and the associated objectives that allow them to attack or defend. The
engineer commander's vision, as summarized within the intent, expresses the
military conditions that achieve the end state. The concept of operations
describes how the various elements of the command will operate together and
how they are nested in purpose, space, and time to support the higher
commander's or HQ's intent.
4-12. When engineers plan for operations (threat manifested as an opponent
or a natural disaster), they must—

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• Understand the higher commander's or HQ's intent and be an integral

member of the planning staff.
• View the battlefield/AO; have extensive knowledge of the terrain and
geospatial products available, OBSTINTEL, and threat capabilities;
and anticipate enemy COAs (ECOAs). ISR assets are integrated into
finding and answering combat, geospatial, and general engineering
intelligence requirements to predict, detect, and prevent threat
capabilities. Engineers should visualize the end state and all engineer
tasks and purposes from start to finish and transition to future
operations.
• Use engineer systems to the best advantage. There is no single
solution to engineer problems. Engineer commanders know their
equipment and configure/package it in the best combination to
address impediments to the friendly maneuver plan. They should
resource equipment and organizations to accomplish the identified
tasks within the time allotted, identify reduced engineer capabilities,
and identify methods to mitigate the risks and leverage all capabilities
in the Regiment.
• Concentrate overwhelming engineer capabilities. Engineers mass
capabilities to accomplish all missions to facilitate maneuver
operation s and impede threa t movement. During defensive
operations, engineers leverage all capabilities to isolate the threat and
protect the force.
• Shock and overwhelm the threat. Engineer units move quickly and
synchronize to facilitate maneuver operations and counter all threat
impediments. They should deny the threat time to prepare and
execute their plan. During stability and support operations, engineers
may look to assist the population recover from the shock and damage
of a threat, such as a natural disaster.
• Provide continuous engineering support. Engineers cannot just look at
the tip of the spear but must consider the depth and ensure engineer
capabilities are available for freedom of movement from the rear
boundary forward. This includes the integration of environmental
considerations.
• Man, arm, fuel, fix, move, and sustain the sappers. Engineers ensure
that all logistical requirements are thought through to the end state
and resourced to accomplish the mission and facilitate future
operations.
4-13. Typically, the engineer commander is dual-hatted commander and
senior engineer staff advisor or ENCOORD. At the TA level and above and
currently in FXXI divisions, the senior staff engineer may no longer be the
commander. However, it is still critical in either case that the commander or
senior staff engineer conduct parallel planning using the MDMP with task-
organized or subordinate engineers to facilitate a realistic assessment. The
engineer commander's intent and planning guidance direct the activities of
the staff and subordinate commanders. The staff assists the commander with
the coordination and detailed analysis necessary to convert the planning
guidance and commander's intent into a plan. It becomes a common point of
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4-14. Operational and tactical planning complement one another but have
different aims. Operational planning prepares the way for tactical activity on
the most favorable terms (proper resourcing) and continually seeks to foster
and exploit tactical success. Major operations depend on the creative use of
tactical action to accomplish a strategic or operational purpose within a
specific situational context against an adaptive opponent. Tactical planning
emphasizes flexibility and options. Comprehensive planning may be feasible
only for the first event or phase in an operation; succeeding actions depend on
the enemy response and circumstances and require sound branches and
sequels.
4-15. Scope, complexity, and length of planning horizons differ between
operational and tactical planning. Campaign planning coordinates major
actions across significant time periods and distances to achieve operational
objectives. Planners mesh service capabilities with joint and multinational
formations as well as interagency and NGOs. Tactical planning has the same
clarity of purpose as operational planning but has a shorter planning horizon.
The plan guides subordinates as they progress through each phase of
operations. Comprehensive, continuous, and adaptive planning characterizes
successful operations at the operational and tactical levels of war.
4-16. The joint combatant commander or senior Army commander's engineer
planning concepts focus on the relationship of geography and force projection
infrastructure to the concept of operations. Engineer planners must determine
the basic, yet broad, mobilization, deployment, employment, and sustainment
requirements of the combatant commander's concept of operations. At all
levels of planning, the senior engineer commander and/or the ENCOORD at
each echelon must support the supported commander's OPLAN/OPORD and
the internal OPLAN/OPORD for the engineer organization. In selected
circumstances, the senior engineer commander may also be the supported
commander.
ENGINEERS AND THE LEVELS OF WAR
STRATEGIC LEVEL
4-17. In strategic level of war, art and science are used to develop and employ
armed forces as part of the President's instruments of power (diplomatic,
information, military, and economic). The instruments of power are
synchronized to secure national and multinational objectives. Combat, CS,
and CSS engineer capabilities available to the JFC are described in JP 2-03,
JP 3-34, and JP 4-04. Engineers provide unique capabilities derived through
USACE and AC and RC engineer forces to allow the JFC the greatest
flexibility when developing a strategy to achieve the LCC's objectives. At the
strategic level, the availability of ports, roads, airfields, and other
infrastructure affects the sequencing of units and the tempo of entry
operations. Engineer support to force projection is essential to operational
mobility. The USACE and the Army's ENCOMs are the critical strategic
resources that support these force projection missions.
4-18. The ENCOMs have established relationships in each major theater of
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specific combatant commanders and have forward cells co-located with the
supported LCC. Additionally, subordinate organizations of the USACE are
aligned with the combatant commanders and provide a bridge of support and
expertise to every level, including tactical engineers. The Regiment aligned
four USACE divisions with the four overseas geographic combatant
commands at the direction of the CSA. Since the Transatlantic Programs
Center was aligned to support Central Command (CENTCOM)/United States
Army Forces Central Command (Third US Army) (ARCENT) but is neither a
division nor a general officer command, the Chief of Engineers aligned the
Southwestern Division to CENTCOM/ARCENT, with the Transatlantic
Programs Center in support. These strategic support relationships are shown
in Table 4-1 and further articulated in a CSA letter to the Chief of Engineers
dated 28 July 2000. Note that strategic engineer support to Northern
Command (NORTHCOM) is to be determined.
Table 4-1. Strategic Engineer Support Relationships
COCOM ASCC ENCOM USACE
EUCOM USAREUR 412th North Atlantic Division
CENTCOM Third United States Army/ 416th Transatlantic Programs

Army CENTCOM Center
PACOM USARPAC and Eighth 412th Pacific Ocean Division

Army (Korea)
SOUTHCOM USARSO 416th South Atlantic Division
NORTHCOM TBD TBD HQUSACE
4-19. Engineers strategically respond to the combatant commander's

requirements to deploy both AC and RC capabilities, ranging from modularly
configured capabilities to entire organizations with complete C2. In the past,
the RC was mobilized, en masse, to support the large military that opposed
the Soviet threat. Today, the Army has become more expeditionary and the
AC and RC have had to become more responsive in order to provide specific
required capabilities not available locally/organically to a combatant
commander. Often, individual RC units with specific skill sets are activated
for short periods to augment the AC forces. In an effort to minimize the force
footprint and reduce sustainment requirements, engineers deploy the
minimal force necessary as outlined in strategic restrictions. Military
engineers have many efforts underway to modularize their expertise and skill
sets into deployable C2, ASCC augmented, facility engineering, troop
construction, and geospatial teams. Reach is another method engineers use to
reduce their AO footprint. Reach is a form of FFE (see Appendix C). In
peacetime, engineers participate in improving HN infrastructure to support
the combatant commander's engagement strategy. Engineers also provide
assistance to HLS and international disasters. Engineers are assigned,
apportioned, allocated, and used to augment the Army and component
commander's operations. The civilians and engineers of the USACE provide
support to the nation at the strategic level by managing the civil works and

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military construction projects to improve the facilities used by our armed

forces.
OPERATIONAL LEVEL
4-20. Operational planning merges the OPLAN/OPORD of the joint force,
specific engineer missions assigned, and available engineer forces to achieve
success. At the operational level, engineers contribute to battles by
prioritizing limited assets and mitigating risks. Engineers seek ways to
contribute to decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations by setting the
conditions for success and facilitating the component or operational
commander's objectives. Engineer commanders anticipate requirements and
resource them with engineer units from their command the request engineer
support from outside of their organizations. Engineer commanders and staffs
also leverage resources available to the ENCOMs, USAES, and USACE
ERDC through FFE teams and contractors. Engineers seek ways to leverage
other service engineer and interagency capabilities. Engineer organizations
may also act as the controlling HQ for certain focused missions.
4-21. Many times operational engineering is general engineering, but even
tactical-level combat engineering tasks achieve operational results. For
example, clearing an airfield of mines and other hazards is a tactical
engineering mission that provides new operational-level capabilities. This
tactical task facilitates the rapid flow of light forces and supplies into a
forward area by air instead of over unsecured land routes. Operational-level
engineering and tasks are not limited to aerial port of debarkation (APOD)
and seaport of debarkation (SPOD) and COMMZ areas.
4-22. The defense planning guidance (DPG) directs forces to develop
strategies to overcome antiaccess or area denial efforts by a threat that
prevents forces from performing entry operations and gaining access to areas
where they can operate from a tactical- or operational-level distance. This
requires an operational-level engineer analysis that is linked closely to
higher- level logistics and movement planning. Operational-engineer
considerations include—
• Coordinating with logisticians to leverage existing infrastructure and
identify restrictions that can be widened by engineer effort (such as
increasing the maximum on the ground (MOG) for airfields, improving
marshalling/staging areas.
• Examining methods to facilitate rapid intra-theater repositioning for
forces/assets (such as converting stretches of highways into airfields).
• Using reverse planning from the objective to the entry point to
identify how best to support operational maneuver (such as
reconstruction of major bridges).
• Planning for success—post-hostility stability operations demand
infrastructure requirements beyond military needs (contracting for
rebuilding, moving civilians, and performing reconstruction).
• Coordinating early and synchronizing with other interagency
organizations (such as prioritizing efforts and defining roles and
responsibilities between the UN, governmental organizations, NGOs,
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• Emphasizing that operational and strategic-level engineer and

logistician sustainment planning efforts merge.
TACTICAL LEVEL
4-23. The commanders or planners of the unit or units specified to accomplish
the tactical task or mission normally perform tactical planning; however, the
other service components can also accomplish tactical planning. Engineer
planners determine the best methods to accomplish assigned missions or
tasks that are detailed and usually local in nature by employing tasked
engineering forces and other forces that are made available. The JFC should
ensure that engineer forces are placed properly in this arrangement and
employed to influence the joint force AO.
4-24. The tactical level employs units within the full spectrum of operations.
For combat operations, engineers are employed as part of a maneuver force to
achieve tactical objectives. Engineers are resourced by the operational
commander to accomplish M/CM/S, geospatial, and general engineering tasks
as part of an engagement or battle. Engineers are task-organized to provide
combat engineer capabilities, sustain combat power with their CSS, and deal
with uncertainty. Engineers may also be called upon based on the METT-TC,
to function as a maneuver TF or company team commander in special
situations. In stability or support operations, engineers may become the
priority of effort to provide general engineer support such as constructing life-
support areas (LSAs) and improving force protection measures.
SECTION II - ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES AND FORCE PROJECTION
FORCE PROJECTION
4-25. Force projection is the ability to project the military element of national
power from the continental United States (CONUS) or another theater, in
response to requirements for military operations. Force projection operations
extend from the mobilization and deployment of forces to the redeployment to
CONUS or home theater (see JP 3-35).
4-26. The most important characteristic of force projection is synchronizing
assets at all levels of war and projecting forces rapidly in response to a crisis
or other military requirement. Force projection operations usually begin as
contingency operations, involving imminent or actual involvement during
war, or as conflict on a regional scale or stability or support mission. Force
projection also applies to rapidly deploying forces to respond to a HLS
requirement or national emergency or disaster. In combat operations, theater
aims may be achieved faster by committing a smaller forward presence force
rather than waiting for a larger, but less timely, response option. In this case,
US forces could be opposed; however, force projection may occur unopposed.
Unopposed operations could afford forces time to continue to build combat
power, train, and acclimate after they arrive in theater. The engineer will
conduct force projection as part of the overall joint and, possibly,
multinational force operation. Engineer support efforts require close
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agencies to meet force projection requirements. Operational requirements for

force projection enablers may require creating or upgrading an intermediate
staging base (ISB), a rapid port enhancement (RPE), or similar support. These
missions would require extensive use of engineer support in the earliest
stages of force projection.
4-27. Force projection operations are undertaken in response to a crisis. That
crisis can occur in isolation, as is the expected case in stability operation.
However, a crisis also can occur during a major operation. Force projection
operations can be received as a series of processes that can occur in an
overlapping or sequential manner. When the contingency occurs during a
major operation, these processes assist in both resolving the crisis and in
returning the contingency forces back into the ongoing operation as rapidly as
possible.
4-28. Force projection encompasses five processes—mobilization, deployment,
employment, sustainment and redeployment—that normally occur in a
continuous, overlapping and iterative sequence for the duration of the mission
(see Figure 4-2 and FM 100-7).
Force projection processes by normal entry, Deployment

not forcible entry into the theater.
(JP 3-36-1)
Intertheater deployment
Mobilization/
SPODs demobilization SPOEs
APODs (JP 4-05) APOEs
Intertheater deployment
Strategic Strategic
mobility Subsequent deployment to a new theater mobility
triad triad
SPOE APODs SPODs

APOE
Sustainment Rejoin
Intratheater deployment
Marshalling
area(s) (JP4-0 Series) equipment and Marshalling
personnel area(s)
Intratheater deployment
Staging
area(s) Where strategic Staging
concentration of area(s)
force occurs
RAAs
Postconflict Transition to Decisive
operations operations TAAs
Redeployment
(JP 3-0)
Employment (JP 3-0)
Figure 4-2. Force Projection Process

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4-29. Deployment activities, for example, might be so closely followed by

decisive operations that they are indistinct from one another. Decisive
operations may begin well before the force has completely deployed. At a
minimum, commanders and staffs must consider the:
• Coordination of sequencing and phasing of forces (maneuver,
operational support, operational protection, SOF, and C2/intelligence
and surveillance [IS]/ISR).
• Requirement and time frame to establish and build up the theater
infrastructure.
• Environmental issues and the need to reduce the risk of
environmental impacts on force health protection.
• Protection of forces, to include rear area security operations (tactical
combat force [TCF]) and ADC.
• Preparation time for deployment and operational readiness—types of
units and their readiness.
• Combatant commander's critical items list in the time-phased force
and deployment data (TPFDD) flow.
• Requirement and level of in-theater stocks.
• HN capability and availability.
4-30. Any particular force projection operation may not include all of the
processes. For example, a force projection operation may be the first phase of
an evolving major operation. Redeployment of all forces may not begin until
the end of the subsequent phase, of which the force projection was a single
phase.
FORCE PROJECTION CONSIDERATIONS

4-31. Force projection operations challenge all leaders. Early critical decisions
made under uncertain circumstances will be required at all levels. These
decisions can greatly affect future conditions for successful mission
accomplishment. During the initial planning stages, consideration should be
given to the entire deployment cycle, including postconflict operations. It is
imperative for engineer leaders to understand the anticipated end state to
conduct reverse planning and properly plan the ordered flow of units and the
resources to properly take them through reception, staging, onward
movement, and integration (RSOI). Unit mobilization and deployment can
occur at the same time, or sequentially, and are based on force requirements
and strategic aims. When an engineer unit deploys, it will do all that is
necessary to meet the demands of the overall mission. Figure 4-2, page 4-10
shows the deployment cycle as stated in FM 100-7.
4-32. Operational design and unit execution must be capable of overcoming
any unforeseen obstacles. In most force projection scenarios, combat engineers
will be unable to cope with the requirements for general engineering, real
estate support, and related technical services required to develop and
maintain the operational support base. However, they can provide some of the
initial C2 and planning until additional engineer support becomes available.
Typically, ENCOMs, with a combination of CS and CSS engineers, respond to
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contractor capabilities, integrating tailored organizations, and elements from

USACE. FM 3-0 describes several key considerations that apply to force
projection operations. The following are engineer mission capabilities that
may arise during the force projection process:
LETHALITY FOR THE DEPLOYING FORCE

4-33. An important strategic/operational consideration for planning
contingency operations is to introduce credible lethal forces early. The early
entry force must possess the required lethality to accomplish the mission and
protect the force the moment it arrives in theater. The lethality of combat
forces securing operational objectives can be enhanced through a combination
of the engineer battlespace functions. Engineers may contribute to the
lethality of the early combat force by emplacing minefields and other
obstacles. They protect lodgments by constructing secure C2 nodes, logistics
bases, and other necessary fortifications and survivability positions.
ANTICIPATION AND INTELLIGENCE

4-34. Force projection anticipation is the expectation of being alerted and
deployed. To properly anticipate mission requirements, engineer commanders
should make every effort to ensure that equipment and personnel shortages
are identified before being alerted. If faced with a unique support mission (non
METL related), anticipation implies the possibility of fielding new equipment.
Rapidly introducing US forces to an area requires accurate, detailed, timely,
and continuous intelligence. If units have been assigned a region of focus in
peacetime, planning can occur before an alert and deployment. Commanders/
operators need direct access to engineer assessments of the theater
infrastructure for developing COAs and evaluating the infrastructure.
Engineers provide geospatial products of likely contingency areas to support
the IPB process for all current and potential operations. When assigned as the
ENCOORD, engineers advise the G2/S2 of significant environmental factors
and ensure that these impacts are integrated into the IPB process. They also
assess the available infrastructure for possible general engineering
requirements, which include airfields, MSRs, ports, utilities, and logistics
facilities. Engineers must anticipate requirements for construction,
construction standards, and critical resources to support deployed forces.
Other intelligence and preparation might include learning the enemy
engineers' capabilities and preparing for them accordingly.
FORCE TAILORING AND TEAMWORK

4-35. Force tailoring is the process of determining the right mix and sequence
of the following:
• AC/RC component engineers.
• Combat engineers.
• CS engineers.
• CSS engineers.
• Contractors and contracted engineers.
4-36. Rapid deployment forces may have little opportunity to tailor forces.
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mission. Proper planning should give the operational commander the

resources and dispositions to deal with anything that might jeopardize the
mission of protecting the force. Commanders consider METT-TC, strategic lift,
pre-positioned assets, civilian-contractor support, and HNS when tailoring
forces. Deploying units must be very flexible and versatile, to perform
missions beyond the unit METL but within the broad scope of the engineer
functions.
BATTLE COMMAND
4-37. During force projection, engineer commanders must develop an
appreciation for the types of roles/missions that the organization may support
across the spectrum of operations. They must quickly visualize the battlefield
environment through to the end state and articulate clear guidance that
meets the intent of the supported maneuver commander. The commander's
intent and other guidance provide the impetus for staff planning and set the
conditions for anticipating engineer requirements.
4-38. Commanders must deal with deployment, entry, and potential combat,
concurrently, while adjusting to the evolving conditions of each. Deployment
can cause the physical separation of units in space and time and the
separation of the unit from the next higher HQ. Additionally, units may be
placed under unfamiliar organizations. Therefore, simplicity and the ability to
adapt and adjust are key considerations. Engineers must support—
• Deployment of themselves and other forces.
• Lodgments and base camps with construction and leasing.
• Maneuver operations with combat engineering.
• Federal, state, and local agencies.
4-39. Engineers will accomplish these tasks at the small-unit level. Engineers
at all echelons are challenged to ensure that they understand the mission due
to separation in time and space. Engineer commanders at all levels should
describe and direct their intent to influence the situation. Moreover,
commanders must demonstrate confidence in their subordinates and
stimulate a level of initiative and motivation that accomplishes the mission
with very little supervision.
LOGISTICS
4-40. Like the initial entry forces in TOs, logistics must be tailored and
flexible. The availability of ports, airfields, roads (infrastructure), and other
assets will affect the sequencing of units and the tempo of entry operations, as
well as the overall logistics planning. ENCOMs classically support force
projection logistics operations by leasing or constructing forward support
bases, ISBs, and lodgments; improving APODs and SPODs; and providing
engineer support for joint logistics over-the-shore (JLOTS) operations.
Engineers must work with logistics planners to synchronize the flow of
engineer logistics with the flow of engineer units into the TO, including
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MEDIA IMPACT
4-41. Emerging information communication technologies, the evolving global
information environment, and the media's ability to provide live coverage
from anywhere in the world to everywhere throughout the world bridges the
gap between the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Media coverage of
Army operations can influence public opinion, political decisions; and the
direction, range, and duration of operations. In the emerging information
environment, working effectively with the media is a critical element of
mission success.
4-42. Engineer operations, especially those executed in support of contingency
operations, are likely to attract significant media coverage. Engineers at all
levels—
• Must be prepared to operate in a media-intense environment.
• Need to understand that the Army has a vital interest in facilitating
media coverage and communicating the Army's perspective.
• Must be prepared to support open and independent reporting and
access to units as early as possible.
• Should be trained to interact with media representatives and
confidently provide complete, accurate, and timely information.
• Must know that public affairs support is available.
POST CONFLICT ACTIVITIES

4-43. Issues related to the strategic end state, postconflict activities, and
transition to peace are considered throughout the force projection operational
planning and execution. This is also applicable to post crisis or disaster
operations. Engineers tend to play a significant role in conducting postconflict
activities due to the long-term military presence required for force protection
and general engineering requirements.
4-44. Engineer planners must plan for success in postconflict planning if they
are to be prepared to support postconflict operations. The major consideration
is th e ren ewal of tra ffic and the d emand s on the civi lian supp ort
infrastructure to keep the AO stabilized after combat operations. Title X and
the Army's minimum military requirement focus for posthostilities are often
at odds, as engineers consider the transition to stability or support operations.
Engineer planners must consider in advance how C2 and resources and
military engineer effort and materials will be used in the transition vis-à-vis
any international or other US agency effort. This is most significant during
the transition from combat to stability operations where critical
infrastructure support is destroyed or damaged from the war but other
agencies are not yet available or in position to assume the mission. Military
engineer operational planning for this transition period is particularly
important to the stability of the postconflict theater.
SECTION III - THE MILITARY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
4-45. There are two Army doctrinal planning procedures defined in FM 101-5.
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MDMP helps commanders and staffs develop estimates, plans, and orders. It
provides a logical sequence of decision and interaction between a commander
and his staff. The MDMP provides a common framework that supports the
maximum use of parallel planning for all staffs. However, at the lowest
tactical echelons, commanders do not have a staff. Consequently, they (and
their subordinate leaders) follow troop leading procedures (TLP). Both
procedures hinge on the commander's ability to visualize and describe the
mission/operation. Both are means to an end, and their value lies in the
result, not in the process. Each process can be performed in detail, if time
permits, or in an abbreviated fashion in a time-constrained environment. TLP
will not be addressed in this manual, but rather in the respective engineer unit
manuals (such as FM 3-34.221) focused on the specific TLP associated with that
unit and echelon of command.
4-46. The different methods of planning are described in FM 5-0. For joint
planning methods refer to JP 5-0 and JP 5-00.2. The particular procedures
used in joint planning depend on the time available to accomplish them.
However, engineering considerations are similar for both deliberate and crisis
action planning. Engineering considerations in the deliberate planning steps
encompass the same engineering considerations as in the crisis action
planning steps. This method applies to the full spectrum of operations. A
correlation of these steps is provided, and considerations are outlined in the
phases of the deliberate planning process.
4-47. The different methods of planning are described in FM 101-5. For joint
planning methods refer to JP 5-0 and JP 5-00.2.
4-48. Engineer commanders or the senior ENCOORD should develop a
parallel planning process with their task-organized engineer units to facilitate
realistic assessments. This near parallel process feeds into the force
commander's MDMP (see Figure 4-3, page 4-16) and provides input for an
engineer OPORD or annex to be published, nearly simultaneously,
maximizing the time available for execution. This helps to ensure that the
engineer capabilities (and included specialized areas such as environmental
considerations) are integrated into the MDMP.
RECEIPT OF MISSION
4-49. During this phase, the Joint/Army force engineer assembles the
resources required to support the mission analysis and COA development
tasks for the concept development phase. Engineers must immediately begin
development of mission specific geospatial products after the receipt of the
mission in order for them to be available during mission analysis. As a general
rule, commander allocates a minimum of two-thirds of the available time for
subordinate units to conduct their planning and preparation, leaving one-
third of the time for the commander and staff planning. Issuance of a warning
order (WO) facilitates parallel planning, allowing subordinates the maximum
time to conduct their own planning.

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The commander Staff coordination

may conduct phases Receipt of mission is continuous, up
independently or in • Issue cdr's initial guidance. WO and down.
conjunction with his
staff.
Mission analysis
• Approve restated mission.
• State commander's intent.
• Issue cdr's guidance.
• Approve CCIR.
WO
COA development
COA analysis
(War game)
Commander's Staff estimates
visualization (continuous
(continual process)
COA comparison process)
COA approval
• Approve COA.
• Refine cdr's intent.
• Specify type of rehearsal.
• Specify type of order.
WO
Orders production
• Approve order.
Rehearsal
Commander's
At any time during
responsibility
Execution and assessment the execution and
assessment, the
situation may require
the process to start
again.
Figure 4-3. The Military Decision Making Process
MISSION ANALYSIS
4-50. A mission analysis has seventeen subordinate steps that provide the
framework for success in the MDMP. The engineer has a role to play in each of
these steps, although some are more critical than others. See FM 101-5.
4-51. The end product of the mission analysis process is a restated engineer
mission statement and the development, preparation, and issuance of
planning guidance to the staff and subordinate commands. Developing an
engineer end state and a clear understanding throughout the chain of
command contributes to the mission accomplishment and achievement the
desired objectives. During the EBA, the ENCOORD identifies the specified
and implied engineer tasks (may be more than M/CM/S) and their associated
purposes. From these tasks, the ENCOORD will recommend essential

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mobility survivability tasks (EMSTs) to the higher commander. Engineer

considerations of the EBA during this step of planning include identifying the
threat, the terrain, and the friendly forces, to include—
• Threat engineer capabilities, order of battle, tactics, and TTPs.
• Threat engineer templates eventually linked to the collection plan.
• Existing mines, UXOs, and so forth, including access to the databases.
• A terrain analysis in support of battlefield visualization.
• An infrastructure and facilities assessment (bulk fuel storage, ports,
airfields).
• Environmental considerations, to include environmentally sensitive
areas and associated impacts.
• The availability of HNS.
• Digital mapping requirements.
• The capabilities of assigned engineer forces.
• The capabilities of multinational engineers.
• All engineer capabilities.
• The identification of EMSTs.
• The engineer end state.
• The recommended information requirements (IR).
PLANNING GUIDANCE DEVELOPMENT

4-52. During this phase, the ENCOORD receives the maneuver commander's
guidance and priorities for engineer operations. The ENCOORD also seeks to
gain the maneuver commander's approval of his proposed EMSTs. The
engineer commander assesses all available information derived from the
mission-analysis process to provide the commander and staff with the input
required to develop and support the initial COAs. The maneuver commander
communicates the desired engineer tasks to achieve the desired purpose and
effects. The joint/Army force engineer uses this combined assessment to
identify the resources required to support each COA, make recommendations
based upon available time and resources, and recommend force tailoring to
best support the combatant commander's intent. This assessment is the
linchpin of successful engineer integration into operations.
COURSE OF ACTION DEVELOPMENT

4-53. COA development is the critical phase of the planning process. In this
phase, engineers fully integrate and synchronize combined arms operations as
part of the maneuver plan. The ENCOORD synchronizes the SOEO and
confirms the EMSTs required to achieve the desired purpose and effect. He
then assigns resources and recommend priorities to accomplish the SOEO.
4-54. During COA development, the engineer may consider the following:
• All identified engineer tasks and resources required.
• The detailed reverse planning process.
• River crossing planning.
• Situational obstacle planning.

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• The options for joint force operational movement, maneuver, and

protection.
• The C2 options to best employ the engineer capabilities of the joint
force.
• Recommendations for ISBs, FOBs, forward logistic support sites, and
avenues of approach (AAs).
• MSRs and available LOC facilities.
• The development of EMSTs.
COURSE OF ACTION ANALYSIS (WAR GAME)

4-55. COA analysis allows the staff to synchronize the BOS for each COA and
identify which COA best accomplishes the mission. Through war gaming, the
staff attempts to foresee the action-reaction-counteraction dynamics of the
battlefield that would result from each COA. Engineers should develop and
recommend the criteria for evaluation of EMSTs during this phase to
subjectively assess the war game. Engineers should focus on the impact of the
threat engineer functions and the friendly engineer functions with respect to
the impact of the terrain on the operation. The ENCOORD synchronizes the
methods to achieve the desired effects and ensures that they are
accomplished. The process of war gaming allows the staff to understand the
advantages and disadvantages of each COA and forms the basis for the
commander's course of action comparison and decision. COA war gaming may
identify branches and potential sequels that require additional planning by
the engineer and the staff.
COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON

4-56. Based on the identified criteria for evaluating the war gamed COAs, the
engineers highlight the advantages and disadvantages from a SOEO
perspective for each COA. The actual comparison may follow any technique
that results in a recommendation. An effective technique for comparing COAs
is a comparison matrix. Using specific criteria, each COA is compared to the
others. While comparing COAs, engineers determine which SOEO best
supports the mission.
COURSE OF ACTION APPROVAL

4-57. The staff recommends the best COA to the maneuver commander based
on an outline of the COA and its advantages and disadvantages. The force
commander considers the staff recommendation presented by the Operations
Directorate (J3), G3, or Operations and Training Officer (U.S. Army) (S3);
approves the SOEO to include EMSTs; and announces a decision and concept/
intent for the approved COA. At this point, the engineer commander can issue
another WARNO using the force commander's updated information. This
facilitates the planning for engineer subordinate units. The engineer staff
officer makes a recommendation to the commander during the decision brief.
The type and amount of detail that the engineer briefs depends on the needs
and preferences of the individual commander. In general, it covers the—

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• Concept of engineer support.

• Engineer mission priorities.
• Critical engineer events/actions.
• Task organization and command/support relationships.
• Obstacle overlay (including SCATMINE employment authority and
concept for use by the system type).
• Survivability estimate and priority.
• Critical tasks directed to subordinate units.
• Engineers' work/construction time line.
4-58. Other members of the battle staff brief information that the engineer
provides input for during the estimate process. This is particularly true of the
intelligence portion of the decision brief and the comparison of COAs. Once
the commander makes a decision, the estimate provides the bulk of the
information needed to prepare the maneuver force's OPLAN or OPORD.
ORDERS PRODUCTION
4-59. During the planning development phase, an approved COA is expanded
into a complete OPLAN, OPLAN in concept format (with timed-phased force
and deployment data [TPFDD]), or functional plan. The process is the same
for all plan types. To support this phase, the engineer provides input for the
appropriate annexes and appendices of the plan to include the SOEO and the
EMSTs, as found in FM 101-5 and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manual (CJCSM) 3122.03A. Engineers prepare Annex F and its associated
appendices for Army plans and Annex D (Appendix 6) and Annex L for joint
plans. Besides the civil engineering support plan (CESP) and Annex L, the
joint/Army engineer staff usually provides input, depending on the mission
and combatant commander's intent. Refer to JP 4-04 for further information
on the CESP and Annex L.
JOINT ORDERS/PLANS
4-60. Although not included in CJCSM 3122.03A, engineers should seriously
consider preparing an engineer appendix to Annex C. Major operational
engineering considerations may affect the success of a joint operation. The
emphasis should focus on the overall priority of the engineer effort by phase,
as well as by any unique C2 considerations and support relationships between
combat engineers and supporting theater-level engineers.
4-61. Engineers should review the entire order/plan for adequacy, feasibility,
acceptability, and consistency with joint and Army doctrine for all combat,
geospatial, and general engineering considerations. Special attention should
be given to the following areas:
Task Organization, Annex A

4-62. Refer to Annex A to ensure sufficient capability to meet identified
requirements. Additionally, planners should provide input to the flow of the
engineer force, as detailed on the TPFDD.

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Operation, Annex C
4-63. Engineers review and participate in the writing of Annex C. Their
participation may be required in many of the subordinate appendices.
Although not listed in CJCSM 3122.03A as a designated appendix, engineers
may also find it appropriate to prepare a supporting engineer appendix to the
appendix to Annex C. The format for this appendix would be similar to Annex F
in FM 101-5.
Air Base Operability, Appendix 8, Annex C

4-64. Engineer considerations may factor heavily into the overall air base
operability (ABO) concept of Appendix 8, Annex C, including the concepts of
the five basic functions to—
• Defend (installations).
• Survive (provide expedient protection).
• Recover (assess the damage and effect repairs).
• Generate (alternatives for damaged systems).
• Support (the recovery effort).
Counterattack, Appendix 12, Annex C

4-65. The engineer will be a critical contributor to Appendix 12, Annex C. Any
counterattack will be directly affected and, in some cases, defined by the
availability and capabilities of combat, topographic, and general engineering
support.
Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Appendix 13, Annex C

4-66. Appendix 13, Annex C should provide an outline of expected EOD
operations in support of the plan. EOD personnel assist in identifying and
removing UXO to support mission requirements and/or return facilities to a
usable status. At the joint level, EOD is considered an engineer responsibility
rather than a logistic one.
Force Protection, Appendix 15, Annex C

4-67. The combatant commander may require the joint force engineer to
provide a list of the forces available to support the protection plan for
Appendix 15, Annex C. Based on the commander's intent, activities of the
enemy, and the predominant threat, the joint force engineer may provide
appropriate assistance, including—
• Facility hardening.
• Revetments.
• Berms.
• ADC.
• Installation security improvements (barriers, perimeter fencing,
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Critical Infrastructure Protection, Appendix 16, Annex C

4-68. The combatant commander may require the joint force engineer to
provide engineer expertise to support the critical infrastructure protection
plan. The joint force engineer may provide assistance in the writing and
implementation of the plan.
Mobility and Transportation, Appendix 5, Annex D.

4-69. Engineers provide input to this appendix to support the given OPLAN/
CONPLAN. Most of the support at this level will be general or topographic
engineering related. All three tabs will likely require engineer input.
Civil Engineering Support Plan, Appendix 6, Annex D

4-70. Engineers provide Appendix 6, Annex D as an action plan for the six
broad categories of facilities necessary to support the given OPLAN/
CONPLAN. The appendix defines the general character and magnitude of the
civil engineering support (synonymous with general engineering for this
appendix).
Civil Affairs, Annex G

4-71. Engineers should focus on areas affecting dislocated civilians,
humanitarian demining operations (HDOs) efforts, government stability, and
the destruction or degradation of civilian infrastructure. Engineers play a key
role in providing shelter (tent cities) and performing essential repairs to
facilities and utilities (water, sanitation, and power production). Engineering
personnel can also help identify local resources to assist in civil-military
operations (CMOs).
Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Operation Plan/operation Order/

contingency Plan, Annex L
4-72. Annex L, which contains three appendices, is the equivalent of
Appendix 2, Annex F (environmental considerations). It is the parallel
document for a joint staff and is generally written by the joint force engineer.
Geospatial Information and Services, Annex M

4-73. Annex M, which contains three appendices, identifies the geospatial
forces assigned or attached, their manner of employment, and the required
geospatial products and services. Engineers assist the combatant commander
by identifying available geospatial assets to support the plan and making
recommendations for additional support. In a Joint Operation Planning and
Execution System (JOPES) OPLAN/OPORD/CONPLAN, this is the
equivalent of Appendix 3, Annex F (geospatial information and services). It is
the parallel document for a joint staff.
ARMY ORDERS/PLANS
4-74. Engineers should review Annex A to ensure sufficient capability to meet
the identified requirements. The engineer staff officer lists the engineer units
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relationships. Additionally, planners provide input to the flow of the engineer

force as detailed on the TPFDD.
4-75. Engineers review Annex C and ensure the inclusion of obstacle effects
or other graphics to assist in conveying the commander's intent on the
overlay.
4-76. In Annex D engineers work with the fire support officer/staff to
integrate obstacles with fire. Of particular interest are SCATMINEs and
confirming that all obstacles are covered by fire.
4-77. Annex F is the principal means through which the engineer defines
engineer support to the maneuver commander's intent, the SOEO; EMSTs,
and coordinating instructions to subordinate commanders. It is not intended
to function as the internal order for an engineer organization, where the
engineer commander will articulate intent; the concept of operations; and
coordinating instructions to subordinate, supporting, and supported
commanders.
4-78. An integral component of the deliberate decision making process is the
production of Annex F. The preparation of the annex seeks to clarify the
engineer support to the OPLAN/OPORD and includes the—
• Priorities of work to shape the theater/AO (not in a tactical level
engineer annex).
• Operational project planning, preparation and execution responsibilities
(not in a tactical level engineer annex).
• Engineer organization for combat.
• The SOEO to include EMSTs.
• EMSTs for subordinate units.
NOTE: Guidance to maneuver units on obstacle responsibilities
should be listed in the body of the basic order under paragraph 3a,
Tasks to maneuver units, not here.)
• Allocations of Class IV and Class V (obstacle).
4-79. For Appendix 1, Engineer Overlay, Annex F, the engineer/ENCOORD
may produce this overlay in conjunction with Annex C to highlight obstacle
information (to include water obstacles) or breaching operations. A deliberate
river crossing operation may require a separate annex as part of an order.
4-80. The engineer/ENCOORD performs as the staff integrator and advisor to
the commander for environmental considerations. Appendix 2, Annex F, is a
parallel document to Annex L in a joint OPLAN/OPORD/CONPLAN. See
FM 3-100.4 for an example of this appendix. When specific command
procedures dictate, other staff officers include some environmental
considerations in logistics and medical annexes. Unit planning at the
regiment or brigade level and below will normally include only those elements
required by the higher HQ orders or plans that are not already included in a
unit standing operating procedure (SOP). If this appendix is not written,
appropriate material will be placed in the coordinating instructions
(paragraph 3, Execution) of the basic order.

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4-81. The engineer/ENCOORD performs as the staff integrator and advisor to

the commander for geospatial information and services. Appendix 3,
Geospatial Information and Services, Annex F, is a parallel document to
Annex M in a joint OPLAN/OPORD/CONPLAN. See FM 3-34.230 for an
example of this appendix.
SECTION IV - OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
4-82. The MDMP is valid at the operational level. At the operational level, the
supported OPORD/OPLAN may be either joint or Army-specific, depending on
the forces involved. See CJCSM 3122.03A for the formats that go with the
JOPES process.
4-83. The engineer support planning process at the operational level focuses
on the following interrelated activities:
• Engineer facilities study. The study is derived from the Joint Engineer
Planning and Execution System (JEPES) computer model, which
analyzes data. The study is used to develop a CESP and becomes part
of Appendix 6, Annex D of the joint OPORD/OPLAN.
• Engineer annex. Annex F to the OPLAN is prepared using the results
from the engineer facilities study and the CESP. The annex provides
instructions for executing the engineer part of the OPLAN.
ENGINEER FACILITIES STUDY

4-84. According to CJCSM 3122.03A, the combatant commander's engineer
planners use the JEPES computer model to prepare estimates of theater-level
wartime engineer requirements for the following items in support of an
OPLAN:
• Facilities.
• Engineer man-hours.
• CESP.
• Engineer annex.
• Environmental annex/appendix.
4-85. The primary purpose of JEPES is to assist the combatant commander
and service-component engineer planners in determining whether the OPLAN
provides the correct amount of engineer capability at the right place and is
timed correctly to support deploying forces.
4-86. The JEPES is one of several tools the commander has to assess the
validity and the accuracy of an engineer plan. The JEPES data, along with the
engineer analysis and command guidance, provides a commander with
another means to check the supportability of the engineer plan for a specific
OPLAN.
4-87. In deliberate planning, the combatant commander includes a CESP
within the logistics annex of the OPLAN. Independent of the combatant
commander's plan, the Army's service-component engineers routinely develop
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4-88. The TPFDD is the primary driver of the JEPES model. This model
extracts information such as the unit type, the destination location, the
arrival time, and the population from the TPFDD. Given this input, the
JEPES estimates construction man-hour and facility-type requirements to
support the bed down of forces deploying into a theater. The JEPES also
computes the engineer assets (man-hours) that are available to meet the
estimated requirements. The JEPES provides Class IV output in the form of
long tons and short tons. The results from the analyzed JEPES data are gross
estimates that are used in the deliberate planning process for analyzing COAs
for engineer support to the OPLAN. Because of the integral relationship
between the JEPES model, the OPLAN, and the TPFDD for a theater, the
JEPES does not readily lend itself to crisis planning in theaters where an
OPLAN and TPFDD have not been prepared.
4-89. The JEPES model algorithms are based primarily on the support
facilities necessary for the RSOI of all inbound forces. The model calculates
facility requirements for a unit's final destination on the TPFDD but does not
compute other engineer missions and support requirements within the
theater. Aspects of the estimate that are not automatically calculated by the
JEPES include—
• The construction of forward logistics bases and enemy prisoner of war
(EPW) and displaced persons camps.The construction, maintenance,
and repair of MSRs.
• The survivability of command, control, and communications (C3)
nodes.
• The construction, expansion, or maintenance of port activities.
• Support for JLOTS operations.
• The construction of attack aviation strips, theater ammunition
storage points, and fuel pipelines.
• Support for tactical elements in combat engineering (M/CM/S).
4-90. The JEPES has a capability for manually inputting specific
requirements such as EPW camps; petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL)
pipelines; MSR construction; and other requirements, specified or implied in
the mission analysis and planning guidance. This data is entered into a user’s
input file, which the JEPES combines with the other TPFDD requirements.
4-91. The output from the JEPES is a gross estimate, reflecting engineer
capabilities, as depicted by the TPFDD. The accuracy and reliability of the
information generated by the JEPES model is directly affected by the—
• Accuracy of the unit data on the TPFDD.
• Level of accuracy of the assets in the joint operations area (JOA).
• Level of specificity on the TPFDD.
• Assumptions for HN-provided facilities.
4-92. The product of the JEPES output analysis is the engineer facilities
study. Engineer planners at the combatant commander and component levels
use this study to prepare their CESP and the engineer annex to the OPLAN.
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CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPORT PLAN

4-93. The CESP is used in preparing the engineer annex to the OPLAN. It is
the primary planning document in which the engineer staff considers the
minimum essential facilities and the construction capabilities required to
support the commitment of military forces. When developing the CESP, the
engineer staff should consider the—
• Engineer facilities study.
• Engineer intelligence of the theater.
• HN capabilities and HNS agreements.
• Construction contract capabilities.
• Mission of other US and allied forces.
• War damage estimates.
• Facility engineering responsibilities.
• Logistics support plans.
• Subordinate units.
• Any other aspect of the operation that impacts general engineering
support.
4-94. In deliberate planning, the combatant commander includes the CESP
within the logistics annex of the OPLAN. Independent of the combatant
commander’s plan, the Army's service-component engineers routinely develop
their service plan as a means of detailed, deliberate planning. The CESP
differs from the engineer facility study by considering other planning aspects
that the JEPES was not designed to estimate. The CESP usually addresses
the following engineer aspects in addition to the JEPES data:
• Information on available resources, facilities, and characteristics
within the region relevant to the construction mission and
construction capabilities.
• Restrictions imposed on the use of bases and installations.
• Major construction resources and their allocations.
• Future construction standards to be used as the theater matures.
• Responsibility for construction management among components.
• Responsibility for determining the facility's use in light of competing
requirements from the components.
• Priorities at different phases during the conflict.
• Provisions for withdrawal, such as base denial and the movement of
residual assets and stored critical Class IV supplies.
• Contract construction agent (CCA) missions and responsibilities and
their relationship to engineer assets.
• Engineer support guidance and agreements for support commands
and the area support group (ASG).
• Class IV construction materials availability.
4-95. Supported by the JEPES data analysis or other studies, the CESP
states the priorities, programs, and general policy when seeking general
engineering support. The format for the CESP is governed by CJCSM
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ENGINEER ANNEX
4-96. In JOPES, the engineer annex is primarily covered by the engineer
responsibility to write Annex L, Annex M, and Appendix 6 to Annex D,
although the engineer has significant participation in other portions of the
OPORD and OPLAN as identified in paragraphs 4-59 to 4-69 above. A
separate engineer appendix to Annex C may be necessary or desirable in
certain situations. In Army orders, Annex F will include Appendix 1,
Appendix 2, and Appendix 3.

Chapter 5
Operational Principles of Engineer Operations

and Organization
I would desire to have companies of Sappers formed—they should
be instructed in every thing that relates to the construction of Field
works—how to dispose of the Earth—to cut the Slopes—face with
turf or sods—make fascines—arrange them properly—cut and fix
Palisades, etc.
Louis Duportail
Chief of Engineers, Continental Army
January 18, 1778
Engineers must understand and be knowledgeable of basic Army tasks

first, but this responsibility is closely followed by having a firm grounding
in the fundamental Army missions, roles, and functions that are supported
by the engineer battlespace functions. They must not only have an
appreciation for Army engineer organizations, but also have a working
knowledge of the organizations and capabilities of each of the other
elements that make up the Engineer Regiment. This knowledge must then
be applied to the tactical, geophysical, and political environments in which
they are operating. The engineer branch contains all three of the force
structure categories: combat, CS, and CSS. As such, it is a threefold
branch with diverse capabilities that interact across all areas of the Army.
When you add the other elements of the Engineer Regiment, the Army
engineer must be multifunctional and versatile.
ENGINEER OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES

5-1. Engineer operational principles are extracted chiefly from the principles
of war and the Army tenets. There are a number of principles that engineers
adhere to in order to optimize the engineer battlespace functions and to
achieve success in the context of today's technologies and organization. The
principles apply to all types of engineer units and to the full spectrum of
operations. The eight operational principles associated with engineer
operations are—
• Mass.
• Versatility.
• Security.
• Economy of force.
• Momentum.
• Simplicity.
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• Synchronization.
• Initiative.
MASS
5-2. Engineers mass the effects of their combat power in time, space, and
purpose to overwhelm the enemy or gain control of a situation. Engineer
assets may be massed in conjunction with maneuver forces or independently.
Mass does not necessarily equate to more engineer assets, it refers to the
massing of engineer capabilities and effects. Effects can be massed by
requesting special capabilities and assets (to include, but not limited to divers,
pipeline construction, bridging organizations, FFE, and geospatial
engineering capabilities) from higher HQ for special or unique requirements.
Massing of effects is facilitated by accessing expertise through reach and
synchronizing them to achieve the desired effect(s) at the times and places
required to facilitate the maneuver commander's success. The most critical
massing of engineer capability may be that of massing engineer expertise and
"brain power" from a variety of locations other than the mission site. Note that
the main effort of the maneuver force may not be where the engineer effort is
massed. Engineer resources may be massed in a sustainment role supporting
disaster relief in a foreign country or performing specialized combat missions
within the maneuver plan, such as a river crossing.
5-3. Engineers must begin their work early to complete it on time. To
effectively mass engineer effects, they have to anticipate future missions and
reposition their unit, if necessary, while accomplishing current missions.
Engineers must share the commander's vision and be proactive in
anticipating mission requirements. As the operation transitions through the
subsequent phases of the operation, engineers must be able to synchronize
their actions to meet mission requirements and achieve operational and
tactical success. Engineers focus on the success of mission rather than on
habitual support to particular organizations. This does not mean that
habitual combat engineer associations are not vital or retained whenever
possible. Improved SU allows engin eer command ers to anticipate
requirements and mass M/CM/S, geospatial, and general engineering effects
over simultaneous targets in the AO. Assured mobility and the selected
massing of engineer assets depend on the ability to draw information from the
COE and develop them into a shared SU.
5-4. Engineers organic to maneuver forces do not stay with those forces when
they are held out of the fight. They remain out of action only long enough to
refit or reconstitute after a major action before they are recommitted. Plans
must ensure timely return to the parent maneuver force before their
commitment to combat to ensure adequate integration and preparation time.
Combat engineer forces can be positioned to support the combined arms
reserve or counterattack forces and are considered to be committed, not held
in reserve. There are time and distance considerations that affect how to plan
and organize the massing of tactical engineer effects. Unlike fire effects, which
can be reprioritized and massed quickly, tactical engineer effects are often
ground-based and subject to time-distance factor limitations.
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VERSATILITY
5-5. Engineers are capable of operating in multiple environments and
performing a myriad of tasks that include M/CM/S, geospatial, and general
engineering. These missions can occur during offensive, defensive, stability,
and/or support operations under the C&S of a combined arms, joint, coalition,
or interagency organization. It is the engineer's ability to transition quickly
between these operations that reveals their versatility. (As an example, both
combat and combat heavy engineers may be required to transition between
conducting combat operations and repairing utilities or facilities while
simultaneously providing support to civilians during UOs.) It is not unusual
for engineers to have a battle-focused METL and be alerted to support a fire
fighting mission. Engineers may also perform additional missions with
augmentation and the approval of the higher commander. Engineers can
organize and perform C2 operations during defensive attack, or stability and
support operations. In these roles, engineers typically require other BOS
elements to be task-organized with them to achieve the proper C2 structure.
SECURITY
5-6. Engineers never permit the enemy to acquire an advantage while
performing their engineer battlespace functions. Army engineers are well
integrated into the ISR plan and attempt to have SU at all levels. They
embrace all measures available to protect themselves and conserve their
assets. They integrate themselves into maneuver formations when possible for
maximum security. When operating independently in remote parts of the AO,
engineers provide their assets to maintain local security at all times. The
same tactical security requirements apply in a support operation. Equipment
and personnel are vulnerable to crime and hazardous materials (HAZMATs).
ECONOMY OF FORCE
5-7. Understanding the principle of mass, engineers know that they cannot
provide troops or assets to every identified task in the AO. Assets and/or effort
are task-organized to mass the effects and yet reduce the risks for the
commander throughout the AO. Engineers recognize that risk may be
required in military operations and that resources are based on priorities.
They may reduce the risks by improved SU and task-organizing limited
engineer units or assets to accomplish the mission as an economy of force. The
higher commander should always understand the risks associated with
engineer missions. Economy of force implies that the senior engineer
commander must prioritize engineer effort. In a support mission, combat
heavy engineers may have to mass effort in one region and minimize
construction efforts in an economy of force with specific priorities, providing
the minimum essential needs of a populated area.
MOMENTUM
5-8. Engineers ensure that the force maintains offensive momentum
regardless of the enemy, the terrain, or any other impediment within the
fundamentals of assured mobility and in line with the commander's intent.
They are proactive, not reactive, according to the commander's intent and
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problems they encounter using resources (such as FFE) at their disposal or

improvising other means to prevent the mission from stalling or failing.
Engineer operations enable the momentum of the force throughout the AO in
support of decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations.
SIMPLICITY
5-9. Engineers achieve simplicity by providing clear, uncomplicated plans and
unambiguous, concise orders to ensure thorough understanding. Whenever
possible, engineers resource subordinate units with substantial assets to
prevent complicated movement of formations/assets/materials across the
battlefield/AO and to simplify the plan. Orders are simplified and direct to
alleviate confusion. Rehearsals are used to identify confusing areas and
simplify them for subordinates. Combat engineer elements may, at times,
remain with a given maneuver organization rather than be shifted to another
organization or mission in the interest of simplicity. CS and CSS engineers
use SOPs to provide simplicity when task-organizing between units. Combat
heavy engineers maintain simplicity for construction projects using primarily
basic theater construction standards.
SYNCHRONIZATION
5-10. Engineer commanders and his staff members serve as the senior
member of the M/CM/S BOS and the senior coordinator of MANSPT to ensure
that they synchronize MANSPT functions. The commander's staff
synchronizes the plan and the commander synchronizes the execution. The
staff promotes synchronization through SU and a COP of all friendly and
enemy engineer effort in the AO. Additionally, engineers integrate engineer
efforts across BOSs operating as combat, CS, or CSS forces.
5-11. Engineers are closely integrated with maneuver and fires. The scheme
of maneuver governs the engineer plan. Fire, maneuver, and mobility and
countermobility form a triad. Neither fire nor maneuver is truly effective if
the combat formation cannot move at will and deny battlefield maneuver to
the enemy. Engineers operate well forward to integrate mobility and
countermobility into the triad.
INITIATIVE
5-12. Engineer leaders and soldiers at every level will operate with the
commander's intent and common sense to use initiative in the absence of
orders. Leaders know their missions, including reconnaissance, breaching,
obstacle emplacement, and airfield and port construction and repair. They set
the terms on their own, according to the commander's intent, when they are in
the absence of specific orders. Initiative is enabled when engineers are able to
develop and sustain a good SU.
ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONAL PRINCIPLES

5-13. Engineers are organized and equipped to support linear and nonlinear
operations (see Chapter 6). Engineers are a portion of a larger BOS and, as
such, are required to task-organize to accomplish specific missions. To
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organized for success to perform all of the battlespace functions to support

full-spectrum capabilities. The following principles apply to combat, CS, and
CSS engineers:
• Deployability.
• Modularity.
• Multifunctionality.
• Span of C2.
• Sustainability.
• Commercial integration.
DEPLOYABILITY
5-14. To perform their missions, engineer units must be organized and
prepared to rapidly deploy to support the unit they are task-organized to
support. AC and RC engineer units are well-rehearsed and prepared to deploy
with configured basic loads for a variety of potential missions ranging from
combat operations to HLS support. Soldiers are qualified according to Army
regulations (ARs), FMs, and unit guidance on their weapons and individual
and collective tasks. Units that require contractor support to operate have a
plan for autonomous operations or a plan to maintain contract support in the
AO. Concepts for future engineer equipment is primarily designed for rapid
deployment and ease of loading and unloading onto railcars, aircraft, and
sealift. These concepts are balanced with design for M/CM/S, geospatial, and/
or general engineering capabilities. Deployability is directly enhanced by the
modularity of units.
MODULARITY
5-15. Engineer units have a baseline standard suborganization with the
ability to quickly deploy and be task-organized. Multifunctional soldiers
provide the flexibility required in full-spectrum operations. Flexibility must
exist at all levels of the organization and within each module. This enables
rapid force tailoring before deployment and during employment. Modular
design provides the versatility and agility to configure into the smallest unit
building blocks to deploy the minimum capabilities for assignment to higher
C2 HQ (either engineer or maneuver forces). The mission accomplishment
should not be delayed or adversely affected by an unnecessary footprint of
larger engineer units.
5-16. Mission requirements drive the size and composition of the engineer
force. A mix of different units and organizations is often necessary to achieve
the proper balance of capabilities. Modular engineer support capabilities may
be provided from various sources other than Army engineer units. Engineers
from other services, USACE, other military branches, and outside agencies
can all contribute to ensuring the right mix of engineer support. This mix may
change as the operation progresses through its various phases. These modular
capabilities must be organized to maintain responsiveness, flexibility, and
effectiveness. The use of reach capabilities (to include TeleEngineering)
within the Engineer Regiment makes it possible to minimize the footprint of
engineers in theater while still supplying the necessary engineer support to
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MULTIFUNCTIONALITY
5-17. Engineer units must be capable of performing multiple engineer
functions and should anticipate these requirements. Units are organized to
perform specific engineer functions but are prepared to conduct other engineer
tasks outside of their unit METL, but within the broad range of engineer
battlespace functions, when missions are anticipated. As units support full-
spectrum operations, they may have to quickly transition from combat
operations to support operations requiring a completely different set of tasks.
Units operating in noncontiguous areas are capable of performing limited
engineer functions outside their area of proficiency when empowered and
enabled with reach capabilities and expertise.
SPAN OF C2
5-18. Engineer operations are often characterized by supporting a large
geographic area and having many diverse organizations under its control.
Therefore, engineer C2 capabilities strive to be interoperable with all Army,
joint, and multinational organizations. The C2 is capable of scaling larger or
smaller in size and capability, as required by the subordinate or geographic
requirements. Engineers are prepared to provide C2 to other nonengineer
units when METT-TC requires stability or support operations. Timely and
accurate information is power; therefore, C2 facilities must function vertically
and horizontally, monitoring and tracking combat operations and sending
accurate reports to the right person at the right time. Monitoring and
reporting the status of engineer missions are critical to C2 decision making as
is adjusting engineer forces and assets to meet planned or unanticipated
mission requirements. Mission control and effective communication down to
the lowest organizational level of engineers is critical to achieving this goal.
SUSTAINABILITY
5-19. Engineer units are organized with the appropriate logistical support to
move, maintain, and fuel, or they coordinate the appropriate service, HN, or
contractor for support. Engineer resources are always limited. Materiel,
transportation assets, and time restrictions limit the engineer's ability to
execute missions. Engineer unit sustainment and the supporting logistical
structure must be planned in detail. Logistical limitations may restrict the
mission accomplishment by the engineer force. Engineer operations are often
resource-intensive. Engineer commanders should exhaust unit capabilities
before tapping into external logistical support from the HN or LOGCAP.
COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION
5-20. Engineer units are capable of operating commercial engineer equipment
and using available resources to expand their versatility. This allows for
smaller deployment requirements while improving efficiency and, in some
cases, the overall effectiveness of the engineer unit. Engineer deployments
require coordination with contractors, ENCOMs and the USACE to facilitate
access to commercial equipment, assets, and real estate. Engineer resources
(labor, services, equipment, and materials) belonging to the HN, other
services, and multinational forces are present in every theater. At all levels,
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on-site materials and equipment for military use. HN resources may be well-
suited for general engineering support, especially in the rear areas. Local
resources may augment available engineers, releasing more engineer units for
other missions. Through the processes of communication technology,
engineers also have the capability to reach from nearly any location worldwide
to obtain products, specialized expertise, and other necessary information.
Reach capability may help to minimize the footprint of engineer forces in a
given forward AO.

Chapter 6
Battlefield Framework
The battlefield is the epitome of war. All else in war, when war is
perfectly conducted, exists but to serve the forces of the battlefield
and assure success on the field.
BG S.L.A Marshall, 1947
The Army's warfighting focus enables a diverse (full-spectrum) force to
meet the needs of the JFC in war, conflict, and peace. In war, Army forces
form the nucleus of the land component—imposing their will on enemies
and causing their collapse. In conflict, Army forces deploy quickly into an
AO to deter adversaries and potential enemies from establishing their
forces and to preclude them from gaining an operational advantage. If
deterrence fails, Army forces defeat the enemy, terminate conflict to
achieve national objectives, and establish self-sustaining postconflict
stability. Early movement of Army forces retains initiative and freedom of
action by providing the JFC complementary means to conduct decisive
offensive operations at a time and place of the commander's choosing. If
theater circumstances require it, Army forces provide the means to block
the enemy's offensive and deliver the counteroffensive blow necessary to
win as rapidly as possible. In peace, Army forces train for war. They also
help shape the international security environment through engagement
activities and support civilian authorities both at home and abroad in
response to natural or man-made disasters. Regardless of the type of
commitment of Army forces, the degree of engineer participation is likely
to be high.
BATTLEFIELD ORGANIZATION
6-1. Within the discussion of the operational framework (see FM 3-0) is the
concept of battlefield organization. Battlefield organization is the allocation of
forces in the AO by purpose (see FMs 3-0 and 3-07 [100-20]). It consists of
three all-encompassing categories of operations: decisive, shaping, and
sustaining. The purpose unifies all elements of battlefield organization by
providing common focus for all actions. Commanders organize forces
according to purpose by determining each unit's operation will be decisive,
shaping, or sustaining. These decisions are the basis of the concept of
operations. When circumstances require a spatial reference, commanders
describe the AO in terms of deep, close, and rear areas. These spatial
categories are especially useful in operations that are generally contiguous
and linear and feature a clearly defined enemy force. Combat engineering
tends to support the categories of decisive and shaping operations. Geospatial
engineering supports all categories, with a primary focus on decisive and
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shaping operations. General engineering may also support categories. While it

is not a separate engineer battlespace function, sustainment engineering is
the term often used to describe those general engineer missions that support
the category of sustaining operations.
LINEAR OPERATIONS
6-2. Linear operations are how the Army has traditionally fought, with
ground forces sharing boundaries and oriented against a similarly organized
enemy force. Linear operations employ deep, close, and rear areas within the
battlefield framework of decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations.
6-3. Operations in deep areas are conducted in a designated area forward of
the close area, with the purpose of shaping enemy forces before their arrival
into the close area. The deep area is defined in terms of time and space.
Engineers in the offense use reconnaissance assets to predict and detect the
enemy to prevent and avoid obstacles that may impede the friendly force.
When required to neutralize, engineers may coordinate for fires where they
anticipate the enemy is overwatching obstacles and to set the SOSRA
conditions for the eventual close fight; breaching, or gap crossing operations.
In the defense, engineers may emplace scatterable munitions or conventional
obstacles covered by direct or indirect systems to disrupt the enemy ' s
maneuver in the deep fight.
6-4. Operations in close areas occur where the commander envisions close
combat as imminent. The maneuver commander masses his combat
capabilities to achieve a decisive action. In the offense, engineers balance their
limited assets between the requirement to mass with redundancy and the risk
with an economy of force. Engineer effort is focused on avoiding impediments
then on neutralizing. In the defense, engineers enhance force protection
providing survivability positions. Engineers emplace obstacle groups to
reinforce the maneuver commander's plan and increase his target acquisition
time in the EA.
6-5. Sustaining operations are conducted behind the commander ' s rear
boundary. They assure freedom of action and continuity of operations,
sustainment, and C2. Forces in this area are often prone to attack and take
enhanced force protection measures to protect forces and facilities. Engineers
provide support to enhance force protection by providing survivability to
protect vulnerable assets. Engineers are integrated to provide rear
commanders with assured mobility support to assist in predicting, detecting,
preventing, avoiding, neutralizing, and protecting in the rear area.
NONLINEAR OPERATIONS
6-6. Nonlinear operations are how the Army fights with ground forces in
noncontiguous and simultaneous operations while allocating forces in the AO
by purpose. Engineers contribute to decisive, shaping, and sustaining
operations by establishing the imperatives of assured mobility. Developing a
COP leverages information by using geospatial tools to combine terrain data
and an integrated ISR collection plan to attain a level of understanding within
the elements of combat power.
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Decisive Operations
6-7. Decisive operations are those that directly accomplish the task assigned
by the higher HQ. Decisive operations conclusively determine the outcome of
major operations, battles, and engagements. There is only one decisive
operation for any major operation, battle, or engagement for any given
echelon. The decisive operation may include multiple actions conducted
simultaneously throughout the AO. Commanders weight the decisive
operation by economizing on combat power allocated to shaping operations. In
the offense and defense, engineers normally focus on freedom of maneuver
through assured mobility. Decisive operations integrate all aspects of the
assured mobility imperatives, with emphasis on maintaining mobility and
momentum. This requires the senior engineer to synchronize the M/CM/S
BOS capabilities to protect and sustain the ability to maneuver when and
where the maneuver commander desires, enabling him to maintain pressure
and lethality upon the enemy. It also requires synchronizing those engineer
tasks that are embedded in the other BOSs.
6-8. In stability operations, decisive operations are usually those that achieve
and maintain stability, protect lives and property, or promote peace. Unlike
decisive operations in offense or defense, decisive operations in stability
operations do not always have immediate impacts; sometimes results take
years to achieve. In support operations, decisive operations normally prevent
or mitigate the effects of natural of man-made disasters. They relieve or
reduce conditions such as disease, hunger, or privation. Decisive operations
could be stabilizing areas by providing security for personnel, facilities, or
capabilities; rendering certain services to populations; or reestablishing
critical infrastructure. Engineers play a significant role in both stability and
support operations, and engineer actions may contribute to or actually be the
decisive operation, especially during support operations.
Shaping Operations
6-9. Shaping operations at any echelon create and preserve conditions for the
success of decisive operations. Shaping operations include lethal and
nonlethal activities conducted throughout the AO. They support the decisive
operation by affecting enemy capabilities and forces, or by influencing an
adversary's decisions. Shaping operations use all elements of combat power to
neutralize or reduce enemy capabilities. They may occur before, concurrently
with, or after the start of the decisive operation. They may involve any
combination of forces and occur throughout the AO. Typically prior to decisive
operations, engineers contribute to shaping operations by establishing and
maintaining operating areas. They gain control of friendly and enemy EAs,
areas of interest (AOIs), operating areas, and mobility corridors that connect
these areas. Engineers may then attack the enemy' s ability to influence
friendly operating areas. This proactive shaping allocates combat power and
ISR capabilities to secure friendly maneuver areas and/or attack threat
operating areas to prevent the threat ability to influence friendly maneuver
operations. In stability operations, shaping operations often convert
temporary gains into long-term political successes. The capabilities required
to exploit stability often differ from those needed to achieve stability. This
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the AO as the operation progresses through different stages. In support

operations, shaping operations may include influencing perceptions, ideas,
and information, as well as maintaining legitimacy. Shaping operations entail
transferring tasks to civilian agencies or the local government. For military
engineers, this may also include transferring responsibilities to USACE,
civilian contract engineers, or HN organizations. Regardless of the type of
operation, commanders may designate a successful shaping operation as a
decisive operation. In that case, commanders weight the new decisive
operation with combat power from other shaping operations. The concept of
operations clearly describes how shaping operations support the decisive
operation.
Sustaining Operations
6-10. Sustaining operations generate and maintain combat power. They are
operations at any echelon that enable shaping and decisive operations by
providing CSS, rear-area and base security, movement control, terrain
management, and infrastructure development. Engineers contribute to
sustaining operations by providing general engineering support to establish
the theater backbone structure. Sustaining operations include rear-area and
base security measures taken by military units, activities, and installations to
protect themselves from acts designed to impair their effectiveness.
Sustaining operations has four components: intelligence, base and base
cluster self-defense, response force operations, and combined arms TCF
operations. Engineers provide geospatial products that are distributed
throughout the force to develop the COP from the FLOT to the rear most
boundaries. FESTs from USACE and theater level ENCOMs provide design
and labor capabilities to construct staging bases, logistic bases, FOBs, and
LSAs. Engineer support to infrastructure development applies to all fixed and
permanent installations, fabrications, or facilities that support and control
military forces. Infrastructure development focuses on facility security
modifications and includes ADC and repairs. Engineer operations provide
mobility support throughout all LOCs for unimpeded sustainment support to
forward forces. Engineering performed in support of sustainment operations
may be referred to as sustainment engineering. (This is not another category
or addition to the engineer battlespace functions.) The vast majority of this
support will be general engineering and include at least some geospatial
engineering.
FRAMEWORK CONSIDERATIONS
THEATER ECHELON
6-11. The ARFOR or ASCC engineer tailors the engineer structure to meet
the requirements the JFCs plans or orders. While focused on operations in the
CZ, these engineers also support the theater with general engineering
support. The ARFOR or ASCC engineer must be closely tied into current and
future operational planning and have his own C2 structure to ensure the
timely and proper execution of the intent and scheme of maneuver. He must
also anticipate and plan for future mission requirements. Engineer mission
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rehabilitating the theater support base, and providing support to other

services, agencies, and other multinational forces in the TO. This may include
support of the initial force projection requirements to create or improve the
force projection enablers. The ability of CSS units to conduct sustainment
operations, as well as moving and sheltering combat and CS forces, depends
on adequate, responsive engineer support.
6-12. The number and type of operational-level engineer organizations
depends on the operational environment, mission requirements, HN
infrastructure, and availability of existing engineer support to the TO.
Operational-level engineer units provide—
• Geospatial information and services support to the theater.
• Construction management for the ARFOR or ASCC.
• Troop construction and repair to all US elements in the COMMZ.
• Contract construction support.
• LOC development and sustainment support.
• Infrastructure enhancement and sustainment support.
• Real estate and facility acquisition, management, and maintenance
support.
• General, geospatial, and combat engineering support to tactical-level
organizations on an area or mission basis.
6-13. Establishing EWLs is a standard engineer C2 method used by the
ARFOR or ASCC engineer, in conjunction with the task organization, to
designate AORs for subordinate engineer organizations. EWLs are generally
established from the corps rear to the rear of the COMMZ in a TO. EWLs may
also be established to designate engineer support boundaries in operations
other than war. These lines generally match ASG and HN military and
political boundaries. EWLs will be adjusted as an operation transitions.
Because engineers focus on mission requirements rather than area support,
EWLs may be independent of other control measures (for example, to permit
operational-level engineers to concentrate forward in the corps area to free up
corps engineer assets or to conduct specific missions on a task basis forward of
the EWL.)
6-14. Engineers are nearly always required in a TO. This force must conduct
a carefully tailored, well-planned, and well-rehearsed mission. Contingency
operations require a greater proportion of engineers to support the force.
6-15. Requests for engineer support (whether Army, other service, or HN) in
the COMMZ are received and passed from an ASG to the supporting engineer
group or from a TSC to a supporting engineer brigade or the ARFOR or ASCC
engineer. The ENCOORD assigns missions based on ASCC priorities, drawn
from the combatant commander or JFC priorities. Engineer units in the
COMMZ execute the missions under control of the ASCC task organization.
Unfulfilled requests for COMMZ engineer support are passed by dual routes
to the higher ENCOM and the ASCC engineer, as well as through ASG
channels to the TSC for resolution at the ASCC and joint levels.
6-16. Theater construction management often spans multiservice
requirements. The combatant commander may establish a theater regional
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engineer construction activities and augment the joint force staff. Army
representation in this cell is normally drawn from the ARFOR/ASCC engineer
staff. Other service component engineer personnel are also part of this cell.
6-17. The combatant commander may also establish joint boards to address
engineer issues outside of normal operations and ensure coordination among
the services. Such boards include the Joint Facilities Utilization Board
(JFUB) and the Joint Environmental Management Board (JEMB). Each is
discussed in JP 3-34 and JP 4-04. Again, Army representation is normally
drawn from the ARFOR or ASCC engineer staff and includes other service
component engineers.
6-18. The TCEM or RCEM cell and joint boards are used to coordinate other
military and non military resources. They synchronize and integrate the total
engineer effort. Other military resources available to the combatant
commander and the JFC include USACE teams, Navy construction engineers
(Seabee teams), Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair
Squadron, Engineer (RED HORSE) units, or multinational engineer units.
HN support, including local contractors and other engineer and logistical
contracting options such as LOGCAP, provides a vast variety of engineer
capabilities.
Combat Engineering
6-19. Theater and operational-level engineer units typically only perform
combat engineer (M/CM/S) missions when operating in the division area as
reinforcement to divisional engineers. Operational mobility and
countermobility tasks are included under the general engineering function.
Combat engineering tasks may also be performed in the theater rear area but
tend to be associated with support of the TCF in its rear-area mission. See
FM 3-90 for a discussion of this mission.
Geospatial Engineering
6-20. The theater topographic battalion HQ is typically located in the
COMMZ and will generally fall under the ENCOM, if an ENCOM is in
theater. With the topographic planning and control team at the theater HQ,
the battalion coordinates with the Topographic Engineering Center (TEC),
HN, NIMA, and the National Ground Intelligence Center to fulfill theater
mapping and satellite imagery products. They may also integrate USACE
products to provide a more complete product in some cases. The general
support (GS) topographic company supports noncorps units at the theater
level and assists the DS companies in corps areas. They are normally
collocated with the battalion HQ and may send elements to other locations, to
include an EAC intelligence center.
General Engineering
6-21. Theater construction manageme nt often spans multiservice
requirements. The theater commander may require the establishment of a
TCEM or RCEM to prioritize and control engineer activities, with particular
emphasis on construction activities. This management responsibility may be
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behalf of the ASCC. The engineer brigades and groups plan, coordinate, and
supervise their assigned work in their respective AORs.
6-22. New construction, maintenance, and repair work in the COMMZ
support and sustain combat operations forward. This includes roads, railways,
pipelines, bridges, airfields, ports, buildings, utilities, EPW camps and
installations, displaced persons camps, and any other requirements to support
or take the load off combat operations.
6-23. Combat heavy engineer battalions have a variety of equipment, tools,
and skills to do all types of construction. Some capabilities, such as asphalt
and paving, require pairing with separate engineer companies and teams to
accomplish the mission. Construction support companies operate and
maintain equipment to augment combat engineer battalions, heavy, and other
units as well.
6-24. Dump truck companies provide additional haul assets. Pipeline
construction support companies provide technical personnel and specialized
equipment to support pipeline construction and related facilities. Port
construction companies provide technical personnel and specialized
equipment for constructing and restoring ports, to include JLOTS facilities,
inland waterway facilities, and POL marine terminals.
6-25. It is not uncommon for the ASCC to draw on other military and
nonmilitary resources to integrate into the total engineer effort. Other
military sources include USACE teams and support, Seabee teams, RED
HORSE units, or other similar multinational engineer units. HNS, civilian
contractors, and civil works agencies/businesses from outside the AO also
provide a vast variety of potential augmentation capabilities.
6-26. While not exclusively a general engineering concern, environmental
considerations (see Appendix K) come under general engineering for AUTL
purposes. Engineers proactively advise the commander on environmental
issues which promote awareness in the unit. Commanders protect the natural
environment in which US military forces operate, to the greatest extent
possible, consistent with operational requirements. Commanders must ensure
compliance, to the greatest extent possible and as far as practicable within the
confines of mission accomplishment, with all applicable environmental laws
and agreements, including those of the HN. For more information on
environmental regulations, laws, and treaties, see FM 3-100.4. The goal of
compliance is to minimize the potential adverse impacts on human health and
the environment while maximizing readiness and operational effectiveness.
FM 3-100.4, and JPs 3-0, 3-34, and 4-04 each highlight the critical integration
of environmental considerations into all operations and training.
6-27. The ASCC has overall responsibility for real-property maintenance
activities (RPMA). The TSC, through its ASGs, normally provides the needed
RPMA support. Principal RPMA functions in a TO include operating,
repairing, and maintaining facilities and utilities; fire prevention and
protection; and refuse collection and disposal. The TSC provides technical
RPMA guidance to the ASGs. ASGs provide RPMA support to all Army
facilities in their AOs, to include leased facilities, unless HNS is or has
available leased facilities. RPMA may also be provided for other service
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6-28. The theater's organizational RPMA requirements that exceed the TSC
and ASG capabilities are forwarded to the supporting engineer group or
brigade for execution according to the theater priorities. Configuring engineer
units to support the ASGs is largely based on the expected RPMA workload.
They are tailored to the specific ASG that they will be supporting to
accomplish RPMA missions.
6-29. RPMA may be administered on a centralized or decentralized basis. If
decentralized, the TSC, through its ASGs, uses supporting engineer teams,
facility engineer detachments (FEDs), USACE, other CCA contracted RPMA
services', or HNS to accomplish the mission. ASGs have small cells to receive,
prioritize, and coordinate local engineer support requirements. They assess
workloads, sequence critical requirements, and request assistance for the
engineer group in GS.
6-30. In operations where a robust TSC/ASG structure doesn't exist, but base
camps, logistic bases, and other operating bases have been established, the
FEDs have taken on the larger task of conducting Directorate of Public Works
(DPW) bare-base facilities management services. Leveraging their internal
capabilities with other engineer resources in the theater, the FEDs become
the focal point of administering RPMA to their individually assigned bases.
6-31. Many specialized engineer teams can be tailored to meet the needs of a
particular ASG and support it under the C2 of an engineer HQ team. With the
exception of the specialized team assigned to the ASG, the engineer group
typically controls all of the engineer units in its assigned area. The ENCOM
may also administer RPMA on a centralized basis. FM 5-116 contains
additional details on engineer operations in support of RPMA.
6-32. Contingency real estate support teams (CRESTs) are called upon early
in a contingency operation to support acquiring real estate and facilities in
support of reception, staging, RSOI bed down, and unit operations. Generally,
requirements are centralized and front loaded to meet the anticipated theater
level operational needs.
CORPS ECHELON
6-33. The corps generally fights at the tactical level of war; however, it may
fight at the operational level during SSC operations. Although the corps has
an engineer brigade assigned to it, the number and type of engineer units
assigned to the brigade depend primarily on the mission of the corps, the
number and type of their divisions and separate brigades, and the operational
environment. Normally, each committed division of the corps will include
elements of an engineer group from the corps engineer brigade. See FM 5-100-15
for more information on corps engineer operations. See Figure 6-1 for a notional
corps engineer brigade organization.
6-34. Engineers perform battlespace functions (combat, geospatial, and
general engineering) and have missions in all parts of the corps area. The
general engineer mission in the corps AO is to construct and maintain LOCs
and tactical march routes. This mission is continuous due to the effects of
enemy actions, heavy traffic, and weather.

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Engineer Corps Brigade Supporting Three Heavy Divisions
Fire fighting
HQs Diving
Topo
X3 X3
Fire truck Utilities X2 DS Topo TA Topo
X6 X2 X3 X2 X8 X7
Whl Combat heavy Quarry CSE MRBC
Engineer brigade competencies—

• Control corps engineer units not organic to divisions, separate maneuver brigades and ACR.
• Provide combat (M/CM/S), geospatial, and general engineering support to the corps.
• Augment engineer support to the divisions and other subordinate units.
• Require a major commitment of corps units to keep the LOCs and tactical march routes open to
sustain the committed forces, shift other forces, and implement corps-directed attacks. Corps
combat battalions perform those tasks with CSEs companies augmenting other units with horizontal
equipment to maintain roads and airstrips.
• Provide wet and dry bridging multirole bridge company (MRBC) for use in LOC and other routes. A
diving team performs scuba diving in forward combat areas (such as in river and far-shore
reconnaissance), clears underwater obstacles, and supports assault float-bridging operations.
• Provide construction assets (combat heavy battalions and quarry teams) for operational
construction requirements such as forward log bases, heliports, airfields, bed downs, and MSRs.
• Provide geospatial engineering for the corps; terrain teams provide geospatial (topographic) support
for each assigned division.
• Provide fire fighting assets to support aviation units and petroleum units.
• Require utilities teams to support the corps support command (COSCOM) with RPMA support in the
corps area.
Figure 6-1. Notional Corps Engineer Brigade Laydown
6-35. Corps engineer organizations provide guidance on protective shelters

and camouflage measures to units and support corps units with geospatial
information and services, as directed by the mission. Corps engineer units
operating in the forward area reinforce divisional engineers in combat
engineering roles. Many of the tasks performed by corps battalions in the
corps rear area are also done in the forward area while performing missions in
support of division operations.
Combat Engineering
6-36. Corps engineer units are typically combat support engineers. They
usually perform (M/CM/S) missions when operating in the division area as
reinforcement to divisional engineers. These tasks may also be performed in
the corps rear area but tend to be associated with support of the TCF in its
rear-area mission. See FM 3-90 for a discussion of this mission.

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6-37. Separate corps brigades and ACR have an organic engineer company,
which is usually not sufficient to handle all required engineer tasks when
these units are committed. These companies are designed and focused for
supporting the mobility and countermobility portions of combat engineering.
The corps engineer brigade reinforces these organizations with additional
combat battalions and separate companies based on the mission and the
situation.
6-38. A DS topographic company of the theater topographic battalion
typically provides all forms of geospatial support for a corps. It is positioned in
the corps rear area, providing a terrain analysis team to the corps CP.
General Engineering
6-39. General engineering activities occur throughout the theater and are not
limited to the COMMZ. Within the corps area, operational construction
requirements, such as forward logistics bases, heliports, and MSRs are needed
to ensure the continuity of support for combat operations. These activities are
in addition to the corps-generated construction requirements (bed down,
logistics bases, and rehearsal ranges) that keep corps construction assets fully
engaged. The nature of corps operations generally limits construction to the
austere, essential facilities needed to sustain the current fight or support
near-term major operations in offensive, defensive, and selected stability
operations.
6-40. Corps combat engineer battalions perform general engineering tasks in
the division area. CS equipment companies augment the combat battalions
with equipment to move earth and maintain or create horizontal surfaces
such as roads and airstrips. Combat battalions may also assemble tactical
bridges provided by panel-bridge companies or allocated from theater stocks
for use on LOCs and other routes. MRBC erect their own tactical bridges
(fixed and floating) to support river crossing operations.
6-41. Light corps combat battalions and light equipment companies reinforce
light DIVENGs, particularly during their initial deployment. The airborne
corps battalion can parachute into an operational area and construct an
assault airstrip. The light equipment company augments light forces with
additional air-transportable earth-moving equipment.
6-42. Utility teams support the COSCOM and provide RPMA and base
operations (BASOPS) support throughout the corps area. Additional support
may be available through HNS or corps engineer brigade assets. The ENCOM
provides additional support and technical guidance, as necessary. Frequently,
in stability or support operations, USACE contractors (or other contracting
agents) provide RPMA engineer services under the general oversight of Army
engineers (the FED, which provides DPW bare-base facilities management).
DIVISION ECHELON AND BELOW

6-43. Divisions perform major tactical missions and can conduct sustained
battles and engagements. The engineer forces organic to each division are
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brigade provides additional engineer units based on the division's specific

mission and tactical situation. The engineer infrastructure at the higher
echelons makes it possible to commit and sustain divisions in combat.
Combat Engineering
6-44. The division combat engineer battalion is designed to perform the
combat engineering function (M/CM/S) and to participate in the close fight.
Corps combat battalions also participate in the division close fight. A corps
commander will usually place at least one corps combat battalion in a
command relationship to a division or engineer group supporting a division to
reinforce the close fight. Corps and DIVENG elements often mix and cross
attach elements to enhance the relative capabilities and strengths of each.
The HQ of the habitually associated engineer battalion generally commands
all engineers supporting the major effort of a brigade. A notable exception to
this may be in a light division where only an engineer company is habitually
associated to a maneuver brigade. There is also only a single organic engineer
company in the SBCT. Each committed legacy heavy maneuver brigade
normally needs the equivalent of an engineer battalion or one company per
battalion TF. These levels of engineer support are adjusted based on the
METT-TC analysis. Additional engineer capabilities may be task-organized
from within the division or from EAD and EAC engineer units.
6-45. Additional corps engineer battalions operate in the division on an area
or mission task basis. Separate engineer companies, especially bridge
companies, operate in support of the division as required. When a division has
the priority and need for a large number of corps engineers, it will likely also
have an engineer group in support to control the activities of these engineers.
When allocated to a division, the group HQ controls all engineer operations
within the division ' s rear area. It also allocates and controls engineer
organizations and resources to perform specific or selected tasks within
maneuver brigade areas. This group HQ, or another group HQ may also
function as the planning and control HQ for engineer tasks affecting the
division as a whole (as in divisional assault river crossing of a breach by one or
more maneuver brigades of the division).
6-46. The DS topographic company in the corps area also provides a terrain
analysis team to the division. The team typically locates at the DIVENG HQ,
with DTSS teams allocated to the assistant brigade engineers (ABEs). The
DIVENG team works with the division's G2. TerraBaseTM and other newly-
developed programs are valuable tools to assist engineers at brigade and TF
levels. The engineer cell of the SBCT contains an organic terrain team.
General Engineering
6-47. Combat engineer units rarely perform general engineering tasks within
the division since their focus is on combat engineering tasks. General
engineering tasks within the division are typically performed by corps level or
higher CS engineer units. Tasks performed by combat engineers that obstruct
and channel enemy maneuver (barriers and obstacles), protect friendly forces
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and roads) are considered to be combat engineering functions. These missions

are incorporated into the OPLAN and OPORD of the division and support the
maneuver brigade/TF in accomplishing their respective missions and the
commander's intent.
6-48. RPMA and BASOPS needs are generally very limited at the division
echelon and below, although certain contingency operations will heighten
their importance. Support is provided by the corps engineer brigade and
higher echelon ENCOMs.
INTEGRATING OTHER ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND

CAPABILITIES
6-49. Integrating th e variety an d special capabilities of engineer
organizations requires an understanding of the various capabilities and
limitations of the engineer assets available for any given mission. Besides
Army engineers, there are a variety of other organizations that may be
available to support the overall effort.
6-50. The first of these are the other members of the Engineer Regiment,
primarily USACE. They may have assets directly integrated into the military
C2 structure and linked to the ENCOMs or be already operating under
contract in theater. Whether providing construction contract and design
support in the AO or outside of the contingency area, USACE can obtain the
necessary data, research, and specialized expertise not present in the theater
through TeleEngineering and other reach capabilities. See Appendices I and J
for additional USACE capabilities.
6-51. Other US and allied military service engineers may also have engineer
units and capabilities assigned to a given mission or operation. See
Appendices D, E, F, G, H, and I for more information on other US and
multinational military service engineer capabilities. HN engineer capabilities
may be available if an adequate infrastructure exists. Potentially, this could
include a wide array of civil and public works organizations. See Appendix H
for a discussion of potential HNS.
6-52. It is increasingly common to contract a wide range of engineer services
with local or third party national organizations and civilian contractors. These
assets are typically used to free up military assets, minimizing the military
footprint in a theater, when requirements exceed military capabilities or when
the engineer operations and requirements are to be conducted in areas that
are relatively safe from active combat.

Chapter 7
Battle Command for Engineers

In the profoundest sense, battles are lost and won in the mind of the commander.
Captain Sir Basil Liddell Hart, 1934
Battle command applies the leadership portion of the elements of combat
power. It is based on the commander having a profound understanding of
the conduct of full-spectrum operations and being able to visualize,
describe, and direct the actions of subordinates. An engineer commander
has a difficult responsibility in performing dual roles as the organic
engineer commander and the senior engineer advisor to the maneuver
commander. In today's operating environment, the engineer commander's
leadership is essential to ensuring mission success. Understanding
FM 6-0 (101-5) and how battle command relates to C2 operations is
essential for all commanders.
BATTLE COMMAND AND COMMAND AND CONTROL OPERATIONS

7-1. The JFC and ARFOR organize assigned forces to meet mission
requirements and use the resources available to them in the most effective
manner. Engineer forces are extremely adaptable and can be tailored to best
meet mission requirements. Each contingency operation will be unique,
incorporating any of a range of different combinations of engineer entities and
supporting relationships. Additionally, the structure and requirements that
developed for engineer support will almost certainly vary as the operation
transitions. Engineers will generally support the mission effort. However,
they may also be called on to lead or command the operation, particularly
when the mission is focused on disaster relief or nation building.
7-2. For most missions, the senior engineer commander in theater will C&S
engineer forces as a specialized command with an independent command
structure, maintaining technical and operational ties to strategic-level
agencies and establishing working relationships with their ARFOR staff
counterparts. Command authority is delegated by the ASCC or ARFOR
commander, as is any command relationship with the TSC.
7-3. C2 operations are the exercise of authority and direction by a designated
commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission (FM 6-0).
The engineer commander must leverage available systems to most effectively
achieve his intent. These systems include FBCB2 and MCS-ENG. As stated in
FM 3-0, the goal of C2 is mission accomplishment. The engineer commander
seeks to accomplish this by understanding the end state and ensuring that his
assets are postured for transitions and future operations. He typically
exercises authority and direction over engineer forces made available to him
through establishing command or support relationships. However, he must
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also work within specific command or support relationships as well. Within

these constraints, he is responsible for organizing resources and directing
their operations. See FM 6-0 for a more in depth discussion of battle command
and all of the other primary aspects of C2.
7-4. Figure 7-1 represents C2 visually and depicts the organizing principle of
Army C2 doctrine. The focus of C2 is the commander. He determines what to
do and directs actions. C2 is a continuous process; the staff must diagnose
what is happening, even if unexpected, and develop appropriate solutions for
the commander's decision.
Commander
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Command and control of command
system (control) and support
Personnel/equipment/procedures
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ar
Battle
e
command
Execution
information Execute
Assess Assess
Forces Object
Mission accomplishment Goal
Figure 7-1. Command and Control Organizing Principle
7-2 Battle Command for Engineers

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LEADERSHIP ASPECTS—VISUALIZE, DESCRIBE, DIRECT

7-5. Commanders at all levels provide skilled judgment based on study,
training, experience, and creative thinking. FM 3-0 describes the critical
aspects of leadership—visualize, describe, and direct (see Figure 7-2, page 7-4).
7-6. Upon receipt of the order, the engineer commander begins to formulate
(visualize) a plan. He assesses his capabilities weighed against enemy
capabilities on the terrain or support mission requirements. The commander
conducts an informal engineer assessment after he reads the order, with input
from his staff estimate. His staff prepares an EBA as part of the staff
estimate. Using METT-TC, Army tenets, principles of war, engineer
principles, and operational framework the commander visualizes the potential
engineer tasks and the kind of information he needs to finalize a plan. The
force commander may request products from geospatial engineering assets
and FFE for technical support to improve his ability to visualize the combat,
geospatial, and general engineering requirements for the operation. Engineer
commanders may use sketches of the AO and locations of all the potential
engineer tasks with purpose to visualize how the operation will occur.
7-7. The commander identifies (describes) what each subordinate
commander, two levels down, must understand in the absence of orders. The
commander uses the framework of the battlefield as a common reference to
describe his vision to subordinates. Descriptions are provided of how he
envisions supporting the operation regarding time, space, resources, purpose,
and action for each type of operation—decisive, shaping, sustaining. He
concludes with the commander's intent for engineer operations and planning
guidance. The engineer commander ' s intent expresses the conditions for
success and the desired end state of engineer forces on the objective.
7-8. The commander uses his focused intent (direct) as the foundation for this
staff to develop the SOEO and supporting engineer concept of operations. This
effort is synchronized by the senior engineer, chemical, and MP commanders
within the M/CM/S BOS and through the MANSPT cell coordinator in the
SBCT. The engineer commander directs his efforts by resourcing engineer
mission requirements with personnel, time, and equipment.
ROLES OF ENGINEER COMMANDERS AND STAFFS

7-9. Whether performing as a commander or a supporting engineer staff
element (referred to as the ENCOORD), engineers at each echelon monitor
current operational activities, execute and control engineer missions, and plan
future engineer operations in conjunction with the supported commander and
forces. The depth and breadth of engineers involvement depends on the role
the engineer plays within the military organization and the nature of the
overall operation. His responsibilities may range from planning combat
engineer operations to planning and coordinating environmental protection,
critical areas, and protection levels. Success as an ENCOORD is critical to the
success of the engineer unit. Commanders are challenged to generate a force
that is tailored to current and anticipated missions, flexible in changing
circumstances, and able to meet the constraints of lift capabilities. The factors
of METT-TC drive the initial tailoring of the force. Prioritizing and leveraging
available assets for acceptable degrees of risk guide the commander in

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Lead
• Principles of war • METT-TC
• Tenets • COP
• Experience
Visualize Describe Direct
Art of war/science Art of war/science Art of war/science
Nature and design Time, space,

resources, purpose, BOS
of the operation
and action
Battlespace
AO • Decisive operations • Intelligence

• Shaping operations • Maneuver
• Sustaining • Fire support
operations • Air defense
• M/CM/S
• C2
OBJ
Estimates Input from other

commanders
• Plans and
• End state and military conditions • Planning orders
• Center of gravity guidance • Preparation
• Decisive points and objectives • Intent • Execution
• Lines of operation
• Culminating point
• Operational reach, approach, and
pauses
• Simultaneous and sequential operations
• Linear and nonlinear operations
• Tempo
Assess
Figure 7-2. Leadership Aspects
determining the timing, number, and type of units to employ. Engineer units
that make up the architecture of Army engineer forces are diverse and possess
highly specialized capabilities. (See Appendix D.) Because the demands of any

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given operation vary, there is no set engineer structure; however, certain

maneuver organizations do have a specific engineer element organic to them,
and a building block approach based on need is used to determine the ultimate
force refinement.
7-10. Figure 7-3 is a useful depiction of the multiple engineer organizations
that may comprise the theater engineer task organization. This organization
lays the foundation to meet mission requirements. This mature structure
develops incrementally, over time during a contingency response. Appendix D
catalogs the deployable MTOE units within this structure as well as TDA
organizations associated with the Engineer Branch. A discussion of other
service engineer organizations is included in Appendices E through G. The
discussion of potential contract engineering and other potential engineering
support is included in Appendices H, I, and J.
DCS Engr ASCC
XXX
*USACE TAACOM
fwd
X X
TA
Const Const
Cbt hvy Cbt hvy Bn HQ
CSC CSC Prime power
*TDA element Pipeline Dump trk Port const
Figure 7-3. Notional Army Service Component Commander Theater Engineer Laydown
7-11. Each military operation is unique in itself, possessing varying degrees

of the four basic operational components—ODSS. Engineers have a key role in
each of these components, and they execute combat (M/CM/S), geospatial, and

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general engineering missions. The nature of the missions executed, both

sequentially and simultaneously, determines the engineer's role.
7-12. As operations change and move across the spectrum of conflict, many of
the products that engineers deliver at the unit level do not change. They
continue to improve roads, upgrade infrastructure, lay pipeline, dig, and
build. Force protection support is an engineer mission at every point on the
spectrum. C2 structures and hierarchies are similarly organized, although at
the lower end of the spectrum, engineers tend to play a proportionately
greater role and may even be the controlling senior HQ in some instances. The
prominence of the engineer role will be particularly high in austere
environments. Additionally, it is in these environments and situations where
USACE plays a larger role outside of its traditional boundaries and extends
the participation of the entire Engineer Regiment.
THE ENGINEER COORDINATOR

7-13. The ENCOORD is the senior engineer officer within the force. However,
in the SBCT, FXXI organized DIVENG staffs, ACRs, and Army level staffs,
the ENCOORD is also the senior engineer commander in the force. He is
responsible for advising the force commander on the best use of available
engineer support resources, developing the SOEO, issuing necessary orders in
the name of the commander, and implementing the approved SOEO. The
ENCOORD is critical to the targeting process as well. His input is essential to
the success of assured mobility and logic predict, detect, and prevent.
7-14. Typically, the commander of the organic engineer unit supporting the
command or a senior staff officer is the ENCOORD. When an organization has
a commander as the ENCOORD, the assistant or deputy ENCOORD is a
permanent staff officer, representing the ENCOORD in his absence. An
ENCOORD is normally located at every level of command within the theater,
from the combatant commander or theater level to the maneuver battalion.
Depending on the composition and missions of the engineer forces and the
levels of operation, the ENCOORD can take on numerous forms at respective
levels, each with its own scope and span of control and associated
responsibilities. Whatever the Army echelon or level, the ENCOORD becomes
the commander's means for accessing support from the various elements of
the Engineer Regiment. When joint functions apply, the ARFOR ENCOORD
may be designated as the joint ENCOORD. The ENCOORD ' s specific
responsibilities include the following:
• Planning and controlling the engineer battlespace functions of combat
(M/CM/S), geospatial, and general engineering.
• Recommending engineer organization for operations, to include
combat.
• Advising on and obtaining engineer services and support through the
reach capabilities of the Engineer Regiment.
• Maintaining the engineer COP of current operations.
• Advising on and developing policies for real estate acquisition,
management, and disposal.
• Planning and coordinating with the S3, G3, J3, and fire support
coordinator (FSCOORD) on integrating obstacles and fires.

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• Planning and coordinating with the FSCOORD using artillery-

delivered SCATMINEs.
• Advising the commander on the use of organic and nonorganic
engineer assets.
• Advising the commander on employing and reducing obstacles.
• Advising the commander on environmental issues (to include the
command environmental program), coordinating with other staff
officers to determine the impact of operations on the environment, and
helping the commander integrate environmental considerations into
the decision-making process.
• Planning and coordinating environmental protection, critical areas,
and protection levels.
• Providing a terrain mission folder to determine its effect on friendly
and enemy operations.
• Managing the digital terrain data storage device (coordinating with
t he S 2 , G 2 , I n te l l i g e nc e D i r e c to r a te [ J 2 ] f o r p l a n ni ng a n d
distribution).
• Planning and supervising the construction, the maintenance, and the
repair of camps and facilities for friendly forces, EPWs, and civilian
internees.
• Assisting the S2, G2, and J2 in the IPB, including preparing the EBA
portion of the engineer estimate.
• Participating in the targeting meeting.
• Participating in the JFUB, generally as the chair.
• Participating in the Joint Civil-Military Engineering Board (JCMEB),
generally as the chair.
• Participating in the JEMB, generally as the chair.
• Providing information on the status of the engineer assets on hand.
• Making recommendations based on technical information to the
appropriate operations and logistics staffs for the route of the MSRs
and the logistics areas.
• Planning the reorganization of engineers to fight as infantry combat
units when the appropriate commander deems their emergency
employment necessary.
• Coordinating with interagency department engineers, such as the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
ASCC ENGINEER
7-15. The ASCC staff normally includes the ASCC engineer as a member of
the commander's special staff. He integrates engineers into the ASCC's plan
to sustain Army forces and support other services or allied forces. The senior
engineer commander may be dual-hatted as the ASCC engineer or his deputy
may assume this position as a primary role.
7-16. In a developed contingency operation that includes a COMMZ or rear-
area support structure and boundaries, the senior engineer commander would
most likely be an ENCOM commander with C2 of numerous engineer units,
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and HN). As such, the ENCOM commander executes the ASCC 's goals of
operational sustainment and mobility in synchronization with the roles
already identified above. This is done through operational, planning, and
technical staffs that are integrated within the ASCC as well as those organic
to staff within the ENCOM. The ENCOM typically functions as a separate
and specialized command under the ASCC. A theater engineer brigade or
engineer group could also provide this support.
CORPS ENGINEER
7-17. The commander of the corps engineer brigade is the corps engineer or
ENCOORD at the corps level. He plans and executes engineer operations in
the corps area. As the engineer brigade commander, the ENCOORD
commands all nondivisional engineer units in the corps. As the engineer
special staff officer, he is responsible to the corps commander for all engineer-
related matters in the corps AO.
7-18. The engineer brigade commander has a staff element located in the
corps CPs. This staff is under the direction of the assistant corps engineer
(ACE), who integrates engineers into the corps planning process. The ACE
conducts planning with the corps staff and provides advanced warning of
future corps operations through engineer channels to the corps engineer
brigade, DIVENG brigade, separate brigades, engineer groups, and (ACR)
engineer companies. He receives reports from these levels to keep the corps
staff informed on current engineer operations.
DIVISION ENGINEER
7-19. The commander of the division (armor/mechanized and light) organic
engineer brigade or engineer battalion is dual-hatted as the commander and
the special staff DIVENG or ENCOORD. The DIVENG or ENCOORD plans
and executes engineer operations in the division area. The division order often
gives control of the elements of the engineer brigade to the maneuver
commanders, yet the DIVENG commander retains command responsibilities
and employs those elements left under his direct control. As the engineer
special staff officer, the DIVENG is responsible (to the division commander)
for all engineer-related matters in the division AO. He remains responsible,
regardless of the rank of the senior corps or EAC engineer unit commander in
the division AO. Nondivisional engineer units in the division AO provide
liaison to the DIVENG.
7-20. To assist the commander in the role as a special staff officer, the
DIVENG has a staff element located in the division CPs. It is under the
direction of the ADE, who integrates engineer operations during the division's
planning process. Through engineer channels, the ADE provides advance
warning of future division operations to the division and supporting corps and
EAC engineer battalions and maneuver brigades. He also receives reports
from these levels to keep the division staff and the higher HQ ENCOORD
informed on current engineer operations in the division. With staff assistance,
the DIVENG controls corps and EAC units in the division area. He should
task EAD engineer units in his role as the engineer brigade (heavy)/battalion
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7-21. The senior engineers within FXXI divisions and ACRs are not
commanders. They are not resourced with a full staff and CP and are not
capable of independent C2 operations. In FXXI and ACRs, the senior
engineers are special staff officers imbedded within the maneuver CP. EAD
engineer units may not be task-organized directly to the special staff officer.
BRIGADE ENGINEER
7-22. In an armored or mechanized division, the organic engineer brigade
generally provides an engineer battalion to each armor/mechanized maneuver
brigade. In a light, air assault, or airborne division, the organic engineer
battalion provides an engineer company to each maneuver brigade. The
respective engineer battalion commander and company commander assume
the brigade engineer (or ENCOORD) responsibility. In the SBCT, the brigade
engineer is a special staff officer, not a commander, and functions as both the
ENCOORD and BOS integrator for the MANSPT cell. The brigade engineer
integrates engineers into the brigade planning process and coordinates
current engineer operations in the brigade AO. As the brigade engineer, he
commands all engineer units in the brigade. As the brigade engineer special
staff officer, he is responsible to the brigade commander for all engineer-
related matters in the brigade AO. Separate maneuver brigades and ACRs
have a staff engineer organic to the brigade or regiment.
BATTALION AND TASK FORCE ENGINEER

7-23. The battalion or TF engineer often establishes a normal association
between an engineer company and a heavy maneuver battalion or a light
engineer platoon with a light maneuver battalion. Maintaining that
association is one factor to consider in the tactical planning process, since
there are advantages to the company commander or platoon leader
functioning as the TF engineer. The company commander or platoon leader
normally associated with a battalion/TF is also the staff engineer and advisor
to the TF commander. The company commander has a small HQ section to
assist the TF commander in integrating engineers into the TF planning
process and in executing the engineer portion of the operation. The light
engineer platoon leader will not have this luxury. The battalion/TF engineer
makes operational reports through the TF S3 and provides other required
reports through engineer channels, as necessary.
7-24. Since the SBCT has only one organic engineer company, engineer
platoons will not be habitually task-organized to maneuver battalions/TFs. As
a result, METT-TC will determine the level of engineer support task-
organized to each maneuver battalion/TF, if any. In most cases, engineers will
be organized to weight the main effort. In that instance, the company
commander will serve as the TF engineer. When allocated engineers, the
other maneuver battalions/TFs will usually have a platoon leader as the TF
engineer.
7-25. When additional engineers operate with the TF, the associated company
commander or platoon leader normally remains the TF engineer. However,
the reinforcing engineer unit commander/platoon leader and staff task-
organized to the maneuver unit or organic engineer will assist with the
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COMMAND AND SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS

7-26. Engineers have a number of specialty units with unique capabilities.
Commanders task-organize these units to subordinate maneuver commanders
to provide these capabilities. The commander can task-organize them in a
variety of command support relationships. Based on the hierarchy, a
subordinate commander may not impose a more restrictive command/support
relationship if the unit is task-organized further down.
JOINT RELATIONSHIPS
7-27. At the theater level, when Army forces operate outside the US, they are
assigned under a JFC (see JP 0-2, JP 3-0, and FM 100-7). A JFC is a
combatant commander, subunified commander, or JTF commander,
authorized to exercise COCOM or OPCON over a joint force. At the theater
level, the combatant commander provides strategic direction and operational
focus to forces by developing strategy, planning the theater campaign,
organizing the theater, and establishing command relationships for effective
unified action. The JFC plans, conducts, and supports the campaign in the
theater of war, and during subordinate theater campaigns, major operations,
and battles. The four joint command relationships are COCOM, OPCON,
TACON, and support (see Table 7-1).
Table 7-1. Joint Command Relationships and Inherent Responsibilities
Inherent If relationship is—

responsibilities
are: COCOM OPCON TACON
Has command Gaining combatant Gaining command Gaining command

relationship with— commander, gaining service
component commander
May be task organized Gaining combatant Gaining command Parent unit
by— commander, gaining service
component commander
Receives logistic Gaining service component Service component Parent unit
support from— commander command; parent unit
Assigned positions or As required by gaining As required by gaining As required by

AO by— component commander command gaining command
Provides liaison to— As required by gaining As required by gaining As required by
component commander command gaining command
Establishes and As required by gaining As required by gaining As required by
maintains component commander command gaining command
communications with— and parent unit
Has priorities Gaining component Gaining command Gaining command

established by— commander
Gaining unit can OPCON, TACON, DS, OPCON, TACON, DS, DS, mutual support,
impose further mutual support, GS, close mutual support, GS, GS, close support
command relationship/ support close support
authority of—

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7-28. COCOM is a nontransferable command authority, exercised only by

unified or specified combatant commanders, unless otherwise directed by the
SECDEF. Combatant commanders exercise authority over assigned forces.
COCOM provides full authority to organize and employ commands and forces
the combatant commander considers necessary to accomplish missions. The
combatant commander exercises COCOM through subordinate commands, to
include subunified commands, service component commands, functional
commands, and JTFs.
7-29. OPCON is inherent in COCOM. It is the authority to perform those
functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and
employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designing objectives, and
giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. OPCON
may be exercised at any echelon at or below the level of the combatant
commander and can be delegated or transferred. Army commanders use it
routinely to task-organize forces. The transfer of OPCON of units between two
combatant commanders must be approved by the SECDEF. ENCOMs
typically operate in an OPCON status.
7-30. TACON is the authority normally limited to the detailed and specified
local direction of movement and maneuver of the tactical forces to accomplish
an assigned task. It allows commanders below COCOM level to apply force
and direct the tactical use of logistic assets but does not provide authority to
change organizational structure or direct administrative or logistic support.
The combatant commander uses TACON to limit the authority to direct the
tactical use of combat forces. TACON is often the command relationship
established between forces of different nations in a multinational force. It may
be appropriate when tactical-level Army units are placed under another
s er vi ce H Q . T ACON doe s n ot prov ide o rg an iz a ti on al a ut h ority or
authoritative direction for administrative and logistic support. The
commander of the parent unit continues to exercise those responsibilities
unless otherwise specified in the established directive. Army commanders
make one Army force TACON to another when they want to withhold
authority to change the subordinate force organizational structure and leave
responsibility for administrative or logistic support with the parent unit of the
subordinate force.
7-31. Joint doctrine establishes support as a command authority.
Commanders establish it between subordinate commanders when one
organization must aid, protect, or sustain another. Under joint doctrine, the
four categories of support are general, mutual, direct, and close (see JP 0-2
and JP 3-0). GS and DS describe the supporting command's focus. Mutual and
close support are forms of activity based on proximity and combat actions.
Army doctrine establishes four support relationships: direct, reinforcing,
general, and GS reinforcing (see FM 3-0).
ARMY RELATIONSHIPS
7-32. Commanders build combined arms organizations using C&S
relationships. Command relationships define command responsibility and
authority. Support relationships define the purpose, scope, and effect desired

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when one capability supports another. Table 7-2 summarizes Army C&S
relationships.
Table 7-2. Army Command and Support Relationships with Inherent Responsibilities
Inherent responsibilities are:

If
Gaining unit
relationship can impose
is: Has
May be task Receives Assigned Provides
Establishes/ Has further
command maintains priorities command or
organized CSS position or Liaison
relationship communica- established support
by— from— AO by— to—
with— tions with— by— relationship
/authority
of—
Attached Gaining unit Gaining unit Gaining Gaining unit As required Unit to which Gaining unit Attached,
unit by gaining attached OPCON,
unit TACON,
GS,GSR, R,
DS
C
O OPCON Gaining unit Parent unit Parent unit Gaining unit As required As required by Gaining unit OPCON,
M and gaining
unit, gaining
by gaining gaining unit
unit and parent
TACON, GS,
R, DS
M unit may pass unit
A OPCON to
lower HQ.
N See note 1.
D
TACON Gaining unit Parent unit Parent unit Gaining unit As required As required by Gaining unit GS, GSR, R,
by gaining gaining unit DS
unit and parent
unit
Assigned Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Gaining unit As required As required by Parent unit Not
by parent parent unit applicable
unit
DS Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Supported Supported Parent unit, Supported See note 2
unit unit supported unit unit
S Reinforcing Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Reinforced Parent unit Reinforced Not
U (R) unit reinforced unit unit then applicable
parent unit
P
P General Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Reinforced Reinforced Parent unit Not
O support
reinforcing
unit and as
required by
unit and as
required by
then
reinforced unit
applicable
R (GSR) parent unit parent unit

T
GS Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit Parent unit As required As required by Parent unit Not
by parent parent unit applicable
unit
NOTE 1: In Nato, the gaining unit may not task organize a multinational unit (see TACON).
NOTE 2: Commander of units in DS may further assign support relationships between their subordinate units and
elements of the supported unit after coordination with the supported commander.
7-33. The following are C&S relationships:

• Assigned.
• Attached.
• OPCON.
• DS.
• GS.
• TACON.

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7-34. ADCON is the direction or exercise of administration and support

authority over subordinate or other organizations, including the organization
of service forces, resources and equipment control, personnel management,
unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization,
demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in operational
missions of the subordinate or other organizations. ADCON is synonymous
with administration and support responsibilities identified in Title 10 USC.
Unless otherwise specified by the SECDEF, ADCON of Army forces remains
within the Army chain of command, from the lowest levels to the ASCC and
back to the Secretary of the Army. ADCON is always subject to the command
authority of the combatant commander.
COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES
7-35. The engineer commander leads his engineers with the authority placed
in his position. The commander balances his effort as a commander and senior
advisor and integrator of the M/CM/S BOS for the combatant or force
commander. In this unique role as a dual-hatted commander and staff
integrator and coordinator, the engineer commander is first and foremost
responsible for integrating and synchronizing the M/CM/S BOS and
geospatial and general engineering into the concept of operations. It is this
approach to support the bigger picture that allows engineers and their units to
achieve success. Planning is part of the broader field of C2 and is a
fundamental responsibility of commanders. While the staff completes much of
the detailed analysis and preparations of plans and orders, the commander
plays a central role in planning through the commander's intent and planning
guidance. These guide the activities of the staff and subordinate commanders.
STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES
7-36. The senior engineer commander or staff engineer is first and foremost
responsible for integrating and synchronizing all combat (M/CM/S),
geospatial, and general engineering functions. This senior staff coordinator
assists the maneuver commander with the coordination and detailed analysis
necessary to convert the commander's intent and planning guidance into a
plan. When another engineer organization arrives with a commander of equal
or junior grade to the ENCOORD or the organic senior staff engineer, the
organic ENCOORD will remain the senior advisor to the maneuver
commander.

Chapter 8
Full-Spectrum Operations
Every age has its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions and
its own peculiar preconceptions.
MG Carl von Clausewitz, 1832
The Engineer Regiment has a very challenging task to support its METL
for a broad range of military operations ranging from decisively winning
wars to keeping the peace and responding to other requirements within
HLS. The Regiment, as a whole, is organized and equipped to respond to
the broad range of full-spectrum operations. However, it is the challenge of
the commander to plan, prepare, and execute thes ODSS missions. It is
the operations process of planning, preparing, and executing with
continuous assessment that the commander uses as a means to the end.
PLANNING, PREPARING, AND EXECUTING

8-1. The operations process of planning, preparing, and executing has proven
successful to all commanders. It is a means for the commander or ENCOORD
to break down responsibilities to subordinates and the staff. The engineer will
face many challenges as he thinks through the potential for engaging in the
full spectrum of operations. He needs to consider the complex tasks associated
with transitions between these types of operations as well. This chapter
provides some planning, preparing, and executing considerations for the
spectrum of operations the engineer will face. It is the commander's ability to
continuously reassess through the use of the operations process that allows
him to dictate the terms of the operation and support the force commander or
LFA in an HLS operation.
8-2. Planning for operations leads to an engineer commander making
decisions before and during execution. At the core of decision making is
knowing if, when, and what to decide. It includes understanding the
consequences of decisions. Decisions are the means by which the commander
translates the vision of the end state of the operation. Decision making is both
science and art. At the higher echelons, art tends to govern over science and
vice versa at the lower levels. Many aspects of engineer operations are
quantifiable, such as the number of mines available or the materials required
to construct a life support area. This is the science of war. Other aspects such
as leadership, understanding the complexity of the operation, and
anticipating the best place to breach a threat's defense in spite of the
uncertainty of the enemy's actions are part of the art of war.
8-3. Preparing for operations includes activities conducted by engineers
before executing to improve their ability to conduct an operation. At a
minimum, these activities include plan refinement, rehearsals,
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reconnaissance and surveillance, coordination, inspections, and movement.

Reconnaissance and rehearsals are of critical importance to engineers.
Engineers do not have just one solution for all the tasks they may encounter.
Therefore, it is essential to conduct reconnaissance rehearsals to identify the
means and methods to accomplish known engineer missions and build
flexibility into the plan for possible contingencies.
8-4. Executing is putting a plan into action by applying engineer capabilities
to accomplish the mission. Inherent to executing operations is deciding when
to execute the plan and when to adjust the plan based on the changing
situation. Commanders use judgment and initiative to assess the situation
and make decisions based on the model of assess, decide, and direct.
8-5. Because of the complexity of full-spectrum operations, engineers are
critical in the transition between operations. As operations transition from
defense to offense to stability or support, engineers have to show their
versatility by rapidly resourcing and moving assets and capabilities to
maintain momentum. Engineer capabilities are massed for periods of time
and then redistributed to support the new operation, while continuing to
support existing operations.
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
8-6. Surprise, concentration, tempo, and audacity all characterize offensive
operations. Assured mobility provides a framework for the commander to
examine using the operations process. Effective offensive operations capitalize
on accurate intelligence and relevant information regarding enemy forces,
weather, and terrain. The commander maneuvers his force to advantageous
positions before contact. Security operations and defensive information
operations keep or inhibit the enemy from acquiring accurate information
about friendly forces. Contact with enemy forces before a decisive operation is
deliberate, designed to shape an optimal situation for a decisive operation. A
decisive operation is a sudden, shattering action that capitalizes on
subordinate initiative and a COP to expand throughout the AO. The
commander executes violently without hesitation to break the enemy forces'
will or destroy them. FM 3-0 discusses the four characteristics of offensive
operations.
8-7. Army forces conduct offensive operations simultaneously with defensive,
stability, and support operations while performing joint, multinational, and
interagency operations. Similarly, while engineers may be focused on one or
more of the engineer functions, all five functions operate simultaneously in
support of offensive operations. Figure 8-1 shows that relationship.
8-8. For offensive operations, prediction is a critical engineer contribution. By
gathering the products available from geospatial engineering sources,
engineers contribute to the commander's ability to see the terrain and frame
the COP.
8-9. Engineers then describe the threat in terms of his subelements' functions
on the terrain with weather effects. The threat is identified in terms of—
• How and where the threat is able to conduct engineer related
functions such as assaulting and fixing?
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Offense
fe
ns
e
Stability Support
Army Forces
Combat
General
Mobility
Geospatial
Countermobility
Sur
viva
bilit
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Engineer Forces
Figure 8-1. Generic Offensive Operations Relationships
• What assets are available to him?

• Is the threat in range to transport mines with assets available?
• How many mines can he carry?
• What terrain optimizes their use and impedes friendly maneuver?
8-10. Engineers should use sensors to observe these areas in the intelligence
collection plan. It is during the planning phase that the commander identifies
the links that predict must have with prevent and detect.
8-11. During the preparation phase, engineer assets are postured with their
task-organized C2 HQ. The focus is on preventing impediments from
impacting the friendly forces scheme of maneuver. This is accomplished by
identifying viable routes around them or proactively planning for the removal
of the impediments if an alternate route is not possible or desirable by the
maneuver commander. There must be established links from the collection
plan that are focused on preventing the threat from interdicting the friendly
scheme of maneuver. Engineers also prevent enemy impact by participating in
combined arms rehearsals to facilitate rapid execution to avoid or neutralize
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detected. Prediction efforts are linked to identifying and detecting

impediments to the maneuver forces' freedom of movement. The engineer
commander and his staff coordinate with the maneuver commander for ISR
assets to detect potentially hazardous areas. Engineers also prevent enemy
impact by conducting combined arms rehearsals to facilitate rapid-capability
execution to avoid or neutralize an obstacle.
8-12. When executing offensive operations, the maneuver force uses its COP
to link its detection to avoid obstacles along the route and provide assured
mobility. The maneuver force can actively avoid an obstacle by interdicting
threat countermobility before emplacement or passively avoid by identifying,
marking, and bypassing an obstacle. If the friendly force commander is
compelled to neutralize the obstacle to his front, the force will employ the
breach tenets of intelligence, breach organization, breach fundamentals,
mass, and synchronization. While supporting the maneuver commander, the
engineer contributes to protecting the force by interdicting threat ability to
influence friendly maneuver, constructing life support areas, or by digging in
assets such as radars.
FORMS OF MANEUVER
8-13. Assured mobility supports all the forms of maneuver identified in FM 3-90.
Unimpeded maneuverability is essential to the commander to achieve decisive
operations. The five forms of maneuverability are specified by the higher
commander. However, his guidance and intent, along with the mission that
includes the implied tasks, may impose constraints such as time, security, and
direction of attack that narrow the forms of offensive maneuver to one
alternative. The fundamentals of assured mobility allow the commander to
focus his assets and effort to maneuver on the battlefield within these
constraints. Engineers synchronize their capabilities across the BOS to
support assured mobility for each of the forms of offensive maneuver.
Envelopment
8-14. An envelopment is a form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks
to avoid the principal enemy defenses by seizing objectives to the enemy's rear
to destroy him in his current position. It avoids the enemy's strengths and
obstacles. At the tactical level, envelopments focus on seizing terrain,
destroying specific enemy forces, and interdicting enemy withdrawal routes. A
force seeking to execute an envelopment must have a substantial mobility
advantage over the enemy.
Turning Movement
8-15. A turning movement is a form of maneuver in which the attacking force
seeks to avoid the enemy's principle defensive positions by seizing objectives
to the enemy's rear and causing him to move out of his current positions, or
divert major forces to face the threat.
Penetration
8-16. A penetration is a form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks to
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Destroying the continuity of that defense allows the enemy's subsequent

isolation and defeat, in detail, by exploiting friendly forces. The penetration
extends from the enemy's security area through his main defensive positions
and into his rear. A commander employs a penetration when there is no
assailable flank, enemy forces are overextended and weak spots are detected
in his defenses, or time pressures do not permit an envelopment.
Infiltration
8-17. An infiltration is a form of maneuver in which an attacking force
conducts undetected movement through, or into, an area occupied by enemy
forces to occupy an advantageous position in the enemy's rear while exposing
only small elements to enemy defensive fires.
Frontal Attack
8-18. A frontal attack is a form of maneuver in which an attacking force seeks
to destroy a weaker enemy force or fix a larger enemy force in place over a
broad front.
ENGINEER PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS

8-19. To support planning, the ENCOORD develops an engineer estimate.
The four key elements of the engineer estimate include developing an SOEO,
refining an SOEO, identifying EMSTs, and the EBA. Planning for each form
of offensive maneuver at the operational level requires the engineer
commander to use the assured-mobility framework. Although the forms of
offensive maneuver have different intentions, the planning phase must
always begin with predicting the adversary's intent through a thorough
understanding of the threat, his engineer capabilities, and how the terrain
will effect operations. Geospatial products and information become the
foundation and common reference for planning. Of all the forms of maneuver,
knowledge of the threat's disposition is especially critical and required for an
infiltration or penetration due to the requirements for stealth and surprise. A
greater degree of planning is required for a penetration from the breach to the
ultimate control of the decisive objective.
8-20. Planning includes how to best organize available engineer assets. The
reverse planning procedure—identifying the combat engineering task
required from the objective back to the start point—is essential for achieving
the assured mobility fundamentals. As the ENCOORD resources each task, he
identifies the shortages and develops a plan to ask for more resources,
develops decision points to shift engineer assets, or receives a decision on
where to accept risk. A frontal attack is generally a shaping operation that
requires a broad front to fix a threat. Engineers may identify areas where no
engineers are task-organized and elements of the maneuver force can provide
necessary resources in critical areas. All of these plans require planning to
protect the flanks of the maneuver from interdiction. Countermobility is the
focus of flank protection while protection of the force focuses on the
survivability effort and protection of priority assets.
8-21. Planning is the basis for developing a collection plan, which is the
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understanding of how the enemy fights allows the staff to develop a focused
collection plan that resources ISR assets to prevent and detect potential
impediments to force movement. During offensive operations, engineer units
tend to have command relationships with maneuver commanders. OPCON is
the most common command relationship for engineers during offensive
operations because it allows engineers to be responsive and provides the
maneuver commander the greatest flexibility.
8-22. Effective preparation for offensive operations requires engineer units to
establish early linkups with the maneuver units and commanders they will
support. As engineer units prepare for offensive operations, they should focus
on inspections and combined arms rehearsals that address the avoidance of
restrictive areas by creating combat trails or bypass routes. If the plan is to
neutralize or breach through obstacles, the rehearsals should cover all the
breaching tenets—intelligence, breach organization, breach fundamentals,
mass, and synchronization. The rehearsal should also include the participants
from each element of the breach organization. A current assessment of the
ISR collection plan is required for final adjustments to the plan, and this may
affect the fundamentals of assured mobility.
8-23. Executing the forms of maneuver translates into four types of offensive
operations at the tactical level—MTC, attack, exploitation, and pursuit (see
FM 3-90). Engineers may measure the successful execution of offensive
operations when assured mobility facilitates orienting and massing combat
power on the enemy. Successful execution includes integrating all of the BOS
and other branches as they contribute toward their pieces of assured mobility.
Engineers continue to update their running or continuous staff estimate and
ensure it still meets the needs of the current situation. Changes that affect the
functions of prevention and detection must be distributed to all forces, rapidly.
As new impediments are detected, engineers should be organized to remain
flexible and maintain momentum for the force so they can support avoiding or
neutralizing threats to maneuver forces.
DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
8-24. Defensive operations defeat an enemy attack, buy time, economize
forces, or develop conditions favorable for offensive operations. Defensive
operations alone normally cannot achieve a decision. Their purpose is to
create conditions for a counteroffensive that allow for a regaining of the
initiative. Other reasons for conducting defensive operations include retaining
decisive terrain or denying a vital area to the enemy, attriting or fixing the
enemy as a prelude to offensive operations, countering surprise action by the
enemy, and increasing the enemy's vulnerability by forcing him to concentrate
his force. While the offense is the most decisive type of combat operation, the
defense is the stronger type. The inherent strengths of the defense include the
defenders' ability to occupy his positions before the attacker and use the
available time to prepare his defenses. Preparations end only when the
defender retrogrades or begins to fight. The defender can study the ground
and select defensive positions that mass the effects of his fires on likely
approaches. He combines existing and reinforcing fires to disrupt, fix, turn, or
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8-25. As a part of full-spectrum operations, the purpose of defensive

operations is to impose US will on the enemy for decisive victory. Engineers
play a significant role in defensive operations as a combat multiplier with a
focus on combat engineering (M/CM/S), although geospatial engineering and
general engineering are also major contributors. As such, engineers provide
support throughout the depth of the battlefield, through continuous support to
decisive, shaping, and sustaining operations.
8-26. Army forces conduct defensive operations simultaneously with
offensive, stability, and support operations while performing joint,
multinational, and interagency operations. Similarly, while engineers may be
focused on one or more of the engineer functions, all five functions operate
simultaneously in support of defensive operations. Figure 8-2 shows that
relationship.
Defense
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Figure 8-2. Generic Defensive Operations Relationships
8-27. Planning for defensive operations is inextricably linked to offensive

operations and, for planning purposes, must consider the transition from
offensive operations, and the follow-on offensive operations. During defensive
operations, engineers use terrain products to best position the units within
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functions to predict where the threat is likely to attack friendly forces.

Engineers work in conjunction with intelligence personnel to determine which
sensor capabilities to leverage and best predict and prevent the threat from
m a n e u v e r i n g f r e e l y i n t o t h e d e f e n de d a r e a . T h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f
counterattack planning or support for the mobile strike force is the same as in
the offense. The ENCOORD works with other BOS's and uses the
fundamentals of assured mobility to ensure that the counterattack force can
mass its effects on the enemy for decisive operations. The type of defensive
operation will define the amount of engineer effort required. An area defense
will typically require a greater amount of effort. A mobile defense's effort will
be to a lesser degree because it has greater flexibility and takes advantage of
the terrain in depth. During defensive operations, engineer units tend to have
support relationships to the maneuver commander.
8-28. During the preparation phase, engineer assets are postured with their
task-organized C2 HQ and initiate engineer work effort. The focus is on
resourcing the materials for creating obstacles and integrating them with
friendly fire effects. Engineers are designated to support mobility operations
and selected countermobility operations in support of the reserve or mobile
strike force. The engineer commander and his staff coordinate for ISR assets
to detect enemy engineer and breaching capabilities. Engineers provide
protection from the threat systems through survivability operations to key
support systems.
8-29. There are three types of defensive operations—area defense, mobile
defense, and retrograde (see FM 3-90). When executing defensive operations,
engineers employ SCATMINEs and conventional mines and obstacles to
develop EAs. They should also provide mobility to assist the reserve or mobile
strike force with enemy destruction. Within the defense, engineers contribute
to protecting the force by interdicting the threat's ability to maneuver,
constructing life support areas, or digging in assets such as radars.
STABILITY OPERATIONS
8-30. Stability operations are part of full-spectrum operations intended to
promote and protect US interests. This is done by influencing the threat,
political, and information dimensions of the operational environment through
a combination of peacetime developmental, cooperative activities and coercive
actions. Stability operations are not necessarily sequential. They may occur
independently, concurrently, or at the conclusion of combat operations. The
focus is on sustaining the outcome achieved from combat operations to
prevent the threat or the conditions for a threat to return and realize strategic
results. Stability operations, unlike combat operations, may have an
unambiguous threat. As discussed in Chapter 2, the continuum-of-relative
interests model shows that groups may become more or less adversarial as the
stability of the area changes. The engineer must be aware of the impact this
will have on supporting stability operations.
8-31. Army forces may conduct stability operations simultaneously or in
combination with offensive, defensive, and support operations while
performing joint, multinational, and interagency operations. Similarly, while
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functions operate simultaneously in support of stability operations. Figure 8-3

shows that relationship.
Stability Support
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Figure 8-3. Generic Stability Operations Relationships
8-32. When planning for stability operations, engineers should consider a

broad range of potential requirements. The EBA, although similar in format
for combat operations, looks at different aspects of the terrain and friendly
and threat capabilities. Terrain products continue to have a great deal of
importance, but political and cultural considerations may be more important
than strictly a combat terrain analysis. Terrain analysts work with the
intelligence staff to develop a usable product for the commander to reflect this
information if available. When analyzing the troops available, the ENCOORD
should consider if there are HN, third-party NGOs, or other multinational
forces involved. Interaction with these other parties requires engineers to
address interoperability, common standards, and mutual agreements.
Engineers should also plan for engineer units operating amongst civilians or
in conjunction with NGOs and other international organizations.
8-33. The ENCOORD typically receives priorities from the joint staff on
general engineering tasks. He then coordinates to secure the assets to perform
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activity. If this occurs, the adversaries may use IEDs to target soldiers and
affect the nation's will to continue the stability operation. Engineers are a
major player, particularly in urban areas, as they plan general engineering
tasks. Engineers are critical to predicting threat patterns in conjunction with
the intelligence staff (see FM 3-07). It is important for engineers to
understand the goals and objectives of the higher HQ and address these issues
with the maneuver commander to best assist him in preparing for expanding
missions and considering the unique equipment and personnel capabilities.
8-34. Preparing for stability operations is more difficult than preparing for
combat operations because of the broad range of potential missions engineers
are expected to participate in during stability operations. An early on-the-
ground assessment by engineers is absolutely critical to tailor the engineer
force properly and to support the follow-on engineer contingency operations
force logistically. Results of this assessment are quickly passed to deployment
planners to ensure that an adequate engineer support force arrives in the AO
in a timely manner. The failure to provide these engineers may cause
inadequate troop bed down, sanitation, and force protection to the deployed
force. This early on-the-ground engineer assessment identifies the—
• Status of the infrastructure in the AO, to include airfields, roads,
ports, logistics bases, and troop bed-down facilities; real estate
acquisition; environmental standards, conditions, and considerations;
construction material supply; construction management; and line-
haul requirements.
• Theater and situation-specific force protection requirements.
• Existing geospatial product availability and requirements for new
terrain products.
• Specialized engineer requirements such as prime power, well drilling,
and fire fighting support.
• Engineer C2 requirements, including HQ staffing, communications,
and information systems support.
• Engineer liaison requirements, including linguists and civil affairs
personnel.
• Requirements for officers with contracting officer's representative
(COR) or USACE experience.
• Potential requirements for LOGCAP, contractor responsibilities,
contract-construction procedures, and initial work areas.
• Potential requirement to establish a MICC to coordinate for HDOs.
8-35. There are ten types of stability operations and each is unique in its
execution (see FM 3-07). The ten stability operations include peace operations
(PO), foreign internal defense (FID), security assistance (SA), humanitarian
and civic assistance (HCA), support to insurgencies, support to counterdrug
operations, combating terrorism (CBT), noncombatant evacuation operations
(NEOs), arms control, and show of force. Engineers may or may not play a role
in each type of stability operations. However, these areas are addressed for
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PEACE OPERATIONS
8-36. The broadest type of stability operation is POs, either as part of a UN,
NATO, or multinational force or performed unilaterally. Peace operations
inside peacekeeping operations (PKOs), peace enforcement operations (PEOs),
and support to diplomatic efforts as its three basic forms.
Peacekeeping Operations
8-37. PKOs are military operations undertaken with the consent of all major
parties in a dispute. They are designed to monitor and facilitate the
implementation of an agreement (cease-fire, truce, or other such agreement)
and support diplomatic efforts to reach a long-term political settlement (see
JP 1-02). Before PKOs begin, a credible truce or cease-fire must be in effect,
and the parties to the dispute must consent to the operation. PKOs take place
following diplomatic negotiation and agreement among the parties to a
dispute, the sponsoring organization, and the potential force-contributing
nations. Engineers participate as part of a combined arms force and may
construct and maintain roads, airfields, LZs, ports, pipelines, and other
associated missions such as land mine detection and removal. Removal of
mines by engineers during PKOs is based on tactical necessity. Humanitarian
demining organizations provide the preponderance of mine removal.
Peace Enforcement Operations

8-38. A PEO is the application of military force or the threat of its use,
normally pursuant to international authorization, to compel compliance with
resolutions or sanctions designed to maintain or restore peace and order (see
JP 1-02). PEOs are, by definition, coercive in nature and rely on the threat or
use of force. However, the impartiality with which the peace force treats all
parties and the nature of its objectives separates PEOs from war. The purpose
of a PEO is not to destroy or defeat an enemy but to use force or threat of force
to establish a safe and secure environment so that peace building can succeed.
Engineers may participate in disarming to include seizing ammunition,
collecting, and destroying weapons and supplies, closing weapons and
ammunition factories, and preventing resupply.
8-39. HDOs are a part of the disarmament program (see CJCSI 3207.1).
Because of the threat posed by land mines to peace and safety, HDOs have
become a significant activity in POs. In many demining missions, military
ordnance specialists and civilian organizations participate in partnership.
Demining is ultimately an HN responsibility. US Army participation in HDOs
focuses on mine-awareness education and, most importantly, training of HN
personnel in the surveying, marking, and clearing or lifting of mines. US
Army personnel do not remove mines (they are prohibited by DOD); however,
they may assist and train others in demining techniques and procedures.
Specialists, such as EOD personnel (see Appendix L), may be called on to
destroy UXO, including munitions shells, fuses, grenades, and rockets. Special
Forces, civil affairs, and PSYOP personnel are currently the primary means to
execute the geographic combatant commanders' programs of HDOs. EOD and
engineer personnel are also included in these programs and integrated into
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Operations in Support Of Diplomatic Efforts

8-40. Military support of diplomatic efforts improves the chances for success
in the peace process by lending credibility to diplomatic actions and
demonstrating resolve to achieve viable political settlements. In addition to or
as an integral part of PO, Army forces may conduct operations in support of
diplomatic efforts to establish order before, during, and after a conflict. While
these activities are primarily the responsibility of civilian agencies, the
military can support these efforts within its capabilities. Army forces may
support diplomatic initiatives such as preventive diplomacy, peacemaking,
and peace building. Engineers may support executing PO with geospatial
engineering support, lodgment, and theater infrastructure development,
including the construct and repair of protective facilities, roads, airfields,
parts, and troop life-support facilities.
FOREIGN INTERNAL DEFENSE

8-41. FID is a form of stability operation but is specifically a program to
support friendly nations operating in or threatened with potential hostilities.
FID promotes regional stability by supporting an HN program of internal
defense and development (IDAD). These national programs free and protect a
nation from lawlessness, subversion, and insurgency by emphasizing the
building of viable institutions that respond to the needs of society. FID can
include training; material, technical, and organizational assistance; advice;
infrastructure development; and tactical operations. Military assistance is
often necessary to provide a secure environment for these efforts to become
effective (see JP 3-07.1). Army engineer units and individuals can be tasked to
provide this military assistance. Typically, engineers will be subject matter
experts (SMEs) when tasked to support this program.
SECURITY ASSISTANCE
8-42. SA is the means through which the US provides defense articles,
military training, and other defense-related services to eligible foreign
governments or international organizations to further US national policies
and objectives. These programs include foreign military sales, international
m i l i t a r y e d u ca ti o n a n d t r a i n i n g , H C A , h u m a n i t a r i a n a s s i s t a n c e ,
humanitarian demining programs, international peacekeeping, the Warsaw
Initiatives Program, and the Partnership for Peace Program. SA is a group of
programs, not a mission assigned to Army units specifically. However, Army
units and soldiers participate in SA programs through peacetime engagement
activities and by training, advising, and assisting allied and friendly armed
forces.
8-43. There are four primary methods of training:
• Mobile training teams are used when an HN element requires on-site
training or needs surveys and assessments of training requirements.
Engineers may deploy as part of a single-service, joint, or conventional
force team. Each team is tailored to the training the HN requires.
• Extended training service specialists teams are employed on a
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on weapons or other equipment. These teams train the HN instructor

cadre so the HN can assume responsibility for the training.
• Technical-assistance field teams are also deployed on a permanent
change of station basis and train HN personnel in equipment-specific
military skills.
• International military education and training and mobile education
teams provide HN personnel with training opportunities in the
continental US and in the host country. This training not only meets
the immediate HN requirement of increased training, but also has a
long-term impact of improving US and HN relations.
HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE

8-44. HCA is a stability operation that provides assistance to the local
populace by predominantly US forces with military operations and exercises.
Such assistance must fulfill unit training requirements that incidentally
create a humanitarian benefit to the local populace. The assistance that
engineers may provide under HCA is limited to—
• Constructing rudimentary surface transportation systems.
• Well drilling and constructing basic sanitation facilities.
• Rudimentary construction and repair of public facilities.
• Detecting and clearing landmines, including activities relating to
furnishing education, training, and technical assistance regarding
detecting and clearing.
8-45. US forces, to include engineers, may be tasked to provide the C2 support
necessary to plan and execute the ground portion of any humanitarian
assistance operation. Engineers may also be tasked to provide the logistics
support necessary to relieve human suffering or the forces to secure an area to
allow the humanitarian relief efforts of other agencies to proceed. Engineer
assistance may also include—
• Constructing and repairing rudimentary surface transportation
systems, basic sanitation facilities, and rudimentary public facilities
and utilities.
• Drilling water wells.
• Constructing feeding centers.
• Disposing of human and hazardous wastes.
SUPPORT TO INSURGENCIES
8-46. Engineers may provide limited support to insurgencies. On order, Army
forces support insurgencies that oppose regimes that threaten US interests or
regional stability. While any Army force can be tasked to support an
insurgency, Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) usually receive these
missions. Engineer support to insurgency forces is limited to providing
geospatial products and construction of SOF operating bases located outside
the AO. Engineer missions for counterinsurgency operations are similar to
those for humanitarian and nation assistance water supply and sanitation
improvements; road, airfield, and port construction; and multinational
training.

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SUPPORT TO COUNTERDRUG OPERATIONS

8-47. Two principles guide Army support to counterdrug operations. The first
principle is using military capabilities to benefit the supported agency and to
train our soldiers and units. The second is to ensure that the military
members do not become directly involved in law enforcement activities.
Engineers supporting domestic counterdrug operations perform missions
focused on supporting local law enforcement agencies. Engineers are sensitive
to the legal aspects of support to civilian authorities and abide by the Posse
Comitatus Act. They are also aware of the capabilities of the threat, primarily
heavily armed narcotics traffickers. Typical support tasks include—
• Constructing or rehabilitating law enforcement target ranges;
helipads; and fuel-storage, billet, CP, and maintenance facilities.
• Producing geospatial products of likely counterdrug operations areas.
• Constructing or upgrading access roads for drug interdiction patrols.
• Clearing observation fields for counterdrug teams.
COMBATTING TERRORISM
8-48. After the events of September 11, 2001, the Army can expect to be
involved with CBT. Terrorism is the calculated use of unlawful violence or
threat of unlawful violence, intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or
societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or
ideological (JP 1-02). CBT involves opposing terrorist actions across the threat
spectrum. These actions include offensive and defensive components. The
offensive form of action is counterterrorism (CT). The defensive form of action
is antiterrorism. Army commanders at all echelons must protect their
soldiers, equipment, and installations. Army personnel and units conduct
antiterrorism anywhere in the world. Engineers may become targets for
terrorists because of how and where they perform their missions, especially
construction projects and other wide-area missions. Equipment parks and
supply yards are large and difficult to defend. Soldiers operating equipment or
hauling materials are vulnerable to ambush by fire, mines, and booby traps.
In support of antiterrorism, engineer leaders develop force protection
measures whenever they conduct engineer missions.
NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS

8-49. NEOs are conducted to support evacuating noncombatants and
nonessential military personnel from a foreign nation to an appropriate safe
haven. These operations evacuate US citizens whose lives are endangered by
war, civil unrest, or natural disaster. Such operations also may include
evacuating selected HN citizens or third-country nationals. NEOs usually
involve a swift insertion of a force, temporary occupation of an objective, and
planned withdrawal upon completion of the mission (see JP 3-07.5). Engineers
that support a NEO generally operate as part of a joint force and may conduct
a wide variety of tasks, such as—
• Constructing temporary facilities and protective structures in country
or in another country for either US forces or evacuees.
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• Conducting route reconnaissance and mobility operations for land

evacuation.
• Repairing airfields and clearing helicopter LZs for use in air-
evacuation operations.
ARMS CONTROL
8-50. Another stability operation that requires limited engineer support is
arms control. The overarching goal of arms control is to prevent or deter war,
promote stability, reduce the potential damage of a conflict, and reduce
defense expenditure. Arms control focuses on promoting strategic military
stability. It encompasses any plan, arrangement, or process controlling the
numbers, types, and performance characteristics of weapons, C2, logistics-
support, and intelligence-gathering systems. Engineers may support
executing arms control operations by providing geospatial products used to
verify treaty compliance and by constructing logistics support facilities
involved with the arms control process.
SHOW OF FORCE
8-51. A show of force is an operation designed to demonstrate US resolve by
deploying or using military forces. The US conducts shows of force for three
principal reasons. To bolster and reassure allies, to deter potential aggressors,
and to gain or increase influence. Army units are not usually assigned the
mission to conduct a show of force but rather to conduct other operations, such
as those listed below, for the purpose of showing force. A show of force is
normally executed as—
• A permanent forward deployment of military forces.
• Combined training exercises.
• The introduction or build-up of military forces in a region or area.
• An increase in the readiness status and level of activity of designated
forces.
8-52. Engineer support to demonstrations and shows of force normally a joint
and multinational effort. Engineer tasks are very similar to those described in
POs. Overt use of engineers during shows of force may aid in the political
intent of the operation.
SUPPORT OPERATIONS
8-53. Support operations provide essential services, assets, or specialized
resources to help civil authorities deal with situations beyond their
capabilities. Support operations usually involve actions that help civil
authorities or NGOs provide the required DS to the affected population. Army
forces may provide relief or assistance directly, when necessary; however, they
normally support the overall effort controlled by another agency. When
visualizing a support operation, commanders recognize that they will have to
use a different definition of the enemy. In support operations, the adversary is
often disease, hunger, or the consequences of disaster. These types of support
operations are domestic support operations (DSO) and foreign humanitarian
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to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive

(CBRNE) consequence management; support to civil law enforcement; and
community assistance. The types of support operations occur in varying
degrees in DSO and FHA operations. Since domestic emergencies can require
Army forces to respond with multiple capabilities and services, these
operations may be conducted simultaneously during a given operation. Figure
8-4, shows the relationship of the five engineer functions to support
operations. General engineering tasks provide the preponderance of support.
Stability
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Figure 8-4. Generic Support Operations Relationships
8-54. Planning for support operations is significantly different from offense,

defense, or stability operations—assessment of the threat is the reason. The
threat may be a natural disaster with unpredictable behavior. Additionally,
engineers must be aware of the number of statutes and regulations that
restrict the Army's interaction with other government agencies and civilians
for support operations. Different federal agencies have responsibility for the
emergency support functions (ESFs) identified by Congress. Table 8-1
contains a list of the ESFs and the federal and DOD proponents.
8-55. Army commanders will assume a support role to a designated agency. It
is important for engineer commanders and staff to know who the proponent is

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Table 8-1. ESFs and Proponents
ESF
ESF Primary FED Agent DOD POC
Transportation DOT USTRANSCOM
Communications NCS OASD (C3I)
Public Works DOD USACE
Firefighting USDA USACOM
Info & Planning FEMA DOMS
Mass Care ARC DLA
Resource Support GSA DLA
Health/Medical Services DHHS OTSG (ARMY)
Urban Search & Rescue FEMA DOMS
Hazmat EPA DON
Food USDA DLA
Energy DOE USACE
and its responsibilities. Initial coordination and training with these agencies
will facilitate the planning process.
8-56. There is usually little time for preparation of support operations. Relief
operations and support to CBRNE consequence management require an
immediate response. It is essential for commanders to have contingency plans
developed an d u nits iden tified so that they ma y prepare f or such
contingencies. Support to civilian law enforcement and community assistance
allows greater leeway to plan and prepare.
8-57. During the execution of support operations, engineers may provide
support to all four types. Relief operations respond to and mitigate the effects
of natural or man-made disasters (including CBRNE incidents). They
maintain or restore essential services and activities to mitigate damage, loss,
hardship, or suffering. Relief is primarily a state, local, or HN responsibility.
To support the efforts of local authorities or the lead agency, the President
and SECDEF can employ Army forces before, during, or after an event to save
lives; protect property, public health, and safety; or to lessen or avert the
threat of catastrophe.
8-58. Engineers can expect to be involved in planning for support of relief
operations with geospatial products and analysis of potential locations to
establish LSAs. Engineers may be called on to provide manpower support or
general engineering support to units with unique capabilities such as water
purification operations, temporary shelter construction, power generation
operations, and firefighting operations.
8-59. Support to domestic and foreign CBRNE consequence management is
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far, the most extensive support requirements for military personnel. Other US
government agencies have primary responsibility for responding to domestic
terrorist incidents. Local authorities are the first to respond to a CBRNE
incident. However, Army forces have a key supporting role and can quickly
respond when authorized. In a permissive overseas environment, the
President and SECDEF may make Army assets available to assist a foreign
government after a CBRNE incident. Such assistance may be linked to
concurrent relief operations. CBRNE incidents are deliberate or unintentional
events that produce catastrophic loss of life or property.
8-60. Due to the requirement to respond to consequence management and to
control a situation before it can get worse, engineers can expect to respond
with mobility assets. Engineer equipment is best suited to remove rubble and
debris associated with consequence management. Other contributors are
public works and engineering support that includes technical advice and
assessments, engineering services, construction management and inspection,
emergency contracting, emergency repair of wastewater and solid waste
facilities, and real estate support. Other engineering considerations include—
• The need for heavy equipment for camp construction and power
generation.
• The emergency clearance of debris to allow for reconnaissance
missions and the passage of emergency personnel.
• The temporary construction or repair of emergency access routes.
• The emergency restoration of critical public services and facilities.
• Technical assistance and damage assessment.
• Emergency demolition operations.
• An effective maintenance program which is vital to ensure that
required support is provided.
• The consideration of all classes of supply, particularly Class IV.
8-61. Support to civil law enforcement includes support to CT and
counterdrug operations, civil disturbances, and GS. The Army assists civil law
enforcement by providing personnel, equipment, training, and expert advice
within the limits of applicable laws. Units in state status (Title 32 USC)
provide the primary source of military assistance to state and local law
enforcement agencies. They may assist civil authorities in instances where
federal units are precluded due to the restrictions of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Engineers may have a role in supporting law enforcement. There support may
include geospatial products, map support, and manpower support. There may
be some general engineering requirements, particularly in the enforcement of
counterdrug operations.
8-62. Community assistance applies the skills, capabilities, and resources of
the Army to the needs and interests of the US and local communities.
Supporting and participating in events and activities that benefit the Army
and the civilian community build on a long tradition of America's Army
helping American communities. Community assistance can have a large
impact because AC, ARNC, and USAR units are located in thousands of towns
and cities across the nation. What a command does, or fails to do, for the
community will affect the attitudes of the American people on whom the Army
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opportunities to conduct initiatives that meet specific needs; have specific

start points and end states; enhance readiness; and advance the interests of
the nation, the Army, and local communities. Engineers may be called on to
provide everything from hometown recruiters to support of holiday events.
Installations may have memorandum of agreements with neighboring towns
to provide emergency snow removal or other capabilities not readily available.
TRANSITIONS BETWEEN OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE,

STABILITY OPERATIONS, AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS
8-63. The transition between full-spectrum operations is one of the most
difficult tasks for engineer planners to prepare for. As forces transition
between operations, there will be gaps or voids between combat forces and
other support forces, resources, and/or agencies. The reason is because
operations may transition more rapidly than expected or other forces or
agencies are not readily available. As a result, engineers and other forces may
expect to perform tasks not on their METL. Figure 8-5, page 8-20 represents
the broad scope of tasks that occur in each operation and the wide array of
tasks that must occur to transition between them.
8-64. Engineer planners and commanders will be faced with the difficult
challenge of planning for success and identifying what tasks engineers may be
asked to perform during the void and having available resources, forces, or
agencies to perform their requirements. Some tasks that engineers may
expect to participate in while awaiting legitimate civilian authorities or
agencies include—
• Coordinating with the civil-military operations center (CMOC) to
identify the tasks NGOs will perform.
• Coordinating with the J4 to identify JCMEB requirements and
priorities.
• Closing LSAs and other areas that will be handed over to the HN,
NGOs, or other agencies.
• Reestablishing utilities, sanitation, infrastructure, and governmental
responsibilities.
• Establishing a MICC to coordinate with the Humanitarian Operations
Center and related demining operations.
8-65. In addition to these considerations, engineers will be affected by the
decisions and priorities of higher HQ. These decisions and priorities are
established at convened boards. Examples of joint boards that will affect
transition operations include the—
• JCMEB. The JCMEB establishes policies, procedures, priorities, and
overall direction for civil military construction and engineering
requirements in the theater. A primary concern of the board is to
deconflict requirements between the military and civilian portions of a
joint operation. The JCMEB also arbitrates issues referred to it.
• JFUB. The JFUB is used to manage facilities. The JFUB evaluates
and reconciles component requests for real estate, use of existing
facilities, interservice support, and construction to ensure compliance
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• DSO. • PO.
• FHA. • FID.
• SA.
• HCA.
• Support to
insurgencies.
• Support to counterdrug
agencies.
• Combatting terrorism.
Support Stability • NEO.
• Arms control.
• Show of force.
Full-
spectrum
operations
METT-
TC
ROE
Defense Offense
• MTC.
• Area defense. • Attack.
• Mobile defense. • Exploitation.
• Retrograde. • Pursuit.
Figure 8-5. Full-Spectrum Operations
• JEMB. The JEMB board establishes policies, procedures, priorities,

and the overall direction for environmental management
requirements in the operational area.
8-66. The senior ENCOORDs must be involved with the J4 to coordinate
priorities and synchronize the matching of capability requirements well in
advance to ensure successful execution of the transition periods.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: URBAN OPERATIONS

8-67. Army commanders will likely determine that operations in the urban
environment will be essential to mission accomplishment. They need to assess
the relevance and impact of one or more urban areas as part of their mission.
They will also need to determine whether full-spectrum UO may be the
commander's sole focus or only one of several tasks nested in an even larger
operation. Although UO can be conducted as a single battle, engagement, or
operation, they will more often be conducted as a major ODSS operation
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dominate, and transition—for UO. These are not phases or sequential

operations but rather a means to visualize the fight.
8-68. Engineers provide critical support to any urban operation, whether
foreign or domestic. FMs 3-06 and 3-06.11 have more details, but commanders
should understand that historically large numbers of engineers units have
been task-organized for UO. Engineers provide unique geospatial products for
the complex terrain of cities. Three-dimensional terrain products are available
and continue to be developed. Assured mobility will be an important
framework for commanders to use as maneuver commanders think of how to
shape and dominate in urban terrain. General engineering tasks will be
prevalent throughout all operations but will also be the major function during
the transition to stability or support operations. Engineers will have to work
closely with all branches of the M/CM/S BOS. They will have close
coordination with EOD personnel to reduce IEDs and UXOs to minimize
collateral damage with MP personnel to provide movement of civilians along
routes, and chemical personnel to address chemical agents along the route.
8-69. Full-spectrum operations present a broad range of potential tasks to
any engineer commander. It may appear daunting as he considers his METL
and training plans. However, it is up to the commander to understand and
prepare for the missions he can expect to encounter. There is no substitute for
having a trained and disciplined unit in its core tasks. When called on to
respond to a mission, commanders can expect assistance from the remainder
of the Regiment to facilitate the unit's preparation. It is up to the commander
to be aware of the potential considerations and understand the right questions
to ask and explore to develop the best plans.

Chapter 9
Engineer Combat Service Support

and Logistics Considerations
The troop engineer must have labor and transport with which to do
his work, and be provided with a horse to inspect and speed its
progress. He must serve many and accomplish much with little,
yet, since he cannot do everything for all, he is beloved by none.
King Charles I (Articles of War 1625)
I don't know what the hell this 'logistics' is that Marshall is always
talking about, but I want some of it!
Fleet Admiral E.J. King (to a staff officer in 1942)
Field Marshal Rommel once remarked that battles are won or lost on the
back of logistics before the first rounds are fired. Admiral King's statement
and Field Marshal Rommel's belief place a significance on logistics that
underscores the relevance of logistic matters in doctrinal discussions. JP 1
emphasizes that logistics sets the campaign's operational limits. The lead
time needed to arrange logistics support and resolve concerns require
continuous integration of logistic considerations into the operational
planning process. This chapter will discuss special engineer logistic
considerations and the internal implementation of CSS for engineer
organizations.
FORCE SUSTAINMENT
9-1. Logistics is the science of planning and executing the movement and
maintenance of forces. A force projection Army depends on making the right
logistics decisions before the onset of operations. There is normally little time
for last-minute logistics fixes when the decision to employ forces is made.
Success is largely enabled through mental agility. Although the J4/G4/S4 is
the lead for many aspects of support, engineers provide significant support to
the logistician's overall plan. The logistics officer and staff planner should
consider the—
• Force capabilities.
• Resources available in the AO.
• Construction standards.
• Environmental concerns.
• Contracting procedures.
• Force protection concerns.
9-2. Engineer force sustainment is critical to maintaining and multiplying
combat power. Logistics operations must accurately anticipate engineer CSS
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needs. The ENCOORD staff assists the logistician in anticipating those

unique engineer-related logistics. A mature, preplanned operational
environment and extensive HN support cannot be assumed. The HN may not
want or be able to deliver the necessary support in terms of quality, quantity,
or timelines. Many engineer needs are unique requirements that demand the
logistician to improvise, oftentimes causing the logistics system to become
strained. Special engineer equipment is of low density, requiring intensive
management to ensure that it is available for mission use. Engineer mission
materials are normally bulky, heavy, and hard to transport. They must be
requisitioned, transported, stockpiled, and issued in a streamlined manner.
Engineer materials do strain the logistical system, but engineers balance the
system with their contributions to theater logistics operations by constructing
and upgrading logistics bases, troop bed-down facilities, airfields, ports, and
MSRs. This chapter focuses on sustaining engineer units and engineer
support to logistics operations. For more information, see FMs 3-100-7, 3-0
and 4-0 (100-10).
THE UNDERPINNINGS OF LOGISTICS

9-3. The objective of logistics is to ensure that operations succeed and
facilitate the commander's ability to generate and mass combat power at a
decisive time and place. Strategic logistics support wars, campaigns, and
major operations. Operational logistics support encompasses those activities
required to sustain campaigns and major operations and enable success at the
tactical level of operations. Engineers closely support operational logistics
operations in areas such as—
• Constructing base camps and bed-down facilities for force reception,
onward movement, and sustainment.
• Opening and maintaining ports and airfields to support deployment,
sustainment, and redeployment.
• Assisting in distribution management and movement of material and
personnel by constructing MSRs and other logistics support facilities.
• Providing real estate management.
• Providing facilities operations and maintenance.
• Assisting in analyzing and integrating environmental considerations.
• Generating and distributing power.
• Providing enablers to facilitate JLOTS operations.
9-4. Operational and tactical logistics encompass all the CSS and engineer
activities required to sustain the commander's ability to fight operations,
battles, and engagements. Successful tactical logistics provide the right
support at the right time and place to units. Engineers receive tactical
logistics support from CSS agencies located at the maneuver brigade through
the TSC level in the areas of manning, arming, fueling, fixing, moving, and
sustaining operations. Each operational and tactical task is related or
supportive of a specific BOS. It is important that engineer planners
synchronize the implications of support for all types of forces and functions.
Engineers support operational and tactical logistics operations in the
following areas:
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• Constructing FARPs.
• Digging ammunition supply points (ASPs) and corps logistics C2
nodes.
• Erecting fixed bridging along forward supply routes.
• Constructing the infrastructure for an ISB.
9-5. Regardless of the level of military operations, the engineer CSS structure
and resource requirements depend on the METT-TC. The engineer logistics
support structure fully supports the commander's intent and is integrated into
the commander's concept of operation. Trade-offs between combat and general
engineering capabilities directly affects this CSS capability.
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT CHARACTERISTICS

9-6. Successful CSS is balanced between being effective and efficient. CSS
operations are characterized by being able to anticipate requirements,
integrate joint and multinational CSS, improvise solutions, and be responsive
and continuous. The characteristics of CSS (responsiveness, simplicity,
flexibility, attainability, sustainability, survivability, economy and
integration) are defined in FM 4-0. These characteristics facilitate effective,
efficient CSS and enable operational success. They apply in war and
contingency operations. These imperatives act as a guide for planners and
operators to synchronize logistics on the battlefield. The engineer unit
commander and staff understand and use these while planning engineer
operations. The following paragraphs describe these eight characteristics and
the engineer considerations for each.
9-7. Force commanders visualize and describe the concept of logistics support
in concert with their CSS commanders. Commanders view CSS
characteristics through an operational perspective to assist them in describing
the considerations required to plan and execute successful operations. CSS
characteristics are integrated throughout the operational framework, guide
prudent planning, and assist the staff in developing the support plan. FM 4-0
discusses the relationship between joint logistics and joint personnel
principles and the US Army CSS characteristics). CSS characteristics seldom
exert equal influence, and their importance varies by the situation. The
commander identifies CSS characteristics having priority that, in turn,
become the foundation for preparing the concept of logistics support.
RESPONSIVENESS
9-8. Responsiveness is the key characteristic of CSS. It means providing the
right support in the right place at the right time. Responsiveness includes the
ability to anticipate operational requirements and is the keystone of all
logistics principles. Engineers ensure they identify all logistical requirements
in advance, taking into consideration the support relationships of subordinate
units. This information must be passed into CSS channels and tracked
through delivery. It involves identifying, accumulating, and maintaining the
minimum assets, capabilities, and information necessary to meet the support
requirements. On the other hand, the force that accumulates enough material
and personnel reserves to address every possible contingency usually cedes
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9-9. Versatile CSS systems—

• Enhance the engineer unit's responsiveness.
• Adapt engineer change requirements without interrupting the flow of
support.
9-10. In this respect, responsiveness is closely tied with improvisation.
Theater logistics planners structure the logistics force to be versatile enough
to complement engineer plans and operations yet be robust enough to ensure
that engineer services are not interrupted. The structure is responsive enough
to allow the engineer commander to seize and maintain the initiative.
9-11. Engineers plan to meet the changing requirements of the operation on
short notice. The engineer sustainment system should be versatile enough to
keep pace with rapid decision cycles and mission execution and react rapidly
to crises or opportunities. Engineer planners are sensitive to engineer task-
organization changes. Engineer units can normally respond to a change in
task organization much quicker than theater CSS packages. Because of this,
contingency engineer sustainment plans are normally developed.
9-12. The planner who anticipates is proactive—not reactive—while
conducting before, during, and after operations. The ability of the force to
seize and maintain the initiative, synchronize activities along the entire depth
of the battlefield, and exploit success depends on the commanders ' ,
logisticians', and engineers' abilities to anticipate requirements. Engineers
consider joint, multinational, contract civilian, and interagency assets when
planning support for engineer operations. They—
• Use all available resources to the fullest, especially HN assets.
• Prioritize critical engineer activities based on the concept of
operations.
• Anticipate engineer requirements based on wargaming by
incorporating experience and historical knowledge.
• Do not think linearly or sequentially, but organize and resource for
simultaneous and noncontiguous operations.
• Participate in and evaluate the engineer significance of each phase of
the operation during the entire command estimate process, to include
the mission analysis and COA development, analysis, and wargaming
recommendation and execution.
SIMPLICITY
9-13. Simplicity is avoiding complexity and often fosters efficiency in
planning and executing logistics operations. Mission-type orders and
standardized procedures contribute to simplicity. Engineer commanders
establish priorities and allocate classes of supply and services to simplify
logistics support operations. Engineers use preconfigured loads of specialized
classes of supply to simplify transport.
ECONOMY
9-14. Economy is the provision of support at the least cost. At some level and
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resources, the engineer commander and staff may not be able to provide a
robust support package. Priority of effort will be established while balancing
mitigation of risk to the operation. Engineer commanders may have to
improvise to meet the higher intent and mitigate the risks. Commanders
consider economy in prioritizing and allocating resources. Economy reflects
the reality of resource shortfalls, while recognizing the inevitable friction and
uncertainty of military operations.
FLEXIBILITY
9-15. Flexibility is the ability to adapt logistical availability based on
changing situations, missions, and concepts of operation. Due to the
inherently changing world environment, engineer missions will change.
Engineers require flexibility and coordination with higher staffs to provide
logistical support. As ENCOORDs work future branch or sequel plans, they
ensure that logistical support is planned and resourced.
9-16. CSS plans and operations must be flexible enough to achieve
responsiveness and economy. Flexibility may include improvisation, which is
the ability to make, invent, or arrange what is needed from what is on hand.
Improvised methods and support sources can maintain CSS continuity when
the preferred method is undefined or not usable to complete the mission.
9-17. Extraordinary methods may be necessary to ensure success on the
battlefield. Logistics planners attempt to push support to forward engineer
units to ensure smooth combat operations. Sometimes this is not feasible or
supportable. In such cases, engineers improvise by making, inventing,
devising, or fabricating what is needed from what is on hand. One example is
creating a demolition cratering charge using common fertilizer and diesel fuel.
9-18. Commanders must be aware of the environmental impacts of their
actions. They must weigh the implications of holding out for logistical support
against the environmental collateral damage that they will cause. They must
ensure that a proper environmental risk assessment is done before beginning
any action.
9-19. Specific damage assessment and repair procedures have been developed
based on the need to improvise during the operation. Improvisation is not a
substitute for good planning; requirements must be anticipated. However,
improvisation can be a great strength; engineer personnel must recognize it as
an advantage during emergencies.
ATTAINABILITY
9-20. Attainability is generating the minimum essential supplies and services
necessary to begin operations. Commanders determine that minimum levels
of support are acceptable to initiate operations. The engineer, in conjunction
with the logistician, completes the logistic estimate and initiates resource
identification based on the supported commander ' s requirements and
priorities. An operation should not begin until minimum essential levels of
support are on hand.
9-21. For engineers, attainability is at the very core of decisions that are
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of product. While attainable, the cost may make other things unattainable.
Since engineer materials must meet specific technical requirements,
engineers work closely with the logistics staff to help them understand these
requirements and obtain acceptable and suitable alternatives when trade-off
decisions are required.
SUSTAINABILITY
9-22. Sustainability is a measure of the ability to maintain logistic support to
engineers throughout the AO for the duration of the operation. Sustainability
focuses on the engineer commander's attention for long-term objectives and
capabilities of the engineer forces. Long-term support is a challenge for the
engineer staff, which must not only attain the minimum essential materiel
levels to initiate operations but sustain those operations through the end
state. The ENCOORD must ensure that logistical requirements are known
and are flowing based on the available transportation assets.
9-23. The engineer commander needs continuous logistics capability to gain
and maintain the initiative. Pauses for rebuilding power impede momentum
and rob the command of the initiative. Engineer planners synchronize all CSS
assets to ensure that the support operation is not an impediment to the
engineer commander. Continuity of operations is critical to success.
9-24. Engineers are either committed to the current operation or preparing
for the next. The tempo of the battlefield requires a constant vigilance by the
logistician and engineer commander to ensure a constant flow of support.
Supplies are pushed (through unit distribution) forward whenever logistically
feasible. This is especially crucial to engineer units because they do not
usually have lulls in their operations that would allow them to resupply using
the supply point method.
9-25. General engineering and contract support also support sustaining
operations. General engineering involves constructing, repairing, operating,
and maintaining infrastructure and facilities to enhance the provision of
sustainment and services (see JP 4-04 and FM 5-104). Contracting support
provides supplies, services, and construction labor and materiel. Contracting
often provides a responsive option or enhancement to support the force (see
FM 100-10-2).
SURVIVABILITY
9-26. The CSS characteristic of survivability is related but not exactly the
same as the BOS of the same name. It is based on being able to protect
support functions from destruction or degradation. Engineers contribute to
ensuring logistics are survivable by constructing logistic bases and clearing
LOCs.
INTEGRATION
9-27. Integration consists of synchronizing CSS operations with all aspects of
Army, joint, interagency, and multinational operations. The concept of
operations achieves integration through a thorough understanding of the
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includes coordination with and mutual support among Army, joint,

multinational, and interagency CSS organizations.
9-28. Operational and tactical plans integrate all logistics support so that it
creates a synergy with the concept of operation. Engineer planners participate
in and evaluate the logistics significance of each phase of the operation during
the entire command estimate process. They create a clear and concise concept
of support that integrates the commander's intent and concept of operation.
This includes analyzing the mission; developing, analyzing, wargaming, and
recommending a COA; and executing the plan.
9-29. Engineers will support joint and multinational operations. The theater
commander integrates operations in their AOR, which often includes
engineers from other services or countries and possibly civilian engineering
contractors. FFE is one example of the integration of military and civilian
engineers (see Appendix H).
LOGISTICS CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENGINEERS
PREDEPLOYMENT AND DEPLOYMENT PHASES

9-30. As soon as the commander begins the operational planning and
development of COAs, the engineer planners should assess the potential
support infrastructure and develop a CESP. The engineer should then apprise
the logistics and operations planners of the infrastructure capabilities and
options for engineer support. Since all military operations depend on a theater
infrastructure system, base development should be placed high on the force
p r o j e c t i o n t h e a t e r c o m m a n d e r ' s p ri o r i t y l i s t . A f o r e i g n c o u nt r y ' s
infrastructure cannot be developed overnight to support force projection
operations. Normally, a country's infrastructure (to include roads, bridges,
inland waterways, seaports, and airports) is built only to sustain indigenous
population and industry, with minimal additional capacity available to
support US and coalition forces.
9-31. The theater needs to have the capacity to move large numbers of units
through its air and seaports. The theater also needs facilities to manage such
functions as implementing C2, storing and transferring ammunition,
maintaining equipment, storing and moving bulk petroleum, generating and
distributing power, and staging and billeting rear area troops, which are
necessary for a synchronized flow of support to occur.
9-32. Moving follow-on forces and supplies is critical to success. Engineer
planners work closely with the logistics staff to develop a suitable
transportation infrastructure (roads, bridges, and airfields). Anticipating
engineer requirements is crucial to ensure that adequate time is available to
complete a robust infrastructure. These facilities can also be improved with
the foresight of using engineer assets before the operation and during
contingency operations. HN or civilian contractor personnel can perform much
of this work. Alternate plans should be developed for if HN support is not
available, such as underdeveloped or uncooperative theaters.
9-33. Base development does not end once the operation begins. Base
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operation. Each time the force expands or contracts, planners review facilities
and LOC requirements to ensure that they are adequate to accomplish the
mission.
ENTRY AND OPERATIONS PHASES

9-34. The nature of engineer entry and operations phases places an
extraordinary burden on the logistics structure. Rates of fuel consumption,
repair parts, construction and obstacle materials, mines, and explosives
dictate the commitment of a large amount of maintenance and transportation
assets in support of engineers. Engineer construction of EPW and/or displaced
civilian camps remains logistically intensive during this period. Engineer
operations, by their nature, are dangerous. Engineer planners, therefore,
anticipate and provide for replacing engineer losses.
POSTCONFLICT OPERATIONS
9-35. Upon the cessation of hostilities, engineer forces may be tasked to
restore areas destroyed or damaged during combat operations or as a result of
other factors. Depending on the political and social factors of an operation,
devastation may require forces to do some restoration. This requires attention
to detail in logistics anticipation planning and, most likely, in rotating
follow-on engineer units working in concert with HN and civilian construction
contractors. Access to ENCOM and USACE capabilities and expertise is vital
as assessments are submitted to the JFCs staff for prioritization. Engineers
can expect to support the requirement to enable the return to normalcy for the
civilian population, including movement, commerce, and construction.
Engineers must plan for success and be prepared to quickly transition to
stability- or support-type missions.
ENGINEER AND THEATER COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS

9-36. The relationship between the ENCOM and subordinate engineer
elements and the senior CSS elements in the theater depends on both the
echelon at which the elements are operating and the operational environment
in which they are operating. The basic relationships are shown in Figure 9-1.
The ENCOM and TSC (if it exists) command relationship with and between
specialized commands is determined by the ASCC or ARFOR commander. The
ENCOM routinely provides a liaison officer to the TSC support operations
cell, which lacks organic engineer planning capability.
9-37. Specialized engineer detachments and teams (such as CRESTs or
FEST–elements, MTOE utility detachments, or facilities engineering [FE]
teams) are task-organized within engineer brigades and groups to provide
area support services. These specialized detachments and teams may be
temporarily under the ADCOM of supported ASGs, but typically provide
support through DS or GS relationships.
LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS
9-38. Engineer force sustainment maintains and multiplies combat power.
Engineer commanders must understand their internal organizational CSS
system and know where to obtain logistics support. Many engineer needs are

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Combatant Legend
Commander
Command
TCEM/
RCEM OPCON
Coordination
ASCC
USACE ENCOM TSC

forward
Senior Army engineer
commander
Engineer
brigade
First subordinate
engineer commander
Engineer ASG
group
Second subordinate
engineer commander
Engineer Base
unit
Figure 9-1. Engineer and Combat Service Support Relationships in Theater
unique requirements that stress the logistics system, such as massive

requirements for Class IV barrier and construction materials. The key classes
of supply are addressed in the following paragraphs:
9-39. Class III bulk and POL products are critical to the sustained operation
of engineer equipment. Inadequate POL availability results in lost time that
may affect the force commander's plan or result in a loss of momentum. While
engineers are in a support relationship, the force commander should consider
task-organizing fuel assets to the engineer force. Engineer equipment will
operate for extended hours and may be out of synchronization with normal
logistic resupply periods. Therefore, dedicated assets should be planned for
and allocated. Engineer commanders will reflect on environmental
considerations and take appropriate actions to manage risk when dealing
with large amounts of Class III supplies.
9-40. Adequate Class IV supplies are central to the ability of engineer units to
construct and maintain facilities in support of the ASCC's operations and the
supporting sustainment base. For this reason, the senior Army engineer HQ
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stockage levels, and construction material allocation in theater. The joint

force commanders, through TCEM/RCEM cells, often control critical Class IV
supplies across the theater. The ENCOM may send a liaison to support the
packaging of critical engineer Class IV supplies.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SPECIAL CLASSES OF SUPPLY

9-41. In the TO, construction materials may be difficult to obtain. Required
construction materials might be—
• Supplied by the CONUS through the supply system.
• Procured from neighboring countries within the region of operations.
• Obtained from local suppliers.
• Extracted from local natural sources.
• Produced by engineer units.
9-42. Ideally, construction materials should be procured from sources close to
the construction site; however, this is often not possible. Because of the time
and cost involved in moving construction materials, facility designs are often
adapted to make maximum use of locally available materials. Quality control
at the manufacture or delivery site is critical to ensuring that the materials
meet any critical construction tolerances and standards. The quality of
materials from HN suppliers may not meet these tolerances and standards or
the necessary associated safety and environmental considerations.
9-43. Vertical materials, such as plywood and dimensional lumber, are Class
IV items. These materials are universal commodities that are used by
logisticians for overhead protection, flooring in high traffic areas, and
shelving. However, equally important to the engineer are the materials that
are instrumental in the success of horizontal (earthwork) construction.
9-44. Aggregate (crushed rock or river run and sand) are locally purchased or
provided by engineer units. Other items, such as geotextiles or sand grid used
to bolster poor soil conditions and improve trafficability, must be procured and
shipped from CONUS. Soil stabilization and dust abatement require
admixtures to the soil, such as lime, portland cement, asphalt emulsions, or
resins. These products are bulky and may or may not be available within the
region of current operations. Poor drainage can hinder operations. Therefore,
ample supplies of culvert materials are a frequent concern of engineers.
9-45. Because of the multiple applications of many Class IV items, it is
important that engineers remain involved in distribution decisions. This is
particularly true regarding critical materials to ensure that they are not
squandered on less critical missions. Engineers are not equipped to run Class
IV yards, nor do they have the transportation assets to distribute Class IV
supplies. However, the absence of engineer insight and critical assets
management could lead to devastating theater shortages and mission
impairment. Priority for transportation support is essential to supply
operations, as Class IV items and engineer equipment are large and bulky and
may require convoy credits or special haul assets.
9-46. Class V materials include ammunition, mines, and explosives. These
materials are critical to the combat and CS operations that engineers conduct
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not available for local procurement. Therefore, it is paramount for the

ENCOORD to have an understanding of unit basic loads, anticipated
missions, and availability of Class V resources. For instance, Class V Volcano
mines may have a controlled supply rate (CSR). If this occurs, the ENCOORD
should identify other types of mines available to provide a similar capability.
Particular care must also be dedicated to planning for the transport of these
HAZMATs with the transportation officer.
9-47. Class IX repair parts (less medical-peculiar repair parts)—all repair
parts and components to include kits, assemblies, and subassemblies
(repairable and nonrepairable)—required for maintenance support of all
equipment. Engineers have a unique position in that their equipment tends to
be low-density or civilian-leased equipment. Due to the low-density
requirements for parts, the military logistic system may not be as responsive
as local procurement of the commercially common parts. Engineers should be
aware of all local vendors in the AO during the EBA.
9-48. Class X are materials to support nonmilitary programs, such as
agricultural economic development, not included in Classes I through IX.
These materials may be required by engineers during stability or support
operations to assist local nationals and assist in economic engagement
programs.
CONTRACTORS ON THE BATTLEFIELD

9-49. Contractors on the battlefield are addressed in AR 715-9, FM 100-10-2,
and FM 3-100.21. Experience shows that there are never sufficient engineers
to accomplish all missions for extended periods of time within the AO. The
shortage of engineers may be partially overcome through the use of support
contracts.
9-50. Engineers may be involved with a variety of contractors due to the large
amount of general engineering requirements. Theater support contractors
support deployed operational forces under prearranged contracts or contracts
awarded from the mission area by contracting officers serving under the direct
contracting authority of the theater principal assistant for contracting
(PARC). They provide goods, services, and minor construction, usually
through local vendors, to meet the immediate needs of operational
commanders. Examples are organizations such as Brown and Root that work
with engineer forces in many theaters.
9-51. External support contractors provide support to deployed operational
forces that are separate and distinct from either theater support or support
provided by system contractors. To support the mission, they may perform
according to prearranged contracts or contracts awarded during the
contingency itself. Engineers may receive logistical support from external
support contractors while deployed on engineer specific deployments.
Contracting officers who award and administer external support derive their
contracting authority from PARC's outside the theater.
9-52. System contractors support deployed operational forces under
prearranged contracts awarded by program executive officers, program
managers, and the Army Materiel Command (AMC) to provide specific
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and contingency operations. These systems include, but are not limited to,
vehicles, weapon systems, aircraft, C2 infrastructure, and communications
equipment. Engineers have an increased likelihood of working with system
contractors to assist with unique engineer equipment. When contractors
support engineer operations, they must be managed, deployed, protected, and
sustained.
9-53. The LOGCAP is a DA capstone program that employs contractor
support to augment the Army's organic planning and CS and CSS capabilities.
This program applies to CONUS and OCONUS. Before implementing
LOGCAP, the combatant commander considers the use of AC and RC, other
services, contract resources, and HN support. During a contingency operation,
the combatant commander normally establishes an acquisition review board
to determine the best means of fulfilling requirements. Board considerations
include criticality, timeliness, quality, administration, effort, and cost.
LOGCAP is used when contractor support is determined to be the most
effective, expeditious, or cost effective method.
9-54. LOGCAP applies primarily in areas where multilateral or bilateral
agreements or treaties exist. However, it can be employed in areas with
formal HN agreements, where contractors are involved or peacetime support
contracts exist. LOGCAP can also be used during mobilization to assist the
CONUS support base and help units prepare for war or other contingencies.
LOGCAP resolves shortfalls; it does not replace force structure. It includes all
preplanned logistics-, engineering- and construction-oriented contingency
contracts already awarded and peacetime contracts with contingency clauses.
Preplanned weapon system sustainment contracts, ASCC contingency
contracts, and the AMC support contracts are examples of contracts that fall
under this program.
PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS
9-55. One of the primary responsibilities of the senior Army engineer is to
forecast the types and the quantities of engineer materials required for the
theater. Chapter 3 described the CESP, which is generally used to establish
the initial requirements during preconflict planning. See CJCSM 3122.03A for
an example and further guidance for the CESP. Planning during the conflict
requires good intelligence as to the damage caused by enemy action and good
forecasting of the additional facilities that are needed. The Theater
Construction Management System (TCMS) can be used as a guide in
determining material requirements for necessary facilities. In many cases,
existing facilities can be modified to meet military requirements, thus
conserving Class IV materials and expediting construction completion.
9-56. For horizontal construction and nonstandard projects, material
requirements must be estimated manually because TCMS provides standard
Army designs. The senior Army engineer must also aid the logisticians in
determining the adequacy and the most expeditious source of materials,
either from local sources, regional sources, or a CONUS projection base.
Materials from within the AOR may be from local manufacturers, commercial
stockpiles, or HN government assets. Materials not locally available must
either be procured out of theater (directly or through a service contract such
as LOGCAP) or produced in theater by engineer units. Materials that fall in

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the latter category include aggregate, concrete, construction water, asphalt,

and lumber. A local procurement system must be established to expedite
procuring local materials. Such procurement may be restricted or centrally
controlled in some theaters to avoid—
• Inflating the cost of construction materials in the HN.
• Creating a bidding war between all participants vying for materials or
services within a specific area.
• Depleting specific resources.
• Overspending of operational funds.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
9-57. When designing projects for the TO, designers consider the—
• Availability of construction materials.
• Local materials and property and their suitability.
• Construction practices to accommodate HN maintenance and repairs
after US forces depart.
• HN environmental requirements.
9-58. A recent study by the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
(CERL) to update Class IV supply planning factors found that the
requirement for local material, especially sand and gravel, could be
substantial. Even in the most developed countries, problems exist in finding
and hauling locally procured construction materials. Engineer planners
develop realistic estimates of the available quantities of local materials as
early as possible and assess the feasibility of the plans they have developed.
9-59. Many designs may not be practical because of logistics considerations.
For example, although the TCMS's designs are adjusted for various climates
(desert, tropic, and arctic), they may be difficult to construct because required
construction materials are unavailable in the region. Suitable materials could
be brought from the CONUS; however, the level or the length of the US
commitment may not support this action. The engineers have developed
theater-specific design books that consider regional requirements and
standards. In European Command (EUCOM), the Red Book, and in
CENTCOM, the Sand Book, are the theater standards.
9-60. Military designers must be knowledgeable of local construction
standards and materials commonly used in the particular region. Designs
must include the use of local materials or provide flexibility within the design
for use of substitute materials. The construction standard for the TO is
generally one of the following:
• Initial standard (up to six months of expected use).
• Temporary standard (up to twenty-four months of expected use).
9-61. Since the design life is short, only essential utilities, such as heating
and cooling, are provided. This also reduces engineer material requirements.
A heavy reliance on occupying existing facilities, either provided by the HN or
leased, also minimizes construction material requirements. There are design
requirements associated with existing facilities because modifications to
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contingency is drawn out and soldiers are deployed for greater lengths of time,
the engineer should expect to upgrade facilities to enhance the QOL as the
mission, time, and materials allow.
CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

9-62. In the material estimation process, ten percent is usually added to the
estimated quantity as an overage factor. The overage in the TCMS's bills of
material (BOMs) provides for material loss, damage, and waste and minor
field modifications. Although this overage may seem minor, the combined
effect of material overage has a significant impact on the supply system. On
the other hand, engineers should not succumb to pressures to eliminate this
overage factor when ordering materials under the assumption that waste
material can be eliminated through maximizing efficiency. Refuse material is
unavoidable. However, all who are involved with actual construction can limit
construction material waste by—
• Ordering and using optimum lengths.
• Providing clear designs (understandable to the construction unit).
• Inspecting the vendor's stocks to ensure satisfactory quality.
• Providing for proper storage, security, and handling of construction
materials.
• Providing proper worker training to limit waste.
• Reusing materials.
• Constructing the facility right the first time.
9-63. Another construction consideration more fundamental than ensuring
adequate quantities are ordered is securing transportation to haul materials
to the construction site. For some materials, transportation is available within
engineer resources. Aggregate, for example, can be hauled by engineer dump
truck companies. Small quantities of dimensional lumber and plywood for
small jobs can be hauled using organic assets within the combat heavy
battalions. Larger quantities of Class IV supplies require coordination with
the theater-level movement control center (MCC) and the Theater Army Area
Command (TAACOM) to—
• Schedule convoys on MSRs.
• Allocate lift assets to move the material from the stockage points to
the area of construction.
• Coordinate material drop-off requirements at engineer supply points
(ESPs).
9-64. Beyond lumber and aggregate, other engineer items of bulk requiring
coordinated lift assets include inland pipeline distribution systems (IPDSs),
mines, and other special engineer Class IV barrier and Class V materials.
9-65. Unlike other supply classes, Class IV construction materials and Class
II geospatial items are not provided based on documented consumption rates;
there are no anticipated, preprogrammed surge rates for these items. With
technological advances in material management, logistics planners can reduce
the time required to get mission material to engineers. The management
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engineer mission materials are normally bulky, heavy, and require dedicated
transportation. Prepositioning Class IV stocks reduces lift requirements
during the initial stages of force projection.
9-66. Construction material is expensive and susceptible to weather damage;
therefore, only limited quantities are on hand in the areas of major war plans.
For this reason, the ASCC validates needs and initiates requisitions in
advance of deployment or operations. Initial material forecasts are submitted
by the senior Army engineer staff, using data from the TCMS and the JEPES
and the base development plans in the theater-specific, mission-oriented
CESP.
9-67. Successful execution of the theater's construction program depends on
sufficient materials, logistics units to process the materials, and construction
capability. Typically, during the early stages of a conflict, war damage repair
and the construction of mission-essential facilities dominate engineer
construction activities. The RSOI mission places heavy demands on engineers,
as well as logisticians, to receive and launch the combatant forces into forward
operating areas. As the theater matures, more substantial facilities are
required and more construction forces are available. The ENCOM (or senior
Army engineer) forecasts adequate construction materials that are flexible
enough to meet the varied construction requirements throughout all
operational phases. Working closely with the TSC's support operations cell,
engineers ensure the control of Class IV materials. The ENCOM (or senior
engineer commander) is a member of the RCEM and the TCEM teams. Given
an understanding of both the combatant commander's and the ASCC's work
priorities, the ENCOM (or the senior engineer commander) prioritizes the
allocation of critical Class IV for the TSC Class IV manager, who implements
the actual distribution of these materials.
9-68. Special logistics support considerations for topographic units are
equally important. Equipment such as the multispectral imagery processor
(MISP) and the Combat Terrain Information System (CTIS) require
specialized critical low-density supplies. For example, during the Dayton
Peace Accord negotiations, November 1995, the Defense Mapping Agency
(DMA) (currently known as NIMA) distributed some 30,000 paper copies of
maps covering the revised interentity boundary (IEB) on Bosnia-Herzegovina.
As troops deployed to monitor the authoritative ceasefire line (the IEB and
their respective buffer zones), thousands more copies of the 1:50,000 scale
tactical line maps were needed. Engineer planners anticipated for demand
surges on geospatial products before operations and recognized that
topographic units were not equipped to run map warehouses, and did not have
the transportation assets to distribute geospatial products.
9-69. Engineer bridging beyond the organic equipment available in the AO
will either have to be purchased or transferred from another area of
operations or from strategic and operational reserves stocks. It is the
ENCOORD's responsibility to identify these materials and coordinate for their
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ENGINEER ROLE IN PLANNING AND COORDINATION

9-70. The engineer's efforts to plan and coordinate engineer logistics efforts
are essential to full integration of engineer units into the theater sustainment
structure. All engineers and logisticians work closely to synchronize the
logistics planning and coordination processes. They facilitate sound and
timely plans or orders and necessary sustainment for engineer units.
9-71. After receiving a WO for a mission, the staff engineer immediately
initiates an engineer logistics estimate as part of the EBA. This estimate is
specifically focused on sustaining all subordinate engineer units. Class I, III,
IV, and V supplies and personnel losses are the essential elements in the
logistics estimate process. Close integration with the logistics staff can
simplify and speed the estimate process by using their automatic data
processing (ADP) systems. During continuous operations, the estimate
process may need to be abbreviated due to time constraints. The staff engineer
aggressively maintains an accurate logistics and combat status of all engineer
units, which is critical to shortening the engineer logistics estimate process.
9-72. After developing an estimate to determine unit sustainment and
mission supply requirements, the staff engineer compares the requirements
with the reported status of subordinate units to determine the specific amount
of supplies needed to support the operation. These requirements are then
coordinated with the logistics staff to ensure that necessary supplies are
identified and resourced. At the same time, the SES develops a required
supply rate (RSR) to support engineer mission requirements. Based on how
much of the required materiel is on hand and how much is needed, the staff
engineer, in coordination with the logistics staff, assesses the availability of
these supplies in stocks. They also analyze the capability to transport mission
supplies to engineer units.
9-73. After identifying the requirements for unit sustainment and mission
supplies and their availability, the staff engineer develops a projected
engineer status, based on the current engineer sustainment status. The staff
engineer then analyzes the requirements to support the plan and translates
them into specific plans that are used to determine the supportability of
COAs. After determining a COA, the specific engineer logistics input into the
basic OPORD and paragraph 4 of the engineer annex are developed and
incorporated. Current engineer sustainment operations may require
redirection based on the new plan. If so, the OPORD and engineer annex is
sent to subordinate engineer units for coordination and execution.
9-74. Engineer units provide unit and mission logistics status to the staff
engineer so that the engineer can do a similar logistics staff planning process.
Accurate and timely status reporting assists the staff engineer in providing
accurate engineer unit status to the commander. It also energizes the staff
engineer support to intercede in critical sustainment problems when
necessary. The staff engineer ensures that mission-required supplies needed
by engineer units to execute missions are integrated into logistics plans.

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COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT FOR ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS

9-75. Engineer organizations are not organized with adequate internal and
organic CSS to sustain the organization. They receive additional CSS from
logistics elements at each echelon through their higher HQ support
organization or, if in a command relationship, from the unit they are
supporting.
9-76. Logistics elements at each echelon are organized to provide engineers
with supply, maintenance, transportation, and field services. How the
theater's logistics system supports a particular engineer unit depends on—
• That unit's organization.
• Its location in the TO.
• The command or support relationship under which it is operating.
• The maturity of the theater.
ARMY SERVICE COMPONENT COMMANDER

9-77. Operational-level engineer units are supported by subordinate ASGs of
the ASCC's TSC. Other modular commands that may support engineers
include personnel, transportation, finance, and medical commands. The
ENCOM monitors logistics support to operational-level engineer forces.
JOINT TASK FORCE, JOINT FORCE LOGISTIC SUPPORT COMMAND, AND ARMY
FORCES
9-78. Engineer units assigned to a JTF, Joint Force Logistic Support
Command (JFLSC), or ARFOR are normally supported by an austere logistics
support structure. A JFLSC may be established to support all forces in theater
until an ASCC TSC structure is required. The senior JTF, JFLSC, or ARFOR
engineer HQ monitors logistics support to deployed engineer forces.
CORPS
9-79. The COSCOM provides corps-level logistics support and health services
support to corps engineer units and operational-level engineer units attached
to the corps. The division support command (DISCOM) supports corps units
attached to the divisions. All other corps units operating in division areas
receive logistics support from COSCOM units operating in nearby areas. The
division's medical support structure provides health services support for corps
units operating in division areas on an area basis. Operational-level engineer
units working in the corps's area generally receive support for common classes
of supply and maintenance from the COSCOM. The corps engineer
coordinates for required logistics support for all engineer units working in the
area.
DIVISION
9-80. The DISCOM usually needs augmentation from the COSCOM to
support corps engineer units attached to the division. In the heavy division,
the forward support battalion (FSB) normally supports engineer equipment
maintenance and Class IV and engineer Class V requirements. In light
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Nondivisional engineer units working in the division area generally receive

support for common classes of supply and common maintenance from the
DISCOM. The DIVENG coordinates required logistics support for all engineer
units working in the division area.
BRIGADE
9-81. The DISCOM forward support elements located in the BSA support the
DIVENGs operating in the brigade ' s area. Nondivisional engineer units
working in the brigade's area generally receive support for common classes of
supply and common maintenance. The brigade engineer coordinates the
required logistics support for all engineer units working in the brigade area.
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
9-82. An effective maintenance program ensures that engineer units are
capable of providing continuous, responsive support to combatant forces and
the sustainment base. An effective supply system for repair parts and
lubricants is also necessary. Engineer units consider the risks involved in
mobility versus ample coverage for prescribed load list (PLL) repair parts.
Logisticians anticipate and provide forward stockage of engineer-specific
maintenance supply support requirements. The materiel management center
(MMC) coordinates with tailored engineer forces for stockage selection and
execution to maintain the dominant tempo of operations.
9-83. Military engineer units have the potential to use foreign commercial
construction equipment. The source of this equipment is varied; for example,
equipment may be—
• Provided by the HN.
• Leased from commercial venders.
• Obtained through a grant or loan.
• Bought by benefactor countries supporting the contingency operation.
• Purchased or leased through the LOGCAP.
9-84. Such was the case for the 34th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Heavy)
during the Gulf War. They deployed without their organic construction
equipment and used the commercial equipment that the Government of Japan
provided. Other battalions augmented their construction capabilities using
additional leased equipment. These alternatives to increase construction
capabilities pose challenges in maintenance to be considered, such as the—
• Lack of manuals and English labels on controls and switches.
• Lack of on-vehicle equipment (OVE), particularly safety equipment.
• Lack of service records or even a service schedule.
• Incompatibility or unavailability of repair parts within the Army's
maintenance system.
9-85. The lack of manuals tends to make preventive maintenance haphazard.
Nonstandard repair parts require mechanics to remove the part, take it to a
vender to match up with a suitable replacement, and establish a PLL from
scratch with no maintenance history. These challenges are not
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preventative maintenance status helps the commander establish a reputable

maintenance program when assuming responsibility for foreign commercial
construction equipment.
OTHER SUPPORT
9-86. The ENCOM and its operational units assist in managing critical Class
IV and engineer Class V supplies, primarily in the establishment of theater
policy or advisory capacity to the ASCC's logistics planner or the TSC. For
other classes of supply and services, engineer units are consumers within the
theater.
9-87. Engineer units obtain personnel service support (PSS), including
finance services, from EAC PSS assets. Engineers need finance support to pay
contractors and other local providers. The TSC ' s finance support center
provides finance support. The nearest medical facility provides medical
support, including medical supplies. The TSC 's EOD detachments provide
EOD support.
9-88. The ASG ' s supply and services battalion provides Class I supplies
(rations). Rations are obtained based on the unit strength reports that the
battalion Adjutant (U.S. Army) (S1) prepares. When working on an air base,
engineer units obtain Class I support from the Air Force.
9-89. The property book officer (PBO), at the battalion level or in separate
companies, requisitions Class II supplies from the ASG's supply company.
Requisitions for regulated or command-controlled items are processed through
the command channels. Engineer units request Class VII items through the
material readiness officer at the MMC.
9-90. The ASG's supply and services battalion provides Class III supplies
(POL). This is true for both bulk and packaged products. Requisitions from
the PBO are required to obtain the needed supplies. When working on an air
base, engineer units obtain Class III support from the Air Force.
9-91. Class V supplies (ammunition) are obtained from the nearest ASP that
the TSC's ammunition battalion operates. Requisitions must be processed by
the PBO. The TSC requires input on recommended stockage levels for
engineer-specific Class V supplies, such as mines and demolition items, based
on plans and anticipated usage rates.
9-92. Transportation and material transfer support are important when
planning for Class IV and engineer Class V material. Supplies are often
shipped by class. Transportation priorities for Class V supplies are often
higher than those for Class IV supplies. Synchronizing mission Class IV and
engineer Class V transportation and material transfer support is desirable to
use mission loads effectively.
9-93. Logistics is an integral part of the engineer planning process. Engineer
units that are not organic to a division are tailored for specific operations.
Therefore, the staff engineer must articulate his CSS requirements from
deployment planning—through the engineer estimate for mission loads—to
the actual delivery of services and material. The coordination of units and
resources facilitates the anticipation of engineer unit sustainment
requirements and the execution of CSS. The staff engineer ensures that CSS

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planners understand engineer unit sustainment requirements and have a

plan to meet those requirements.
ENGINEER COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT COMMAND AND CONTROL

9-94. Each engineer CP has specific responsibilities in identifying unit and
mission logistics requirements, estimating resources, integrating the logistics
requirements into the operational planning cycle, and monitoring the
execution of engineer missions supporting logistics operations.
REAR COMMAND POST ENGINEER SECTION

9-95. The rear CP engineer section—
• Is the engineer's primary integrator into rear CPs for executing
logistics support for subordinate engineer units.
• Coordinates sustainment for current engineer operations and plans
and prepares for implementing future operations.
• Maintains updated logistics status of engineer units.
• Provides the main CP engineer section with detailed logistics
estimates to help formulate plans and orders.
• Ensures that engineer sustainment plans are synchronized with the
logistics staff.
MAIN COMMAND POST ENGINEER SECTION

9-96. The main CP engineer section—
• Develops engineer sustainment plans.
• Writes the engineer logistics portions of the basic OPLAN or OPORD
and paragraph 4 of the engineer annex.
• Integrates engineer sustainment through coordination with the main
CP logistics cells.
• Ensures that the immediate engineer sustainment requests received
from the tactical command post (TACCP) or assault CP are forwarded
to the rear CP.
TACTICAL OR ASSAULT COMMAND POST ENGINEER SECTION

9-97. The TACCP or assault CP engineer section has limited capability to
impact engineer logistics support from this location. Its primary logistics
duties are receiving and forwarding reports and influencing the redirection of
sustainment priorities for forward operating engineer units.
ENGINEER BRIGADE AND GROUP COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT CELLS

9-98. The engineer brigade and group CSS cells—
• Support the brigade and group S1 and S4 officers in developing the
engineer sustainment plans and writing paragraph 4 for brigade and
group OPORDs and OPLANs.
• Monitor current engineer logistics status through periodic personnel
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• Recommend logistics priorities to the brigade or group commander.

• Identify critical personnel and supply shortages, along with
maintenance or transportation problems, that affect engineer unit and
mission sustainment.
• Redirect logistics support.
9-99. The engineer brigade CSS cell maintains constant communication with
subordinate engineer unit logistics sections, the rear CP engineer section, the
COSCOM CP, and the G4. The engineer group CSS cell maintains constant
communication with the brigade CSS cell, the subordinate engineer units, and
the supporting maneuver unit logistics support units, if required.
ENGINEER BRIGADE AND GROUP HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS

COMPANY COMMAND POSTS
9-100. The engineer brigade and group headquarters and headquarters
company (HHC) establish CPs at or near the brigade or group TOC. The HHC
CP is responsible for sustaining the brigade and group CP. This includes
establishing accounts with designated logistics support units, setting up life
support areas for CP personnel, and locating vehicle maintenance areas. The
HHC CP may also be designated as a Base Defense Operations Center
(BDOC) or Base Cluster Operations Center (BCOC).

Appendix A
Engineer Field Manuals and Related Joint Publications

This appendix shows the comprehensive hierarchy of Army and joint
engineer field manuals and the relationships between them.
A-1. Table A-1, page A-2, is a hierarchy chart of the Engineer Branch
proponent manuals and the related joint engineer manuals. It is current as of
the publication of this manual, but is subject to change as manuals are
updated, renumbered, and published. Always refer to the latest official
publications.
A-2. Army and engineer proponent manuals are in the process of being
renumbered to align them with the joint manuals numbering system. Table A-1
lists manuals by the current number, followed by the old number in
parenthesis. In the new numbering system—
• The prefix 3 represents alignment with the category of joint
publications operations manuals.
• The suffix 34 represents an engineer publication.
• The extensions designate the mission content (such as combined arms
or engineer operations) or a reference focus for the manual.
A-3. All Army manuals can be downloaded and viewed through the Reimer
Digital Library (RDL). Manuals that require passwords can be accessed by
applying for a password on the web site. The RDL is located at
http:// 155.217.58.58/atdls.htm.
The JPs can be located at http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine. Those of specific
interest to engineers include—
• JP 2-03.
• JP 3-15.
• JP 3-34.
• JP 4-04.
Engineer Field Manuals and Related Joint Publications A-1

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Table A-1. Engineer FMs and Related Joint Publications
A-2 Engineer Field Manuals and Related Joint Publications

Appendix B
Maneuver Support
Maneuver Support (MANSPT) and the grouping of those aspects of CS
activities and elements are not recent ideas, although the operational
reality of this is only recently being worked with in the SBCT as the Army
looks at other ways to functionally organize staffs to enhance performance.
The creation of a MANSPT cell, just like the creation of a fire effects cell
and others, is an initial step toward what staff structures will look like in
the future. As such, this appendix will look at MANSPT, its definition,
today's realities, and its likely future. The primary premise for a MANSPT
cell is built around the M/CM/S BOS. At the core of MANSPT are the
engineer, chemical, MP, and other branches such as the EOD portion of
the Ordnance Branch. By establishing the Maneuver Support Battle Lab
and consolidating the chemical, engineer, and MP schools at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri, the Army is furthering the concept of MANSPT and
developing relationships between the three primary branches. This
appendix will discuss current and future opportunities for this evolving
concept.
DEFINITION
B-1. MANSPT is defined as staff integration of the M/CM/S BOS, with the
remaining BOS focused on enabling assured mobility for the friendly force.
Staff integration is focused on enhancing tactical freedom of maneuver and
force protection using the assured mobility imperatives and fundamentals as
the framework.
TACTICAL LEVEL: MANEUVER SUPPORT IN THE STRYKER

BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
B-2. The SBCT MANSPT cell is organic to the SBCT HQ and is responsible
for planning, integrating, and synchronizing MANSPT for all SBCT
operations. It is composed of an engineer and an MP section. Although not
organic to the MANSPT cell, significant coordination is required with the
chemical section to integrate MANSPT considerations into the cell. While no
organic EOD capability exists in the SBCT, this too is an area of MANSPT
that must be integrated into this cell. If the brigade engineer is also the senior
officer with the MANSPT cell, he may also function as the MANSPT
coordinator. In this case, he must rely heavily on the MP and chemical
sections for their expertise to ensure integrated and synchronized MANSPT to
the SBCT. For more information related to the specific duties of the MANSPT
coordinator, see FM 3-21.31.
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OPERATIONAL-LEVEL CONSIDERATIONS
B-3. The key aspects or imperatives of MANSPT include the following:
• Understand the environment—consider the space, air, water, land,
subterranean , weather, light, infrastructure, hazards, and
populations.
• Enable theater access—access installations through air, land, and
seaports of embarkation (SPOEs) and move between them; mitigate
the adverse effects on the environment, and protect and facilitate
multiple entry points.
• Provide assured mobility—guarantee the force commander the ability
to deploy, move, and maneuver at all times without interruption.
• Deny enemy freedom of action—leverage the environment to isolate,
deny, impede, or canalize the enemy.
• Enable force protection and security—provide cueing, early warning
information, protected movement of forces between operating areas,
and layered protection.
• Engage and control populations—control EPWs, refugees, detainees,
internees, mass transiting civilian populations, and disaster evacuees.
• Neutralize hazards and restore the environment—reduce or eliminate
hazards through avoidance, mitigation, neutralization, and
restoration of the environment.
THE ROAD AHEAD

B-4. MANSPT as a future concept and framework for the future force is much
broader than the SBCT and encompasses the means to enable, enhance, and
protect the strategic, operational, and tactical freedom of action of the force, as
well as the denial of comparable freedom of action to the adversary. MANSPT
accomplishes this by shaping, leveraging, or mitigating the effects of the
operational environment. For an offensively oriented, maneuver-based force,
the focus is on enabling force movement and maneuver at all levels of war and
echelons and across the full spectrum of military operations. This is critical
with the increased emphasis on operational and strategic maneuver of ground
forces for the future force.
B-5. MANSPT concentrates on two interrelated components: freedom of
maneuver and force protection. For a maneuver-based force, there is
significant overlap and synergy between these two components, with
MANSPT assets, systems, and soldiers able to readily support both
components simultaneously. This translates into an effective and efficient
application of forces. MANSPT takes on added dimensions and significance
due to the increasing emphasis on battlefield frameworks that encompass
extended, dispersed, distributed, noncontiguous, and 3-D battlefield and
nonlinear operations, to include forcible and early entry operations and
operational maneuverability. Additionally, the Army's vision of the
operational environment recognizes that adversaries will apply a wide array
of conventional and unconventional or asymmetric means to deny the access
and movement of friendly forces, starting with their strategic deployment
platforms and continuing within the TO and in individual tactical AO.
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Finally, the physical environment, to include terrain, infrastructure, weather,

hazards, and the presence of the local populace, will affect any ground force,
sometimes more than enemy actions will.
B-6. For further thoughts on the future of MANSPT and its application as a
mission area see the soon to be published TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-25.
Maneuver Support B-3

Appendix C
Field Force Engineering

FFE is a focused area for the Engineer Regiment that specifically targets
improving general (and to a lesser degree geospatial) engineering support
to contingency operations. The focused area reduces the ad hoc solutions
previously applied to meet contingency requirements. These requirements
have grown, and the Engineer Regiment has responded by doctrinally
accepting the best ad hoc solutions, using lessons learned and actively
seeking to add technological advances as they impact the engineer
mission. Another reason for the development of FFE as a focus area is to
provide specialized engineer support to help to quickly establish and
maintain the necessary infrastructure to support forces in contingency
AOs. The nature of contingencies has made it necessary to provide
installation-type engineer support to tactically deployed combined arms
forces through the creation and use of base camps. In Bosnia alone, over
2,500 engineer soldiers from a host of countries established and
maintained base camps. During the Bosnia and Kosovo operations, a
modular expert personnel package called the Base Camp Coordination
Agency (BCCA) was developed and deployed to assist these efforts. The
original package, partially staffed by members of the ENCOMs, consisted
of a cell with a tailored capability of engineer skill sets. After 1997, the
package consisted largely of civilian and military personnel from elements
within the USACE, using military individual mobilization augmentation
personnel, mobilized RC personnel, civilian personnel from elements
within USACE, and selected individuals within CONUS (largely pickup
teams, not units). These teams quickly develop and implement techniques,
tactics and procedures to accomplish their mission. Typical missions
included base camp design and closure, force protection analysis, ASP
upgrade, MSR maintenance and basic DPW missions in support of base
camps. A book of standards, commonly referred to as the "Red Book," was
developed by United States Army, Europe (USAREUR), Deputy Chief of
Staff, Engineers (DCSENGR), and provided a blueprint for planning and
requirements relating to base camp construction and maintenance. A
similar book of standards know as the "Sand Book" was developed for the
CENTCOM AOR. Additionally, a critical piece of FFE and the reach
capability includes the associated technology of the TeleEngineering
communication suite.
THE CHALLENGE
C-1. The challenge for engineers is to be prepared to support contingency
operations and all missions within the full spectrum of conflict. Figure C-1,
page C-2 graphically demonstrates the changing requirements for engineers
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over time in any given contingency operation. Different portions of the

Engineer Regiment will play varying roles in supporting these requirements
at different times. Added to this are the factors of METT-TC that may limit or
require the use of one or more portions of the Engineer Regiment. At a
particular part of a contingency operation, it may be desirable to limit either
the footprint of engineers in the AO, or at least the number of green suit
engineers. In this case, extensive use of reach capability and/or the use of
USACE civilians may be preferable to military engineers out of the ENCOMs.
In another contingency operation, the threat level may be so high that the
decision is made to keep as many civilians as possible out of the AOR, leaving
a pure military engineer solution. In any case, FFE allows for a doctrinal
solution to meet each challenge in an organized fashion.
Engineer challenge: Meet the curve

requirements for a "typical"
contingency
Engineering requirements
Engineer capabilities
Initial entry Sustainment Post hostility

operations operations operations
Figure C-1. Engineer Support Shortfall
OVERVIEW
C-2. The application of FFE is Army-wide, and, due to the joint nature of
operations, applicable to the support of not only Army forces, but other
Services and governmental agencies outside of DOD. Figure C-2 highlights
the majority of capabilities the Engineer Regiment offers to support
contingency operations. FFE works to provide seamless general (and
associated geospatial) engineering support for the war fighter by fusing the
capabilities resident in USACE, USAES, ENCOMs, public works, and civilian
contractors. Modular teams are available to meet the needs of C2,
augmentation of ASCC, or other headquarters for engineering staff, theater
planning, facilities engineering, troop construction, topographic engineering,
contract construction, technical engineering, real estate acquisition, and
environmental engineering. The mission of FFE is to support the senior
engineer in theater by providing focused planning, coordination, and
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execution of nontactical engineer missions, including the construction,

maintenance, technical engineer support, and final disposition of
infrastructure.
Technical XXXX Modular Full-spectrum

Real estate
engineering acquisition capability theater planning
Army
USACE ENCOM
Contract Command
construction and control
Operational requirements
FEST Joint capability EEM
Peace War
SASO SSC MTW

Spectrum of conflict
Figure C-2. Field Force Engineering
PLANNING STRUCTURE
C-3. The USACE and the ENCOMs provide the primary elements to create
the integrated planning structure for FFE support. Operational missions
addressed include: LOC integrity, AOR infrastructure stability, construction
management, contractor oversight, and oversight of facilities maintenance
missions. The forward elements are responsible for daily interaction with the
MACOMs and joint staff as required. They provide the senior engineer with a
level of expertise and linkage with other engineer capabilities that will allow
comprehensive construction and facilities maintenance planning. Figure C-3,
page C-4 demonstrates the links of the USACE and the ENCOMs with the
various combatant commanders, JFCs and ASCC commanders in both peace
and war. The current established relationship with particular combatant
commanders and other HQs is identified in Appendix I under the USACE and
later in this appendix. The ENCOMs currently have permanent forward
planning cells with all of the ASCCs except the United States Army Forces
Southern Command (USARSO). The ultimate goal of these linkages is to
provide proactive and appropriate support for any type of operation. It
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Regiment across the spectrum of conflict and acknowledges the reality of

needed tailored engineer support assets.
Peace
Combatant
Commander
USACE div
ENCOM LNO USACE LNO
or planner or planner
War
ASCC
ENCOM ENCOM
ENCOM USACE
forward LNC or
planner
OOTW
USACE div
Command and support Tailored regimental team

Coordinating, planning,
and exercises
Theater engineer support ENCOM USACE
Figure C-3. Field Force Engineering Planning Structure
MODULAR DEVELOPMENT
C-4. The Army's first major challenge in a contingency operation is mobilizing
and deploying forces into theater. The space availability on military strategic
sealifts and airlifts will always constrain the size and content of the deploying
force. Early deployment of one or more engineer modular packages provides
specific and necessary expertise from the beginning of operations. Modular
deployment minimizes the footprint of units and personnel. As the theater
matures and sealifts and airlifts become available, more robust and complete
capabilities may be brought into theater if necessary and desirable. There is
recognition that most of the focused expertise in the FFE is nontactical in
nature and may be supported by civilian contractors. Reach may be used to
obtain much of the specialized support required. One method for this is the
use of the USACE TeleEngineering Emergency Operations Center (TEOC)
and a forward deployed TeleEngineering communication suite. Examples of
modular capabilities are listed below:
C-5. USACE personnel are organized for employment as FESTs. The FEST
planning cell provides direct augmentation to the combatant commander,
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element. The FEST execution team provides C2 for missions for which the
USACE has the lead.
• A forward engineer support team-main (FEST-M) is a deployable
USACE organization that executes the USACE mission in the AO. It
is usually subordinate to the senior engineer commander in the AO.
• A forward engineer support team-augmentation (FEST-A) is a
deployable planning augmentation cell that augments the engineer
staff of other organizations including the combatant commander, JFC,
ASCC, and ENCOMs. If a FEST-M is also deployed, the FEST-A will
come under the command of the FEST-M commander.
• A CREST is a deployable 5- or 6-person team and typically a
component of a FEST. A CREST can quickly execute real property
(land and facilities) leases at forward locations.
• An environmental support team (ENVST) is a deployable 4-person
environmental team, typically a component of a FEST. An ENVST
provides baseline and other environmental studies at forward
locations. It is staffed with environmental specialists that can provide
technical expertise to staff engineers and ultimately the commander of
the combined arms force.
• A base development team (BDT) is a nondeployable team that can
quickly provide base development engineering and planning and
facilities design for staging bases, base camps, forward operating
bases, displaced persons camps, and any similar requirement.
• An infrastructure assessment team (IAT) is a nondeployable team
that provides engineering infrastructure assessments for military
deployments and civil military operations in forward areas. Focus
areas for the IAT are infrastructure related to USACE missions and
aspects of the AO impacting contract construction, including roads,
utilities, water resources, and HNS.
C-6. ENCOMs typically support a combatant commander through the ASCC
and plans for flexible modular entry into theater via early entry modules
(EEMs). EEMs may range from several soldiers to a functional ENCOM C2
element. They have the ability to put soldiers into theater within days of
mobilization through the use of three primary means. This includes the use of
AC and Title 10 active USARNG and USAR soldiers, hasty mobilization
teams (a new process recently endorsed by the Chief of USAR) and soldiers on
temporary tours of active duty and active duty for special work. For situations
requiring military organizations, the ENCOMs contain the following types of
organizations (refer to Appendix D as well):
• A facility engineer group (FEG) is a 405-person TDA or TOE
organization responsible for design and technical engineering support,
including facility and environmental management, BASOPS, force
protection, and other areas of expertise. Only one FEG exists in the
force structure, and it is under the C2 of the 416th ENCOM during
peacetime operations. An FEG is comprised of six 15-person TO&E
FED and thirty-person TDA facility engineer teams (FETs) aligned
under four geographic facility engineer centers (FECs) that provide
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Each organizational element of the FEG is assigned a unique Unit

Identification Code (UIC) for rapid and efficient deployment.
• Three FEDs are war-traced to each of the two major contingency
operations (MCOs) ENCOMs and are further aligned as one per ASG.
During peacetime, the detachments provide environmental and
facility assessments, engineer design, and other support to the USAR
engineer, with the other half of their effort dedicated to exercise
participation, engineering planning, and design review. The FEDs are
deployable elements structured to provide the full range of DPW
facilities management for troop concentrations in a theater of
operations. Their composition includes all the necessary disciplines to
manage, operate, design, and assess bare base facilities and their
component systems.
• FETs deploy during war to conduct DPW, BASOPS, environmental,
and facility assessment missions. When deployed, they come under
the C&S of the senior engineer in their particular AO. During
peacetime, they provide environmental and facility assessments,
engineer design, and support to the USAR engineer. FETs are
deployable organizations that can support contingency operations.
C-7. A partial list of potential missions performed by deployed FFE units and
organizations includes—
• Project management, to include supervising work done by military
engineers from all branch services, LOGCAP contractors, and local
contractors.
• Expertise in force protection engineering and engineering services,
including areas such as wastewater treatment, nontactical power
generation, water production, snow and ice removal, and entomology.
• Expertise in theater operational (such as in the IPDS) and
infrastructure pipeline construction.
• Expertise in mining and demining operations.
• The development and maintenance of base camp standards according
to ASCC guidance.
• The development of prioritized facilities requirements with supporting
construction engineers.
• The management of the installation and regional and AOR master
plan development process, including the—
■ Development of base camp master plan(s).
■ Review and approval of base camp master plans developed by
others.
■ Development of regional master plans in support of the
operational support structure.
• Base camp maintenance, including—
■ Structures.
■ Utilities.
■ Roads and airfields.
■ Provisions for water.
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■ Solid waste disposal.

■ Training ranges.
• Management of base camp facilities use, including—
■ Environmental compliance.
■ Maintenance of real property records.
■ Plans for future expansions or contractions of base camps.
■ Quality control for construction projects and facilities upgrades.
■ The establishment of a fire prevention program and management
of fire fighting teams.
■ Facility engineering supplies management.
LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY
C-8. Reach and TeleEngineering are terms used to describe the ability to
conduct engineering analysis and support using expertise (professional
engineers, scientists, and technicians), as well as databases that are not
resident in the theater or the AO. The source of this expertise and data is real
time via secure voice and video information technology to the forward mission
site. This results in faster response times and the application of greater levels
of expertise examining and solving problems and providing solution options.
An additional set of benefits includes a reduced deployment footprint,
increased associated support and force protection requirements, and a general
reduction in cost.

Appendix D
Army Engineer Organizations and Capabilities

Army engineers operate as an integral member of the joint force to provide
a complete range of engineering capabilities to the JFC across the full
spectrum of military operations. Whether performing combat engineering
missions, providing general engineering support throughout the
operational area, or providing geospatial engineering support to
commanders, engineers do not fight alone. They are an important part of
the combined arms team, increasing the team's combat effectiveness.
The engineer force structure has been developed to support various

missions from front to rear, with more survivable and mobile forces in the
forward CZ. Any engineer unit may be pushed forward, if the mission
dictates.
A wide variety of engineer units provide specialized technical capabilities

required to accomplish essential tasks throughout the theater. The
engineer architecture depicts an organization that is responsive to
commanders at all echelons. This appendix addresses all Army engineer
organizations and select architectures. For information on USACE
organizations and capabilities, see Appendix I.
The following information identifies the types of engineer units available

by their base TOE or TDA. For further information, consult the USAES,
Directorate of Combat Developments.
SECTION I – OPERATIONAL-LEVEL UNITS
HEADQUARTERS, ENGINEER COMMAND

D-1. The ASCC commander tailors the engineer structure to the theater
requirements based on staff advice from the DCSENGR. The operational-level
engineer commander provides C2 operations and a central organizational
framework for the engineer effort. Engineer forces outside the corps focus on
reinforcing and augmenting corps engineer efforts, developing the theater
support base, and maintaining an infrastructure for sustainment. This focus
involves—
• Planning.
• Ensuring combat, geospatial, and general engineering support at the
operational level.
• Coordinating all theater engineer assets.
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• Providing construction guidance, RPMAs, LOC sustainment, engineer

logistics management, and base development.
D-2. Engineers must be closely tied into current and future operations
because they provide versatility to the operational commander. All engineer
units focus on operations in the CZ. Additionally, they support the theater by
providing general engineering support at the operational level. The engineer's
operational-level topography unit and a variety of specialized engineer teams
and detachments support or augment engineer forces throughout the theater.
Combat heavy engineers weight the main effort and provide sea, air, and land
operational and strategic mobility. A typical operational-level engineer
organization is shown in Figure D-1. FM 5-116 discusses the operational-level
engineer function.
PP FE TEAM REAL P&A FEST-A

ESTATE
CBT HVY HHD CBT HVY HHD CBT HVY
DUMP CS DUMP CS CSE CSE
PORT CON QUARRY WELL DRILL HHD LT DIVE UTIL
UTIL UTIL MGB AFB PANEL
FF TEAM FF TEAM
Figure D-1. Generic ENCOM
D-3. Theater construction management often accommodates multiservice

requirements. The combatant commander may direct establishing a RCEM to
control all theater level engineering. The Army ENCOM commander can
perform this role if the combatant commander designates the ASCC
commander as the RCEM and the ASCC designates the ENCOM commander
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as the agent. To support force projection requirements, an engineer element

may deploy in sections to meet highly variable workloads and situations.
D-4. Theater infrastructure development is a primary concern of the
ENCOM. The ENCOM is responsible for developing plans, policies,
procedures, and programs for engineer support for the ASCC. This support
includes requirements determination, M/CM/S (at the operational level), other
general engineering (ADC, military construction, engineering design,
construction materiel and maintenance, and repair of real property), and
geospatial engineering (production of military geographic intelligence).
Engineer units are responsible for infrastructure planning, development,
construction, and maintenance (see Figure D-2).
ENCOM CO HQ
87-1-137-225 1-0-14-15
CMD IG UMT PAO JAG
4-0-5-9 3-0-4-7 1-0-1-2 1-0-4-5 3-1-3-7
Chief of ACofS G1 ACofS G2 ACofS G3 ACofS ACofS ACofS G4

Staff FAC ENG ENGR
3-0-1-4 5-0-17-22 5-0-9-14 13-0-10-23 17-0-25-42 13-0-22-35 7-0-10-17
HQ CMDT IM INT ACofS

REVIEW COMP
1-0-2-3 4-0-3-7 1-0-2-3 5-0-5-10
Figure D-2. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Commands
D-5. Typical operational-level engineer missions include the following:

• Planning; designing; supervising, coordinating and providing
guidance and technical assistance; constructing or rehabilitating
general troops; and providing contractual support and support to the
Army, other services, and allies throughout the theater to include the
construction of—
■ Airfields, ports, pipelines, bridges, roads, railroads, and inland
waterways.
■ Hospitals, base camps, EPW and civilian internee compounds,
bulk petroleum storage and distribution systems, dry cargo and
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■ Missile sites, air defense emplacements, protective shelters, and

local security measures.
• Performing emergency runway repairs that exceed Air Force
capabilities.
• Conducting rear operations missions, to include ADC.
• Augmenting ASG RPMA capabilities.
• Providing and coordinating topographic, geospatial, and military
geographic intelligence support.
• Maintaining critical LOCs.
• Managing HN and contractual construction and labor engineering
efforts, to include US, indigenous, and third-country personnel.
• Providing fire fighting support, as specified by the field commander.
• Providing environmental support.
D-6. The HQ element of the ENCOM provides staff supervision over all
engineer operations in the COMMZ and directs engineer support to all Army,
joint, and multinational commands and other theater elements, as directed by
the JFC and ASCC commander. It provides policy and technical guidance to
all Army engineer units in the theater. The HQ element maintains a technical
relationship with the ASCC staff engineer to help establish engineer policy for
the theater and maintains required coordination links with JFC and
multinational command engineering staffs.
D-7. Several critical specific functions of the ENCOM HQ include—
• Monitoring engineer support for real-property management and
coordinating reports from engineer organizations and additional
support elements supporting TSC operations, HNS, and contracting
directorates.
• Monitoring requirements and priorities for Class IV and engineer
Class V materials and coordinating the flow of these materials with
the TSC supply and maintenance directorate, the distribution
management center (DMC), and MMC.
• Performing the EBA and coordinating with the ASCC engineer, G2,
and TSC support operations section to communicate critical enemy
capabilities, affecting support facilities and operations.
D-8. FM 5-116 provides more details on engineer operations in a theater.
HEADQUARTERS, ENGINEER BRIGADE, THEATER ARMY

D-9. The HQ, Engineer Brigade (see Figure D-3) is normally assigned as an
ASCC and may be attached to an ENCOM. This HQ—
• Commands, controls, conducts planning for, and supervises attached
engineer units that are engaged in CS operations and the construction
and rehabilitation of facilities in support of a TO.
• Commands, controls, plans, and supervises the attached units'
activities.
• Allocates resources in support of engineer operations.

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HHC
32-3-85-120
G4
CMD
CO HQ SJA 1-1-7-9
13-0-5-18
1-0-15-16 1-0-5-6
G1 G5
0-0-5-5 0-0-3-3
CONST MGT MINISTRY

G2 G6
9-0-22-31 0-0-1-1
0-0-3-3 0-0-2-2
G3 MAINT SPT
7-0-15-22 0-2-2-4
Figure D-3. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Brigade (Theater Army)
• Supervises engineer units that are constructing and rehabilitating

roads, structures, air-landing facilities, and petroleum storage and
distribution facilities.
• Supervises HN personnel and administers contractual construction
and labor.
D-10. Utility teams (TOE 05530LH00) normally augment the capabilities of
this unit when facilities engineering support is required.
HEADQUARTERS, ENGINEER GROUP, FACILITY

D-11. The United States Army Facility Engineer Group (USAFEG) is a
composite TDA and TOE organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. This
USAR unit contains the Army's highest concentration of 21Ds and facility
engineer personnel. The USAFEG is the Army's only FEG. (There are no AC
or ARNG equivalent units.) The USAFEG consists of four FECs and a
mobilization planning support cell (MPSC).
D-12. The FECs are O6 directorates and are located throughout the country
in the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest. Each of the three
FECs consists of 10 seven-person FETs that are dispersed geographically from
their FEC HQ. The fourth FEC is comprised of six 15-person FEDs, which are
TOE organizations. These FEDs are war-traced with three detachments going
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D-13. The MPSC provides mobilization and training support to the FECs and
their teams. They also support FORSCOM during activation in times of need.
D-14. The USAFEG has a diverse membership that, with civilian skills,
include licensed professional engineers, environmental engineers, electrical
engineers, mechanical engineers, civil engineers, architects, construction
contractors, facility managers, and project managers. The civilian experience
of these engineers uniquely qualifies them to perform their peacetime and
wartime missions.
D-15. In peacetime, the USAFEG supports the United States Army Reserve
Command (USARC). Teams are responsible for assessing over 1,200 USAR
facilities comprising 25 million square feet of workspace. Assessments focus
on facility maintenance requirements, environmental compliance, port
maintenance, energy conservation, and safety. As force protection becomes
increasingly relevant to the safety of soldiers, the teams could also assess and
recommend security improvements to meet these new requirements.
D-16. The USAFEG wartime mission is to provide facility engineer services,
including base camp design and limited master planning. In times of national
emergency or contingency operations to Army components worldwide, this
mission is accomplished using the small footprint TDA component— a highly
modular skill structure engineer unit—the FE team. In these situations, a
seven-person team is mobilized and deployed into the theater of operations for
each base camp that is or will be operational. Properly constructed and
maintained operations and logistics facilities are instrumental in sustaining
military operations in theater.
D-17. In contingency operations, the FET is normally assigned to the ASG
and has a coordination relationship with the ENCOM. The missions of these
teams range from the construction design and management of building base
camps, as soldiers are initially deployed into an area, to managing the
maintenance and repair of established bases. In all cases, the FET operates as
a DPW. As a TDA unit, the FET has no organic communication,
transportation, or defensive equipment and must rely on the ASG for this
support.
D-18. During major combat operations, the FEDs aligned with the
appropriate theater can be activated to provide those same services. These 15-
man units bring their civilian engineering experience and knowledge to assist
in all facility work, including base camp planning, design, and layout. These
soldiers utilize their civilian skills as master planners; civil, mechanical,
structural, and electrical engineers; contracting specialists; and project
managers to provide a force multiplier in these essential task areas. These
units are aligned with the ENCOM responsible for the theater.
D-19. As the DPW for contingency base camps, the FET and/or FED, in
coordination with the base camp commander,—
• Controls, supervises, and coordinates all engineer and construction
assets, including troop labor, contracted HN construction assets, and
LOGCAP construction.
• Plans and designs projects for infrastructure and operations and
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• Allocates engineer troops, materials, and equipment for construction

projects.
HEADQUARTERS, ENGINEER GROUP, CONSTRUCTION

D-20. The HQ of this engineer group is assigned to a divisional engineer
brigade, ASCC, or corps engineer brigade. This engineer group commands and
controls assigned or attached units to include engineer combat heavy
battalions, corps combat battalions, and separate engineer companies and
detachments (see Figure D-4). It possesses a design and management section
for specific engineering tasks at EAC and can command, control, plan, and
supervise engineer units with construction capabilities throughout the depth
of the AO. Normally, the HQ commands and controls three to seven engineer
battalions. When task-organized to a division, the group may assume a
command or support responsibility for divisional engineer assets. This HQ—
HHC
25-3-55-83
CMD CO HQ S1 S2 S3
10-0-2-12 1-0-14-15 0-0-3-3 0-0-4-4 5-0-8-13
S4 COMMO MINISTRY DSGN MGTt SJA

0-3-6-9 0-0-7-7 0-0-1-1 8-0-9-17 1-0-1-2
Figure D-4. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Group, Construction
• Plans, supervises, and coordinates the activities of the assigned and

attached engineer units engaged in survivability, general engineering,
and limited mobility and countermobility operations at the
operational level.
• Plans and supervises units performing general engineering and
selected combat engineering tasks such as constructing and
maintaining combat routes, MSRs, bridges, fords and river crossing
sites, landing strips, heliports, port facilities, railroads, and battle
positions. This includes the engineer technical reconnaissance
associated with these missions.
• Plans and supervises the construction of base camps, logistical bases,
EPW and displaced civilian camps, pipelines, railroads, and so forth.
• Plans and supervises ADC operations.

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ENGINEER BATTALION, PRIME POWER

D-21. The engineer battalion, prime power is assigned to an ASCC and
attached to either an ENCOM or a TA engineer brigade. This battalion
consists of one HHC and two line companies (see Figure D-5). Each line
company contains an HQ section and six prime power platoons. This
battalion—
PP
7-13-237-257
HHD PP
PP
5-1-45-51 1-6-96-103
Figure D-5. Engineer Battalion (Prime Power)
• Generates electrical power and provides advice and technical

assistance on all aspects of electrical power and distribution systems
in support of military operations.
• Produces electrical power, up to 36 megawatts, in support of C2 sites,
hospitals, weapons systems, and logistics support areas and provides
relief for tactical generators at fixed sites and critical facilities.
• Repairs and maintains organic power production and distribution
equipment, distributing power produced with organic systems.
• Operates, maintains, and performs minor repairs to other electrical
power production equipment, to include HN fixed plants.
• Provides electrical engineering support, such as limited design and
analysis capabilities, to commanders and senior engineers for all
aspects of electrical power systems.
• Performs electrical surveys and electrical-related COR assistance.
• Manages and coordinates worldwide prime power requirements.
• Supports RPMA and power reliability enhancement programs.
• Designs and constructs power plants and distribution systems to the
panel box for base camps.

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• Provides quality control (QC) for contractor designs and the

construction of electrical power plants and power distribution
systems.
D-22. FM 5-442 provides more details on engineer prime power operations.
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, ENGINEER

BATTALION
D-23. Assigned to an engineer brigade, an ASCC, or an engineer group, the
number of battalion headquarters and headquarters detachments (HHDs)
authorized is based on the number of separate engineer companies and teams.
This unit or detachment provides—
• Command, control, and administrative support for separate engineer
companies and teams, to include construction support companies,
pipeline companies, port construction companies, dump truck
companies, and utilities teams.
• C2 for three to seven companies and teams performing engineer-
related tasks.
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, ENGINEER

TOPOGRAPHIC BATTALION
D-24. The headquarters and headquarters company, engineer topographic
battalion is normally assigned to an ENCOM. It—
• Provides C2 for operating, planning, and supervising topographic
units in a TO.
• Provides DS and GS maintenance for topographic, reproduction, air-
conditioning, and power generation equipment to support engineer
topographic units.
• Provides technical supplies for and performs maintenance on organic
equipment, as well as unit maintenance on communications and
electronics equipment.
• Maintains liaison with allied topographic units, NIMA, and
appropriate support unit staff elements.
SECTION II – SEPARATE OPERATIONAL-LEVEL COMPANIES
ENGINEER COMPANY ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS TOPOGRAPHIC

BATTALION
D-25. Normally assigned to a TA, this engineer company (EAC) topographic
battalion—
• Provides geospatial engineering support to EAC.
• Compiles controlled, semicontrolled, and uncontrolled image maps
and mosaics.

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• Revises existing maps and other geospatial data within its

capabilities.
• Drafts special maps, overprints, overlays, and other geospatial
products.
• Reproduces monochrome and multicolor maps, map substitutes,
overlays, overprints, and other topographic products by offset
lithography and photocopy.
• Provides terrain intelligence and terrain analysis products.
• Performs topographic surveys and provides survey information to the
EAC.
• Interprets and measures remote-sensed imagery.
• Extends horizontal and vertical controls into corps and division areas.
• Stores and distributes special topographic products that the company
produces.
• Provides a survey information system and maintains digital point-
positioning databases (DPPDBs).
ENGINEER COMPANY (CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT)

D-26. Normally assigned to an engineer battalion (heavy) to provide
additional horizontal construction capability at the operational level, the
engineer company (construction support)—
• Provides construction support, equipment, and personnel for rock
crushing, bituminous mixing, paving and storage facility construction,
and airfield operations.
• Provides support to one engineer brigade or group engaged in
construction projects that—
■ Require up to 150 to 225 tons per hour (tph) of crushed rock and
sand from rock quarries and gravel pits for a two-shift operation.
■ Require up to 75 tph of washed and sized precrushed rock for a
two-shift operation.
■ Require up to 150 to 225 tph of bituminous mixes and blends for
paving projects for a one-shift operation.
■ Require equipment and operators to support selected construction
for a two-shift operation and personnel with the capability of
supervising contractual labor and indigenous personnel and
assisting in the supervising contractual construction.
ENGINEER COMPANY (DUMP TRUCK)

D-27. Normally assigned to an engineer brigade or group, the engineer
company (dump truck) is often linked to an engineer construction company.
It—
• Operates dump trucks for moving bulk materials in support of other
engineer units.
• Provides a haul capacity of up to 600 tons of bulk material (such as
gravel, earth fill, and crushed stone) per cycle.

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ENGINEER COMPANY (PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT)

D-28. The engineer company (pipeline construction support) is normally
assigned to an engineer brigade, ASCC, or engineer group. It typically
augments a combat heavy battalion to give it the capability to perform
pipeline operations. The engineer company (pipeline construction support)—
• Provides technical personnel and specialized equipment to assist
combat heavy battalions or other construction units in constructing,
rehabilitating, and maintaining pipeline systems.
• Provides advisory personnel to support up to three engineer
companies engaged in pipeline construction, pipe coupling, storage
tank erection, and pump station and dispensing facility construction.
• Provides specialized tools, equipment, and personnel to operate on a
two-shift basis.
• Is capable of transporting 21,000 linear feet of 6-inch pipe, 16,200
linear feet of 8-inch pipe, or 9,000 linear feet of 12-inch pipe over
unimproved roads in two lifts.
ENGINEER COMPANY (PORT CONSTRUCTION)

D-29. The engineer company (port construction) is normally assigned to an
engineer brigade, ASCC, or engineer group. It typically augments a combat
heavy battalion with specialized equipment required for port construction and
repair operations. The engineer company (port construction)—
• Provides specialized engineer support in developing, rehabilitating,
and maintaining port facilities, including LOTS operations.
• Constructs, rehabilitates, and maintains offshore facilities, including
mooring systems, jetties, breakwaters, and other structures required
to provide safe anchorage for ocean-going vessels.
• Constructs, rehabilitates, and maintains piers, wharves, ramps, and
related structures required to load and off-load cargo.
• Constructs facilities for roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO), break-bulk, and
containerized cargo handling.
• Maintains tanker discharge facilities, including repairing or replacing
existing POL jetties and submarine pipelines.
• Provides limited dredging and removes underwater obstructions.
• Installs the offshore petroleum discharge system (OPDS) in support of
Army LOTS operations when no naval units are assigned.
• Provides operators for selected items of equipment for a two-shift
operation.
• Depends on the pipeline construction engineer company for the
radiographic inspection of pipeline welds, when required, and the
lightweight diving team for underwater construction, survey
reconnaissance, and recovery.

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SECTION III – SEPARATE ENGINEER TEAMS (OPERATIONAL-LEVEL)
ENGINEER TEAM, FIRE FIGHTING HEADQUARTERS

D-30. The engineer team, fire fighting HQ provides C2 and administrative
support. One HQ team (AA) can control three to seven fire fighting teams
(AB). A team commander serves as the fire marshal of an installation/facility
or within the AOR. An AA team—
• Plans for fire defense on an installation.
• Conducts fire-prevention inspections.
• Conducts fire investigations.
• Establishes a fire department communications network between the
HQ, the MP, the airfield, and the fire fighting teams.
• Commands the fire fighting teams.
• Maintains and refills fire extinguishers.
• Makes minor repairs to fire hoses.
• Inspects and maintains fixed fire-protection systems on an
installation/in an AO.
• Coordinates for the resupply of fire fighting assets, agents, self-
contained breathing apparatus (SCBA); air, and fuel.
• Coordinates mutual aid with other services and HN fire-protection
assets.
D-31. FM 5-415, provides more details on engineer fire fighting operations.
ENGINEER TEAM, FIRE TRUCK (AB)

D-32. The team provides fire protection, administers first aid, provides an
initial response to HAZMAT incidents, and implements a fire prevention
program. A commander's primary task list determines the team's
assignments. An AB team—
• Provides crash and rescue support for medical evacuation
(MEDEVAC) and normal flight or maintenance standbys.
• Conducts fire prevention inspections on an installation or airfield.
• Provides C2 of the nonfire fighting assets used to support natural
cover fire fighting operations (such as heavy equipment and
personnel).
• Conducts fire fighting operations (such as structural, crash/rescue,
and natural cover) on an installation and in an AO.
• Provides emergency medical assistance to victims.
• Conducts an initial response to HAZMAT incidents.
• Conducts the training of unit level fire brigades.
• Assists with medical resources during mass casualty incidents.
• Assists in HNS, as a commander requires.

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ENGINEER TEAM, QUARRY

D-33. A quarry team is normally assigned or attached to an engineer
battalion (heavy) and does the following:
• Performs rock-crushing operations, which increases the capabilities of
the construction group in major horizontal construction projects such
as roads, storage facilities, and airfields.
• Provides personnel and equipment for a 24-hour period to operate the
75 (68.25 metric tons) or 150-tph (136.5 metric tons) crushing plant
and issue its product to users.
• Provides personnel and equipment for drilling and blasting operations
that are required to produce raw stone for operating the 75 (68.25
metric tons) or 150-tph (136.5 metric tons) crushing plant.
• Is capable of hauling 30 tons (27.3 metric tons) of rock per trip from
the quarry to the processing plant.
ENGINEER TEAM, WELL-DRILLING HEADQUARTERS

D-34. Assigned or attached to an engineer brigade or group, this team can be
deployed to support units from divisional to operational level. For more
information see FM 5-484. The team HQ—
• Provides personnel and equipment for drilling and developing water
wells.
• Is capable of drilling and casting two complete water well holes of 5 7/8
inches (14.92 centimeters) in diameter to a depth of 2,500 feet (758.33
meters).
• Installs casings, screens, and pumps and develops the well to provide
water at the wellhead.
• Can sustain two-shift operations.
ENGINEER TEAM, WELL-DRILLING

D-35. The engineer team, well-drilling, is assigned or attached to an engineer
brigade or group, and can be deployed to support other units. This team—
• Provides personnel and equipment for drilling and developing water
wells.
• Is capable of drilling and casting two complete water well holes of 5 7/8
inches (14.92 centimeters) in diameter to a depth of 2,500 feet (758.33
meters).
• Installs casings, screens, and pumps and develops the well to provide
water at the wellhead.
• Can sustain two-shift operations.
ENGINEER HEAVY DIVING TEAM

D-36. The engineer heavy diving team is normally assigned to a TA and
attached to an ENCOM to support commanders in ports, harbors, and coastal
zones. This team—

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• Assists in constructing port facilities, LOTS structures, and floating

barriers.
• Repairs damaged piers, docks, wharves, seawalls, and breakwaters.
• Clears underwater obstructions and marks navigational waterways.
• Reduces and emplaces underwater obstacles and mines.
• Reduces structures with underwater demolitions.
• Recovers sunken materiel and vessels.
• Installs and maintains vessel moorings.
• Repairs Army lighters and vessels.
• Installs and maintains the underwater portion of off-shore petroleum
and water distribution systems.
• Protects land forces, vessels, and underwater structures from
underwater threats, reducing the probability of underwater structural
damage.
ENGINEER LIGHT DIVING TEAM

D-37. An engineer light diving team is assigned to a port construction
company, an ASCC, or a corps HQ. This team—
• Performs scuba, lightweight, or deep-sea surface diving to a maximum
depth of 190 feet (57 meters). Diving is done to support light-salvage,
harbor clearance, underwater pipeline, fixed bridge, and port
construction repair and rehabilitation.
• Performs ship husbandry, LOTS, underwater demolition, cutting,
welding, and multiple diving operations.
• Depends on the control and support team for specialized supplies, DS
and GS maintenance of life-support systems, and augmentation of
personnel and equipment for deep sea and heavy salvage operations.
• Performs scuba diving in forward combat areas to perform river
crossing site reconnaissance (near shore and far-shore); assists in
preparing landing sites, riverbank, and exit routes for crossing forces;
clears underwater obstacles as part of combat operations; and
supports assault float bridge operations.
• Repairs damaged bridges, locks, dams, pipelines, canals, and levees.
• Constructs underwater bridge structures, obstacles, and floating
barriers.
• Recovers submerged weapons systems.
• Protects land forces, river crossing equipment, and underwater
structures from underwater threats and deceives enemy forces of
friendly underwater and waterborne intentions.
ENGINEER TEAM, REAL ESTATE

D-38. An engineer team, real estate, is assigned to an ASCC. This team
performs functions related to acquiring, using and disposing of real property
for military purposes. A real estate team—
• Manages real estate.

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• Investigates and processes real estate claims.

• Records, documents, and prepares reports on the real estate in any
area that the Army uses, occupies, or holds.
• Coordinates with other agencies or friendly HNs to execute joint real
estate functions.
ENGINEER TEAM, UTILITIES

D-39. An engineer team, utilities, is assigned to an ASCC, TAACOM, ASG, or
a corps HQ. This unit provides limited facility engineering support in the
areas of carpentry, masonry, electrical, plumbing, and road maintenance and
repair.
ENGINEER TEAM, TOPOGRAPHIC PLANNING AND CONTROL

D-40. An engineer team, topographical planning and control, is assigned to an
HHC, engineer topographic battalion. This team—
• Performs geospatial operational planning for units and agencies
engaged in producing and supplying military geographic information
and topographic products.
• Determines the requirements and provides programs for and
coordination of engineer topographic units assigned or attached to the
theater.
• Coordinates with the NIMA, the HN or allied nations' topographic
support activities, and the higher HQ to accomplish the mission.
SECTION IV – CORPS ENGINEER UNITS
HEADQUARTERS, ENGINEER BRIGADE, CORPS

D-41. Refer to Figure D-6, page D-16 for a diagram of the HQ engineer
brigade corps. This brigade—
• Provides C2 operations to assigned and attached units and
coordinates engineer activities.
• Plans and coordinates the operations of the engineer units that are
engaged in CS and constructing and rehabilitating facilities in
support of the corps or the airborne corps.
• Plans and supervises the activities relating to river crossing, barrier
placement, and counterobstacle and countermine operations.
• Supervises the engineer units that are constructing, rehabilitating,
and maintaining trails, structures, air landing facilities, and
petroleum storage facilities.
• Supervises indigenous and HN personnel and administers contractual
construction and labor.
• Provides an engineer staff element to the corps or the airborne corps
HQ.
• Plans and supervises terrain intelligence and topographic operations.

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HHC
35-3-70-108
CMD CO HQ S1 S2 S3 S4
12-0-5-17 1-0-14-15 0-0-4-4 0-0-4-4 8-0-11-19 2-1-7-10
S5 MAINT SPT SJA S6 STAFF ENGR MINISTRY
1-0-2-3 0-2-2-4 1-0-1-2 0-0-6-6 10-0-13-23 0-0-1-1
Figure D-6. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Brigade, Corps
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, CORPS, MECHANIZED

D-42. Engineer battalion, corps mechanized, is normally assigned to a combat
group HQ. This battalion consists of one HHC and three line companies (see
Figure D-7). The number of allocated mechanized battalions is based on the
number of heavy divisions allocated to the corps. This battalion—
• Increases the combat effectiveness of supported units by
accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and limited general engineering
tasks.
• Reinforces heavy divisional engineer units, heavy brigades, and ADC
engineer units.
• Reorganizes and fights as infantry, when required.
• Participates in joint military operations, when required.
• Constructs tactical obstacles, defensive positions, and fixed and
floating bridges.
• Supports combined arms breaching and river crossing operations.
• Emplaces and maintains assault bridges to span twelve 60-foot gaps,
simultaneously.
• Constructs, repairs, and maintains landing strips, heliports, CPs,
LOCs, and tactical routes, culverts, fords, and other general
engineering horizontal-related tasks.
• Provides technical advice, assistance, and training in mine warfare,
field fortification, and camouflage, demolition, and engineer
reconnaissance techniques.

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28-1-447-476
HHC
13-1-147-161 5-0-100-105
Figure D-7. Engineer Battalion, Corps Mechanized
• Emplaces conventional and SCATMINEs.
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, CORPS, WHEELED

D-43. The engineer combat battalion, corps, wheeled, is normally assigned to
a combat group HQ. The number of wheeled battalions allocated is based on
the number and type of divisions in a corps. An engineer combat battalion
consists of one HHC and three line companies (see Figure D-8, page D-18).
This battalion—
• Increases the combat effectiveness of the corps by accomplishing
combat (M/CM/S) and general engineering tasks.
• Reinforces divisional engineer units, when required.
• Commands, controls, and supervises assigned and attached units.
• Provides engineer support in constructing obstacles and defensive
positions.
• Emplaces conventional and SCATMINEs.
• Employs fixed and floating bridges.
• Performs general engineering tasks (such as constructing, repairing,
and maintaining landing strips, heliports, CPs, LOC, tactical routes,
culverts, fords, supply installations, buildings, and structures) and
other horizontal related construction tasks, as required.
• Supports limited combined arms breaching operations.
• Provides engineer support in river crossing operations.

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25-2-493-520
HHC CBT ENGR
10-2-142-154 5-0-117-122
Figure D-8. Engineer Battalion, Corps Wheeled

• Supports ADC missions.
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, CORPS, AIRBORNE

D-44. The engineer combat battalion, corps airborne, is normally assigned to
a combat group HQ supporting an airborne corps. This battalion consists of
one HHC and three line companies (see Figure D-9). The battalion—
tasks.
• Augments engineer operations and capabilities with engineer
equipment to support light force operations.
• Can parachute or be air-delivered to work sites.
• Provides C2 operations and supervises assigned and attached units.
• Provides engineer support in constructing obstacles and defensive
positions.
• Employs fixed and floating bridges.
and maintaining landing strips, heliports, CPs, LOCs, tactical routes,

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30-6-534-570
HHC
15-3-165-183 5-1-123-129
Figure D-9. Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Airborne

• Conducts limited breaching operations and assists in assaulting
fortified positions.
• Provides technical advice, assistance and training in mine warfare,
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, CORPS, LIGHT

D-45. The engineer combat battalion, corps, light, is normally assigned to a
combat group HQ. This battalion consists of one HHC and three line companies
and normally supports a light division (see Figure D-10, page D-20). This
battalion—
tasks.
• Augments engineer operations and capabilities with engineer
equipment to support light force operations.
• Commands, controls, and supervises assigned and attached units.
• Provides engineer support when constructing obstacles and defensive
positions.

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L
30-6-530-566
HHC
L L
15-3-164-182 5-1-122-128
Figure D-10. Engineer Combat Battalion, Corps, Light

and maintaining landing strips, heliports, CPs, LOCs, tactical routes,
• Conducts limited breaching operations and assists in assaulting
fortified positions.
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, HEAVY

D-46. Engineer combat battalion, heavy is assigned to a corps, based on one
battalion per division, and at the operational level, based on the number of
battalions per the workload driven requirements. This battalion consists of
one headquarters, headquarters and headquarters company, and three line
companies (see Figure D-11). This battalion—
• Increases the combat effectiveness of the division, corps, and TAs
forces by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and limited general
engineering tasks.
• Constructs, rehabilitates, repairs, maintains, and modifies landing
strips, airfields, CPs, MSRs, supply installations, building structures,
bridges, and other related structures as required, normally to the rear
of the division.
• Repairs, and on a limited basis, reconstructs railroads and sewage and
water facilities.

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CON
31-3-599-633
HSC CON
16-3-191-210 5-0-136-141
Figure D-11. Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy
• Supervises contractual construction, skilled construction labor, and

unskilled indigenous personnel.
• Constructs protective obstacles to degrade enemy mobility in rear
areas.
• Clears obstacles as part of an area clearance operation, not as part of
an assault-breaching operation.
• Provides bituminous paving operations and quarrying and crushing
operations, rehabilitates ports, constructs petroleum pipelines and
storage facilities, distributes power, and restores and constructs major
airfields (when specialized personnel and equipment are attached).
• Performs rear area security operations, when required.
• Provides field engineering assistance and support to divisional
engineers preparing protective positions.
• Performs rear area operations, including infantry combat missions,
within the limitations of organic weapons and equipment.
• Conducts area damage clearance and restoration operations.
SECTION V – SEPARATE CORPS COMPANIES
ENGINEER COMPANY, COMBAT SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

D-47. This engineer company is normally assigned to a corps and attached to
an engineer brigade or group (see Figure D-12, page D-22). The number of
companies allocated is based on the number of combat wheeled and
mechanized battalions assigned to a corps AO. This company—
• Supports engineer combat operations within corps and division areas
by conducting general engineering tasks.

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CSE
6-1-155-162
CO HQ CSE MAINT
2-0-21-23
1-0-29-30 1-1-46-49
Figure D-12. Combat Support Equipment Company
• Performs survivability and countermobility tasks, general engineering

along MSRs and combat trails in other corps close operation areas,
and countermobility operations in a corps area.
• Provides manned engineer construction equipment to construct,
rehabilitate, repair, maintain, and modify landing strips, airfields,
base camps, CPs, MSRs, and LOCs.
ENGINEER COMPANY, LIGHT EQUIPMENT, AIRBORNE

D-48. This engineer company, light equipment, airborne, is normally
assigned to a corps and is usually aligned with the engineer combat battalion,
corps, air assault/light. This company—
• Augments engineer operations with the capabilities to support
airborne operations with engineer equipment that is downsized and
rapidly deployable. Can parachute or be air-delivered to work sites.
• Provides earthmoving equipment to support survivability and general
engineering missions.
• Provides a cross-country dump truck capability of about 50 cubic
yards or 45 tons (40.95 metric tons) per lift.
• Works with airborne battalions in early deployment with forces to
establish forward logistics bases until heavier corps and theater
engineer assets arrive.
ENGINEER COMPANY, LIGHT EQUIPMENT, AIR ASSAULT

D-49. This engineer company, light equipment, air assault, is normally
assigned to a corps and is usually aligned with the engineer combat battalion,
corps, air assault and light. This company—

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• Augments engineer operations with the capabilities to support air

assault and light operations with engineer equipment that is
downsized and rapidly deployable.
• Provides earthmoving equipment to support survivability and general
engineering missions.
• Provides a cross-country dump truck capability of about 50 cubic
yards or 45 tons (40.95 metric tons) per lift.
• Works with air assault, light battalions in early deployment with force
protection forces to establish forward logistics bases until heavier
corps and theater engineer assets arrive.
ENGINEER COMPANY, MULTIROLE BRIDGE

D-50. The engineer MRBC, is normally task-organized to a corps or a
divisional engineer battalion or a combat engineer group to support bridging
operations (see Figure D-13). This company—.
MRBC
5-1-177-183
CO HQ SPT
2-0-12-14 1-0-57-58 1-1-51-53
Figure D-13. Engineer Company, Multirole Bridge
• Provides personnel and equipment to transport, assemble,

disassemble, retrieve, and maintain all standard US Army bridging
systems:
■ Performs fixed bridging with the medium girder bridge (MGB).
Maintains four MGB sets with sufficient components for the
assembly of bridges with various spans and classes. Under normal
conditions, the sets provide four 31.1 meters (102 feet) of Class 16
bridges (reinforceable to Class 70 with reinforcement kits) or two
49.4 meters (162 feet) of Class 60 bridge (reinforceable to Class 70
with reinforcement kits).

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■ Performs float bridging using the ribbon bridge. Maintains about

213 meter (705 feet) of bridge with load classes up to Class 140
depending on current speed, or maintains four rafts with load
classes up to class 140 depending on current speed.
■ Performs float bridging using the ribbon bridge. Maintains about
213 meters (705 feet) of Class 75 (tank) and Class 96 (wheel) float
bridge or 6 rafts of Class 75 (tank) and Class 96 (wheel) bridge,
based on a 0 to 1 meter per second (0 to 3 feet per second (fps))
water velocity.
• Provides transportation for palletized load system (PLS) configured
cargo.
• Provides one panel bridge set (Bailey bridge) with sufficient
components and a cable reinforcement set for erecting bridges of
various spans and load classes. The set includes two 24.4-meter (80
feet) double-truss, single-story (Class 50 wheeled/Class 60 tracked)
bridges without a cable reinforcement set and one 58.5-meter (180
feet) triple-truss, single-story (Class 50 wheeled/Class 60 tracked)
bridge with a cable reinforcement set. Additional bridge components
for spans over 100 feet are available.
• Provides technical supervision to assist other engineer units in bridge
construction.
• Constructs bridges using organic personnel (in emergencies).
D-51. FM 90-13 discusses the use of the Bailey bridge
ENGINEER COMPANY (CORPS), TOPOGRAPHIC

D-52. This engineer company (corps), topographic is normally assigned to a
TA engineer battalion (topographic). This company—
• Provides geospatial engineer support to the corps.
• Compiles controlled and uncontrolled photomaps and mosaics.
• Revises existing maps and other topographic data within its
capabilities.
• Drafts special maps, overprints, overlays, and other topographic
products.
• Reproduces monochrome and multicolor maps, map substitutes,
overlays, overprints, and other topographic products by offset
lithography and photocopy.
• Provides terrain intelligence and analysis products.
• Performs topographic surveys and provides survey information.
• Interprets and measures remotely sensed imagery.
• Extends horizontal and vertical controls into corps and division areas.
• Stores and distributes special topographic products.
• Provides a survey information system and maintains the DPPDB.

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SECTION VI – DIVISION ENGINEER UNITS
HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, ENGINEER

BRIGADE, HEAVY DIVISION
D-53. Headquarters, headquarters detachment, engineer brigade, heavy
division—
• Provides staff planning for C2 operations and supervision of engineer
units that are assigned, attached, or supporting units engaged in
combat (M/CM/S), geospatial, and general engineering tasks.
• Advises the division commander and staff on engineer operations and
their impact on division operations.
• Plans and coordinates engineer operations for the units constructing
tactical obstacles, defensive positions, and fixed and floating bridges;
breaching or clearing obstacles; and conducting river crossing
operations.
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, HEAVY DIVISION

D-54. Three engineer combat battalions are organic to an engineer brigade,
heavy division. Each battalion consists of one HHC and three line companies
(see Figure D-14). The engineer combat battalion, heavy division, increases
the combat effectiveness of a division by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and
limited general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry, when required.
Special capabilities of this battalion include, but are not limited to—
27-1-389-417
HHC
12-1-131-144 5-0-86-91
Figure D-14. Engineer Combat Battalion, Heavy Division
• Emplacing and maintaining assault bridges to span twelve 20 meter

(60-foot) gaps simultaneously.

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• Supporting combined arms breaching operations.

• Constructing tactical obstacles and defensive positions.
• Performing expedient repair of essential combat trails, bridges, fords,
and roads in the brigade area.
• Performing engineer technical reconnaissance in support of maneuver
units and other elements of the division.
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, FORCE XXI DIVISION

D-55. There are three engineer combat battalions per FXXI division—one per
maneuver brigade. Each battalion consists of one HHC and three line
companies. The engineer combat battalion, FXXI division, increases the
combat effectiveness of a division by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and
Special capabilities of this battalion include, but are not limited to—
ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, ENHANCED HEAVY SEPARATE

BRIGADE
D-56. One engineer combat battalion is organic to a maneuver-enhanced
(armor/mechanized), heavy separate brigade. The engineer combat battalion
consists of one HHC and three line companies (see Figure D-15). This
battalion increases the combat effectiveness of an enhanced heavy separate
brigade by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and limited general engineering
tasks; it may fight as infantry, when required. Special capabilities of this
battalion include, but are not limited to—

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7-1-195-207
CO HQ MAINT CBT ENGR CBT MEDIC A&O

REG ENGR
2-0-22-24 0-1-29-30 0-0-5-5 1-0-3-4

1-0-30-31 1-0-44-45
Figure D-15. Engineer Combat Battalion, Enhanced Separate Heavy Brigade

units and other elements of the brigade.
SECTION VII – LIGHT DIVISION ENGINEER UNITS
ENGINEER BATTALION, AIRBORNE DIVISION

D-57. Organic to an airborne division, an engineer battalion, airborne
division, consists of one HHC and three line companies (see Figure D-16, page
D-28 It increases the combat effectiveness of an airborne division by
accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and limited general engineering tasks; it
may fight as infantry, when required. This battalion—
• Prepares and maintains expedient combat routes in the forward battle
area, to include ingressing and egressing to block positions and river
crossing sites and conducting expedient repair of essential bridges,
fords, and culverts.
• Assists in assaulting fortified positions.
• Constructs tactical obstacles.
• Supports combined arms breaching operations.
• Performs engineer technical reconnaissance in support of maneuver
D-58. Organic to an airborne division, an engineer battalion, airborne
division, consists of one HHC and three line companies (see Figure D-16). It
increases the combat effectiveness of an airborne division by accomplishing
combat (M/CM/S) and limited general engineering tasks; it may fight as
infantry, when required. This battalion—

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33-1-413-447
HHC
18-1-146-165
5-0-89-94
Figure D-16. Engineer Battalion, Airborne Division

ENGINEER BATTALION, AIR ASSAULT DIVISION

D-59. Organic to an air assault division, this battalion consists of one HHC
and three line companies (see Figure D-17). It increases the combat
effectiveness of an air assault division by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and
limited general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry when required.
This battalion—
fords and culverts.
ENGINEER BATTALION, LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISION

D-60. Organic to a light infantry division, this battalion consists of one HHC
and three line companies (see Figure D-18). It increases the combat
effectiveness of a light infantry division by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S)

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34-1-418-453
HHC
V V
19-1-151-171 5-0-89-94
Figure D-17. Engineer Battalion, Air Assault Division
and limited general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry, when

required. This battalion—
L
33-1-387-421
HHC
L
18-1-135-154 5-0-84-89
Figure D-18. Engineer Battalion, Light Infantry Division

• Assists maneuver forces in the assault breach of obstacles and
minefields.

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nits and other elements of the division.
SECTION VIII – SEPARATE COMPANIES
ENGINEER COMPANY, ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT

D-61. Organic to an ACR, this company (see Figure D-19) increases the
combat effectiveness of an ACR by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and
This engineer company—
7-1-197-205
CO HQ MAINT CBT MEDIC A&O REG ENGR
2-0-22-24 0-1-36-37 1-0-29-30 0-0-5-5 1-0-3-4

1-0-44-45
Figure D-19. Engineer Company (Armored-Cavalry Regiment)
• Advises the maneuver commander on engineer unit capabilities and

the impact on the maneuver plan.
• Prepares and maintains essential combat trails in forward areas.
• Conducts expedient repair of essential bridges, fords, and roads.
• Provides, emplaces, and maintains assault bridges to span six 20
meter (60-foot) gaps simultaneously.
• Constructs tactical obstacles, defensive positions, and fixed and
floating bridges.
• Supports combined arms breaching operations and assault river
crossing operations.
• Constructs, repairs, and maintains CPs, combat trails, site damage,
chemical decontamination sites, and logistics field sites.
units and other elements of the regiment.
ENGINEER COMPANY, LIGHT ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT

D-62. Organic to a light ACR, this company increases the combat
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general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry, when required. This

company—
• Provides limited combat (M/CM/S) engineering capability to support
one cavalry squadron.
• Prepares and maintains combat trails in forward areas; repairs
essential bridges, fords, and roads expediently; conducts breaching
operations; and constructs tactical obstacles and defensive positions.
units and other elements of the regiment.
ENGINEER COMPANY, HEAVY SEPARATE BRIGADE

D-63. Organic to a heavy separate brigade, this company increases the combat
effectiveness of a heavy separate brigade by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S)
and limited general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry, when required.
This company—
• Prepares and maintains essential combat trails in forward areas.
• Conducts expedient repair of essential bridges, fords, and roads.
• Provides, emplaces, and maintains assault bridges to span six 20
meter (60-foot) gaps simultaneously.
• Constructs tactical obstacles, defensive positions and fixed and
floating bridges.
• Supports combined arms breaching operations and assault river
crossing operations.
• Constructs, repairs, and maintains CPs, combat trails, damaged sites,
chemical decontamination sites, and logistics field sites.
ENGINEER COMPANY, STRYKER BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM

D-64. Organic to a SBCT, this company (see Figure D-20, page D-32) increases
the combat effectiveness of an SBCT by accomplishing combat (M/CM/S) and
This company—
• Advises the brigade commander, the staff, and other maneuver
commanders on allocating engineer resources and capabilities
available to assist in accomplishing the unit's missions.
• Prepares and maintains essential combat routes in the brigade area,
to include ingressing and egressing to block positions and river

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6-0-114-120
CO HQ CBT MOB MOB SPT
2-0-11-13 1-0-22-23
1-0-27-28
Figure D-20. Engineer Company (Stryker Brigade Combat Team)

ENGINEER COMPANY, SEPARATE INFANTRY BRIGADE

D-65. Organic to a separate infantry brigade, this company increases the
combat effectiveness of a separate infantry brigade by accomplishing combat
(M/CM/S) and general engineering tasks; it may fight as infantry, when
required. This company—
• Advises the brigade commander, the staff, and other maneuver
commanders on allocating engineer resources and capabilities
available to assist in accomplishing the unit missions.
• Prepares and maintains essential combat routes in the brigade area to
include ingressing and egressing to block positions and river crossing
sites and conducting expedient repair of essential bridges, fords, and
culverts.
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SECTION IX – SEPARATE TEAMS
TOPOGRAPHIC TERRAIN DIRECT SUPPORT TEAM, HEAVY DIVISION

D-66. Organic to a heavy division, the topographic terrain DS team is
normally collocated with the G3/G2 planning and operations staff. It provides
staff advice and assistance to a supported division and control of terrain
analysis teams (heavy) in DS of geospatial missions.
TOPOGRAPHIC TERRAIN ANALYSIS TEAM, HEAVY DIVISION

D-67. Organic to a heavy division, the topographic terrain analysis team—
• Produces terrain intelligence for a heavy division.
• Provides qualified personnel who collect, evaluate, and disseminate
terrain data.
• Analyzes the effects of terrain on military operations.
• Advises the supported commander on all terrain-related matters.
TOPOGRAPHIC DETACHMENT, FORCE XXI DIVISION

D-68. Organic to a FXXI division, the topographic detachment—
• Produces terrain intelligence for a FXXI division.
terrain data.
TOPOGRAPHIC TERRAIN ANALYSIS TEAM, LIGHT DIVISION

D-69. Organic to a light division, topographic terrain analysis team—
• Produces terrain intelligence for a light division.
terrain data.
FACILITY ENGINEER TEAM

D-70. The FE team is a TOE (SRC 05530L100) and a reserve TDA unit with
specific installation responsibilities. TOE teams are generally assigned to an
ENCOM and/or a TSC or ASG. In times of national emergencies and
contingency operations, it may be mobilized and attached to an ASCC,
TAACOM, ASG, corps HQ or a staff element of a TF HQ. When three or more
FE teams are operating in a theater, an engineer support group is usually
formed. It provides an additional depth of FE capability and has C2 over its
assigned teams. The engineer support group has the capability to perform the
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• Manages engineer resources in support of facility and civil

engineering; performs master planning and allocates resources,
including inspecting facilities and identifying, prioritizing, and
conducting work; conducts planning boards; and develops facility and
civil engineering projects.
• Manages real property and controls real estate engineer teams and
coordinates their activities.
• Manages housing and space use.
• Manages the theater environmental compliance and prevention
programs, to include environmental compliance assessments,
recommendations for corrective actions, and proper reporting.
• Performs limited design capability, including preparing drawings,
specifications, and cost estimates in support of facility and civil
engineering projects.
• Reviews the designs of contract architects and engineers to ensure
that they conform to the user requirements, missions, and codes.
• Manages utilities services, and maintenance and repair efforts and
can control engineer utility teams and coordinate their activities.
• Inspects and ensures that the quality standards of construction
projects by contract or troop labor are met.
• Manages BASOPS, including sanitation and landfill operations and
can control and coordinate the activities of fire fighting and utility
teams.
• Performs limited supervision of troop labor and indigenous personnel.
• Manages facility engineering supplies through assigned unit.

Appendix E
Navy Engineer Organizations and Capabilities

Naval engineering units are composed of the subordinate elements of the
naval construction force (NCF), better known as Seabees. They are
deployable naval engineering units with the primary mission of providing
responsive contingency construction support for US military forces in the
operational area. The common thread that is woven throughout all
SEABEE units is responsiveness and flexibility.
NAVY CAPABILITIES
NAVY ENGINEER UNITS

E-1. The NCF performs generalized and specialized construction missions in
support of the joint force. Naval mobile construction battalions (NMCBs)
possess robust vertical construction, bridging, and heavy earthmoving
capabilities. NMCBs construct roads for supply routes, extend or construct
airfields, construct ammunition supply points, install expeditionary airfields,
and provide all types of force bed-down and logistic facilities. NCF units are
necessary to reinforce and augment the Marine Corps's limited general
engineering capability. The normal employment of the NCF is as a major
subordinate element within the Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) to
maximize engineering capabilities available to the MAGTF commander.
SPECIALIZED CAPABILITIES
E-2. Navy engineer units have specialized capabilities for performing
engineering work at the water and shore interface in support of amphibious
operations or other beach operations.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE

E-3. NCF SEABEE units are organized under two naval construction
b r i g a d e s t h a t i n c l u d e b o t h A C a nd R C u n i t s . T h e y a r e u n d e r t h e
administrative command (ADCOM) of the naval component commander of
their home port geographic combatant commander. When deployed during
peacetime, their OPCON chain normally falls under the theater naval
component commander. During contingencies when NCF SEABEE units
deploy to support Marine forces, their OPCON chain falls under the theater
Marine forces component commander.
E-4. Amphibious construction battalions (ACBs) are organized under two
naval beach groups (NBGs) that fall under the Atlantic/Pacific surface forces.
The NBGs are OPCON and ADCON to the Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Like the
NCF SEABEEs, OPCON is normally chopped to the theater combatant
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commander and delegated to the naval component command in which the

units are deployed.
E-5. The NCF is organized, trained, and equipped to construct, maintain,
operate, and repair advanced bases and their associated logistic pipelines. The
force also provides disaster control and relief assistance and performs civic
action projects to complement military or other national programs. NCF units
are organized for quick and effective response, as required by planning
assumptions and guidance. When directed, SEABEE assets are transferred to
the COCOM (command authority) of the combatant commander.
E-6. In executing assigned projects, NCF units maintain a significant self-
defense capability for their construction sites and can be employed as part of a
perimeter defense force. All SEABEE units are equipped with small arms. The
larger units (NMCBs) have organic, indirect-fire weapons systems (mortars).
Their weapons are identical to those in the United States Marine Corps
(USMC) inventory. A USMC advisor is resident to the NMCB staff, and
NMCB personnel receive semiannual training on military skills and tactics.
E-7. SEABEE resources are continually forward deployed to provide a quick
response to any location where a contingency may occur. The forward-
deployed presence of SEABEE resources minimizes lift requirements and
ensures prompt engineering support to the commanders. The following
SEABEE units make up the NCF:
• Naval construction brigade (NCB).
• Naval construction regiment (NCR).
• NMCB.
• Construction battalion maintenance unit (CBMU).
• Construction battalion unit (CBU).
• Underwater construction team (UCT).
• Naval construction force support unit (NCFSU).
• ACB.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE

E-8. The NCBs provide forces to fulfill the operational requirements of a
combatant commander. There are two active NCBs. The NCB commander
normally exercises C2 over two or more construction regiments. The NCBs are
deployable but rely on subordinate units for tactical and logistic support.
When deployed, NCB personnel can perform limited work in an NBC
environment, possessing individual personal protective gear.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION REGIMENT

E-9. The NCRs, both AC and RC, act as C2 elements for subordinate NCF
units and report to the NCBs. There are two line NCRs and two home port
training and logistical support NCRs. The regiment primarily functions as a
planning, training, and oversight group and is subordinate to the command
exercising OPCON of NCF units. The home port NCR performs
administrative, training, project-tasking, and logistical support functions for
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NCF units. The logistical support provided by the home port NCR includes
planning for and movement of personnel.
NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION

E-10. The NMCBs' primary mission is the expeditionary construction of
advanced base facilities in support of the Navy, USMC, other services, and
allied and coalition partners engaged in military operations. NMCBs
construct base and troop bed down facilities; install, repackage, and redeploy
Bailey bridges and MGBs; and conduct defensive combat operations, as
required by the operational commander. They may also conduct rapid
runaway repair (RRR) and BDR for airfields. Additional functions include the
repair, the maintenance, and the construction of shore facilities and LOC
during contingency, emergency, or disaster recovery operations.
E-11. NMCBs are operationally self-sustainable for up to 60 days, requiring
only replenishment of consumables (Classes I, II, and V limited to 5, 3, and 15
days, respectively). They are capable of limited operations in an NBC
environment, possessing individual personal protective gear, limited chemical
and radiological detection equipment, and decontamination apparatus
capable of decontaminating facilities and equipment organic to the unit. Each
battalion is organized into one HQ and four line companies. Other
configurations of the battalion's personnel and equipment, such as those pre-
positioned on maritime pre-positioning force ships (MPSs), have been tailored
to meet various missions. An NMCB can task-organize and deploy away from
its main body a number of detachments, details, and teams, depending on the
operational tasking and theater requirements. Units may be reconfigured into
modular packages. An NMCB can organize and deploy the following standard
organic detachments and teams:
AIR DETACHMENT
E-12. The air detachment is a readily deployable (within 48 hours), self-
sustainable, company-sized detachment, completely air-transportable via a
C-130 lift, with a minimum of 89 personnel and 300 short tons of equipment.
The unit is capable of sustained operations in a contingency or wartime
environment for 30 days without resupply (except for consumables). The air
detachment's primary mission is to repair war damage and construct urgent
projects required by OPLANs and/or OPORDs during the early stages of a
contingency operation.
REINFORCED AIR DETACHMENT

E-13. The reinforced air detachment includes two additional platoons and is
capable of providing increased construction and engineer support tailored to
the operational scenario.
OPERATIONS DETACHMENT
E-14. The operations detachment is a reinforced, company-sized detail
deployed from the main body of the NMCB, to perform light to medium
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REINFORCED OPERATIONS DETACHMENT

E-15. The reinforced operations detachment is expanded to two companies in
strength and is capable of providing increased construction and engineering
support tailored to the operational scenario.
LIMITED OPERATIONS DETACHMENT

E-16. The limited-operations detachment is smaller, typically platoon-sized,
deployed from the NMCB, and able to perform light construction and
engineering support.
ENGAGEMENT TEAM
E-17. The engagement team is a squad-sized detachment deployed from the
NMCB for task-specific light construction projects that are accomplished
within 30 to 120 days.
TRAINING TEAM
E-18. The training team is a fire team-sized detachment deployed from the
NMCB to provide training and oversight of task-specific construction and
engineering projects performed by others.
MAIN BODY
E-19. The main body is the core of the deployed NMCB. The size of the main
body ranges from 812 personnel at full wartime end strength with no
detachments to as few as 250 personnel with all other NMCB personnel
deployed with detachments.
MARITIME PREPOSITIONING
E-20. Three NMCB tables of allowances (TOAs) (P25M) are configured for
maritime pre-positioning within the three existing strategically deployed
maritime pre-positioning force squadrons (MPSPRON), in support of the
Marines. Each TOA P25M is configured and spread-loaded on three ships
within a squadron in support modules that can be deployed in various sizes.
The modules are configured as: core, basic, and heavy. The core module
contains enough tools and equipment to sustain 250 SEABEEs ashore in
support of a Marine expeditionary unit (MEU). The basic module contains
additional vertical capability and can be added to the core module, should the
mission require it. The heavy module contains additional horizontal capability
and can be added to any of the other core modules, with or without a basic
module as the situational tasking dictates. All of the modules together, plus
the fly in echelon, which contains NMBC personnel, weapons and
communications equipment not on the MPSRONs, constitute a full NMCB.
The MPS survey, liaison, and reconnaissance party (SLRP); the MPF advance
party; and the MPF offload preparation party (OPP) are not organic elements
of the NMCB; they are temporary, subordinate elements of the MPF. Each
element includes a commander, an MPF, naval coastal warfare, Navy support
element (NSE), Navy cargo handling and port group, an MPF MAGTF, and
NCF and fleet hospital personnel. The SLRP, advance party and OPP only
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• The MPF SLRP is a detachment of personnel that deploys as the lead

element in support of an MPF operation. The size of the SLRP is
situation-dependent and typically consists of three to eight NCF
personnel.
• The MPF advance party is the advance element of an NMCB which
assists with offload operations and receives NMCB equipment and
supplies in support of the MAGTF in the MPF.
• The MPF OPP deploys to the MPF squadron four days before offload
operations to prepare the equipment for debarkation.
CONSTRUCTION BATTALION MAINTENANCE UNIT

E-21. The CBMU provides follow-on public works (PW) operations to
maintain and repair existing advanced base shore facilities or facilities
constructed by NMCBs during contingency operations. As a secondary
mission, a CBMU can backfill a PW organization at existing bases during
emergency operations or due to increased operational requirements. The unit
is capable of equipping, manning, and maintaining water production, as well
as steam and electrical power generation and distribution systems for
advanced base facilities of up to 5,000 personnel. They perform war damage
repairs to central base camps, power, sewage, POL, and water systems. A
CBMU also operates and maintains automotive and construction equipment,
including materials handling equipment (MHE). Possessing personal
protective gear, limited chemical detection equipment, and decontamination
apparatus capable of limited decontamination of equipment organic to the
unit, the unit is capable of limited operations in an NBC environment.
CBMUs are operationally self-sustainable for up to 60 days, requiring only
replenishment of consumables (Classes I, II, and V limited to 5, 3, and 15
days, respectively).
CONSTRUCTION BATTALION UNIT

E-22. CBUs support Navy fleet hospitals. Normally, two CBUs deploy to
provide the engineering, constructing, maintaining and repairing services
necessary to support a fleet hospital. Following the erection of fleet hospital
facilities, the CBU provides operation, maintenance and repairs and
augments security for the facility. The unit is capable of deploying within 48
hours and erecting a CZ fleet hospital within 10 days. The unit can perform
limited operations in an NBC environment when attached to the fleet
hospital, which provides CBU personnel with individual protective gear and
limited chemical-detection equipment. CBUs have a secondary mission to
conduct disaster recovery.
UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION TEAM

E-23. UCTs are specially trained and equipped units that provide underwater
engineering, construction, repair, and inspection capabilities to meet the Navy
and Marine Corps or joint force operational requirements.
E-24. UCTs perform complex inshore and deep ocean underwater
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bottom surveys for the appropriate site selection of underwater facilities. They
are capable of diving and working to a depth of 60 meters (190 feet) and rely
on scuba gear and/or surface-supplied air. Typical projects include
measurement conversions, underwater repair of wharves, piers, pipelines,
moorings, boat ramps, and underwater cable systems. The unit can also
support offshore petroleum discharge equipment by installing single-anchor
leg moorings. An UCT possesses individual protective gear and limited
chemical detection capabilities and can perform limited operations in an NBC
environment. UCTs have a secondary mission to conduct disaster recovery,
humanitarian assistance, and civil-action operations.
E-25. A UCT is divided into three identical squad-sized air detachments and
a platoon-sized sea echelon. The unit can deploy as one unit or separately.
Each air detachment carries a surface decompression chamber as part of its
TOA. The sea echelon accompanies larger unit equipment for sustained
operations. The shore component of a UCT is used for equipment and follow-
on logistics coordination.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE SUPPORT UNIT

E-26. NCFSUs provide logistics-oriented construction and engineering
support for the NCR as well as other NCF units, including specialized civilian
engineer support equipment (CESE), materials, repair parts, and technical
expertise. NCFSU echelons are attached to other units to manage, maintain,
and inventory material, transportation, and construction equipment to
augment the NMCB TOA. NCFSUs have secondary missions to provide
limited construction and defensive capabilities during a contingency. NCFSUs
are operationally self-sustainable for up to 60 days, requiring only
replenishment of consumables (Classes I, II, and V limited to 5, 3, and 15
days, respectively). The unit provides support in the following areas:
• The operation, maintenance, and repair of local- and long-haul
transportation equipment.
• The operation and support of quarry and rock-crushing operations,
asphalt and concrete production and placement, and soil analysis and
stabilization equipment.
• The production and storage of potable water using nine reverse
osmosis purification units 600 gallons (2500 liters per hour) and nine
3,000 gallon (12000 liter) water bladders.
• The construction material management, including requisitioning,
expediting, receiving, controlling, storing, issuing, and delivering
material.
• The advanced facility planning, designing, estimating, and engineer
support (as required) to execute construction projects.
• The maintenance, custody, inventory control, and issuing of special
SEABEE support equipment.
AMPHIBIOUS CONSTRUCTION BATTALION

E-27. There are two ACBs in the NCF. The ACBs provide over-the-shore
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initial assault and early phases of an operation. ACBs are part of the NSE and
report to the NBG, which is responsible for in-stream off loading of maritime
ships in support of amphibious military operations. They are not placed
OPCON or ADCON to an NCB. The primary tasks of the ACBs are to—
■ Provide, assemble, and operate causeway barge ferries.
■ Provide side-loadable warping tugs and powered causeway
sections for installing piers, elevated causeways systems (ELCAS),
ship-to-shore bulk fuel, and water systems and the OPDS.
■ Provide, assemble, maintain, and operate the ELCAS and
amphibious assault bulk fuel and bulk water systems.
■ Install the OPDS, with support from two UCT air detachments.
■ Establish and operate a support camp and provide limited
construction support for the NBG.
E-28. The unit can operate in an NBC environment and has limited detection
and decontamination capability.
ARMY-NAVY ENGINEER CONSIDERATIONS

E-29. During force projection operations, the initial US naval engineering
capability available in theater is most likely NMCB air detachments and
MAGTF amphibious forces. NMCBs are also deployed quickly to force
projection theater locations to construct necessary naval facilities. The Army
engineer staff must consider the following when coordinating joint engineer
plans and operations with the Navy:
• Requesting the latest engineer intelligence data from deployed or
deploying NMCB air detachment elements to assist in identifying
force projection theater Army engineer requirements and enemy
engineer capabilities. (These requirements include soils data, the
availability of construction materials, and HN construction support.)
• Establishing engineer staff links between the Navy forces (NAVFOR)
and ARFOR engineer staff sections through the JTF or theater
engineer staff and HQ.
• Providing necessary Army engineer LNO support.
• Developing the joint task-organization relationships that enhance
NCR capabilities, following the deployment of Army engineer units.
• Assessing the need for NMCB support following the arrival of Army
combat and construction units in theater.
• Determining if NMCB units need augmentation from Army combat
and construction units.
• Developing procedures for Army engineer units to be able to acquire
Class IV construction materials from NCFSUs.
E-30. For additional information on NCF units, refer to Operational Naval
Instruction (OPNAVINST) 5450.46K. For additional information on ACB
units, refer to OPNAVINST 3501.93D.

Appendix F
Air Force Engineer Organizations and Capabilities

Air Force mobility engineering forces, organized as Prime base engineer
emergency force (BEEF) or RED HORSE units, provide support ranging
from expeditionary civil to general engineering services across the range of
military operations. Both units have limited combat engineering
capabilities focused on the defense of deployed forces and base denial.
Capabilities include airfield construction, maintenance, repair, and
sustainment operations, as well as other specialized functions, such as
EOD, fire, and limited NBC detection and response capability. Air Force
engineering units can deploy either as a part of an air expeditionary force
(AEF) or as detached units operating in support of specific missions and
operational taskings.
AIR FORCE CAPABILITIES
AIR FORCE ENGINEER UNITS

F-1. Prime BEEF and RED HORSE units are deployed in unit type code
(UTC) sets. Depending on the mission and engineering requirements, UTCs
can be added or subtracted as needed. Air Force engineering units can deploy
either as part of an AEF or as detached units operating in support of specific
missions and operational taskings. Prime BEEF lead UTC teams to deploy
with the necessary command, control, and communications (C3) to conduct
independent engineer; fire, crash, and rescue, NBC defense; and EOD
operations to establish, sustain, defend and recover a bed-down location.
Follow teams combine with lead teams to satisfy support at larger locations.
Prime BEEF teams deploy with their individual protective clothing, hand
tools, and selective team equipment; however, most construction equipment
and supplies and all vehicles (except EOD) must be provided at the
deployment location. Prime BEEF forces can conduct construction;
maintenance; repair; fire protection, NBC, including disaster preparedness
planning, training, detection, and decontamination within service limitations;
force protection; and EOD operations. RED HORSE squadrons and their
associated UTC configurations provide highly mobile, largely self-sufficient,
rapidly deployable echelons to support major force bed-down requirements
and repair heavy war damage. RED HORSE units are stand-alone squadrons,
not tied to peacetime base support. They provide a dedicated, flexible airfield
and base heavy construction and repair capability that allows JFCs to move
and support missions as requirements dictate. RED HORSE squadrons are
organized and deployed for austere, independent operation to execute heavy
horizontal and vertical construction projects. The projects include site
development; construction and repair of runways, taxiways and ramps, roads,
and revetments; heavy earthwork; and construction and repair of facilities
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and infrastructure. General capabilities shared by Prime BEEF and RED

HORSE include site surveys, bare base construction using mobility assets
(Harvest Falcon and Harvest Eagle), concrete and asphalt paving, and utility
system installation (water, waste and electrical). RED HORSE expands on
this capability by providing automatic building machine (K-span) support,
large-scale concrete and paving operations, heavy horizontal and vertical
construction, water well drilling, water purification, and quarry operations.
F-2. Air Force engineer units have specialized capabilities to support all
aspects of airfield operations, including RRR, the installation of aircraft
arresting systems, war damage repair, and force bed down. By deploying civil
engineering teams, Air Force engineer units also perform other engineer
functions, such as fire protection (structural, aircraft crash fire and rescue,
and HAZMAT response), EOD (munitions support, antiterrorism, and civil
assistance), and NBC support (including disaster preparedness planning,
training, detection, and decontamination within service limitations).
Specialized support includes installing and operating emergency airfield
lighting systems, mobile aircraft arresting systems, reverse osmosis water
purification, munitions storage site construction, and HAZMAT response.
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL AND CONTRACT SUPPORT

F-3. A variety of other supporting organizations separate from Prime BEEF
and RED HORSE units provide technical engineering, environmental, and
contract support for the joint force. The Air Force Civil Engineering Support
Agency (AFCESA) provides technical support and training and administers
the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program (AFCAP). Additionally,
AFCESA provides specialized civil engineer maintenance, inspection, and
repair teams to assess pavement and runway conditions, as well as teams to
conduct field maintenance and repair of specialized equipment. The Air Force
Center for Environmental Excellence also provides a wide range of
environmental program support and contract services.
PRIME BASE ENGINEER EMERGENCY FORCE

F-4. Prime BEEF is the primary organizational structure for supporting
mobility and in-place contingency requirements. The principal objective of
deploying Prime BEEF teams is to bed down and support an AEF. Force bed
down is generally divided into three categories: aircraft, personnel, and
infrastructure support. Aircraft support provides the maintenance shops,
hangars, squadron operations centers, munitions storage, fuel storage, and
other facilities directly supporting the flying mission. Personnel support
provides the housing, dining facilities, latrines, showers, administrative
offices, and other indirect-support facilities. Infrastructure support provides
the utility systems, solid and hazardous waste disposal, roads, and
communications that serve the bed-down site. Bed-down locations range from
main operating bases with adequate existing facilities to bare bases (BBs)
with no facilities other than runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking aprons
with a source of water.
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F-5. Prime BEEF tasks executed during the deployment include the
following:
• Airfield support operations—pavements, lighting, and mobile aircraft
arresting systems.
• Fire protection—aircraft crash, fire, and/or rescue; structural fire; and
HAZMAT response operations.
• Fuel systems set up and support.
• EOD operations and planning.
• NBC training, reconnaissance, and operations.
• Force protection and base defense.
• RRR.
• Expedient facility repair and rapid utility repair.
F-6. Prime BEEF UTCs include—
• 4F9EA—Prime BEEF AEF team A.
• 4F9EB—Prime BEEF AEF team B.
• 4F9EP—Prime BEEF AEF team C.
• 4F9SA—staff augmentation team.
• 4F9FL—engineer sustainment team.
• 4F9AP—power production team.
• 4F9DA—NBC full-spectrum threat response heavy team.
• 4F9DB—NBC full-spectrum threat response light team.
• 4F9DC—NBC full-spectrum threat response augmentation team.
• 4F9DD—NBC full-spectrum threat response theater and/or joint task
force planning and support staff.
• 4F9DE—NBC full-spectrum threat response contamination control
team.
• 4F9DF—lightweight NBC reconnaissance system.
• 4F9DG—NBC collective protection system.
• 4F9DH—open air contamination control area set.
• 4F9DJ—full-spectrum threat response personnel augmentation team.
• 4F9DK—lightweight NBC reconnaissance team.
• 4F9DL—NBC collective protective equipment set.
• 4F9FJ—fire protection incident command team.
• 4F9FN—fire protection management augmentation.
• 4F9FP—fire protection operations team.
• 4F9XA—EOD C2.
• 4F9XB—EOD en route.
• 4F9X1—EOD lead team.
• 4F9X2—EOD follow team.
• 4F9X3—EOD base support team.
• 4F9X4—EOD augmentation.
• Special teams include—
■ 4F9AC—civil engineering maintenance, inspection, and repair
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ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and bare base

systems.
■ 4F9AC—pavement evaluation team.
■ Prime BEEF self-sustainability package.
■ Snow removal team.
■ En route airlift support team.
■ EOD contingency team.
■ Disaster preparedness high-threat teams.
■ Armored base recovery vehicle team.
■ Armored munitions clearance vehicle team.
RAPID ENGINEERS DEPLOYABLE HEAVY OPERATIONS

REPAIR SQUADRON, ENGINEER
F-7. RED HORSE squadrons accomplish major construction (both vertical
and horizontal) in forward locations, often in advance of the main deploying
force. With their organic capabilities and stand-alone operations, RED
HORSE squadrons are essential assets for early entry operations and joint
reception, staging, onward movement, and integration (JRSOI) preparation.
In addition to providing heavy horizontal (earthmoving and pavements) and
vertical (facility and utility skills including POL, structural, electrical,
mechanical, and power generation) capabilities, RED HORSE units also have
the following special capabilities:
• Concrete and asphalt batch plant and paving operations.
• Mobile aircraft arresting system and navigational aid (NAVAID)
installation.
• Field dispensary and air transportable clinic operations.
• Automated building machine (K-span) operations.
• Material testing.
• Quarry and rock-crushing operations.
• Revetment erection and facility hardening.
• Water well drilling and sanitation system construction.
• Road, airfield, and ramp construction.
• Expedient site and airfield repair.
• Base denial operations.
F-8. RED HORSE mobility UTCs deploy with self-sustainment capabilities
not found in Prime BEEF units, including organic logistics, services, medical,
transportation and financial management, and contracting capabilities. Team
equipment can be airlifted, shipped via sealift, drawn from prepositioned
stockpiles, or obtained from HN sources (contracting). Each RED HORSE
squadron has the resources to conduct site development and heavy repair
work at four different locations. The mobility echelons include a—
• 4F9R-1 advanced team, which is deployable in 16 hours (12 hours with
prepositioned assets). Priority tasks include advanced airfield
surveys, site layout, and planning for the establishment and future
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team is self-sustaining at the deployed location, when water and fuel

is available, for five days.
• 4F9R-2 team, which forms the hub of the construction capability. It is
largely self-sufficient at the deployed location for 30 days. This team
includes the C2 function of the entire squadron and contains
personnel, skills, vehicles, and equipment to execute heavy horizontal
and vertical construction. It can deploy its full mission capability
(MISCAP) in 96 hours and deploy personnel in only 24 hours.
• 4F9R-3 UTC, which contains the specialized skills necessary to
complete site development, construct and repair runways, taxiways
and ramps, and complete other horizontal construction. This UTC
provides heavy horizontal and light vertical construction capabilities
in austere environments. It can deploy its full MISCAP in six days and
deploy personnel only in twenty-four hours.
• 4F9R-4 UTC, which contains the specialized skills necessary to
construct and repair facilities and infrastructure. It has limited
capability to do earthwork, road, and airfield operations. This UTC
provides the heavy vertical and light horizontal construction
capabilities in austere environments. It can deploy its full MISCAP in
eight days and deploy personnel in only 24 hours.
• 4F9H1, heavy equipment package, designed to supplement 4F9R-2
and 4F9R-3 teams and provide full heavy earthwork operations. The
package should come by sealift, but many items could come by C-5 or
C-17 aircraft if necessary. This package includes T-9 dozers, belly
scrapers, 4-cubic yard front-end loaders, size 7 graders, and a
sheepsfoot roller.
• 4F9H2, specialized building construction, including K-span, a large
crane, forms for footings and stem walls, and concrete placement tools.
• 4F9H3, well drilling, including a well drilling rig, tow vehicle,
trencher, casing, and drill bits.
• 4F9H4, asphalt batch plant, including asphalt batch plant and
conveyor belts.
• 4F9H5, concrete batch plant, including a concrete batch plant, and a
concrete transit, mixer, and conveyor.
• 4F9H6, quarry operations, including rock drills, a crusher, and rock
dumps.
PRIME READINESS IN BASE SUPPORT

F-9. Prime Readiness in Base Support (RIBS) units are worldwide combat
morale, welfare, recreation, and services (MWRS) forces, organized and
trained for wartime support. The Prime RIBS program organizes forces that
can deploy with 22 to 28 hours notice to support global or major regional
conflict operations on military operating bases (MOBs), collocated operating
bases (COBs), forward operating locations (FOLs), APODs, aerial ports of
embarkation (APOEs), and BBs or to support essential MWRS missions at
critical CONUS bases. Prime RIBS units can—
• Provide initial food service, billeting, recreation programs, and
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• Support an independent or dependent combat aviation squadron of 16

to 24 fighter aircraft or a significant aviation deployment less than
squadron size in a major deterrent force posture.
• Support, when augmented, organizational field laundry operations,
personnel fitness programs, and tactical field exchange resale
operations.
ARMY AND AIR FORCE ENGINEER CONSIDERATIONS

F-10. During force projection operations, the initial available Air Force
engineering capabilities in theater will probably be RED HORSE elements
that establish APODs. Prime BEEF and RIBS units are also deployed quickly
to force projection theater locations to operate at major air bases. The Army
staff engineer should consider the following when coordinating joint engineer
plans and operations with the Air Force:
deploying RED HORSE elements to assist in identifying force
projection theater Army engineer requirements and capabilities.
These requirements include soils data and the availability of
construction materials and HN construction support.
• Establishing engineer staff links between the Air Force forces
(AFFOR) and ARFOR engineer staff sections through the JTF or
theater engineer staff and HQ.
• Providing the necessary Army engineer LNO support.
• Developing the joint task organization relationships that enhance
RED HORSE and Prime BEEF capabilities, following the deployment
of Army engineer units.
• Assessing the need for RED HORSE airfield maintenance and repair
support following the arrival of Army construction units in theater.
• Determining if Prime BEEF units need augmentation from Army
construction units, especially in the area of RRR.
F-11. For additional information on Air Force engineers and their doctrine
and associated TTPs, refer to Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-4, and
AFDD 2-4.4.

Appendix G
Marine Corps Engineer Organizations and Capabilities

The Marine Corps is organized into three Marine expeditionary forces
(MEFs). Each MEF contains a command, ground combat, aviation combat,
and CSS element. Each element, except the command element, contains
organic engineer support. The MEF can form smaller task-organized
MAGTFs to conduct expeditionary operations in littoral environments or
other places as directed. A MAGTF ranges in size from a full MEF to a
Marine expeditionary brigade (MEB), down to a MEU or smaller unit.
MAGTFs normally contain task-organized elements from each of the
primary engineer units.
MARINE CORPS CAPABILITIES
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
G-1. The engineer force is organized to accomplish specific tasks of limited
duration. Marine Corps civil engineering is temporary in nature due to its
organization and mission, which focus on providing expeditionary engineering
support to the MAGTF. Civil (general) engineering capabilities include but
are not limited to construction of expeditionary airfields, FOBs, LZs, roads for
supply routes, and small-scale construction operations. The Navy provides
civil engineering support to the Marine Corps through NCF units under the
OPCON of a MAGTF commander. NCF units are necessary to reinforce and
augment the Marine Corps's civil engineering capability.
G-2. The specialized capabilities of Marine engineers include erecting
standard bridging and rafting, constructing nonstandard bridging, providing
mobile electric power, producing and storing potable water supplies, and
providing EOD. Marine engineers have the capability to construct and
maintain expeditionary airfields up to 600 meters (2,000 feet) in length with
arresting gear and perform RRR. Marine engineers also maintain and operate
bulk fuel systems capable of storing up to 600,000 gallons. Marine engineers
are integrated with their combat elements under the MAGTF concept of
operations.
G-3. Geospatial intelligence is not a combat engineer function in the USMC.
A topographic platoon resides in the production and analysis (P&A) company
of the intelligence battalion within the MEF. It provides tailored terrain,
littoral and infrastructure studies, and factor overlays. It is a MEF-level asset.
It disseminates products such as graphic decision aids to support IPB and
COA development. These topographic platoons use the same ArcView
software as Army topographic units.
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COMMAND STRUCTURES
COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION

G-4. The Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB) (Figure G-1) enhances the M/CM/S
of the Marine division and provides close combat engineer support and limited
general engineer support to the Marine division. It enhances the momentum
and tempo of maneuver units and helps shape the battlespace for the Marine
division. The CEB contains a headquarters and service (H&S) company,
engineer support company, and four combat engineer companies. An engineer
support company contains heavy engineer equipment (bulldozers, cranes, and
forklifts), motor transport equipment (including dump trucks), and utilities
equipment (shower units, mobile electric power generators, water purification
equipment).
G-5. Of note, the CEB does not have AVLBs. Their AVLBs are organic to their
tank battalions. Also the MK-1545 mine clearing line charges ([MICLICs],
triple shot) are organic to the assault amphibian vehicle (AAV) battalion.
Normally, a combat engineer company, reinforced with detachments of
equipment and personnel from the support company and H&S company,
provides the close combat engineer support to an infantry regiment. A combat
engineer platoon, reinforced with detachments of equipment and personnel
from a support company and an H&S company, provides close combat
engineer support to an infantry battalion. A combat engineer squad provides
close combat engineer support to an infantry company. While these are typical
relationships, the actual level of combat engineer support depends on the
situation and the mission analysis. The capabilities of a CEB include field
fortifications, planning, and installation.
CEB
(43/815 2/15)
H&S company Engineer support company Combat engineer

(16/127 2/15) (7/256) company
(5/109)
Figure G-1. Combat Engineer Battalion
G-6. The CEB provides the following capabilities and support:

• Conducts engineer reconnaissance to support the division's
intelligence collection plan.
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• Plans, organizes, and conducts breaching operations.

• Provides barrier planning and installation.
• Conducts demolition operations beyond the ability of other division
units.
• Employs assault bridging and other standard bridging systems when
augmented with equipment and trained personnel.
• Provides expedient short-span bridges from local material.
• Constructs and maintains limited combat roads and trails in support
of division operations (construction and maintenance requirements
are limited to those that can be performed with organic equipment
and personnel).
• Provide mission-essential, temporary vertical and horizontal
construction.
• Provides provisional infantry.
G-7. The battalion requires motor transport support to move the battalion as
a unit. However, there are adequate ground transportation assets (medical
and logistic support vehicles, including heavy trucks) organic to the battalion
to accomplish its primary mission. Most of the battalion's engineer assets
require surface transportation; however, some engineer equipment is
helicopter transportable.
G-8. CSS capabilities provide:
• Organic supply support.
• Organizational (1st and 2d echelon) maintenance on organic
equipment. Intermediate (3d and 4th echelon) maintenance is
provided by the maintenance battalion, force service support group
(FSSG).
• Organic transportation support required to accomplish its mission.
• Limited general engineering capability.
• Routine and limited emergency medical support to the battalion.
• Administrative, postal, and chaplain support to the battalion.
ENGINEER SUPPORT BATTALION

G-9. An engineer support battalion (ESB) (Figure G-2, page G-4) increases the
combat effectiveness of the MAGTF by accomplishing general engineering
missions of a more deliberate nature. An ESB is organic to the FSSG but
supports the entire MAGTF. An ESB contains an H&S company, engineer
support company, three combat engineer companies, a bridge company, and a
bulk fuel company. An ESB contains EOD capabilities in the H&S company.
The engineer support company contains medium bulldozers, road graders,
scrapers, compactors, light and medium cranes, light and medium forklifts,
mobile electric power generators, water purification units, welders, and
limited organic motor transportation—including dump trucks. The ESB
typically performs general engineering tasks such as pioneer road
construction, expeditionary airfield construction, cantonment or camp
planning and construction, and limited vertical and horizontal construction of
a temporary nature. It is also capable of EOD, obstacle reduction, and limited
power support.

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ESB
(55/1538 3/20)
H&S company Support company Line company

(21/254 3/20) (9/500) (5/136)
Bridge company Bulk fuel

(4/86) company
(6/290)
Figure G-2. ESB
G-10. Adequate ground transportation to move essential command and

operational elements is organic to the battalion. External motor transport
support is required to move all assets (Class III and III [A] bulk fuel),
including bulk water supplies, bridging, and heavy engineer equipment.
G-11. CSS capabilities provide—
• Organic supply support.
equipment. Intermediate (3d and 4th echelon) maintenance is
provided by the maintenance battalion, FSSG.
• Organic transportation support required to accomplish its mission.
• Limited general engineering support.
• Routine and limited emergency medical support to the battalion.
• Administrative, postal, and chaplain support to the battalion.
MARINE WING SUPPORT SQUADRON

G-12. A Marine wing support squadron (MWSS) (Figure G-3) provides all
essential aviation ground support (AGS) requirements to the Marine aircraft
group. MWSSs provide all essential AGS and engineer support requirements
to aid components of a Marine Corps FOB. One MWSS supports one Marine
aircraft group or the aviation combat element (ACE) of a MEB. A task-
organized detachment from the MWSS provides AGS to the ACE of a MEU.
The engineers of an MWSS are located in the engineer operations division.
MWSS capabilities include providing expeditionary airfield construction;
RRR; mobile electric power; water purification and storage; refrigeration; light
and medium MHE; light and medium bulldozing; welding, drafting, and
survey; and limited vertical construction. The MWSS has a bulk fuel section,
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aircraft fuel. Limited EOD capabilities provide support for the disposal of
UXO, airfield damage assessment, and aircraft emergency landings. Engineer
tasks and functions performed by the MWSS are primarily general
engineering oriented.
Squadron
headquarters
(2/2)
Air operations division Motor TP division Equipment maint Engineer ops division
(FW 8/194) (FW 2/71) department (FW 5/130)
(RW 7/168) (RW 2/67) (FW 2/65) (RW 5/108)
(RW 2/58)
Figure G-3. MWSS
G-13. The engineer operations division of the MWSS organizes to provide

limited combat and general engineering support to designated components of
the ACE. Engineers located in the airfield operations division receive, store,
and dispense aviation and ground fuels from various types of expeditionary
fuel systems. The engineer operations division is capable of—
• Providing engineer reconnaissance and survey.
• Repairing, improving, and maintaining existing road networks for the
ACE.
• Constructing and maintaining expedient roads.
• Constructing, maintaining, and improving expeditionary airfields,
vertical or short takeoff locations, and landing sites.
• Constructing and maintaining mission-essential base camp
requirements (temporary bunkers, aircraft revetments, and
strongbacks).
• Providing technical and equipment assistance for erecting
preengineered buildings.
• Providing utilities support (mobile electric power, water, potable
water production, bath and laundry facilities, and refrigeration
services).
• Developing, improving, and maintaining drainage systems.
• Providing technical assistance to support camouflage requirements.
• Assessing bomb damage and providing RRR.
• Providing materials and equipment handling services.
• Providing for EOD.

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G-14. Organizational vehicles of the squadron provide sufficient

transportation for command, control, and routine support activities. The
squadron requires external transportation support to displace as a unit.
G-15. CSS capabilities of the squadron provide—
• Organic ground supply support (except for Navy-funded equipment
that requires support from a designated aviation supply element).
equipment; intermediate (3d and 4th echelon) maintenance by the
maintenance battalion, and FSSG.
• Sufficient motor transport equipment to accomplish its mission.
• Limited general engineering capability, as required to support the
squadron's mission.
• Service company, H&S battalion, and FSSG service support.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE

G-16. The NCF may be assigned as a major subordinate element within the
MAGTF to sustain MAGTF operations and maximize naval civil engineering
capabilities. Elements of the NCF construct and maintain base facilities;
repair battle-damaged facilities; conduct limited defensive operations, as
needed; and accomplish disaster control and recovery efforts when required.
NCF units contain highly skilled specialists capable of projects of a more
permanent nature than those normally accomplished by Marine Corps
engineers. See Appendix E for a more in-depth discussion of these forces.
MARINE AIR-GROUND TASK FORCE ENGINEERS

G-17. Engineers are normally provided to each corresponding MAGTF as
follows:
• MEF. A CEB, an ESB, a Marine wing support group, and an NCR.
• MEB. A CEB, an ESB, an MWSS, and an NMCB.
• MEU. A reinforced platoon from a CEB, an engineer detachment from
a MWSS (if a task-organized unit), a detachment from an ESB, and
civil engineer support from an NMCB, if required.
G-18. While these are typical support relationships, the actual level of combat
engineer support depends on the situation and mission analysis.
ARMY AND MARINE CORPS ENGINEER CONSIDERATIONS

G-19. Marine division CEBs, as part of MAGTF operations, are usually the
initial USMC engineering capabilities available in theater during force
projection operations. ESBs are also deployed quickly to force projection
operations to construct necessary Marine facilities. The Army engineer staff
should consider the following when coordinating joint engineer plans and
operations with the Marine Corps:
deploying Marine CEB and ESB elements to assist in identifying force
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capabilities. These requirements include threat mine and obstacle

data, soils data, the availability of construction materials, and HN
construction support.
• Establishing engineer staff links between the MAGTF, MARFOR, and
ARFOR engineer staff and HQ.
• Providing necessary Army engineer LNO support.
• Developing the joint task organization relationships that enhance
Marine engineer capabilities following the deployment of Army
engineer units.
• Assessing the need for CEB and ESB support following the arrival of
Army combat and construction units in theater.
• Determining if ESB units need augmentation from Army combat and
construction units.
• Developing procedures for Army engineer units to be able to acquire
Class IV construction materials from ESBs.
G-20. For additional information on Marine Corps engineer units and their
doctrine and supporting TTPs, refer to Marine Corps Warfare Publication
(MCWP) 3-17 and FMs 13-7 and 13-8.

Appendix H
Multinational, Interagency, Non-Governmental

Organizations, and Host Nation Considerations
Military engineers may need to coordinate their activities with
multinational, US government, NGO, UN, and HN agencies according to
the operational mandate or military objective. In all cases, authority must
exist for direct coordination. Military engineers must establish
interagency relationships through negotiation. The specific agency will
vary, depending on who has federal or state proponency for the situation
(for example, disaster relief versus a fire fighting mission). Agreements
should be written as memorandums of understanding or terms of reference
to ensure understanding and avoid confusion. Most agreements are made
at the unified command or JTF level and normally place serious legal
restrictions on using military personnel and equipment. These agencies
and organizations may have unique engineer capabilities that could be
used as part of the overall operational effort. However, these agencies and
organizations often request extensive engineer support of their activities
and programs. It is critical that an effective engineer liaison is established
with the force HQ CMOC to coordinate and execute any engineer support
exchange with these agencies.
UNITS AND ORGANIZATIONS
SECTION I - MULTINATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
H-1. When military operations are considered, the US seeks to develop

coalitions rather than conduct unilateral operations. The operation in the
Dominican Republic in 1965, for example, was under the aegis of the
Organization of American States (OAS). More recently, Operation Provide
Comfort (Northern Iraq) and Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) included a
coalition of forces from other nations, as well as the US, under the sponsorship
of the UN. The US may participate in a US-led coalition such as Operation
Restore Hope (Somalia), or a non-US-led coalition, such as Operation Able
Sentry (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). The agencies involved in
each of these operations are both consumers and possible resources of
engineer activity. Army engineer units may be subordinate to, collocated and
working alongside, or directing engineer activities and providing oversight or
support for the missions assigned to these organizations. The engineer forces'
effectiveness to operate within the varied framework surrounding a collective
international enterprise can be greatly enhanced by respecting the
multinational partners; their construction and engineering techniques; and
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their ideas, culture, religion, and customs. Equally important and parallel to
operating within a US-only joint environment is understanding multinational
unit or organization capabilities and training. This understanding ensures the
assignment of appropriate missions and avoids the risk of offending national
honor or prestige by allocating unsuitable tasks to partners in the
multinational endeavor.
MULTINATIONAL ENGINEERS
H-2. The engineer organizations available from deployed national armies are
generally a mix of combat and/or construction engineers in company- and
battalion-sized units. The training and experience levels and equipment
fielding varies among these units. National engineers from Britain, Canada,
and Australia have been involved in numerous missions outside their
territorial boundaries. The political impact of these missions is important to
understand. When German engineers deployed into Somalia in 1992, it took a
national legislative amendment to their constitution to allow them to
participate in operations off German soil. This was their first experience in
multinational efforts outside of NATO. Smaller countries have more regional
restrictions on their involvement, and their experience is correspondingly
narrow. However, they are also more likely to be attuned to the special
circumstances that are relevant to the AO.
MULTINATIONAL ENGINEER CAPABILITIES

H-3. NATO and ABCA engineer capabilities are well known, and data about
them is readily available. Standardization agreements (STANAGs) between
national armies facilitate engineer interoperability and cooperation. The
capabilities of other nation's engineers are normally available through
intelligence channels or formal links with the nations concerned. Several
nations have engineers that are experts in specific combat engineering tasks,
such as mine detection and removal. Other national engineers are focused on
specific missions, such as disaster relief. Engineers must have an appreciation
for the engineer capabilities and limitations of other nations. Allied Joint
Publication (AJP) 3.12 provides the keystone NATO engineer doctrine for
working in this allied environment. Engineers must ensure they understand
multinational doctrine, terms, and symbols in order to effectively operate in
this environment. For example, AJP 3.12 defines two terms that are similar to
US Engineer doctrine but the differences must be understood to effectively
operate in the multinational environment:
• (NATO)—An Allied term that encompasses those military engineer
tasks associated with direct support to current or imminent
operations. It is conducted by the military engineers of any service or
component to support land, air, maritime, and information operations.
With the emphasis on speed of execution, it frequently relies on
prefabricated equipment solutions, may involve a degree of
improvisation and is likely to fulfill a short-term tactical requirement.
It is closely aligned with the Engineer Battlespace function of Combat
Engineering.(AJP 3.12)
• (NATO)—An Allied term that describes the deliberate, longer-term
preparation for, and indirect support to ongoing or future operations
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as well as those military engineering tasks associated with sustaining

the joint force throughout all stages of an operation. It will be the
predominant engineer focus for precombat and post combat and for
rear operations during conflict. It is an area which may involve a
greater degree of cross-compartment support and the engineer tasks
will usually be more enduring, relying more on purpose designed and
built solutions. It is likely to fulfill a longer term, operational
requirement. It is closely aligned with the engineer Battlespace
function of General Engineering. (AJP 3.12)
MULTINATIONAL ENGINEER COMMAND AND CONTROL

H-4. Depending on the multinational force arrangement in theater, Army
engineers may control or work closely with engineers from other nations.
Multinational engineer C2 relationships are established to foster cooperation
and share information. Critical to this process is providing adequate US
engineer LO support, including linguist support, communications equipment,
and transportation.
MULTINATIONAL ENGINEER CONSIDERATIONS

H-5. During force projection operations, the initial engineers in theater most
likely provide the HN engineering capabilities. As Army engineers deploy into
a theater, they may be joined by allied and coalition engineers. The Army
engineer staff should consider including the following when coordinating
multinational engineer plans and operations:
• Requesting the latest intelligence information concerning the HN,
allied and coalition engineer structures and logistics requirements.
• Requesting the latest engineer intelligence data from the HN or
deploying allied and coalition engineer elements to help identify force
projection theater Army engineer requirements and enemy engineer
capabilities. The requirements include threat mine and obstacle data,
soils data, construction materials availability, and HN construction
support.
• Establishing multinational engineer staff links between the Army,
HN, allied, and coalition engineer force staff sections through the JTF
or theater engineer staff and HQ.
• Executing NATO multinational C2 using the NATO OPORD format
and the NATO decision-making process.
• Providing necessary Army engineer LO support.
• Developing multinational task organization relationships that
enhance HN, allied, and coalition engineer capabilities following the
deployment of Army engineers.
• Assessing the need for HN, allied, and coalition engineer support
following the arrival of Army combat and construction units in
theater.
• Determining if multinational engineer units need augmentation from
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• Developing procedures for Army engineer units to support

multinational engineers with additional Class IV construction
materials and engineer equipment.
UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS

H-6. UN-sponsored operations normally employ a force under a single
commander. The force commander is appointed by the Secretary General of
the UN, with the consent of the UN Security Council. The force commander
reports to a special representative of the secretary general or the chief
administrative officer (CAO) or directly to the secretary general. While the
force commander conducts day-to-day operations with a fairly wide
discretionary authority, the commander refers all policy matters to the CAO
or the secretary general for resolution. The CAO not only establishes policy
but controls the resources and funding expenditures within a given operation.
The US commander, designated by national policy, retains command over all
assigned US forces. The US chain of command runs from the President
through the combatant commander to the lowest commander in the field.
Other agencies may negotiate and exercise OPCON over US military forces
subject to prior approval by the President and SECDEF. The degree of
OPCON exercised over US forces must be coordinated and agreed upon by the
multinational force commander and the combatant commander according to
the President's criteria. The US commander is, therefore, responsible for
mission success to the UN force commander as well as the theater combatant
commander.
NON-UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS

H-7. Although the US is more likely to undertake involvement in
multinational operations with the UN, a number of regional organizations
may perform this leadership function, including—
• NATO.
• The Organization of African Unity (OAU).
• The OAS.
• The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
SECTION II - INTERAGENCY AND NONGOVERNMENTAL

ORGANIZATION CONSIDERATIONS
INTERAGENCY OPERATIONS
H-8. Interagency operations greatly expand the scope and capabilities of any
given response team because of the wide variety of expertise and funding
resources that can be tapped to perform functions during a crisis response.
This is true whether the response is international or within the territorial
confines of the US and its protectorates and territories. Interagency
operations increase the resources engaged in any given operation, but they
also significantly increase and complicate the coordination necessary to
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efficiency, as organizations work at cross-purposes. The SOPs, report formats,

information requirements, and intermediate goals and perceptions of each of
these organizations vary greatly. Therefore, coordination and a clear
understanding of the commander's intent are absolutely crucial when
arranging operational efforts involving multiple interagency organizations.
The following are some of the interagency organizations that could be
involved:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• United States Geological Survey (USGS).
• Public Health Service.
• Civil Air Patrol.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• Department of State (DOS).
• Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
• United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Agency.
• General Accounting Office (GAO).
H-9. See JPs 3-07 and 3-08 for an in-depth discussion of interagency
coordination during joint operations.
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
H-10. Relationships with international and domestic NGOs must be
established through negotiation. Most agreements are made at the strategic
level (unified command); however, the operational commander may have some
latitude delegated to him. All agreements normally have serious legal
restrictions on using military personnel and equipment. Some of these
agencies may have unique and significant engineer capabilities and
intelligence that could be used as a part of the overall operational concept.
These capabilities may be a useful source of Class IV material, not only for the
agency's own projects but also as a negotiated barter for services rendered in
support of its mission. More often than not, however, these agencies and
organizations may request extensive engineer support for their activities and
programs. As these organizations play an important part in the combatant
commander's achievement of strategic objectives, their demands must be
coordinated. Therefore, it is critical that an effective engineer liaison be
established and maintained with the force HQ CMOC.
H-11. The UN may designate a regional organization with a greater vested
interest and appreciation for the forces at work in a given region as its
operational agent to exercise control. Each of these organizations has different
operational concepts and organizational procedures; US forces are familiar
with some of these concepts and procedures, such as those of NATO. However,
there are others with which they are not familiar.

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SECTION III - HOST NATION CONSIDERATIONS
HN INTERFACE
H-12. In a forward deployed theater, the ASCC, in conjunction with the other
component commanders, the combatant commander, the allies, and the HNs,
identifies wartime facility and construction requirements for the Army as part
of the deliberate war planning effort. Doctrinal construction requirements for
the ASCC may be identified using the planning module in the TCMS.
Subsequent analyses further refine construction requirements and provide a
basis for—
• Force structuring.
• Procurement.
• Leasing provisions and establishing HN agreements.
H-13. The product of these analyses is the CESP. The goal is to reach HNS
agreements in peacetime to provide as many of the facilities as possible that
are needed within the theater. Advanced planning and the commitment of
resources by HNs reduce the early lift requirements needed to support the
RSOI and focus force projection assets C2 and engagement systems.
Engineering support from the HN usually involves providing—
• Land.
• Facilities.
• Construction support.
• Manpower.
• Equipment.
• Materials.
• Services.
• Hazardous-waste disposal.
H-14. It is highly desirable to secure written agreements with the HNs
regarding support items to foster an understanding of the assistance levels
and increase the likelihood of fulfillment upon execution.
REAL ESTATE CONSIDERATIONS

H-15. Real estate operations involves acquiring, managing, and disposing of
land and facilities to support joint operations. The JFC should establish real
estate acquisition policies and programs in support of contingency operations.
The JFC determines what real estate is needed to satisfy operational
requirements. Acquiring land and facilities not owned by the United States
Government (USG) is accomplished through assignment, international
agreements such as SOFAs, and memorandums of agreement (MOAs), leases
from the HN, or direct leases from the private sector. Within DOD, the
secretaries of the military departments are authorized to lease structures and
real property relating to structures that are needed for urgent military
purposes in foreign countries (see Title 10 USC, initiated as contingency plans
and developed to identify land and facility requirements for joint operations).

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Real estate acquisition requires special contracting procedures be performed

by the USACE, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
(NAVFACENGCOM), or a designated executive agent. Early deployment of
real estate personnel is essential to acquire land and facilities in a timely
manner.
H-16. Real estate authorities throughout the world have been assigned to
components along similar lines corresponding to the designation of DOD
construction agents (DODD 4270.5). Within regions designated to the Army,
the USACE establishes policies for the acquisition, maintenance, and disposal
of real estate, to include leased and rent-free facilities. Real estate teams may
be assigned to each ASG or centrally controlled at the senior engineer HQ.
These teams coordinate with HN agencies and private owners to acquire and
dispose of real estate and establish the terms of lease agreements. Real estate
planning and surveys must be initiated as campaign plans are developed to
provide timely and adequate facilities to sustain the combat force. Local HN
officials can help identify available facilities or land that meets military
requirements. Thorough documentation of lease agreements, property
conditions at the time of the lease, to include environmental baseline survey
(EBS) data and expectations of property conditions at the termination of the
lease are crucial to expedite a fair and amiable conclusion of lease activities.
Civil affairs and real estate personnel may be required to work through HN
governments to settle agreements with property owners. Real estate
acquisition is more difficult in contingency operations due to the lack of
preparation to identify probable sources of and confirm legal ownership. Real
estate is required for—
• Air bases.
• Base camps.
• Medical and logistics complexes.
• Training sites.
• Quarry and borrow sites.
• Trailer transfer points.
• Traffic control points.
H-17. Property is generally acquired by requisition, with all transactions
documented thoroughly under the provisions of the combatant commander's
directives. Procedures are used that provide the property required for
missions while protecting the property owner's legal rights. Using rent-free
facilities provided by the host government or a host agency require the same
legal responsibilities as using facilities leased from private owners. Real
estate policies and procedures are discussed in more detail in FM 5-104.
HOST NATION SUPPORT

H-18. Wartime HNS agreements in forward-presence theaters (Europe and
Korea) have been negotiated to provide HN construction support, such as
facility modifications, LOC maintenance and repair, and utility services. In
Southwest Asia, the agreements are less formal and lack the practiced
application that accompanies the full-time presence of US forces in Europe
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in the event of an MTW in this region. Such HNS is used whenever possible to
free US engineer units for critical missions where HNS alternatives are not
viable. Support agreements are negotiated in peacetime on an asset basis.
Assets may be facilities, contracts, or equipment. Again, this support is
particularly critical during the initial stages of a contingency when RSOI
requirements are high and engineer assets are limited.
H-19. Prepositioning equipment within the region reduces the US response
time into a particular theater by allowing military forces to deploy by air and
fall in on war stocks within the region. These prepositioning locations are a
critical element of US force projection national strategy and represent a
significant contribution of HNS. The HN's commitment for space, facilities,
services, and utility support for these complexes demonstrate the HN's
interface with US forces and the partnership of the US and UN in the defense
and stability within the region. Beyond direct HNS, allied nations directly or
indirectly involved in the crisis may provide other support. Other nations
sympathetic to the cause may be limited in their direct participation because
of constitutional restrictions or political sensitivities. However, these nations
may provide nonlethal equipment or funding much like that provided by the
Japanese during the Gulf War.
H-20. During a conflict, the HN may provide construction organizations to
repair or construct facilities, usually within the rear area. Construction
materials such as cement, asphalt, aggregate, timber, and steel, as well as
contract labor, may also be available. HN assets may also be available for local
security and the transportation of construction materials and equipment.
Third country nationals (TCNs) may also be available, by request through the
HN or through direct contact with nationals, to support engineer activities
within the rear areas. Engineer reconnaissance and assessment teams
engaged in deliberate planning during peacetime or dispatched early in
contingency operations are the key to identifying and accessing available HN
assets.

Appendix I
Contract Construction Agents

Use of construction contracting and engineering support can play an
important role in the support of joint operations. Civilian construction
contractors and HN engineering support provide the JFC with a
significant engineering capability that becomes a force multiplier when
combined with joint force military engineering units. CCAs provide the
ability to harness and direct this means of support.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING AND ENGINEERING SUPPORT

I-1. The DOD CCAs are the USACE, the NAVFACENGCOM, or other
approved DOD activity (see DODD 4270.5). These organizations and their
contractors are a powerful force multiplier, allowing military engineers to
concentrate on engineering missions in high-threat areas. The USACE and
the NAVFACENGCOM also provide the JFC with a significant engineering
capability to be leveraged in joint operations. They are DOD's principal
organizations to plan, design, construct, and acquire (lease or buy) facilities
and real estate. Inherent in their mission support capabilities is a planning
and engineering capability for theater advanced base and infrastructure
development. These organizations also maintain in-depth engineering
expertise in their operating field organizations and laboratories.
I-2. The responsibilities of the DOD CCAs include designing, awarding, and
managing the construction contracts for projects associated with the
peacetime military construction program. Overseas, the USACE, the
NAVFACENGCOM, and the Air Force are assigned specific geographical
areas under DODD 4270.5 (see Figure I-1, page I-2). Related to these
responsibilities is the leasing of real estate.
I- 3. The combatant commander may also use the USACE and the
NAVFACENGCOM as contingency CCAs for designing, awarding, and
managing construction contracts in support of military operations. For
geographical areas where there is no designated DOD construction agent, the
combatant commander usually designates a CCA for support during a
contingency. The USACE and the NAVFACENGCOM also provide base
development master planning, contract administration, and technical
engineering support to JFCs (advanced base master planning, geospatial
[topographic] engineering, infrastructure security and force protection
engineering, and cold-weather mobility assessments). The Air Force also
maintains a limited capability in contract construction in contingencies and
facilities and real estate acquisition in England, Turkey, Spain, and Israel.
Contract Construction Agents I-1

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Designated Geographical Areas of

Department of Defense Construction Agents
United States Army Corps of Engineers

Panama Canal Zone, Canada (excluding Newfoundland), Egypt, Europe (excluding Spain, Portugal,
Italy, Greece), Greenland, Israel, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa)), Korea, Taiwan,
Marshall Islands, Middle East (including the Saudi Arabian Peninsula), Southern Asia (from Iran to
Burma), and Turkey
Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Atlantic Ocean area, Australia, New Zealand, Caribbean Sea area, Greece, Iceland, Indian Ocean
area, Italy, Newfoundland, North Africa (including Somalia and Kenya but excluding Egypt) Pacific
Ocean area (excluding the Marshall Islands), Portugal (including the Azores), Republic of the
Philippines, Southeast Asia, and Spain
United States Air Force

British Isles
Figure I-1. Designated Geographical Areas of Department of Defense Construction Agents
UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

The word 'miracle' has often been used when reporting the exploits
of the American Corps of Engineers during the last war.... In fact
there has been no miracl.... there has been only the logical result of
a peacetime engineer organization unique in the world, which
participates actively... in the development and execution of great
public works of National interest.
General Robert J.L. Pinson, 1948, Chief of Engineers, French Army
I-4. USACE is the Army's major command assigned responsibility to execute
the following Army and DOD mission areas:
• Engineering and design for the Army and Air Force military
construction programs.
• Contract construction.
• Real estate acquisition.
• Technical assistance.
• Geospatial (topographic) engineering support.
• Army's civil works program.
• Public works and engineering for the Federal Response Plan (FRP).
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I-5. The USACE's subordinate commands are organized geographically and

functionally. It's C2 contains three major organizational structures,
including—
• Divisions. The division is the major subordinate C2 organization for
the USACE. The division commander provides executive direction to
and management of the subordinate district commands. The division's
orientation is regional and provides broad interface with regional
interests and management of division-wide programs. Division
commanders are responsible for contingency support in their directed
areas of responsibility.
• Districts. The district command is the operating arm of the division.
All CONUS USACE districts in the US have civil works
responsibilities. In the US, their boundaries are delineated along
major watershed basins, and their work lines are set on state
boundaries (see Figure I-2, page I-4). Additionally, some of the
districts have military execution responsibilities. The districts
maintain in-house capabilities in planning, engineering, construction,
operations, project management, and contract administration.
USACE provides support through subordinate commands to the
following geographic combatant commands and subunified commands:
■ United States Forces Korea by the Pacific Ocean Division through
the Far East District—Seoul, South Korea.
■ United States Forces Japan by the Pacific Division through the
Japan District—Camp Zama, Japan.
■ Pacific Command (PACOM) by the Pacific Ocean Division through
the Honolulu District—Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
■ Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) by the South Atlantic Division
through the Mobile District—Mobile, Alabama.
■ EUCOM by the North Atlantic Division through the European
District—Wiesbaden, Germany.
■ CENTCOM by Transatlantic Programs Center—Winchester,
Virginia. For contingencies, the Transatlantic Programs Center is
in support of the Southwestern Division for support to
CENTCOM.
• USACE laboratories. The ERDC is the USACE's distributed research
and development command. Headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi,
the ERDC consists of seven unique laboratories that conduct research
and development in support of the Army and the other services. By
virtue of their engineering expertise, lab personnel provide
operational support to the rest of the USACE and the DOD through
the aforementioned subordinate commands. Additionally, the USACE
maintains several specialized centers of expertise at its districts that
provide additional technical engineering services (infrastructure
security and force protection, airfield design, electronic systems
security, physical security, base camp design, water flow data, and
electronic systems security).
■ The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi—
provides services in vehicle mobility and trafficability; coastal
engineering; structural hardening against weapons effects;

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United States Army Corps of Engineers Organization
Great Lakes and Ohio

HQ River Division
Northwestern
Division
HQ
HQ North
Atlantic
HQ Division
South Pacific
Division
Europe
Southwestern HQ
Division HQ South
Atlantic
HQ Division
Pacific Division Mississippi Valley

Division
Other commands HQ Division HQ
Centers
Transatlantic Program Center (Winchester, VA)
HQ Engineering and Support Center (Huntsville, AL)
Figure I-2. United States Army Corps of Engineers
facilities camouflage, concealment, and deception technology;

geotechnical expertise; and pavement and surface treatment
technologies.
• The Cold-Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL),
Hanover, New Hampshire—provides services in all aspects of
engineering research with respect to the conditions unique to cold
weather.
• CERL, Champaign, Illinois—provides services in construction
management technology and facilities engineering.
• The Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

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• The Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

• The Information Technology Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
• The TEC, Alexandria, Virginia—specializes in engineer mapping
products, analysis of remote sensing data, and terrain analysis.
I-6. The USACE designs and constructs military facilities and supports
military installations worldwide. The military engineering expertise of the
USACE is focused on the engineering required to plan, design, and construct
military facilities and the environmental engineering necessary to execute
DOD installation environmental restoration projects. USACE maintains
specialized expertise in its laboratories and centers for cold-weather
engineering, remote sensing and imagery, force protection design, airfield
design, weapons effects (for example, support for operational targeting—
assessing the target, recommending the appropriate weapon systems, and
providing an attack profile), terrain analysis for mobility and countermobility,
topographic engineering, security systems engineering, environmental
management, and environmental engineering. Additionally, the USACE's
249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) can conduct power assessments and
install generators to provide emergency power.
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND

I-7. The NAVFACENGCOM and its field divisions directly support the Navy
and Marine Corps and DOD shore establishment throughout the world with a
wide variety of military and contract construction, real estate acquisition, and
public works support. The NAVFACENGCOM's engineering support units
provide project management, planning, design engineering, construction,
operations, and maintenance, as well as disposal functions for Navy and
Marine Corps shore facilities and real estate. They also provide engineering,
logistics, doctrine, and policy support and guidance for NCF units.
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND AND CONTROL

I-8. The NAVFACENGCOM and subordinate commands are organized
geographically and functionally (see figure I-3, page I-6).
I-9. The NAVFACENGCOM headquarters is located in Washington, DC.
Subordinate commands include four engineering field divisions (EFDs), six
engineering field activities (EFAs), officers in charge of construction (OICCs),
and the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC). Additionally,
the NAVFACENGCOM provides technical support to ten regional Navy public
works centers, including—
• EFDs and EFAs. The EFD commanders provide executive
management and engineering support for all Navy and Marine Corps
facilities in designated geographical areas. EFAs provide similar
support for smaller CONUS and overseas areas within the greater
geographic area of the EFDs. Both EFDs and EFAs have design,
engineering, and architecture capabilities and act as technical
consultants for all facilities of supported commands. EFDs play a
significant role in contingency operations through forward-deployed
resident OICCs that can provide construction contracting and real

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Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Command and Control
EFA Midwest
Engineering
Engineering Field Field Division
Activities (EFA) North
Northwest
EFA
Chesapeake
Atlantic
Division
Southern
Division
Southwest
Division
Pacific
Division EFA Mediterranean
Figure I-3. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Command and Control
estate support and manage Navy construction capabilities contracts

(CONCAPs).
• OICC. The EFD commanders designate OICCs as contracting officers
in certain geographical locations where the complexity and
contracting tempo warrant. The EFD commander can also assign a
resident officer in charge of construction (ROICC) in any geographical
location, as required. The ROICC is trained in facilities support,
construction, engineering, environmental design, and real estate
contract acquisition and management. The ROICC office is especially
useful for contingency operations in support of the joint force. The
ROICC may also provide construction management support to the
Army, Air Force, and DOD, as well as other federal agencies.
• NFESC. The NFESC provides engineering support and expertise to
the Navy in undersea and amphibious operations, conventional
ammunition storage, mobile utilities and environmental support
equipment, and research and consulting engineering services. The
NFESC is located in Port Hueneme, California, with a detachment in
Washington, DC (see Figure I-4).

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Washington
detachment
NFESC
Figure I-4. Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Naval Facilities Engineering Center
NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SUPPORT FOR

MILITARY OPERATIONS
I-10. The NAVFACENGCOM supports Navy and Marine Corps operations,
DOD missions, and joint force operations around the world, to include—
• Force projection missions. The Navy accomplishes force projection
worldwide by using superior naval, air, and amphibious forces,
equipment, tactics, and doctrine. This force projection requires shore
logistic platforms, such as advanced logistic support sites and ports to
receive supplies, equipment, and personnel to be deployed to ships and
advanced bases. The NAVFACENGCOM directly supports these
activities by providing engineering, construction forces, contract
construction, and facilities management, including the disposition of
real estate for these ports and bases.
• Theater missions. The NAVFACENGCOM supports the theater
through real estate acquisition, management, and final disposition, as
well as through the construction of facilities to support Navy, Marine
Corps, combatant commands, subordinate joint forces, and other DOD
elements. The NAVFACENGCOM provides this support through the
subordinate EFD and EFA and provides technical engineering and
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NCF and as a designated CCA. The NAVFACENGCOM commander

may provide a forward element dedicated to support the geographic
combatant commander or subordinate JFC for military operations in
contingencies. The forward element may call on the full capability of
the entire NAVFACENGCOM organization to assist in providing this
support.
• CONUS contingency missions. The NAVFACENGCOM has
responsibility for disaster recovery and other contingency operations
at Navy and Marine Corps stations in CONUS. With NCF personnel
and equipment, in addition to its contracting capability, the
NAVFACENGCOM can quickly mobilize and provide significant
assets for disaster recovery.
CONTRACTED SUPPORT
I-11. The US military can contract civilian engineering support, as required,
based on the threat situation and available resources. These contracts relieve
the workload on US military engineer units in such areas as logistics base
construction, real estate and facilities acquisition, RPMA, and demining
operations. As discussed earlier, overseas construction and other contracting
services are available through the USACE, or the NAVFACENGCOM, or
through limited Air Force capability during contract construction in
contingencies, as well as facility and real estate acquisition (in England,
Turkey, Spain, and Israel).
CIVIL AUGMENTATION PROGRAMS

I-12. Civil augmentation programs such as the LOGCAP, the CONCAP, and
the AFCAP can provide worldwide logistics and construction support. Civil
augmentation programs can play a significant role in mission accomplishment
by providing the JFC and joint force engineer with additional options and
flexibility in achieving timely civil engineering and logistic support. Civil
augmentation programs are managed by a contract agent and are structured
with one contractor responsible for providing support that effectively
integrates construction, facility maintenance, and logistic support to the joint
force. For example, within an operational area, subcontractors, materiel, and
personnel may come from many countries within the region. A single
contractor prevents multiple agencies and their contractors from bidding
against one another for services and materiel in the operational area. Use of
civil augmentation programs requires planning and operational oversight and
quality control and assurance to ensure costs are effectively controlled, while
providing support consistent with the JFC's concept of operations.
ARMY
I-13. The LOGCAP is an Army program funded in peacetime as a component
of Army readiness. The LOGCAP is a broad logistic and engineering
contingency support contract that encompasses all Army preplanned
contingency contracts and contingency components of contracts. Currently,
the LOGCAP is a cost plus award fee contract, managed by the United States
Army Materiel Command (USAMC). In peacetime, the LOGCAP contractor

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maintains an on-call, preplanned, ready capability. The contractor

demonstrates readiness through the development of a worldwide plan,
supporting plans to OPLANs, specific regional plans, and participation in
exercises.
• The USAMC support contract provides both engineering construction
and general logistic services. USAMC is supported by the USACE for
engineering and construction contract administration and by the
Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), a component of DLA
for logistic services contract administration.
• In the operational area, the USAMC logistics support element,
subordinate to the senior Army logistics commander in the
operational area, manages the LOGCAP support contract. The
USACE provides program management, coordinates the LOGCAP
requirements with supported MACOMs, and administers the
LOGCAP contract. The MACOM G3, G4, engineer, and comptroller
are key players in developing the LOGCAP requirements and
ensuring the appropriate mix of contractor and troop support. The
contract can support all DOD components and missions and is a cost
plus award fee service contract that provides support to the joint force
in four major areas:
■ Contractor planning expertise to assist contingency planners.
■ Facilities repair and construction.
■ Base operations and maintenance.
■ Logistics services.
I-14. The LOGCAP is especially suited to support reception, onward
movement, and sustainment facilities. The LOGCAP can augment engineer
units by operating Class IV supply yards, supplying construction equipment,
providing facility engineering support, and supporting theater construction.
NAVY
I-15. The Navy's CONCAP program is a cost-reimbursable contract
administered by the Atlantic Division, NAVFACENGCOM. The contractor is
usually a large construction firm or joint venture firm, with international
capability. The contract offers responsive engineering and construction
capabilities for a wide range of construction missions. The CONCAP was used
for engineering fieldwork in Bosnia and for disaster response and recovery for
Hurricane Bertha at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. This construction-
oriented contract may be used worldwide, including in CONUS. Major
capabilities include the—
• Engineering, design, and construction of the following:
■ Airfield and port facilities—piers and dredging.
■ Roads, bridges, ordnance facilities, and landfills.
■ Power plants and utility systems.
■ Communication and supply systems.
■ Medical and EPW facilities.
• Operation of the following:

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■ Facilities and utilities.

■ Billeting, food services, and recreation.
■ Waste management—refuse and sanitation.
AIR FORCE
I-16. The AFCAP is a cost plus award fee contract that is centrally
administered by the AFCESA at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, (through the
Air Force's major commands' civil engineers). The contract was designed to
augment or relieve specified civil engineering support functions participating
in MOOTW. The AFCAP capabilities focus on temporary contingency skills to
sustain military forces and to support a 10,000-person force in up to eight
different locations for periods of 180 or more days. When AFCAP contract
support is initiated for a contingency operation, a cadre of contractor
personnel responds on-site, as soon as possible, to begin construction tasks
(typically within 30 calendar days). Each task order specifies the required
response time and the period of performance.
CONTRACTED CIVILIAN ENGINEER CONSIDERATIONS

I-17. The challenge for engineer planners and executers is to achieve the
optimal mix of contractor and military engineer unit capabilities.
Construction contractors are best suited for the longer duration and for heavy
construction work in stable environments. In turn, contractors leverage local
resources (labor and materiel) to minimize costs and impacts on intratheater
lift and port facilities. The contractor's presence contributes significantly to
local area political and economical stabilization and thereby reduces the need
for the presence of US security forces. In turn, the US commander in theater
must recognize the need for US military oversight of contract and contractor
activities in the areas of project management, financial management, quality
assurance, and audit.
I-18. During force projection operations, extensive contracted civilian
engineer capabilities are probably available only after 30 days (D+30), due to
mobilization and deployment time lines. Civilian engineer contracting may be
available sooner when deliberately and properly planned during permissive
entry conditions. As Army engineers deploy into the theater, they may be
joined by contracted civilian engineers. The Army engineer staff should
consider the following when coordinating engineer plans and operations with
contracted civilian engineers:
• Requesting the latest engineer intelligence data from any contractors
working in the theater to help identify force projection theater Army
engineer requirements and enemy engineer capabilities. These
requirements should include the availability of real estate,
construction materials, and facilities; data on threat mines, obstacles,
and soils; and construction support from the HN.
• Establishing engineer staff links between the Army and contracted
civilian engineer staff through the JTF, the USACE or, NAVFAC and
the theater engineer staff and HQ.
• Providing necessary Army engineer LO support.

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• Developing time lines that quickly phase in contracted civilian

engineer capabilities to relieve deployed Army engineer units of some
responsibilities.
• Assessing the need for additional contracted civilian engineer support
following the arrival of Army combat and construction units in
theater.
• Determining if contracted civilian engineers need augmentation from
Army combat and construction units.
• Developing procedures for Army engineer units to draw on contracted
Class IV construction materials and engineer equipment.

Appendix J
Contingency Authorities and Funding

It is especially important that engineers understand contingency
authorities and the associated funding. These are the tools that set the
conditions for success during contingency operations and provide the basis
for legal spending to take care of DOD personnel and activities in support
of contingency operations. Contingency operations comprise a very large
portion of the operations conducted by Army and engineer forces.
LEGAL PERSONNEL
J-1. Legal personnel can provide invaluable advice and guidance on
authorities and sources of funding for civil engineering activities in a variety
of situations. From the earliest stages of planning, execution, and
redeployment, legal professionals play a vital role in preparing the AO by
identifying and assisting in the resolution of legal and political constraints,
and provide relevant and responsive readiness programs to the individual
civil engineering members.
TYPES OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND SOURCES OF FUNDING

J-2. Services are authorized to use annual operation and maintenance (O&M)
funds for construction projects costing less than $500,000 ($1 million to
correct a life threatening condition or for new construction and $2 million for
maintenance and repair of existing facilities). This is a peacetime provision,
applicable during contingencies and emergencies; however, life threatening is
generally considered a safety issue vice an emergency in the context of
contingency operations. During combat or designated contingency operations,
O&M may be used to fund construction projects exceeding these thresholds.
The JFC must consult with the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) before making a
determination to use O&M in such a case.
J-3. Several broad authorities have been established under Title 10 USC that
enable the JFC to carry out contingency construction, including procuring
materials for construction by military forces and funding civilian contracts.
Figures J-1 and J-2, pages J-2 and J-3, depict decision trees for the
contingency construction funding options.
J-4. Section 2803, Emergency Construction, authorizes each service to use
$30 million per year of unobligated military construction (MILCON) funds for
projects that cannot wait for the normal MILCON submission procedures.
Projects must comply with a 21-day congressional notice and wait period
before proceeding. Generally, a previously congressionally approved project
must be canceled to free the $30 million.
Contingency Authorities and Funding J-1

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Identify the Requirement
Appropriate to lease?
No Yes
All
No Maintenance Yes
and repair
Yes Service
Construction No approves
>$500K (O & M)
No Construction Yes Yes

Determine if Unspecified minor
<1.5M MILCON model
unspecified minor
No MILCON applies
2805
2805
Declaration
of war or No Vital to
national national
emergency? Deferral is Yes security or vital No
not in the False to health,
national safety, or
interest environment?
Yes
Yes Can project

Can project True No wait until next Yes
wait until next MILCON
MILCON submission
submission? Is No
unobligated
SECDEF
contingency
No funding Is total
available? requirement No
<$30M/FY for
the service?
Cbt cdr Yes
submits
prioritized
projects Yes Are
Cbt cdr
validates adequate
No need unobligated No
MILCON funds
available?
SECDEF Yes
approves
and notifies Yes
Congress SECDEF Submit
(no wait) approves for through the
execution after Service secretary
approves for execution appropriate
21-day service in next
Congressional after 21-day
2808 Congressional MILCON
notification program
notification
2804
2803
Cbt cdr Combat commander O&M Operation and Maintenance

MILCON military construction SECDEF Secretary of Defense
Figure J-1. Contingency Construction Funding Model
J-2 Contingency Authorities and Funding

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Identify the Requirement
All
maintenance Yes
and repair
Yes
Service
No approves
Construction
>500K O&M
Yes
No
Construction
<1.5M
Cannot use
section 2805. Go Yes
to 2803/2804/
2808 or normal
buget process
Section 2805
No funds (up to
125% of
appropriation)
available
Yes
Cbt cdr
validates
Yes
Service secretary
approves for 2805
execution after 21-
day Congressional
notification
Figure J-2. Contingency Construction Funding Model (Unspecified Minor, $500,000-$1,500,000)
J-5. Section 2804, Contingency Construction, authorizes the SECDEF a

specific military construction line item amount for contingency construction
projects that cannot wait for the normal military construction program
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and wait period before proceeding. Generally, funding for this section is
limited to less than $10 million per year.
J-6. Section 2805, Unspecified Minor Construction, authorizes each service a
specific MILCON line item amount that varies annually for unspecified minor
construction. Projects must be less than $1.5 million each ($3 million to
correct a life threatening safety condition). Projects greater than $500,000
require a 21-day congressional notice and wait period before proceeding.
J-7. Section 2808, Construction Authority requires a Presidential declaration
of war or national emergency and authorizes the SECDEF to carry out any
military construction project for the war or national emergency within the
total amount of unobligated MILCON funds available. Congress must be
notified of each project, but there is no wait requirement before the project
may begin.
J-8. Combatant commanders do not need specific authority to request projects
under Sections 2803 and 2804. To gain approval for a project under either
authority, it is necessary to provide the appropriate service secretary or
SECDEF with a justification of need, estimated costs, and source of funding.
OTHER AUTHORITIES AND SOURCES OF FUNDING
BURDEN SHARING (TITLE 10 USC 2350.J)

J-9. This regulation provides guidance enabling DOD to accept funds from
HN or foreign governments to share the financial burden of construction,
supplies, and services.
• Countries must be designated countries which allow DOD to accept
cash contributions for these purposes. A listing is held with the Office
of the SECDEF (Comptroller).
• If a country is not previously designated, the SECDEF must formally
consult with Secretary of State (SECSTATE) for designation of a
particular country. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) would submit a
formal request to the SECDEF to initiate this process.
• Contributions can be accepted only for certain costs, including—
■ Compensation for foreign local national employees of DOD.
■ Military construction projects of DOD.
■ Supplies and services for DOD.
• Reporting procedures for military construction projects state that a
project is initiated when a report is submitted to congressional
committees. There is a 21-day wait period for approval.
SECTION 607A OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 (PL 87-195, AS

AMENDED)
J-10. This act provides restoration of HN civil infrastructure. This provision
of law allows any USG agency to provide goods and services to friendly
countries and NGO agencies on an advance-of-funds or reimbursable basis.

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ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT OF 1976 (PL 90-629, AS AMENDED)

J-11. HN military facilities may be restored under the foreign military sales
provisions of this authority.
ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT ACT (TITLE 31 USC 1535)

J-12. This act allows USG agencies to support each other provided that the
supported agency has the funds and authority to do the work requested.
HUMANITARIAN AND CIVIC ASSISTANCE PROJECTS (TITLE 10 USC 401)

J-13. In HCA facilities projects, the JFC and joint force engineers may work
with HN government agencies to repair or improve infrastructure and public
facilities. These authorized and funded projects are designed to provide
assistance to the HN populace in conjunction with a military operation or
exercise. They are usually planned well in advance and are not usually
planned in response to disasters, although HCA activities have been executed
following disasters. Specific engineer activities for which HCA funds can be
used include the construction of rudimentary surface transportation systems,
well drilling, construction of basic sanitation facilities, and rudimentary
construction and repair of facilities (refer to Chapter 8).
FOREIGN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (TITLE 10 USC 2551)

J-14. In disaster operations, the UN and the DOS, OFDA may generate
funded requirements for DOD assistance. FHA programs focus on the use of
DOD excess property, emergency transportation support, disaster relief, or
other support, as necessary, to alleviate urgent needs caused by some type of
disaster or catastrophe in a host country. While other elements of the joint
force are focused on immediate humanitarian assistance, civil engineering
planning may focus on projects that provide immediate shelter for dislocated
civilians. The joint force engineers must work in a close relationship with the
representatives of the HN and US country team (refer to Chapter 8).
DRAW DOWN OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES (TITLE 10

USC 506(A)(1), 506(A)(2), AND 552(C)(2)
J-15. Draw-down authority is a means to respond to unforeseen military
emergencies or humanitarian relief situations. These recurring authorities
have placed annual limitations on the value of articles and services that may
be drawn down in any fiscal year.
• Section 506(a)(1). Draw down of DOD stocks and military assistance
to countries and NGOs in support of emergencies worldwide. The total
is limited to $100 million per year, of which no more than $75 million
can come from DOD.
• Section 506(a)(2). Draw down of stocks of any USG agency for
counternarcotics, disaster relief, migration, and refugee assistance
worldwide. The total is limited to $150 million per year, of which no
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• Section 552(c)(2). Draw down of stocks from any USG agency to

countries and international organizations in support of PKOs. The
total is limited to $25 million per year.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DIRECTIVE 5100.46, FOREIGN DISASTER RELIEF

J-16. Normally, DOD components may participate in foreign disaster relief
operations only after a determination is made by the DOS. This directive
allows the military commander at the scene of a disaster to undertake
disaster relief operations without prior approval of the ambassador and/or
chief of mission when the emergency is so acute that immediate action is
required to save life and property.

Appendix K
Environmental Considerations
"The American people will continue to expect us to win any
engagement, but they also expect us to be efficient in protecting
lives and resources while accomplishing the mission successfully.
Commanders will be expected to reduce the cost and adverse effects
of military operations, from environmental disruptions in training
to collateral damage in combat." “
Joint Vision 2010
Environmental considerations are the spectrum of environmental media,
resources, or programs that may impact on, or are affected by, the
planning and executing of military operations. Factors may include, but
are not limited to, environmental compliance, pollution prevention,
conservation, protection of historical and cultural sites, and protection of
flora and fauna (JP 3-34). Military environmental protection is the
application and integration of all aspects of environmental considerations
as they apply to the conduct of military operations. The purpose of this
chapter is to outline the environmental considerations as part of a
commander’s planning process and specific responsibilities of the engineer/
ENCOORD on the staff.
COMMANDERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

K-1. Commanders must be able to identify ways to protect the natural
environment while executing their missions by doing the following:
• Considering the natural and the physical environment in planning
and decision making in conjunction with other essential
considerations of national policy.
• Protecting both the natural and physical environment of the home
station and training areas as a means of retaining resources for
mission purposes.
• Complying with all federal, state, local, and HN environmental laws
and regulations.
• Using environmental risk-assessment and environmental
management principles to integrate environmental considerations
into mission performance.
• Instilling an environmental ethic in subordinates.
K-2. These actions identify environmental protection as an important
undertaking considered in mission planning and execution. The commander
will use the staff engineer as the key advisor on all environmental issues.
Working with other staff officers, the engineer determines the impact of the
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operation on the environment and integrates environmental considerations

into the decision-making process.
K-3. Commanders, engineers, and other staff officers should refer to FM 3-100.4
for specific guidance in applying appropriate environmental consideration
procedures during military operations.
ENVIRONMENTAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
COMBATANT COMMANDER AND SUBORDINATE JOINT FORCE COMMANDER

K-4. The combatant commander and subordinate JFC are responsible for
ensuring environmental compliance, within the confines of mission
accomplishment, with all domestic environmental laws and international
agreements that apply within the joint operations area. JFCs should
demonstrate proactive environmental leadership during all phases of joint
operations, instill an environmental ethic in subordinate commands, and
promote environmental awareness throughout the joint force. JFCs should
ensure that environmental considerations are an integral part in the planning
and decision-making processes. They should identify specific organizational
responsibilities and joint force environmental requirements. These
responsibilities should have clearly defined goals, strategies, and measures of
success.
COMBATANT COMMAND AND SUBORDINATE JOINT FORCE ENGINEER

K-5. The COCOM and subordinate joint force engineer are responsible for
providing guidance to the combatant commander and/or subordinate JFC on
environmental considerations in planning and executing joint operations. The
COCOM and subordinate joint force engineer and staff develop and assist
with implementing the policies, procedures, and practices of the
Environmental Considerations annex to an OPLAN and/or OPORD. See
CJCSI 3122.03A for additional information.
COMBATANT COMMAND AND SUBORDINATE JOINT FORCE STAFF JUDGE

ADVOCATE
K-6. The COCOM and subordinate joint force SJA advise the commander on
compliance with environmental laws, regulations, treaties, conventions,
OEBGDs, and SOFAs and their potential impact on operations. Specifically,
the COCOM and subordinate joint force SJA are responsible for legal support
in the development of the environmental considerations annex to an OPLAN
and/or OPORD to ensure that legal requirements related to environmental
considerations are incorporated, as appropriate. The joint force SJA—
• Assists other members of the joint force staff (J-4) and defense
agencies in negotiating transit agreements in advance of the actual
deployment, to permit the transit of regulated (hazardous) waste and
ensure they are disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
• Helps determine baseline environmental survey requirements and
processes civilian claims resulting from environmental damage.
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• Participates in the development of baseline environmental survey

exemptions.
COMBATANT COMMAND AND SUBORDINATE JOINT FORCE SURGEON

K-7. The COCOM and subordinate joint force surgeon are responsible for
health services support (preventive medicine and occupational health) to the
joint force. Priorities are on water and wastewater, including water
vulnerability assessment support, sanitation, waste disposal (hazardous and
infectious waste); health risk assessment (base-camp site selection);
environmental health sampling; and surveillance and vector control to protect
human health and welfare.
JOINT FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER

K-8. The joint force public affairs officer (PAO) coordinates with the
appropriate staff and commanders to plan and accomplish public relations
efforts in support of mission objectives. Special attention should be given to
potentially sensitive environmental issues associated with a joint operation.
In the US and its territories and possessions, various environmental laws
require public involvement. The joint force PAO will be a significant
participant in public outreach efforts. He should participate in developing
assigned responsibilities in environmental contingency plans.
JOINT FORCE LOGISTICS DIRECTORATE

K-9. The joint force J4 and staff, when augmented by engineer personnel, are
responsible for ensuring that waste and effluents from operations materiel
and service functions are appropriately controlled. The joint force J4 and
staff—
• Are responsible for all aspects of hazardous materials and regulated
(hazardous) waste management, to include minimizing the use,
storage, transportation, disposition, and redeployment of excess
materials.
• Should coordinate closely with the joint force SJA in negotiating
transit agreements and establishing procedures for the turn-in of
regulated (hazardous) waste for proper treatment and disposal.
JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BOARD

K-10. A JEMB may be established by the combatant commander or
subordinate JFC for a joint operation to integrate the environmental-
protection efforts of all participating components under a single authority,
ensuring unity of effort for environmental protection activities. The JEMB
should be chaired by the COCOM or subordinate joint force J4 or joint force
engineer and include representatives from each service component and joint
force staff representative, as necessary (legal, occupational health, preventive
medicine, safety, comptroller, planning, operations, and logistics). The JEMB
assists the JFC in establishing the joint force environmental policies,
practices, procedures, and priorities and in providing oversight of
environmental protection standards and compliance. Establishing a dedicated
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experts from other joint force staff members (legal and medical), may obviate
the need for a JEMB in smaller operations.
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NGOS

K-11. During operations, such as those involving responses to disasters or
support to civilian governmental agencies (cleanup of major oil or hazardous
substance spills), the JFC may have to work with other federal agencies or
NGOs to ensure successful completion of the operation. Where appropriate,
these representatives should be a part of the environmental planning process.
The JFC may also consider their participation as ad hoc members of the
JEMB.
ARMY FORCES COMMANDER AND STAFF

K-12. Similar to joint-level commanders and staffs, the ARFOR commander
and staff have inherent responsibilities within their areas of expertise that
require environmental actions. Whether developing the staff estimate,
protection levels, or EBS, environmental protection requires active
participation from each staff member. Environmental factors may affect or
influence a wide range of activities or require a significant expenditure of
resources. The unit staff integrates environmental considerations into the
planning and execution processes. Common staff duties provide the basis for
some environmental responsibilities, and FM 101-5 provides a basis for
others. While some of these responsibilities may depend on the command or
commander, all staffs undertake many of them. The commander will use the
staff engineer as an integrator of environmental considerations, which is
similar to the role of the G2/S2 in the IPB process.
SUBORDINATE COMMANDERS AND STAFFS

K-13. Unit commanders are responsible for complying with the applicable
environmental requirements established by the commander in the
environmental considerations appendix of the OPLAN and/or OPORD.
Subordinate commanders should keep the higher command staff informed of
c o n d i t i o n s t h a t m a y r e s u l t i n n on co m p l i a n ce o r t h e p o t e n ti a l f o r
noncompliance with this appendix. Unit SOPs at battalion and company
levels must incorporate specific responsibilities. Unit commanders should
appoint primary and alternate environmental compliance officers (ECOs) to
act as liaisons to higher command engineering and environmental staff and
communicate applicable issues to the commander and unit personnel in both
training and real-world operations.
ENGINEER COORDINATOR
K-14. The ENCOORD is the special staff officer for coordinating engineer
assets and operations for the command. As the senior engineer officer in the
force, he advises the commander on environmental issues, to include the
command environmental program. Working with other staff officers, the
ENCOORD determines the impact of operations on the environment and
integrates environmental considerations into the decision-making process. He
works with the G4 in performing site assessments for installations and
facilities. With the SJA, the ENCOORD advises the commander on the

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necessity for environmental assessments to meet HN or Executive Order (EO)

12114 requirements. He is also responsible for advising the G2 and S2 of
significant environmental factors and ensuring these impacts are integrated
into the IPB process. See FM 34-130 for more information. Additionally,
FM 101-5 directs that OPLANs, OPORDs, and CONPLANs contain an
appendix to address environmental considerations. Through coordination
with the unit staff, the ENCOORD prepares Appendix 2, Environmental
Considerations to Annex F, Engineer, for a joint order. See FM 3-100.4 for the
specific appendix format and content.
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL
K -1 5 . Environmental requirements can be divide d in to overseas
requirements and requirements applicable in the US and its territories and
possessions, although some US environmental requirements may have
extraterritorial application. For example, EO 12114 establishes requirements
for the conduct of environmental studies for activities conducted overseas,
somewhat similar to the environmental analysis requirements mandated by
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regarding operations
conducted within the US. The SJA should be consulted to determine
extraterritorial applicability. The activation and incorporation of
environmental management systems (EMSs) is critical for all DOD
organizations (see EO 13148) regardless of whether they operated in CONUS
or OCONUS. See FM 3-100.4 for a more focused discussion on environmental
requirements affecting Army operations.
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

K-16. All military operations within the US and its territories and
possessions are conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, or local
environmental laws and regulations. NEPA requires environmental planning
for major federal actions that have the potential for a significant
environmental impact. It requires that commanders make environmental
considerations an integral part of the mission-planning and decision-making
processes. NEPA mandates procedures for environmental planning but does
not mandate decisions. Other federal statutes, such as the Clean Water Act
(CWA); Clean Air Act (CAA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA); and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA), establish environmental requirements that may
impact joint operations. During MOOTW, all legal requirements imposed by
various jurisdictions during peacetime may still apply. In many cases, US
environmental laws allow for national security exemptions for specific
activities, but only upon action by the President.
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE BEYOND UNITED STATES TERRITORY

K-17. All operations beyond US territory are conducted according to
applicable international treaties, conventions, OEBGDs, SOFAs, final
governing standards (FGS), and other international agreements. In the
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a g r e e m e n t s , g e o g r a p h i c c o m b a t a n t c o m m a nd e r s a n d s u b o r d i n a t e
commanders should establish guidance in the OPLAN and/or OPORD that
protect force health, limit adverse public health impacts, consider US liability,
and remain consistent with mission goals.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING
THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

K-18. By considering environmental issues early during the planning process,
the commander may continue to achieve operational objectives while
minimizing the impact on human health and the environment. Failure to
consider the environmental impact of all activities may adversely affect the
operation. Potential effects include endangering personnel, delaying operation
commencement, limiting future use of exercise or HN areas, and creating an
adverse public opinion. Through early assessment of environmental
considerations, commanders may become aware of the potential
environmental effects or impacts of mission accomplishment while
alternatives to address mitigating actions still exist. By planning early, the
commander and staff must be aware of the environmental requirements and
able to plan more effectively and act to incorporate environmental
considerations. Furthermore, careful and visible attention to environmental
considerations in military operations can assist in shaping a positive image
both internationally and domestically.
K-19. Integrating environmental considerations into planning is very similar
to integrating safety and force protection issues. FM 3-100.4 discusses
environmental planning and focuses on how and where the Army integrates
environmental considerations into the MDMP. As part of the MDMP, risk
management is an effective process to minimize actions that may negatively
impact the environment and take appropriate steps to prevent or mitigate
damage.
ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

K-20. The staff should plan the operation to achieve the mission objectives
while minimizing the environmental effects and observing environmental
requirements. Although not all elements (See Figure K-1) are applicable to all
operations (some, such as the identification of alternatives to obtaining
objectives, are not required for OCONUS operations), they may prove helpful
during planning operations to—
• Identify the operational objectives and the activities that are proposed
to obtain these objectives, including the logistics requirements and the
identification of HAZMATs that may be used.
• Identify potential alternative means of obtaining the operational
objectives. These alternatives may include the use of new technologies
to minimize the impact on the environment.
• Identify the environmental requirements applicable to the operational
area.
• Identify adverse environmental health and environmental impacts
that may result from the operation.

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Elements of Environmental Planning
To plan properly for an operation, the staff should

consider the following:
Identification of Identification of the

operational objectives environmental requirements
and the activities that are that are applicable to the area
proposed to obtain these in which the operation will be
objectives accomplished
Identification of Identification of the

adverse environmental characteristics of the
health and environment potentially
environmental impacts affected
Identification of the
possible environmental
contingencies that may
occur during the operation
Figure K-1. Elements of Environmental Planning
• Establish formal relationships and coordinate with other disciplines

that have roles in environmental planning and operations (medical
and legal).
• Identify the environmental characteristics of the potentially affected
area.
• Identify possible environmental contingencies that may occur during
the operation, such as accidental spills.
• Determine how the environmental contingency would affect the
environment in the operational area and how it could be prevented or
mitigated should it occur.
• Determine the environmental and operational risk associated with the
operation. If risks are unacceptable, identify alternatives that
mitigate associated risks.
• Establish standardized identification (signage or markings) of off-
limits or high-risk areas.
• Negotiate applicable agreements to allow for the unimpeded transit of
HAZMAT or waste by military and contracted assets for
environmentally sound treatment or disposal.
• Determine contractor status, to include privileges and immunities in
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• Identify environmental resources and reach capabilities.
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

K-21. Commanders should consider environmental and force health
protection during each phase of an operation. In planning and conducting
military operations, regardless of geographic location, commanders should
give appropriate consideration to the following:
• Preexisting environmental conditions impacting site selection and
environmental health vulnerabilities, as well as potential US
liabilities associated with the operation.
• Air emissions.
• HAZMAT, including pesticides.
• Hazardous waste. Appropriate disposition could include recovery,
treatment, or disposal within the operational area or, where
necessary, transportation to another location for these purposes.
• Oil and hazardous substance spill prevention, control and response
training.
• Medical and infectious waste.
• Solid waste.
• Water and wastewater, to include sanitary wastewater.
• Natural resources, to include endangered or threatened species and
marine mammals.
• Historic and cultural resources.
• Noise abatement.
• Resource and energy conservation through pollution prevention
practices.
• Camp closure and site cleanup before redeployment.
• Incident reporting and documenting of cleanup actions.
• The transportation of excess material and equipment from the tactical
area in an environmentally sound manner.
• Ensuring that contractors and their vehicles have unhindered transit
across international borders.
RISK MANAGEMENT
K-22. FM 101-5 describes risk management as the process of detecting,
assessing and controlling risk arising from operational factors and balancing
risk with mission benefits. Risk management is an integral part of the MDMP.
FM 100.14 outlines the risk management process and provides the framework
for making risk management a routine part of planning, preparing, and
executing operational missions and everyday tasks. FM 3-100.4 further clarifies
the elements of risk when focused on environmental considerations. Assessing
environmental-related risks is part of the total risk management process.
Knowledge of environmental factors is key to planning and decision-making.
With this knowledge, leaders quantify risks, detect problem areas, reduce risk
of injury or death, reduce property damage, and ensure compliance with
environmental laws and regulations. Unit leaders should conduct risk
assessments before conducting any training, operations, or logistical
activities.

Appendix L
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Organizations and Functions

The mission of EOD is to eliminate or reduce chemical, biological,
radiological, nuclear, and CBRNE hazards and protect the commander's
combat power. UXO limits battlefield mobility, denies the use of critical
assets, and threatens to injure or kill soldiers at levels unprecedented in
past wars. UXOs, to include improved conventional munitions (ICM) and
IED, have greater emphasis now and in the future because of the potential
of significantly reducing the commander's combat power. The continuing
development of foreign and US smart and brilliant munitions that
disperse hundreds of submunitions and area denial ordnance has lead to
the proliferation of UXOs on the battlefield. These munitions are available
for a range of weapon systems, including artillery, ballistic and cruise
missiles, rockets, and bombs.
INTRODUCTION TO EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL

L-1. The EOD force is prepared to deal with the increased quantity, quality,
and lethality of UXOs. Sophisticated fuzing and sensors systems developed for
the 21st century have the capability to detect, identify, and select specific
targets using infrared, proximity, magnetic influence, acoustic, and seismic
technologies. Attempts to approach and perform a render-safe procedure
(RSP) on these munitions by the traditional 20th century methods will cause
detonation of the devices. This is because of their wide kill radius 750 feet
(greater than 750 feet [250 meters]) added to the hazards of their
antidisturbance, antiremoval, antilift, random-delay, and self-destruct
features. UXOs also present access problems from—
• Toxic chemicals from rocket motors and guidance systems.
• Ordnance exposed to fire, especially newer ordnance made of
lightweight metals and plastics.
• The location. Destroyed vehicles and aircraft have unique dangers like
depleted uranium (DU) and carbon fiber.
• Confined space, bunkers, caves and tunnels.
L-2. EOD missions include—
• Responding to counter terrorism, WMD, and UXO incidents on the
sea, in the air, and on land.
• Supporting the United States Secret Service (USSS), DOS,
Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Energy (DOE), and
FEMA.
• Advising and assisting civil authorities in the remediation of military
ordnance that poses a threat to public safety.
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• Providing education on the hazards of UXO.

• Examining, identifying, and reporting new and unusual explosive
ordnance for technical intelligence purposes.
• Supporting nuclear and chemical weapons shipments.
• Conducting a range sweep by disposing of UXOs on impact areas.
• Destroying ammunition and routine ammunition stocks and
conducting emergency destruction of ammunition to prevent capture
by the enemy (including sensitive site exploitation).
• Responding to increased lethality of UXOs, IEDs, and WMD.
• Removing rounds stuck in artillery tubes and other large-caliber
weapons.
• Advising and assisting in the instruction of UXOs for humanitarian
demining missions.
• Clearing enemy UXOs and booby traps from a captured ASP, airfield,
air defense battery, command post, or other key objectives.
• Clearing US dropped UXOs from enemy targets—ASP, airfield, air
defense battery, and CP, or other key objectives that have been
captured by US forces.
• Responding to an enemy sapper attack clearing satchel charges from
targets—aircraft, vehicles, stacks of ammunition, and dead sappers or
suicide bombers.
• Responding to terrorist attacks against US facilities with car or truck
bombs—American embassies, consulates, and military barracks.
• Retrieving casualties from a minefield and evacuating survivors to
medical facilities while assisting graves registration with fatalities.
• Clearing enemy aircraft, armor, artillery, and other materiel
identified as having significant intelligence value of booby traps and
hazardous ordnance.
• Collecting war souvenirs from departing US forces.
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE ORGANIZATION
GROUP HEADQUARTERS
L-3. The EOD group commander serves as the ASCC, G3, and theater EOD
special staff officer. The EOD group provides C2 of all Army EOD assets and
operations in theater. When directed by the JFC, the EOD group commander
becomes the commander of the joint EOD TF and coordinates all EOD assets
within theater.
L-4. The EOD group provides C2, mission tasking, theater EOD planning,
technical intelligence acquisition and management, and limited
administrative and logistics support for two to six EOD battalions. In
operations without a fully deployed theater or EOD group a C2 element of an
EOD group, will deploy to provide C2 and staff planning for deployed EOD
battalions.
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BATTALION HEADQUARTERS
L-5. The EOD battalion exercises C2 for three to seven EOD companies in the
AO. The commander of the EOD battalion is the EOD officer for the corps. He
monitors operations and develops plans to meet the needs of the combatant
commander, providing an LO team, as required.
L-6. The EOD battalion provides C2, mission tasking, EOD planning,
technical intelligence acquisition and management, and limited
administrative and logistics support for up to seven EOD companies.
COMPANY
L-7. The EOD company exercises C2 for two EOD response sections. The
primary function of the EOD company is to provide support as directed by the
EOD battalion; it does this in a variety of ways. An EOD company provides GS
support to assigned AORs and all units within it. Dependent upon METT-TC
considerations, this may require the company to perform split-based
operations to fully support mission requirements. An EOD company is tasked-
organized by the EOD battalion commander and is typically attached to a
separate organization for administrative and logistical support. The EOD
company commander may further task-organize EOD teams to division or
BCT's areas to conduct EOD operations in support of maneuver elements. The
commander of an EOD company exercises C2 of the company throughout his
assigned AOR, to include split-based operations and fragmented team
operations. He must also coordinate and conduct liaison functions with
various supported and supporting units, to include civil and HN authorities
and other agencies.
L-8. The EOD company provides the ability to eliminate or reduce the
hazards of domestic and/or foreign conventional, NBC munitions, and IEDs
that threaten personnel, military operations, facilities, and materiel. The
EOD company exploits technical intelligence by submitting reports on first-
seen ordnance. It provides support to the USSS to protect the President, Vice
President, and others, as directed. It also provides support to the FBI and the
DOE about CT with emphasis on IEDs.
ENGINEER AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE CONSIDERATIONS

L-9. Army engineers and ordnance (EOD) units have a unique relationship
compared to other armies and services around the world. Several allied
countries (the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Australia) teach EOD
skills in addition to combat engineer training; we do not. Army engineers and
ordnance are two distinct branches and organizations. The role of each
function is unique but similar, and this necessitates close coordination when
operating in today's operational environment. Engineers are responsible for
assuring the mobility of combat forces. The Army's combat engineers
approach mine detection and neutralization using three strategies—metal
detection, explosive neutralization, and mechanical neutralization. Detection
technologies focus on identifying the metal content of mines. Explosive
neutralization applies systems such as MICLICs to detonate the mines. The
mechanical neutralization applies plows and rollers to push the mines aside or
detonate them by pressure. All of these means require the use of intelligence
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sources and reconnaissance to detect mines and use the appropriate

combination of explosive or mechanized means to neutralize and breach
conventional minefields. Explosive and mechanized neutralization strategies
may not be appropriate in all operations, such as in urban areas. EOD personnel
can task-organize directly to a maneuver unit to render safe or neutralize booby
traps, UXOs, and IEDs. (Booby traps have increased in sophistication in recent
years and may include electronic circuitry—light sensors, motion sensors, and
command detonation.) See FM 3-100.38 (100-38) and FM 13-8 for additional
multiservice considerations and UXO procedures.
L-10. The engineer commander and/or staff engineer should consider the
following when working with EOD units:
• Ensure that you know the EOD LO and work together in the planning
process.
• Exchange information on the mines, booby traps, UXOs, and IEDs.
• Work with the S2 and G2 to identify the types of booby traps expected.
• Include the EOD in the planning process and request EOD
intelligence of the region.
• Establish and operate a training scenario to teach mine awareness
and the most current procedures.
• Use combat engineers to detect, mark, record, and report booby traps.
• Know that EOD is task-organized to evaluate and render safe booby
traps, IEDs, and UXOs.
• Know that combat engineers can remove standard structural
demolitions that are not booby-trapped.
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Glossary
The glossary lists acronyms/abbreviations and terms with Army or joint
definitions, and other selected terms. Where Army and joint definitions are
different, (Army) follows the term. Terms or acronyms for which FM 3-34 is
the proponent manual (the authority) are marked with an asterisk (*).
1SG first sergeant

A2C2 Army airspace command and control
A&O assault and obstacle
AA assembly area
AA TOE numbering system variation for a firefighting headquarters
AAP Allied administrative publication
AAV assault amphibious vehicle
AB TOE numbering system variation for a firefighting team
ABCA American, British, Canadian, and Australia
ABCS Army Battle Command System
ABE assistant brigade engineer
ABO air base operability
ABN airborne
AC Active Component
ACB amphibious construction battalion
ACE assistant corps engineer
ACofS assistant chief of staff
ACR armored cavalry regiment
AD air defense
ADCOM administrative command
ACS assistant chief of staff
ADA air defense artillery
ADC area damage control
ADCON administrative control
ADE assistant division engineer
ADP automatic data processing
AECA Arms Export Control Act
AEF aerospace expeditionary force
AFB assault float bridge
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AFCAP Air Force Contract Augmentation Program

AFCESA Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency
AFDC Air Force Doctrine Center
AFDD Air Force doctrine document
AFFOR Air Force forces
AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command; Air Force special
operations component
AGS aviation ground support
AIGIS Army imagery and geospatial information systems
AISI automated integrated survey instrument
AJP allied joint publication
AL Alabama
ALSA Air Land Sea Application (Center)
alt alternate
ALSS advanced logistics support site
AMC Army Materiel Command
AMOPES Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution
System
AO area of operations
AOI area of interest
AOR area of responsibility
AP antipersonnel
APC armored personnel carrier
APLA antipersonnel land mine alternatives
APOD aerial port of debarkation
APOE aerial port of embarkation
AR Army regulation
ARC American Red Cross
ARCENT Army Forces Central Command
ARFOR Army forces
ARNG Army National Guard
ARSOF Army Special Operations Forces
ART Army tactical task
ASAS All-Source Analysis System
ASAS-RWS All Source Analysis System—Remote Workstation
ASCC Army service component commander (FM 101-5-1)
ASG area support group
ASL authorized stockage list
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ASP ammunition supply (or storage) point

ASR alternate supply route
assault breach A breach tactic used by small unit (company, teams, and
platoons) to penetrate an enemy's protective obstacles and seize
a foothold within his defense; it is normally a very decentralized
operation with SOSRA actions synchronized at the platoon and
company level. (FM 3-34.2)
*assured mobility Actions that give the force commander the ability to maneuver
where and when he desires without interruption or delay to
achieve the mission. (FM 3-34)
*assured mobility There are four imperatives: (1) Develop a mobility COP:—
imperatives leverage information dominance by using geospatial tools to
combine terrain data, and an integrated R&S to gain/attain a
level of understanding from friendly and enemy perspectives; (2)
select, establish, and maintain operating areas—gain ownership
of friendly and identification of enemy; EAs and TAIs, operating
areas, and the mobility corridors that are the LOCS connecting
those areas; (3) attack the enemy's ability to influence operating
areas—proactively allocate combat power and sensors to secure
our ability to maneuver) operating areas, LOCs, TAIs and EAs)
and or attack the enemy's operating areas and or maneuver to
prevent his ability to influence our maneuver; (4) maintain
mobility and momentum—synchronize all the BOSs capabilities
to protect and sustain our established ability to maneuver when
and where we wish, enabling us to maintain pressure and
lethality upon the enemy for legacy, interim and future
organizations. (FM 3-34)
*assured mobility Predict, detect, prevent, avoid, neutralize and protect—these
(fundamentals) fundamentals support the assured mobility imperatives.
(FM 3-34)
ASL authorized stock list
AT antitank
AUTL Army universal task list—a comprehensive listing of Army
tactical-level task, missions, and operations; the AUTL
complements CJCSM 3500.04B by providing tactical-level Army-
specific tasks. (FM 7-15)
AVLB armored vehicle-launched bridge
AWE Army warfighting experiment
bare base (Joint) A base having minimum essential facilities to house,
sustain, and support operations to include, if required, a
stabilized runway, taxiways, and aircraft parking areas. A bare
base must have a source of water that can be made potable.
Other requirements to operate under bare base conditions form a
necessary part of the force package deployed to the bare base.
(JP 3-05.3/JP 1-02)
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barrier A coordinated series of obstacles designed or employed to

channel, direct, restrict, delay, or stop the movement of an
opposing force and to impose additional losses in personnel, time,
and equipment on the opposing force; barriers can exist
naturally, be man-made, or a combination of both.
(JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
barrier, obstacle and (joint)—A comprehensive, coordinated plan that includes
mine warfare plan responsibilities; general location of unspecified and specific
barriers, obstacles, and minefields; special instructions;
limitations; coordination; and completion times; the plan may
designate locations of obstacle zones or belts. It is normally
prepared as an annex to a campaign plan, OPLAN, or OPORD.
(JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
base development (joint)—Acquisition, development, expansion, improvement, and
(less force beddown) construction, and/or replacement of the facilities and resources of
an area or location to support forces employed in military
operations or deployed according to the strategic plans.
(JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
baseline (joint)—Multidisciplinary site survey conducted before or in the
environmental survey initial stage of a joint operational deployment; the survey
documents existing deployment-area environmental conditions
determines the potential for present and past site contamination
(hazardous substances, petroleum products, and derivatives) and
identifies potential vulnerabilities (to include occupational and
environmental he alth risks) . Surveys accomplished in
conjunction with joint operational deployments that do not
involve training or exercises (contingency operations) should be
completed to the extent practicable consistent with operational
requirements. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
BASOPS base operations
battlespace (Joint)—The environment, factors, and conditions that must be
understood to successfully apply combat power, protect the force,
or complete the mission. Included is the air, land, sea, space,
enemy and friendly forces, facilities, weather, terrain,
electromagnetic spectrum, and the information environment
within the operation areas and AOIs. (JP 1-02)
BB bare base—(joint)—A base having minimum essential facilities
to house, sustain, and support operations to include, if required,
a stabilized runway, taxiways, and aircraft parking areas. A BB
must have a source of water that can be made potable. Other
requirements to operate under BB conditions form a necessary
part of the force package deployed to the BB. (JP 3-05.3/JP 1-02)
BCAT base camp assistance/assessment team
BCCA Base Camp Coordination Agency
BCOC Base Cluster Operations Center (FM 3-90)
BCT brigade combat team
BDA battle damage assessment
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BDOC Base Defense Operations Center

*BDT base development team—Nondeployable team that can quickly
provide base development engineering and planning and
facilities design for staging bases, base camps, FOBs, displaced
persons camps, and any similar requirement. (FM 3-34)
BDP base development plan
BDR battle damage repair
BEEF base engineer emergency force
BEFV Bradley engineer fighting vehicle
BFT battle-focused training
BFV Bradley fighting vehicle
BOM bill of materials
BOS battlefield operating system—The physical means (soldiers,
organizations, and equipment) that tactical commanders use to
execute operations and accomplish missions assigned by superior
tactical- and operational-level commanders. The seven BOS are
(1) intelligence system—the activity to generate knowledge of
and products portraying the enemy and the environmental
features required by a command planning, preparing, executing,
and assessing operations; (2) maneuver system—the movement
of forces to achieve a position of advantage with respect to enemy
forces. This system includes employing forces in combination
with direct fire or fire potential. It also includes the conduct of
tactical tasks associated with force protection; (3) fire support
system—collective and coordinated use of target-acquisition;
data, indirect-fire weapons, fixed-wing aircraft, offensive
information operations, and other lethal and nonlethal means
against targets located throughout an AO; (4) air defense
system—employment of all active measures to nullify or reduce
the effectiveness of attack by hostile aircraft and missiles after
they are airborne; (5) M/CM/S system—mobility operations
preserve the freedom of maneuver of friendly forces,
countermobility operations deny mobility to enemy forces, and
survivability operations protect friendly forces from the effects of
enemy weapon systems; (6) CSS system—the support and
services provided to sustain forces during war and MOOTW; (7)
C2 system—all collective tasks associated with supporting the
exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated
commander over assigned and available forces in the
accomplishment of the mission. (FM 7-15)
breach A tactical mission task in which the unit employs all available
means to break through or secure a passage through an enemy
defense, obstacle, minefield, or fortification. (FM 3-90)
breach area Area that is established and fully defined by the higher HQ of
the unit conducting breaching operations; it is the area where a
breaching operation occurs. (FM 3-34.2)
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breach force A combined-arms force that is task-organized with the maneuver

and engineer forces necessary to reduce obstacles and create
lanes through an obstacle to pass initial assault forces through
the lanes. (FM 3-34.2)
breaching Suppress, obscure, secure, reduce and assault (SOSRA) are the
fundamentals breaching fundamentals that must be applied when breaching
against a defending enemy. These fundamentals will always
apply, but they may vary based on the specific battlespace
situation. (METT-TC) (FM 3-34.2)
breaching operations Operations conducted to allow maneuver despite the presence of
obstacles; breaching is a synchronized combined-arms operation
under the control of the maneuver commander. Breaching
operations begin when friendly forces detect an obstacle and
begin to apply the breaching fundamentals, and they end when
battle handover has occurred between follow-on forces and a unit
conducting the breaching operation. (FM 3-34.2)
breach tenets Intelligence, breach organization, breach fundamentals, mass,
and synchronization. (FM 3-34.2)
BTRA battlefield terrain reasoning and awareness
C2 command and control
C2PC command and control personal computer
C3 command, control, and communications
C4ISR command, control, communications, computers, intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
C&S command and support
CA civil affairs
CAA Clean Air Act
CALL Center for Army Lessons Learned
camouflage (joint)—Use of natural or artificial material on personnel,
objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing,
misleading, or evading the enemy. (JP 1-02/FM 20-3)
CAO chief administrative officer
CAP crisis action plan(ning)
CBMU construction battalion maintenance unit
CBRNE chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield
explosive
CBRNE-CM chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield
explosives consequence management
CBT combating terrorism
cbt combat
CBU construction battalion unit
CCA contract construction agent
CCD camouflage, concealment, and deception
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CCIR commander's critical information requirements

CDMP combat decision making process
cdr commander
CEB combat engineer battalion
*CELL Center for Engineer Lessons Learned
CENTCOM Central Command
CERL Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
CESE civilian engineer support equipment
CESP civil engineering support plan—(joint)—An appendix to the
logistics annex or separate annex of an OPLAN that identifies
the minimum essential engineering services and construction
requirements required to support the commitment of military
forces. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
CESPG civil engineering support plan group; civil engineering support
planning generator
CG commanding general
cgo cargo
civil augmentation (joint)—Sanding, long-term contracts designed to augment
program service logistic capabilities with contract support in both
preplanned and short notice contingencies; examples include US
Army LOGCAP, US Air Force contract augmentation program,
and US Navy Construction Capabilities Contract. (JP 4-07)
civil engineering (joint)—Those CS and CSS activities that identify, design,
construct, lease, or provide facilities and which operate,
maintain, and perform war damage repair and other engineering
functions in support of military operations. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
CJCS Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff
CJCSI Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Instruction
CJCSM Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manual
CJTF commander, joint task force
*clear (1) The total elimination or neutralization of an obstacle that is
usually performed by follow-on engineers and is not done under
fire (FM 3-34/FM 101-5-1); (2) A tactical mission task that
requires the commander to remove all enemy forces and
eliminate organized resistance in an assigned area. (FM 3-90/
FM 101-5-1)
clearing operation (joint)—Operation designed to clear or neutralize all mines and
obstacles from a route or area. (FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-15/
JP 1-02)
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CM consequence management—(joint)—Those measures taken to

protect public health and safety, restore essential government
services, and provide emergency relief to governments,
businesses, and individuals affected by the consequences of an
NBC and/or high-yield explosive situation; for domestic
consequence management, the primary authority rest with the
States to respond and the Federal Government to provide
assistance as required. (JP 3-0/JP 1-02)
cmd command
CMO civil-military operations
CMOC civil-military operations center
co company
COA course of action
COB collocated operating base
COCOM combatant command
COE contemporary operational environment—(joint)—Automation
services that support the development of the common reusable
software modules which enable interoperability across multiple
CS application; includes segmentation of common software
modules from existing applications, integration of commercial
products, development of a common architecture, and
development of common tools for application developers.
(JP 1-02)
*combat engineering (joint)—Those engineering task that assist the tactical and/or
operational commander to "shape" the battlespace by enhancing
mobility, creating the space or time necessary to generate mass
and speed while protecting the force, and denying mobility and
key terrain to the enemy; these tasks include breaching, bridging
and emplacement of obstacles to deny mobility to the enemy.
(JP 3-34/JP 1-02); one of the engineer battlespace functions that
includes mobility, countermobility and survivability. (FM 3-34)
combat support (NATO)—An Allied term that encompasses those military
engineering engineer tasks associated with direct support to current or
imminent operations. It is conducted by the military engineers of
any service or component to support land, air, maritime, and
information operations. With the emphasis on speed of
execution, it frequently relies on prefabricated equipment
solutions, may involve a degree of improvisation and is likely to
fulfill a short-term tactical requirement. It is closely aligned with
the Engineer Battlespace function of Combat Engineering.
(AJP 3.12)
comdt commandant
commo communications
COMMZ communications zone
COMPT comptroller
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COMSEC communications-security
CON construction
CONCAP construction capabilities contract (Navy)
CONPLAN concept or contingency plan
contingency (joint)—An organization that may be formed by the combatant
engineering commander, or subordinate joint force commander, to augment
management the engineering expertise to support both deliberate and crisis
organization action planning and to provide construction management in
contingency and wartime operations; the combatant commander
may form a theater contingency engineering management cell,
and similar organizations may be formed at subordinated levels
of command (RCEM cell and/or JTFCEM cell). These
organizations should be staffed with expertise in combat
engineering, general engineering and topographic (geospatial)
engineering. (JP 3-34)
const construction
CONUS continental United States
COP common operational picture—(joint)—An operational picture
tailored to the user's requirements, based on common data and
information shared by more that one command. (JP 3-0/JP 1-02)
COR contracting officer's representative
COS chief of staff
COSCOM corps support command
countermine (NATO, joint)—To explode the main charge in a mine by the
shock of a nearby explosion of another mine or independent
explosive charge; the explosion of the main charge may be caused
either by sympathetic detonation or through the explosive train
and/or firing mechanism of the mine. (JP 1-02); (Army)—the
actions taken to detect, bypass, breach, mark, report, record, and
eliminate enemy mines or minefields. (FM 20-32)
countermine (joint)—In land warfare, an operation to reduce or eliminate the
operations effects of mines or minefields. (JP 1-02) See CJCSI 3207.01.
countermining (joint)—(1) Land mine warfare—tactics and techniques used to
detect, avoid, breach, and/or neutralize enemy mines and the use
of available resources to deny the enemy the opportunity to
employ mines; (2) naval mine warfare—the detonation of mines
by nearby explosions, either accidental or deliberate. (JP 1-02)
*countermobility A component of combat engineering and one of the five engineer
battlespace functions. It augments natural terrain with obstacle
systems according to the commander's concept. This adds depth
to the battle in space and time by attacking the enemy's ability
to maneuver his forces. (FM 3-34/FM 101-5-1)
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*countermobility (joint)—The construction of obstacles and emplacement of

operations minefields to delay, disrupt, and destroy the enemy by
reinforcement of the terrain; the primary purpose of
countermobility operations is to slow or divert the enemy, to
increase time for target acquisition, and to increase weapons
effectiveness. (FM 3-34/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-34/JP 1-02)
covert breach A breach tactic used when the force must reduce lanes through
enemy tactical or protective obstacles undetected; in the covert
breach, suppression from the support force is a be-prepared task
upon detection of the breach force, or an on-order once the breach
is completed and the assault is initiated. (FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1)
CP command post
CPW Center for Public Works
CRREL Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
*CREST contingency real estate support team (FM 3-34)
CS civil support—DOD support to US civil authorities for domestic
emergencies and for designated law enforcement and other
activities (FM 3-07/JP 3-07.7); combat support.
CSA Chief of Staff, United States Army
CSE combat support equipment
CSS combat service support
CSR controlled supply rate
CSS-BOS The support and service provided to sustain forces during war
and MOOTW; contains the subordinate Army Task (ART) of
Provide General Engineering Support. (FM 7-15)
CSSE combat service support element—(joint)—Those elements whose
primary missions are to provide service support to combat forces
and which are a part, or prepared to become a part, of a theater,
command, or task force formed for combat operations; the core
element of a MAGTF that is task-organized to provide the CSS
necessary to accomplish the MAGTF mission. The CSSE varies
in size from a small detachment to one or more force service
support groups. It provides supply, maintenance, transportation,
general engineering, health services, and a variety of other
services to the MAGTF. The CSSE itself is not a formal
command. (FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
CT counterterrorism
CTC Combat Training Center
CTIS Combat Terrain Information System
CUL common-user logistics
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cultural resource Monuments, nationally identifiable or distinctive buildings and

structures, archives and libraries, ancient artifacts and
structures, archaeologically important sites, historically import
sites or structures, mosques, cathedrals, temples, other churches
or sacred structures, sacred sites or areas, museums, and works
of art. (FM 101-5-1)
CWA Clean Water Act
CWD civil works directorate
CZ combat zone
DA Department of the Army
datum (NATO, Joint)—Any numerical or geometrical quantity or set of
such quantities which may serve as reference or base for other
quantities. Where the concept is geometric, the plural form is
"datums" in contrast to the normal plural "data". (JP 1-02)
datum (geodetic) (joint)—(1) A reference surface consisting of five quantities: the
latitude and longitude of an initial point, the azimuth of a line
from that point, and the parameters of the reference ellipsoid; (2)
the mathematical model of the earth used to calculate the
coordinates on any map; different nations use different datums
for printing coordinates on their maps. The datum is usually
referenced in the marginal information of each map. (JP 1-02)
DCD directorate of combat developments
DCMA Defense Contract Management Agency
DCSENG Deputy Chief of Staff for Engineering
DCSINT deputy chief of staff for intelligence
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
defensive minefield (joint)—In land mine warfare, a minefield laid in accordance
with an established plan to prevent a penetration between
positions and to strengthen the defense of the positions
themselves. (JP 1-02)
delegation of (joint)—Action by which a commander assigns part of his
authority authority commensurate with the assigned task to a subordinate
commander; while ultimate responsibility cannot be
relinquished, delegation of authority carries with it the
imposition of a measure of responsibility; the extent of the
authority delegated must be clearly stated. (JP 1-02)
deliberate breaching (NATO, joint)—Creation of a lane through a minefield or a clear
route through a barrier or fortification, which is systematically
planned and carried out. (FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02) (At the
tactical level, simply referred to as a breach.) (FM 3-34.2)
deliberate crossing (NATO, joint)—Crossing of an inland water obstacle that
requires extensive planning and detailed preparations.
(FM 90-13/FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
*demining Activities to remove the hazard of all mines and other
unexploded explosive munitions for a defined area. (FM 3-34)
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demolition belt (joint)—A selected land area sown with explosive charges, mines,
and other available obstacles to deny use of the land to enemy
operations, and as a protection to friendly troops; there are two
types of demolition belts: (1) primary continuous series of
obstacles across the whole front, selected by the division or
higher commander. The preparation of such a belt is normally a
priority engineer task. (2) subsidiary—a supplement to the
primary belt to give depth in front or behind, or to protect the
flanks. (JP 1-02)
DHHS Department of Health and Human Services
directed obstacle An obstacle directed by a higher commander as a specified task
to a subordinate unit. (FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1)
*directed target A target directed by the responsible commander to be prepared for
demolition or destroyed to support his intent. (FM 3-34/FM 101-5-1)
DISCOM Division Support Command
div division
DIVENG division engineer
DLA Defense Logistics Agency
DLEA Drug Law Enforcement Agency
DMA Defense Mapping Agency
DMC distribution management center
doctrine Fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements
thereof guide their actions in support of national objectives;
authoritative but requires judgment in application. (FM 3-0/
FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
DOD Department of Defense
DOD construction (joint)—USAES, NAVFACENGCOM, or other such approved
agent DOD activity that is assigned design or execution
responsibilities associated with military construction programs,
facilities support, or civil engineering support to the combatant
commanders in contingency operations. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02)
DODD Department of Defense directive
DODI Department of Defense instruction
DOE Department of Energy
DOJ Department of Justice
DOMS Directorate of Military Support
DON Department of the Navy
DOS Department of State
DOT Department of Transportation
DOTMLPF doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership and
education, personnel, and facilities
DPG defense planning guidance
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DPPDB digital point-positioning database

DPW Directorate of public works
DS direct support
DSES division staff engineer section
dsgn design
DSO domestic support operations
DST decision support template
DTED Digital Terrain Elevation Data
DTG date-time group
DTSS digital topographic support system
DTSS-B digital topographic support system-base
DTSS-D digital topographic support system-deployable
DTSS-H digital topographic support system-heavy
DTSS-L digital topographic support system-light
DU depleted uranium
EA engagement area
EAB echelons above brigade
EAC echelons above corps
EAD echelons above division
EBA engineer battlefield assessment
EBS environmental baseline survey
ECO environmental compliance officer
ECOA enemy course of action
ECR Environmental conditions report concise summary of
environmental conditions at a base camp site, based on the
environmental baseline survey, supported by maps and backup
documents, prepared by base camp commanders for each base
camp; the ECR documents conditions at the site it claims or
other legal challenges arise against the government.
(FM 3-100.4)
EEFI essential elements of friendly information
EEM early entry module
EFA engineering field activity
EFD engineering field division
ELCAS elevated causeways system
EMS Environmental Management System
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*EMST essential mobility/survivability task—Specified or implied BOS-

specific tasks that are critical to mission success; although
ultimately executed by a combined-arms element, the staff
(typically MANSPT elements such as engineer, chemical, MP,
EOD) identifies the EMSTs. A fully developed EMST has four
components including effect (the qualitative or qualitative
impact desired by the higher commander on the friendly or
adversary caused by the completion of the task); purpose (the
desired or intended result of the task stated in terms relating to
the purpose of the supported unit); tasks (one or more clearly
defined and measurable tasks accomplished by individuals or
organizations required to achieve the desired effects); and
method (how the task and purpose will be achieved, described by
a quantifiable use of assets or capabilities and communicates
their priority). (FM 3-34)
ENCOM engineer command
*ENCOORD engineer coordinator—Special staff officer who coordinates
engineer assets and operations for the command, usually the
senior engineer officer in the force. (FM 6-0 and FM 3-34)
enabling mine/ (joint)—Countermeasures designed to counter mines once they
countermeasures have been laid. This includes both passive and active mine
countermeasures. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
*engineer battlespace The three battlespace functions include combat (M/CM/S
functions grouped under combat engineering), geospatial and general
engineering. (FM 3-34)
*Engineer Regiment All AC and RC engineer organizations (as well as the DOD
civilians and affiliated contractors and agencies within the
civilian community) with a diverse range of capabilities that are
all focused toward supporting the Army and its warfighting
mission. (FM 3-34)
engr engineer
ENSIT enemy situation
environmental area of An assessment or study done on an area of interest (a property)
interest to define the environmental state or condition of that property
prior to use by US forces; survey is used to determine the
environmental impact of property use by US forces and the level
of environmental restoration needed before returning the
property upon US departure. (FM 3-100.4)
environmental base An assessment or study done on an area of interest (a property)
line survey in order to define the environmental state or condition of that
property prior to use by US forces. Used to determine the
environmental impact of property use by US forces, and the level
of environmental restoration needed prior to returning the
property upon US departure. (FM 3-100.4)
environmental The unconditional obeying of international, foreign nation,
compliance federal, state and local environmental rules, regulation and
guidelines that affect current operations. (FM 3-100.4)
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environmental (joint)—The spectrum of environmental media, resources or

considerations programs that may impact on, or are affected by, the planning
and execution of military operations; factors may include, but are
not limited to, environmental compliance, pollution prevention,
conservation, protection of historical and cultural sites and
protection of flora and fauna. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02)
environmental hazard All activities that may pollute, create negative noise related
effects, degrade archaeological/cultural resources, or negatively
affect threatened or endangered species habitats; also included
are environmental health-related hazards. (FM 3-100.4)
environmental The application of human ingenuity and resources, through the
protection d i s c i p l i n e s o f s c i e n ce a n d e n g i n e e r i n g , a s r e q u ir e d b y
environmental protection laws, regulations, and policies to
protect the natural environment. (FM 3-100.4)
environmental The varying level of environmental protection that can
protection level reasonably be afforded at any particular time during warfare of
battlefield conditions, given the absolute requirement that such
a diversion of resources away from the mission at hand does not
adversely affect that mission, or any friendly personnel, or
indigenous or refugee populations. (FM 3-100.4)
environmental The systematic observation and recording of site or area data
reconnaissance collected by visual or physical means, dealing specifically with
environmental conditions as they exist, and identifying areas
that are environmentally sensitive or of relative environmental
concern, for information and decision-making purposes.
(FM 3-100.4/FM 101-5-1)
environmental (joint)—Various combinations of scientific, technical and
services advisory activities (including modification processes, that is, the
influence of man-made and natural factors) required to acquire,
produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future
states of space, atmospheric, oceanographic, and terrestrial
surrounding for use in military planning and decisionmaking
processes, or to modify those surroundings to enhance military
operations. (JP 1-02)
environmental (joint)—The integration and application of environmental values
stewardship into the military mission to sustain readiness, improve quality of
life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural
resources. (JP 1-02)
ENVST environmental support team
EO executive order
EOD Explosive ordnance disposal(Joint)detection, identification, on-
site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of
UXO; may also include explosive ordnance which has become
hazardous by damage or deterioration. (FM 3-100.38/FM 101-5-1/
JP 1-02)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
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EPW enemy prisoner of war

equip equipment
ERC exercise related construction
ERDC Engineer Research and Development Center
*ERP Engineer regulating point checkpoint to ensure that vehicles do
not exceed the capacity of the crossing means and to give drivers
final instructions on site-specific procedures and information,
such as speed and vehicle interval. (FM 90-13)
ERT engineer reconnaissance team
ESB engineer support battalion
ESF emergency support function
ESP engineer supply points
ESV engineer squad vehicle
EUCOM European Command
EUSA Eighth United States Army
EW electronic warfare
*EWL Engineer work line coordinated boundary or phase line used to
compartmentalize an operational area to indicate where specific
engineer units have primary responsibility for the engineer
effort; it may be used at division level to discriminate between a
sector supported by division engineer assets and a sector
supported by DS or GS corps engineer units. (FM 3-34)
executive agent (joint)—Term used to indicate a delegation of authority by the
SECDEF to a subordinate to act on the Secretary's behalf; an
agreement between equals does not create an executive agent.
For example, a service cannot become a DOD executive agent for
a particular matter with simply the agreement of the other
services; such authority must be delegated by the SECDEF.
Designation as executive agent, in and of itself, confers no
authority. The exact nature and scope of the authority delegated
must be stated in the document designating the executive agent.
An executive agent may be limited to providing only
administration and support or coordinating common functions,
or it may be delegated authority, direction, and control over
specified resources for specified purposes. (JP 0-2/JP 1-02)
explosive ordnance (joint)—All munitions containing explosives, nuclear fission or
fusion materials, and biological and chemical agents; this
includes bombs and warheads; guided and ballistic missiles;
artillery, mortar, rocket, and small arms ammunition; all mine,
torpedoes, and depth charges; demotion charges; pyrotechnics;
clusters and dispensers; cartridge and propellant actuated
devices; electro-explosive devices; clandestine and improvised
explosive devices; and all similar or related items or components
explosive in nature. (JP 1-02)
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explosive ordnance (joint)—Personnel with special training and equipment who

disposal unit render explosive ordnance safe (such as bombs, mines,
projectiles, and booby traps), make intelligence reports on such
ordnance, and supervise the safe removal thereof. (JP 1-02)
FAA Foreign Assistance Act
fac facility
FACE forward aviation combat engineering—(joint)—A mobility operation
in which engineers perform tasks in support of forward aviation
ground facilities; tasks include reconnaissance; construction of low
altitude parachute extraction zones, landing strips, and airstrips;
and providing berms, revetments, and trenches for forward arming
and refueling points. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02)
FAO foreign area officer
FARP forward area refueling point
FASCAM family of scatterable mines—A grouping of munitions that
dispenses SCATMINEs by artillery, helicopter, fixed wing, or
ground launchers; there are AP and AT mines. (FM 20-37)
fascines Large cylindrical bundles of material, usually wooden poles or
plastic or metal pipe loosely bound together, which are dropped
into ditches or gaps to create crossings. (FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1)
FBCB2 Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
FE facilities engineer(ing)
FEC facility engineer center
FED facilities engineer detachment
FEG facility engineer group
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
*FEST Forward engineer support teamdeployable USACE organization
that executes the USACE mission in the AO; it is usually
subordinate to the senior engineer commander in the AO.
(FM 3-34)
*FEST-A forward engineer support team-advance (FM 3-34)
*FEST-M forward engineer support team-main (FM 3-34)
FET facility engineer team
FF fire fighting
*FFE field force engineering—The application of all of the Engineer
Regiment's capabilities (to include TeleEngineering) across the
range of engineer battlespace functions (although primarily
general engineering intensive) and in all phases and types of
operations (offense, defense, stability, support) through both
reach and forward presence.) (FM 3-34); flame field
expedients(Joint)simple, hand-made devices used to produce
flame or illumination. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
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FFIR friendly forces information requirements

FGS final governing standards
FHA foreign humanitarian assistance
FID foreign internal defense
field fortifications (joint)—An emplacement of shelter of a temporary nature which
can be constructed with reasonable facility by units requiring no
mo re than m ino r engine er supervis ory and equipm ent
participation. (FM 5-102/FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
FLOT forward line of own troops
flt flat
FM field manual; frequency modulation
FMTV family of tactical vehicles
FOB forward operating base
FOL forward operating location
force beddown The provision of expedient facilities for troop support to provide
a platform for the projection of force; these facilities may include
modular or kit-type facility substitutes. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
force support (NATO)—An Allied term that describes the deliberate, longer-
engineering term preparation for, and indirect support to ongoing or future
operations as well as those military engineering tasks associated
with sustaining the joint force throughout all stages of an
operation. It will be the predominant engineer focus for
precombat and post combat and for rear operations during
conflict. It is an area which may involve a greater degree of
cross-compartment support and the engineer tasks will usually
be more enduring, relying more on purpose designed and built
solutions. It is likely to fulfill a longer term, operational
requirement. It is closely aligned with the engineer Battlespace
function of General Engineering. (AJP 3.12)
FORSCOM United States Army Forces Command
ford A shallow par of a body of water or wet gap that can be crossed
without bridging, boats, ferries, or rafts. It is a location in a
water barrier where the physical characteristics of current,
bottom, and approaches permit the passage of personnel,
vehicles, and other equipment where the wheels or track remain
in contact with the bottom at all times. (FM 90-13/FM 101-5-1)
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FP force protection(joint)—Security program designed to protect

service members, civilian employees, family members, facilities,
and equipment, in all locations and situations, accomplished
through planned and integrated application of combating
terrorism, physical security, operations security, personal
protective service, and support by intelligence,
counterintelligence, and other security programs. (Army)those
actions taken to prevent or mitigate hostile actions against DOD
personnel (to include family members), resources, facilities, and
critical information; these actions conserve the forces's fighting
potential so it can be applied at a decisive time and place and
incorporates the coordinated and synchronized offensive and
defensive measures to enable the effective employment of the joint
force while degrading opportunities for the enemy. Force protection
does not include actions to defeat the enemy or protect against
accidents, weather, or disease. (FM 3-0/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-0/JP 1-02)
FPOL forward passage of lines
fps foot(feet) per second
FRAGO(RD) fragmentary order
FRP Federal Response Plan
FS fire support
FSB forward support base
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSSG force service support group (USMC)
*FTEE forward theater engineer element (FM 3-34)
functions (joint)—The appropriate or assigned duties, responsibilities,
missions or tasks of an individual, office or organization; as
defined in National Security Act of 1947, as amended, the term
function includes functions, powers and duties. (JP 1-02)
fwd forward
FXXI Force XXI
G1 Assistant Chief of Staff, Personnel, General Staff (Division or
higher staff)
G2 Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (intelligence)
G3 Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 (operations and plans)
G4 Assistant Chief of Staff, G4 (logistics)
G5 Assistant Chief of Staff, G5 (Civil Affairs)
G6 Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 (command, control, communications
and computer systems)
GAO General Accounting Office
gal gallon
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*GE general engineering—(joint)—Encompasses the construction and

repair of LOCs, MSRs, airfields, and logistic facilities to support
joint military operations and may be performed in DS of combat
operations, such as battle damage repair; these operations
include both horizontal and vertical construction, and may
include use of both expedient repair methods and more
deliberate construction methods characterized by the application
of design criteria, advanced planning, and preparation,
depending on the mission requirements. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02); one of
the engineer battlespace functions. (FM 3-34)
*geospatial Provides commanders with terrain visualization, operational
engineering and tactical terrain analysis, digitized terrain products,
nonstandard map products, and baseline survey data; one of the
engineer battlespace functions. (FM 3-34)
geospatial Foundation information upon which all other battlespace
information information is referenced to form the COP. (FM 5-105/FM 101-5-1)
(GI&S) geospatial information and services—(joint)—The concept for
collection; information extraction; storage; and dissemination
and exploitation of geodetic, geomagnetic, imagery (both
commercial and national source), gravimetric, aeronautical,
topographic, hydrographic, littoral, cultural, and toponymic data
accurately referenced to a precise location on the earth's surface;
these data are used for military planning, training, and
operations, including navigation, mission planning, mission
rehearsal, modeling, simulation, and precise targeting.
Geospatial information provides the basic framework for
battlespace visualization. It is information produced by multiple
sources to common interoperable data standards. It may be
presented in the form of printed maps, charts, and publications;
in digital simulation and modeling databases; in photographic
form; or in the form of digitized maps and charts or attributed
centerline data. Geospatial services include tools that enable
users to access and manipulate data, and also includes
instruction, training, laboratory support, and guidance for the
use of geospatial data. (FM 5-105/FM 101-5-1/JP 2-03/JP 1-02)
GPH gallons per hour
GPR general support reinforcing
GPS global positioning system
GS general support
GSA General Services Administration
Harvest Eagle A US-owned facility substitute of flexible tempered tents with
insulation and environmental control units; the structures can
be used to house more than 500 people and include a dining
facility, showers and latrines.
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Harvest Falcon A US-owned facility substitute used to accommodate USAF

personnel and required operational facilities when deployed in
off-shore environments; this system includes living
accommodations, aircraft flight line facilities, air-contingency
hospital operations, specialized clinics, and administrative
support functions.
hasty breaching (joint)—Rapid creation of a route through a minefield, barrier, or
fortification by any expedient method. (JP 1-02)
hasty breaching (land (joint)—Creation of lanes through enemy minefields by
mine warfare) expedient methods such as blasting with demolitions, pushing
rollers or disabled vehicles through the minefields when the time
factor does not permit detailed reconnaissance, deliberate
breaching, or bypassing the obstacle. (JP 1-02)
hasty crossing (NATO, joint)—Crossing of an inland water obstacle using the
crossing means at hand, or those readily available, and made
without pausing for elaborate preparations. (FM 3-34.13/
FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
hazard (DOD)—Condition with the potential to cause injury, illness, or
death of personnel; or damage to or loss of equipment or
property; or mission degradation. (FM 3-100.4/FM 100-14)
HAZMAT hazardous material
HCA humanitarian and civic assistance
HD humanitarian demining—(joint)—DOD and DOS program to
promote the foreign policy interests of the US by assisting other
nations in protecting their populations from landmines and
clearing land of the threat posed by landmines remaining after
conflict has ended; the HD program includes training of HN
deminers, establishment of national demining organizations,
provision of demining equipment, mine awareness training, and
research development. (JP 3-07/JP 1-02)
HDO humanitarian demining operation
HET heavy equipment transporter
HHC headquarters and headquarters company
HHD headquarters and headquarters detachment
HLC helicopter landing zones
HLD homeland defense—The protection of US territory, sovereignty,
domestic population, and critical infrastructure against external
threats and aggression. (JP 3-26)
HLS homeland security—The preparation for, prevention of,
deterrence of, preemption of, defense against, and response to
threats and aggression directed toward US infrastructure; as
well as crisis management, consequence management, and other
domestic civil support. Homeland Defense and Civil Support are
sub elements of HLS. (JP 3-26)
HMMWV high mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle
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HN host nation
HNS host nation support—(joint)—Civil and/or military assistance
rendered by a nation to foreign forces within its territory during
peacetime, crisis or emergencies or war, based upon agreements
mutually concluded between nations. (FM 3-07/JP 4-0/JP 1-02)
holding line In retrograde river crossing operations, the outer limit of the
area established between the enemy and water obstacle to
preclude direct and observed indirect fires in the crossing areas.
(FM 90-13/FM 101-5-1)
horizontal action (joint)—In land mine warfare, a mine designed to produce a
mine destructive effect in a plane approximately parallel to the
ground. (JP 1-02)
HPTL high-payoff target list
HQ headquarters
H&S headquarters & service
HSC headquarters support company
humanitarian (joint)—Department of Defense and Department of State
demining (HD) program to promote the foreign policy interests of the United
States by assisting other nations in protecting their populations
from landmines and clearing land of the threat posed by
landmines remaining after conflict has ended. The humanitarian
demining program includes training of host nation deminers,
establishment of national demining organizations, provision of
demining equipment, mine awareness training, and research
development. Also called HD. (JP 3-07/JP 1-02)
HUMINT human intelligence; human resources intelligence
HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
HVT high-value target
hvy heavy
*IAT infrastructure assessment team—nondeployable team that
provides engineering infrastructure assessments for military
deployments and civil military operations in forward areas; focus
areas for the IAT are infrastructure-related to USACE missions
and aspects of the AO impacting contract construction, to include
roads, utilities, water resources, and HN support. (FM 3-34)
ICM improved conventional munitions
IDAD internal defense and development
IEB interentity boundary
IED improvised explosive device—(joint)—A device placed or
fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive,
lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and
designed to destroy , incapacitate, harass, or distract; it may
incorporate military stores, but is normally devised from
nonmilitary components. (JP 1-02)
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IG inspector general
info information
information Use of offensive and defensive information means to degrade,
operations destroy, and exploit an adversary's information-based process
while protecting one's own. The actions taken affect adversary
and influence others' decision making processes, information,
and information systems while protecting one's own information
and information systems. (FM 3-0)
infrastructure (joint)—All building and permanent installations necessary for
the support, redeployment, and military forces operations (for
example., barracks, HQ, airfields, communications, facilities,
stores, port installations, and maintenance stations). (JP 4-01.8/
JP 1-02)
intel intelligence
IPDS inland petroleum distribution system
intelligence (joint)—Product that results from collecting, processing,
integrating, analyzing, evaluating, and interpreting available
information concerning foreign countries or areas. (JP 1-02)
intelligence BOS Activity that generates knowledge of and products which portray
the enemy and the environmental features required by a
command planning, preparing, executing, and assessing
operations. (FM 7-15)
intelligence (joint)—(1) Any subject, general or specific, for which there is a
requirement need to collect information or produce intelligence; (2) a
requirement for intelligence to fill a gap in the command's
knowledge or understanding of the battlespace or threat forces.
(JP 1-02)
interchangeability (joint)—Condition that exists when two or more items possess
such functional and physical characteristics as to be equivalent
in performance and durability and are capable of being
exchanged one for the other without alteration of the items
themselves or of adjoining items, except for adjustment, and
without selection for fit and performance. (JP 1-02)
interoperability (joint)—The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services
to and accept services from other systems, units, or forces and to
use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate
effectively together. (JP 1-02)
IO information operations; international organization
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IPB intelligence preparation of the battlefield/battlespace—An

analytical methodology employed as part of intelligence planning
to reduce uncertainties concerning the enemy, environment, and
terrain or all types of operation; IPB is conducted during mission
planning to support the commander's decision making and to
form the basis for the direction of intelligence operation in
support of current and future missions. It utilizes existing
databases and identifies gaps in intelligence needed to
determine the impact of the enemy, environment, and terrain on
operations and presents this in an appropriate form to facilitate
operational planning. It forms the basis for situation
development. (FM 2-01.3); (Joint) an analytical methodology
employed to reduce uncertainties concerning the enemy,
environment, and terrain for all types of operations; IPB builds
an extensive database for each potential area in which a unit
may be required to operate. The database is then analyzed in
detail to determine the impact of the enemy, environment, and
terrain on operations and presents it in graphic form. IPB is a
continuing process. (JP 2-02/JP 1-02/FM 2-0)
IPDS inland petroleum distribution system
IR information requirement
IRR individual ready reserve
IS intelligence and surveillance
ISB intermediate staging base
ISR Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance integrating and
synchronizing of all BOS to collect and process information about
the enemy and the environment to produce relevant information
to facilitate the commander's decision making. (FM101-5-1)
ISR assets Those organizations, systems, sensors, and equipment dedicated
to or directed toward the collection of information and the
analysis and production of intelligence from the collected
information in response to the commander's PIRs. (FM 101-5-1)
ISR plan Integrated plan for collecting information from all available
sources and analysis of that information to produce intelligence
to meet requirements; specifically, a logical plan for
transforming PIRs into orders or requests to reconnaissance and
surveillance assets to collect pertinent information within a
required time. (FM 101-5-1)
ISYSCON integrated systems control
J2 Intelligence Directorate
J3 Operations Directorate
J4 Logistics Directorate
J7 development directorate, joint staff
JAG Judge Advocate General
JCMEB Joint Civil-Military Engineering Board
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JCS Joint Chiefs of Staff

JDWP joint doctrine working party—(joint)—A forum to include
representatives of the services, combatant command, and joint
staff (represented by the operational plans and joint force
development directorate, J7) which meets semiannually to
address and vote on project proposals; discuss key joint doctrinal
or operational issues; keep up to date on the status of the joint
publication projects and emerging publications; and keep abreast
of other initiatives of interest to the members. The JDWP meets
under the sponsorship of the J7. (JP 1-01/JP 1-02)
JEMB Joint Environmental Management Board
JEPES Joint Engineer Planning and Execution System
JFACC joint force air component commander—(joint)—Derives
authority from the JFC, who has the authority to exercise
OPCON, assign missions, direct coordination among subordinate
commanders, redirect and organize forces to ensure unity of
effort in the accomplishment of the overall mission; normally
designated by the JFC; responsibilities are assigned by the joint
force commander (normally these include, but are not limited to,
planning, coordination, allocation, and tasking, based on the
JFC's apportionment decision); using the JFC's guidance and
authority, and in coordination with other service component
commanders and other assigned or supporting commanders,
recommends to the JFC apportionment of air sorties to various
missions or geographic areas. (JP 3-0/JP 1-02)
JFC joint force commander
JFCOM Joint Forces Command
JFLCC joint force land component commander—(joint)—The
commander within a unified command, subordinate unified
command, or joint task force who is responsible to the
establishing commander for making recommendations on the
proper employment of land forces, planning and coordinating
land operations, or accomplishing such operational missions as
may be assigned; JFLCC is given the authority necessary to
accomplish missions and tasks assigned by the establishing
commander. JFLCC is normally the commander with the
preponderance of land forces and the requisite C2 capabilities.
(JP 3-0/JP 1-02)
JFLSC Joint Force Logistic Support Command
JFUB Joint Facilities Utilization Board—(joint)—Joint board that
evaluates and reconciles component requests for real estate use
of existing facilities, interservice support, and construction to
ensure compliance with JCMEB priorities. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
JIC joint implementation committee
JIM joint, interagency and multinational
JIMP Joint Vision Implementation Master Plan
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JLOTS joint logistics over-the-shore

JIP joint implementation plan
JLP joint logistics plan
JLSP joint logistics support plan
JMC joint movement center
JOA joint operations area
joint doctrine (joint)—Fundamental principles that guide the employment of
forces of two or more military departments in coordinated action
toward a common objective, it is authoritative; as such. Joint
doctrine will be followed except when, in the judgment of the
commander, exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. It will
be promulgated by or for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, in coordination with the combatant commands and
services. (JP 1-01/1-02)
JOPES Joint Operation Planning and Execution System
JP joint publication
JRSOI joint reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
JTF joint task force
JTFCEM joint task force contingency engineering management
K-span automatic building machine
kW kilowatt
lane A route through an enemy or friendly obstacle that provides a
passing force safe passage; the route may be reduced and proofed
as part of a breach operation or constructed as part of a friendly
obstacle. It is a clear route that moves all the way through an
obstacle. (FM 3-34.2)
LCC land component commander
LE light equipment
LFT lead federal agency
LMTV light, medium-tracked vehicle
LNO liaison officer
LO logistics order
LOC line of communications
LOCTDA line of communication tactical decision aid
LOGCAP Logistics Contract Augmentation Program
logistics preparation All actions taken by combat service support to maximize the
of the battlefield means of supporting the commander's plans. (FM 4-0)
LOGPAC logistics package
LOS line of sight
LOTS logistics over the shore operations
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LSA life support area

LSE logistics support element
lt light
LZ landing zone
MACA military assistance to civil authorities
MACOM major Army command
MAGTF Marine air-ground task force
maint maintenance
maintenance (joint)—Application of technique, engineering skills, and effort,
engineering organized to ensure that the design and development of weapon
systems and equipment provide adequately for their effective
and economical maintenance. (JP 1-02)
MAN maneuver
*MANSPT maneuver support—Includes all of the functions identified in the
M/CM/S BOS. (FM 3-34)
MARFOR Marine Corps forces
MBA main battle area
MC multicomponent
MCC movement control center
MCM mine countermeasures—(joint)—All methods for preventing or
reducing damage or danger from mines. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
MCMOPS mine countermeasures operations
M/CM/S mobility, countermobility, and survivability (both for the
collective components of combat engineering and the M/CM/S
BOS).
M/CM/S BOS mobility operations preserve the freedom of maneuver for
friendly forces; These missions include breaching obstacles,
increasing battlefield circulation, improving or building roads,
providing bridge and raft support, and identifying routes around
contaminated areas. Countermobility denies mobility to enemy
forces. Survivability operations protect friendly forces from the
effects of enemy weapon systems and from natural occurrences.
(FM 7-15)
MCO major contingency operation
MCOO modified combined-obstacle overlay—(joint)—A joint IPB
product used to portray the effects of each battlespace dimension
on military operations; it normally depicts militarily significant
aspects of the battlespace environment, such as obstacles
restricting military movement, key geography, and military
objectives. (JP 2-01.3/JP 1-02)
MCS maneuver control system; modular causeway system
MCS-ENG maneuver control system-engineer
MCWP Marine Corps warfare publication
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MDMP military decision-making process

MEB Marine expeditionary brigade
MEDEVAC medical evacuation
MEDCOM medical command
MEF Marine expeditionary force
MEP mobile electric power; Military environmental protection
application and integration of all aspects of natural
environmental considerations, as they apply to the conduct of
military operations. (FM 3-34.500)
METL mission-essential task list—Compilation of collective mission-
essential tasks an organization must perform successfully to
accomplish its wartime mission(s). (FM 7-0)
METT-TC mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support
available, time available, and civil considerations (FM 101-5-1)
MEU Marine expeditionary unit
MFO multinational force and observers
MFPF minefield planning folder
MGB medium girder bridge
mgt management
MHE materials handling equipment
MICC mine information coordination cell
MICLIC mine clearing line charge
MILCON military construction—(joint)—Any construction, alteration,
development, conversion, or extension of any kind carried out
with respect to a military installation. (JP 4-04/JP 1-02)
mine (NATO, joint)—(1) In land mine warfare, an explosive or
material, normally encased, designed to destroy or damage
ground vehicles, boats, or aircraft or designed to wound, kill, or
otherwise incapacitate personnel; it may be detonated by the
action of its victim, by the passage of time, or by controlled
means; (2) In naval mine warfare, an explosive device laid in the
water with the intention of damaging or sinking ships or of
deterring shipping from entering an area; the term does not
include devices attached to the bottoms of ships or to harbor
installations by personnel operating underwater, nor does it
include devices which explode immediately on expiration of a
predetermined tie after laying. (FM 20-32/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-15/
JP 1-02)
minefield (NATO, joint)—In land warfare, an area of ground containing
mines emplaced with or without a pattern. (FM 20-32/JP 3-15/
JP 1-02)
minefield breaching (NATO, joint)—In land mine warfare, the process of clearing a lane
through a minefield under tactical conditions. (FM 20-32/JP 1-02)
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minehunting (joint)—Employment of sensor and neutralization systems,

whether air, surface, or subsurface, to locate and dispose of
individual mines; minehunting is conducted to eliminate mines
in a known field when sweeping is not feasible of desirable, or to
verify the presence or absence of mines in a given area. (JP 3-15/
JP 1-02)
MINEOPS joint minelaying operations
minesweeping (joint)—Technique of clearing mines using either mechanical,
explosive, or influence seep equipment; mechanical sweeping
removes, disturbs, or otherwise neutralizes the mine. Explosive
sweeping causes sympathetic detonation in, damages, or
displaces the mine; influence sweeping produces either the
acoustic and/or magnetic influence required to detonate the
mine. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
MISCAP mission capability (Air Force)
MISP multispectral imagery processor
MIW mine warfare—(joint)—Strategic, operational, and tactical use of
mines and mine countermeasures; mine warfare is divided into
two basic subdivisions: the laying of the mines to degrade the
enemy's capabilities to wage land, air, and maritime warfare;
and the countering of enemy-laid mines to permit friendly
maneuver or use selected land or sea areas. (FM 20-32/JP 3-15/
JP 1-02)
MKT mobile kitchen trailer
MLC military load classification—(NATO, joint)—Standard system in
which a route, bridge, or raft is assigned class number(s)
representing the load it can carry; vehicles are also assigned
number(s) indicating the minimum class of route, bridge, or raft
they are authorized to use. (FM 101-5-1)
MMC Materiel Management Center
MOA memorandum of agreement
MOB military operating base; mobility
mobility (NATO, joint)—Quality or capability of military forces which
permits them to move from place to place while retaining the
ability to fulfill their primary mission; (Army)—those activities
that enable a force to move personnel and equipment on the
battlefield without delays due to terrain or obstacles. (JP 1-02)
mobility analysis (joint)—In-depth examination of all aspects of transportation
planning in support of OPLAN and OPORD development. (JP 1-02)
*mobility operations Obstacle reduction by maneuvering and engineer units to reduce
or negate the effects of existing or reinforcing obstacles; the
objectives are to maintain freedom of movement for maneuver
units, weapon systems and critical supplies. (FM 3-34)
MOMAT mobility matting
MOOTW military operations other than war
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MOPMS modular pack mine system

MOS military occupational specialty
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain (being replaced by UO)
MP military police
MPF maritime pre-positioning force
MPS maritime pre-positioning ship
MPSC mobilization planning support cell
MPSPRON maritime pre-positioning force squadrons
MRB multirole bridge
MRE mission rehearsal exercise
MSDS mission specific data sets—(joint)—Further densification of
global geospatial foundation data; information created to support
specific operations, OPLANs, training or system development.
Information conforms to established DOD data specifications.
(JP 2-03/JP 1-02)
MSR main supply route
MS Mississippi
MSB main support battalion
MSC major subordinate command
MRBC multi-role bridge company
MTC movement to contact
MTOE modified table of organization and equipment
MTT mobile training team
MTW major theater war
MULTICOMPO multicomponent
MWRS morale, welfare, recreation and services
MWSS Marine wing support squadron
NAI named area of interest
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
natural environment The human ecosystem, including the physical and biological
systems that provide resources (clean air, clean water, healthy
surroundings, sufficient food) necessary to sustain productive
human life; included in the natural environment are man-made
structures, such as water and wastewater treatment facilities
and natural/cultural resources. (FM 3-100.4)
NAVAID navigational aid
NAVFAC naval facilities
NAVFACENGCOM Naval Facilities Engineering Command
NAVFOR Navy forces
NAVSTAR navigation satellite timing and ranging
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NBC nuclear, biological, and chemical

NBG naval beach group
NCB naval construction brigade
NCF naval construction force
NCFSU naval construction force support unit
NCR naval construction regiment
NCS National Communications System
NEO noncombatant evacuation operation
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
neutralization (NATO, joint)—In mine warfare, a mine is said to be neutralized
when it has been rendered, by external means, incapable of
firing on passage of a target, although it may remain dangerous
to handle. (FM 20-32/JP 1-02)
neutralize (joint)—(1) As pertains to military operations, to render
ineffective or unusable; (2) a tactical mission task that results in
rendering enemy personnel or material incapable of interfering
with a particular operation (FM 3-90); (3) to render safe mines,
bombs, missiles, and booby traps; (4) to render harmless.
(FM 20-32/JP 1-02)
NFESC Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
NGO nongovernmental organization
NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NMCB naval mobile construction battalion
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NORTHCOM Northern Command
NSE Navy support element
NWP naval warfare publication
OAKOC observation, avenues of approach, key terrain, obstacles and
cover and concealment
OAS offensive air support; Organization of American States
OASD Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
OAU Organization of African Unity
obstacle (joint)—Any obstruction designed or employed to disrupt, fix,
turn, or block the movement of an opposing force and to impose
additional losses in personnel, time, and equipment on the
opposing force; obstacles can be natural, man-made, or a
combination of both. (FM 90-7/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
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obstacle belt (joint)—Brigade-level C2 measure, normally given graphically, to

show where within an obstacle zone and ground tactical
commander plans to limit friendly obstacle employment and focus
the defense; it assigns an intent to the obstacle plan and provides
the necessary guidance on the overall effect of obstacles within a
belt; (Army)—graphic control measure that corps, division, and
brigade echelon commanders use to constrain tactical obstacle
employment. (FM 3-90/FM 20-32/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
obstacle clearing (joint)—The total elimination or neutralization of obstacles.
(JP 1-02)
obstacle control Specific measures that simplify the granting of obstacle-
measure emplacing authority while providing obstacle control. (FM 3-90/
FM 101-5-1/FM 20-32)
obstacle effect block The block effect integrates fire planning and obstacle effort to
stop an attacker along a specific AA or prevent him from passing
through an EA. (FM 90-7/FM 101-5-1)
obstacle groups One or more individual obstacles grouped to provide a specific
obstacle effect. (FM 3-90/FM 101-5-1)
obstacle line A conceptual control measure used at battalion or brigade level
to show placement intent without specifying a particular type of
linear obstacle. (FM 90-7)
obstacle plan That part of an operation plan or order that is concerned with
the use of obstacles to enhance friendly fires or to affect the
movement of an enemy. Obstacle plans are used at corps level
and below. (FM 90-7)
obstacle restricted (joint)—C2 measure used to limit the type or number of obstacles
areas with an area. (FM 90-7/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
obstacle zone (joint)—Division-level C2 measure, normally done graphically, to
designate specific land areas where lower echelons are allowed to
employ tactical obstacles; (Army)—a graphic control measure
that corps and division commanders use to grant obstacle-
emplacement authority to brigades (including armored cavalry
regiments and other major subordinate units).
FM 3-90/FM 90-7/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
OBSTINTEL obstacle intelligence—The first breach tenet; an IR prior to
conducting combined-arms breaching operations. Obstacle
intelligence includes a broad range of information to include
location, composition, and orientation of exiting obstacles.
(FM 3-34.2)
OCONUS outside the continental United States
ODSS offense, defense, stability, and support
OEBGD overseas environmental baseline guidance document—(joint)—
Set of objective criteria and management practices developed by
DOD to protect human health and the environment. (JP 4-04/
JP 1-02)
OE operational environment
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OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance

OICC officer in charge of construction
O&M operation and maintenance
OODA observe, orient, decide and act
OPCOM (NATO)—operational command
OPCON operational control
OPDS Offshore Petroleum Discharge System
OOTW operations other than war
operational area Subareas defined by the commander and designated within the
AO that bounds the specific areas the commander will maneuver
through and therefore can focus ISR capabilities to achieve the
assured mobility imperative to select, establish, and maintain
operating areas. (JP 1-02)
operational (joint)—A composite of all conditions, circumstances, and
environment influences which affect the employment of military forces and
bear on the decisions of the unit commander. (JP 1-02)
operational To delay, channel, or stop offensive air, land, and sea movement
countermobility by enemy operational formations to help create positional
advantage for friendly joint and multinational operational forces;
operational countermobility exposes enemy decisive points and
centers of gravity or high-payoff targets to destruction in
conformance with the joint force commander's plans and intent.
It includes the execution of sanctions, embargoes, blockades, and
no-fly zones. (CJCSM 3500.04B/JP 3-15) (OP 1.4 in CJCSM
[UJTL])
operational mobility To facilitate the movement of joint and multinational operational
formations in a campaign or major operation without delays due
to operationally significant terrain or obstacles. (CJCSM
3500.04B) (OP 1.3 in CJCSM [UJTL])
OPLAN operation plan
OPNAVINST operational naval instruction
opns operations
OPORD operation order
OPP offload preparation party
ops operations
Ops Det operations detachment
OPSEC operations security
OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD Office of the Secretary of Defense
OTSG Office of the Surgeon General
OVE on-vehicle equipment
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P&A production and analysis

PACOM Pacific Command
PAO public affairs office(r)
PARC principal assistant for contracting
PBO property book officer
PE peace enforcement
PEO peace enforcement operations
pers personnel
PIR priority intelligence requirements
PKO peacekeeping operation
PL phase line; public law
plan planning
PLL prescribed load list
PLS palletized load system
PME peacetime military engagement
PO peace operations
POD port of debarkation
POE port of embarkation
point obstacle Any obstruction designed or employed to deny ease of movement
on a road, lane, or bridge that is normally part of or completes a
larger man-made or natural obstacle that has a designed effect
on the attacking enemy force. (FM 90-7/FM 101-5-1)
POL petroleum, oils, and lubricants
prestock point Location where mines, explosives, and materials for use in
preparation of a planned obstacle are stored. (FM 20-32/FM 101-5-1)
proactive mine (joint)—Measures intended to prevent the enemy from
countermeasures successfully laying mines. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
protective minefield (NATO, joint)—In land mine warfare, a minefield employed to
assist a unit in its local, close-in protection. (FM 20-32/FM 101-5-1/
JP 1-02)
protective obstacles Obstacles employed to assist a unit in its local, close-in
protection. (FM 90-7)
PSS personnel service support
PSYOP psychological operations
pub public
PW public works
QC quality control
QDR Quadrennial Defense Review
QOL quality of life
R reinforcing
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RAA Redeployment Assembly Area

RC Reserve Component
RCEM regional-contingency engineering manager
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RDL Reimer Digital Library
*reach To communicate and access the Engineer Regiment's capabilities
via means such as TeleEngineering; reach may occur from
forward units to the rear or laterally. (FM 3-34) (The Air Force
and Navy have similar capabilities in their services.)
real property (joint)—Lands, buildings, structures, utilities systems,
improvements, and appurtenances; includes equipment attached
to and made part of buildings and structures (such as heating
systems) but not movable equipment (such as plant equipment).
(JP 1-02)
rearming (joint)—(1) An operation that replenishes the prescribed stores of
ammunition, bombs, and other armament items for an aircraft,
naval ship, tank, or armored vehicle (including replacement of
defective ordnance equipment) to make it ready for combat
service; (2) resetting the fuze on a bomb, or on an artillery,
mortar, or rocket projectile so that it will detonate at the desired
time. (FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
RED HORSE Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron,
Engineer—(joint)—Air Force units wartime-structured to provide
a heavy engineer capability; they have a responsibility across the
operational area, are not tied to a specific base, and are not
responsible for base operation and maintenance. These units are
mobile, rapidly deployable, and largely self-sufficient for limited
periods of time. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02)
reduce (1) Tactical mission task that involves the destruction of an
encircled or bypassed enemy force (FM 3-90); (2) One of the five
breaching fundamentals; the creation of a lane through, over, or
around an obstacle. In the case of minefields, refers to
destroying, neutralizing, removing, or bypassing mines.
(FM 3-34.2/FM 101-5-1)
reduction (joint)—Creation of lanes through a minefield or obstacle to
allow passage of the attacking ground force. (JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
reinforcing obstacles (joint)—Those obstacles specifically constructed, emplaced, or
detonated through military effort and designed to strengthen
existing terrain to disrupt, fix, turn, or block enemy movement.
(FM 90-7/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
reserved demolition (NATO, joint)—Target for demolition, the destruction of which
target must be controlled at a specific level of command because it plays a
vital part in the tactical or strategic plan, or because of the
importance of the structure itself, or because the demolition may
be executed in the face of the enemy. (FM 90-7/FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
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reserved obstacles (joint)—Those demolition obstacles that are deemed critical to

the plan for which the authority to detonate is reserved by the
designating commander; (Army)—obstacles of any type, for
which the commander restricts execution authority. (FM 20-37/
JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
RHQ regional headquarters
RIBS readiness base support
river crossing Operation required before ground combat power can be projected
and sustained across a water obstacle; it is centrally planned and
controlled offensive operation that requires the allocation of
external crossing means and a force dedicated to the security of
the bridgehead. (FM 90-13/FM 101-5-1)
road block (NATO, joint)—Barrier or obstacle (usually covered by fire) used
to block or limit the movement of hostile vehicles along a route.
(FM 90-7/FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
ROE rules of engagement
ROICC resident officer in charge of construction
RO/RO roll-on/roll-off
*route classification (NATO, joint)—Classification assigned to a route using factors of
minimum width and worst route type, least bridge, raft, or culvert
MLC; and obstructions to traffic flow. (FM 3-34/FM 101-5-1)
route reconnaissance Reconnaissance that focuses along a specific LOC, such as a
road, railway, or cross-country mobility corridor. (FM 3-90)
RPE rapid port enhancement
RPMA real-property maintenance activities
RPOL rearward passage of lines
RRR rapid runway repair
R&S reconnaissance and surveillance
RSOI reception, staging, onward movement, and integration
RSP render-safe procedure
RSTA reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
RTE/rte route
RSR required supply rate
rupture Task to create a gap in enemy defensive positions quickly.
(FM 3-34.2)
S1 Adjutant (U.S. Army brigade and battalion)
S2 Intelligence Officer (U.S. Army)
S3 Operations and Training Officer (U.S. Army)
S4 Supply Officer (U.S. Army)
S5 Civil Affairs Officer (U.S. Army)
S6 Communications Staff Office (U.S. Army)
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SA security assistance
SASO stability and support operation
SBCT Stryker brigade combat team
SCATMINE scatterable mine—(NATO, joint)—In land mine warfare, a mine
laid without regard to classical pattern and which is designated
to be delivered by aircraft, artillery, missile, ground dispenser, or
by hand; once laid, it normally has a limited life. (FM 20-32)
SCBA self-contained breathing apparatus
scuba self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
SD self-destruct
SECDEF Secretary of Defense
SECSTATE Secretary of State
secure (NATO, joint)—In an operational context, to gain possession of a
position or terrain feature with or without force, and to make
such disposition as will prevent, as far as possible, its
destruction of loss by enemy action. [Note: Army classifies this as
a tactical mission task]. (FM 3-90); (Army)—one of the five
breaching fundamental; those actions which eliminate the
enemy's ability to interfere with the reduction and passage of
combat power through a lane. Secure may be accomplished by
maneuver or by fires. (JP 1-02)
SEE small emplacement excavator
SES staff engineer section
SIC survey information center
SIGINT signal intelligence
situational obstacle An obstacle that a unit plans and possibly prepares before
starting an operation, but does not execute unless specific
criteria are met; it provides the commander flexibility for
emplacing tactical obstacles based on battlefield development.
(FM 90-7)
SITEMP situational template
SJA Staff Judge Advocate
SLRP survey, liaison, and reconnaissance party
SMART special medical augmentation response team
SME subject matter expert
SOEO scheme of engineer operations
SOF special operations forces
SOFA Status of Forces Agreement
SOP standing operating procedure
SOSRA suppress, obscure, secure, reduce and assault
SOUTHCOM Southern Command
SPACECOM Space Command
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SPCE survey planning and coordination element

SPOD seaport of debarkation
SPOE seaport of embarkation
spt support
SSC smaller-scale contingency
stab stability
STAMIDS Standoff Mine Detection System
STANAG standardization agreement
STRATCOM Strategic Command
strong point (NATO, joint)—Key point in a defensive position, usually strongly
fortified and heavily armed with automatic weapons, around
which other positions are grouped for its protection (JP 1-02);
(Army)—a heavily fortified battle position tied to a natural or
reinforcing obstacle to create an anchor for the defense or to deny
the enemy decisive or key terrain. (FM 3-90)
SU situational understanding
SUPCOM support command
support force That force in a breaching operation whose mission is to eliminate
enemy interference with the breach through suppressive, direct,
and indirect fires; the support force is one of the three breach
organizations used in breaching operations. (FM 3-34.2)
suppress (1) A tactical mission task that results in temporary degradation
of the performance of a force or weapons system below the level
needed to accomplish the mission (FM 3-90) (2) One of the five
breaching fundamentals; the focus of all fires on enemy
personnel, weapons, or equipment to prevent effective fires on
friendly forces. The purpose of suppression is to protect forces
reducing and maneuvering through the obstacle and to soften
the initial foothold. (FM 3-34.2)
*survivability (joint)—Concept which includes all aspects of protecting
personnel, weapons, and supplies while simultaneously
deceiving the enemy; survivability tactics include building a good
defense; employing frequent movement; using concealment,
deception, and camouflage; and constructing fighting and
protective positions for both individuals and equipment. (JP 3-34/
JP 1-02) [Note: Army adds, "Encompasses planning and locating
position sites, designing adequate overhead cover, analyzing
terrain conditions and construction materials, selecting
excavation methods, and countering the effects of direct and
indirect fire weapons."] (FM 3-34)
survivability Development and construction of protective positions, such as
operations earth berms, dug-in positions, overhead protection, and
countersurveillance means, to reduce the effectiveness of enemy
weapon systems. (FM 5-103/FM 101-5-1)
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sustaining operations Operations at any echelon that enable shaping and decisive
operations by providing CSS, rear area and base security,
movement control, terrain management, and infrastructure
development. (FM 3-0)
TA theater Army
TAA tactical assembly areas
TAACOM Theater Army Area Command
TAC Transatlantic Programs Center
TACCP tactical command post
TACON tactical control
tactical minefield (NATO, Joint)—Minefield that is employed to directly attack
enemy maneuver as part of a formation obstacle plan and is laid
to delay, channel, or break up an enemy advance, giving the
defending element a positional advantage over the attacker.
(FM 20-32/JP 1-02)
tactical mobility the ability to move rapidly from one part of the battlefield to
another, relative to the enemy. (FM 3-90)
tactical obstacles (joint)—Those obstacles employed to disrupt enemy formations,
to turn them into a desired area, to fix them in position under
direct and indirect fires, and to block enemy penetrations.
(FM 90-7/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
TAI targeted area of interest
TC training circular
TCEM theater contingency engineering management
TCF tactical combat force
TCMS theater construction management system
TCN third country national
TDA table of distribution and allowance
TEC Topographic Engineering Center
*TeleEngineering Reflects an engineering telepresence to the force under the
proponency of USAES; this capability is focused on assisting
engineers and the commanders they support in planning and
executing their operational and tactical missions. It is a piece of
the capabilities inherent in FFE. The overarching concept is the
exploitation of the Army's C3 architectures to provide a linkage
between engineers and the appropriate nondeployed SMEs for
resolution of engineer challenges. (FM 3-34)
tempo the rate of military action (FM 3-0/FM 101-5-1)
TEOC TeleEngineering Emergency Operations Center
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terrain analysis (NATO, joint)—Collection, analysis, evaluation, and

interpretation of geographic information on the natural and
man-made features of the terrain, combined with other relevant
factors, to predict the effect of the terrain on military operations.
(FM 5-105/JP 1-02)
*terrain expert Person who demonstrates skills and knowledge in rendering
geospatial engineering to the tactical and operational situation to
leverage the battlespace; experts understand the limits/ capabilities
of GI&S and can integrate them into MDMP. (FM 3-34)
terrain intelligence (joint)—Intelligence on the military significance of natural and
man-made characteristics of an area. (JP 1-02)
*terrain The development of terrain using obstacles to degrade enemy
reinforcement mobility or to enhance friendly survivability through the
construction of fighting positions and cover. (FM 3-34)
terrain study (joint)—An analysis and interpretation of natural and man-made
features of an area, their effects on military operations, and the
effect of weather and climate on these features. (JP 1-02)
TF task force
theater support (joint)—Contract personnel hire in, and operating in, a specific
contractors operational are (JP 4-07/JP 1-02)
TIH toxic industrial hazard—(NATO)—The hazards resulting from
the release, by any means, of toxic industrial materials, resulting
in contamination or irradiation of personnel or the environment
area or any particular object. (FM 3-34.500)
TLP troop leading procedure
TO theater of operation
TOA table of allowances
TOC tactical operations center
TOE table of organization and equipment
topo topographic
*topographic (joint)—Those engineering tasks that provide geospatial
engineering information and services to commanders and staffs across the
range of military operations; these tasks include terrain
analyses, terrain visualization, digitized terrain products,
nonstandard map products, and baseline survey data. See also
GI&S. (JP 3-34/JP 1-02) (Replaced in Army doctrine by
geospatial engineering [FM 3-34])
topographic map (joint)—A map that presents the vertical position of features in
measurable form, as well as their horizontal position. (FM 3-25.26/
FM 101-5-1/JP 1-02)
topography (joint)—The configuration of the earth's physical surface, to
in clud e its reli ef and natural and man-made features;
topography addresses both dry land and the sea floor
(underwater topography). It also refers to mapping or describing
these features. (JP 4-01/JP 1-02)
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TP transportation
TPFDD time-phased force and deployment data
tph ton(s) per hour
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
trl trailer
TRANSCOM Transportation Command
trk truck
TSC theater support command
TTP tactics, techniques and procedures
TUAV tactical unmanned aerial vehicle
UAV unmanned aerial vehicle
UCT underwater-construction team
UIC unit identification code
UJTL universal joint task list—(joint)—A menu of capabilities
(mission-derived tasks with associated conditions and standards,
such as the tools) that may be selected by a joint force
commander to accomplish the assigned mission; once identified
as essential to mission accomplishment, the tasks are reflected
with the command joint METL. (JP 1-02)
UMT unit maintenance team
UN United Nations
UO urban operations—Offense, defense, stability, and support
operations conducted in a topographical complex and adjacent
natural terrain where man-made construction and high
population density are the dominant features. (FM 3-0)
US United States
USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
USACOM United States Atlantic Command
USAEHSC United States Army Engineering and Housing Support Center
USAES United States Army Engineer School
USAFEG United States Army Facility Engineer Group
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USAMC United States Army Materiel Command
USAMEDCOM United States Army Medical Command
USAR United States Army Reserve
USARC United States Army Reserve Center or Command
USAREUR United States Army, Europe
USARPAC United States Army, Pacific
Glossary-41
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USARSO United States Army Forces Southern Command—The MACOM

with Central and South America and the Caribbean as its AOR;
it is the Army component of USSOUTHCOM and is one of five
components of the command, which when combined, work
together as a team to accomplish USSOUTHCOM's theater
engagement missions.
USC United States Code
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USFK United States Forces Korea
USG United States Government
USGS United States Geological Survey
USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command
USPACOM United States Pacific Command
USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command
USSS United States Secret Service
USTRANSCOM United States Transportation Command
UTC unit type code
util utility
UXO unexploded ordnance—(NATO, joint)—Explosive ordnance
which has been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for
action, and which has been fired, dropped, launched, projected,
or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to
operations, installations, personnel, or materiel, and remains
unexploded either by malfunction or design or for any other
cause. (FM 4-30.11/FM 101-5-1/JP 3-15/JP 1-02)
VA Virginia
VDD visualize, describe, direct
WAN wide-area network
WO warning order
whl wheel
WIN Warfighter Information Network
WES Waterways Experiment Station
WMD weapons of mass destruction
WO warning order
wtr water
XO executive officer
ZOC zone of control
ZOP zone of penetration
ZOS zone of seperation
Glossary-42
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Will be revised as FM 3-34.330.
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FM 5-100-15. Corps Engineer Operations. 6 June 1995. Will be revised as
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FM 5-102. Countermobility. 15 March 1985. Will be integrated into FM 3-34.2.
FM 5-103. Survivability. 10 June 1985. Will be revised as FM 3-34.112.
FM 5-104. General Engineering. 12 November 1986. Will be revised as
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FM 5-116. Engineer Operations: Echelons Above Corps. 09 February 1999. Will be
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FM 5-134. Pile Construction. 18 April 1985. Will be revised as FM 3-34.334.
FM 5-170. Engineer Reconnaissance. 5 May 1998. With change 1 dated
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FM 3-34
FM 5-212. Medium Girder Bridge. 07 February 1989. Will be revised as

FM 3-34.342.
FM 5-233. Construction Surveying. 4 January 1985. Will be revised as
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FM 5-410. Military Soils Engineering. 23 December 1992. With change 1 dated
4 June 1997. Will be revised as FM 3-34.353.
FM 5-412. Project Management. 13 June 1994. Will be revised as FM 3-34.350.
FM 5-415. Firefighting Operations. 09 February 1999. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.480.
FM 5-422. Engineer Prime Power Operations. 7 May 1993. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.483.
FM 5-424. Theater of Operations Electrical Systems. 25 June 1997. Will be revised
as FM 3-34.472.
FM 5-426. Carpentry. 3 October 1995. Will be revised as FM 3-34.473.
FM 5-428. Concrete and Masonry. 18 June 1998. Will be revised as FM 3-34.474.
FM 5-430-00-1. Planning and Design of Roads, Airfields, and Heliports in the
Theater of Operations – Road Design. Volume I. 26 August 1994. Will be
FM 5-430-00-2. Planning and Design of Roads, Airfields, and Heliports in the
Theater of Operations – Airfield and Heliport Design. Volume II.
29 September 1994. Will be revised as FM 3-34.462.
FM 5-434. Earthmoving Operations. 15 June 2000. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.464.
FM 5-436. Paving and Surfacing Operations. 28 April 2000. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.466.
FM 5-472. Materials Testing. 27 October 1999. With change 2 dated 1 July 2001.
FM 5-480. Port Construction and Repair. 12 December 1990. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.484.
FM 5-482. Military Petroleum Pipeline Systems. 26 August 1994. Will be revised
as FM 3-34.485.
FM 5-484. Multiservice Procedures for Well-Drilling Operations. 8 March 1994.
FM 5-490. Engineer Diving Operations. 31 March 1992. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.216.
FM 5-499. Hydraulics. 1 August 1997. With change 1 dated 12 December 2001.
FM 5-553. General Drafting. 6 January 1984. Will be revised as FM 3-34.351.
FM 6-0 (101-5). Mission Command: Command and Control of Army Forces.
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FM 20-3. Camouflage, Concealment and Decoys. 30 August 1999. Will be revised
as FM 3-58.1.
FM 20-11. Military Diving. 20 January 1999. With change 1 dated 14 April 2000.
FM 20-32. Mine/Countermine Operations. 29 May 1998. With change 3 dated
01 October 2003. Will be revised as FM 3-34.32.
FM 21-10. Field Hygiene and Sanitation. 21 June 2000. Will be revised as
FM 4-25.10.
FM 21-31. Topographic Symbols. 19 June 1961. With change 1 dated 31 December
1968. Will be revised as FM 3-34.31.
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be revised as FM 2-0.
FM 34-130. Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield. 8 July 1994. This is in the
process of revision to FM 2-01.3.
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1 dated 10 April 2003. Will be revised as FM 3-34.1, incorporating
FM 5-102.
FM 90-13. River-Crossing Operations. 26 January 1998. Will be revised as
FM 3-34.13.
FM 100-6. Information Operations. 27 August1966. This is in the process of
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FM 100-10-2. Contracting Support on the Battlefield. 4 August 1999. Will be
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FM 100-14. Risk Management. 23 April 1998. Will be revised as FM 5-19.
FM 100-17. Mobilization, Deployment, Redeployment, Demobilization.
28 October 1992. This is in the process of revision to FM 3-35.
FM 100-17-3. Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration.
17 March 1999. Will be revised as FM 4-01.8.
FM 100-19. Domestic Support Operations. 1 July 1993. Will be revised as
FM 3-07.7.
FM 100-23-1. HA—Multiservice Procedures for Humanitarian Assistance
Operations. 31 October 1994. Will be revised as FM 3-07.6.
FM 101-5. Staff Organization and Operations. 31 May 1997. Will be revised as
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FM 3-34
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process of revision to FM 1-02.
FM 101-5-2. US Army Report and Message Formats. 29 June 1999. Will be revised
as FM 6-99.2.
FMFM 13-7. MAGTF Breaching Operations. 13 June 1995. Currently under
revision and will be renumbered as MCWP 3-17.3.
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Evacuation Operations. 30 September 1997.
JP 3-07.7. Doctrine for Civil Support. This is a new manual that is in draft and
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23 July 1996.
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24 February 1999.
JP 3-16. Joint Doctrine for Multinational Operations. 5 April 2000.
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draft and fills a doctrinal gap.
JP 3-33. Joint Force Capabilities. 13 October 1999.
JP 3-34. Engineer Doctrine for Joint Operations. 5 July 2000.
JP 3-35. Joint Doctrine for Deployment and Redeployment Operations.
7 September 1999.
JP 3-55. Joint Doctrine for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Operations. This is a new manual that is in draft and fills a doctrinal gap.
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FM 3-34
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JP 4-01.3. Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Movement Control.
9 April 2002.
JP 4-01.8. Joint Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Joint Reception, Staging,
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TC 3-34.489. The Soldier and the Environment. 8 May 2001. With change 1 dated
26 October 2001.
TC 5-150. Engineer Qualification Tables. 16 June 1998.
TC 5-210. Military Float Bridging Equipment. 27 December 1988. Will be revised
as FM 3-34.340.
TC 5-230. Army Geospatial Guide for Commanders and Planners. This is a new
TC 5-340. Air Base Damage Repair (Pavement Repair). 27 December 1988. Will be
Title 10. Armed Forces.
Bibliography-7
FM 3-34
Title 10. Burden sharing.

Title 32. National Guard.
TM 5-235. Special Surveys. 18 September 1964. Will be revised as FM 3-34.335.
TM 5-240. Compilation and Color Separation of Topographic Maps. 15 June 1971.
Will be revised and combined with FM 5-243 as FM 3-34.332,
Cartographic Photography.
TM 5-243. Cartographic Aerial Photography. 2 January 1970. Will be revised and
combined with TM 5-240 as FM 3-34.332, Cartographic Photography.
TM 5-245. Offset Photolithography and Map Reproduction. 21 July 1970. Will be
TM 5-323. Military Standardization Handbook: Generator Sets, Electrical
Measurement. 30 August 1962. Will be revised as FM 3-34.476.
TM 5-349. Arctic Construction. 19 February 1962. Will be revised as FM 3-34.486.
TM 5-432. Pits and Quarries. 15 December 1967. Will be revised as FM 3-34.465.
TM 5-545. Geology. 8 July 1971. Will be revised as FM 3-34.360.
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Support Operational Concept. This yet to be published document is critical
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Index
A American, British, Canadian, and assured mobility support, 8-4
ABCA. See American, British, Australian (ABCA), 2-4, H-2 asymmetric warfare, 2-2
Canadian, and Australian ammunition supply point (ASP), 9- attached, 7-12
(ABCA). 3 attack, 8-6
ABO. See air base operability amphibious construction battalion attack the enemy's ability to
(ABO). (ACB), E-1 influence operating areas, 3-
ACB. See amphibious construction antipersonnel (AP), 3-14 13
battalion (ACB). antipersonnel land mine authority, 1-22
ACR. See armored-cavalry alternatives (APLA), 3-14 AUTL. See Army universal task list
regiment (ACR). antiterrorism, 8-14 (AUTL).
act first, 3-12 AP. See antipersonnel (AP). automatic data processing (ADP),
action-reaction-counteraction, 4- APLA. See antipersonnel land 9-16
18 mine alternatives (APLA). AVLB. See armored vehicle-
ADC. See area damage control APOD. See aerial port of launched bridge (AVLB).
(ADC). debarkation (APOD). avoid, 3-16
ADCOM. See administrative area damage control (ADC), 1-5, 1- B
command (ADCOM). 18
area defense, 8-8 Bailey bridge, E-3
ADCON. See administrative Base Camp Coordination Agency
control (ADCON). area support group (ASG), 4-25, 6-
5 (BCCA), C-1
administrative command base camp design, C-1
(ADCOM), E-1 armored vehicle-launched bridge
(AVLB), 3-7 base camp master plan, C-6
administrative control (ADCON), 1- Base Cluster Operations Center
26, 7-13 armored-cavalry regiment (ACR),
3-24, 7-8 (BCOC), 9-21
ADP. See automatic data Base Defense Operations Center
processing (ADP). arms control, 8-10
Arms Export Control Act (AECA), (BDOC), 9-21
AECA. See Arms Export Control base development, 9-7
Act (AECA). J-5
Army Materiel Command (AMC), base development team (BDT), C-
aerial port of debarkation (APOD), 5
4-8, 4-13 9-11
Army mission-essential tasks, 1-6 base operations (BASOPS), 6-10
AFCAP. See Air Force Contract BASOPS. See base operations
Augmentation Program Army National Guard (ARNG), 1-7
Army Special Operations Forces (BASOPS).
(AFCAP). battle damage repair (BDR), 1-20,
AFCESA. See Air Force Civil (ARSOF), 8-13
Army universal task list (AUTL), 1- E-3
Engineering Support Agency battlefield organization, 1-14, 6-1
(AFCESA). 9, 6-7
ARNG. See Army National Guard battle-focused METL, 5-3
Afghanistan, 2-6 battle-focused training (BFT), 1-12
aggregate, 9-10 (ARNG).
ARSOF. See Army Special battlespace terrain reasoning and
air base operability (ABO), 4-20 awareness (BTRA), 3-13
air defense emplacements, D-4 Operations Forces (ARSOF).
ASAS-RWS. See All-Source BCCA. See Base Camp
air detachment, E-3 Coordination Agency (BCCA).
Air Force Civil Engineering Support Analysis System-Remote
Workstation (ASAS-RWS). BCOC. See Base Cluster
Agency (AFCESA), F-2, I-10 Operations Center (BCOC).
Air Force Contract Augmentation ASG. See area support group
(ASG). BDOC. See Base Defense
Program (AFCAP), F-2, I-8 Operations Center (BDOC).
All-Source Analysis System- ASP. See ammunition supply point
(ASP). BDR. See battle damage repair
Remote Workstation (ASAS- (BDR).
RWS), 3-24 assigned, 7-12
assured mobility, 1-7, 3-11, B-1 BDT. See base development team
AMC. See Army Materiel (BDT).
Command (AMC). assured mobility imperatives, 6-3
Index-1
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BEFV. See Bradley engineer Civil Air Patrol, H-4 Construction Engineering
fighting vehicle (BEFV). civil engineering support plan Research Laboratory (CERL),
BFT. See battle-focused training (CESP), 4-19, 4-21, 4-23, 4- 9-13
(BFT). 25, 9-12, H-5 construction management, 6-5
bill of material (BOM), 9-14 civilian engineer support contingency real estate support
bituminous paving operations, D- equipment (CESE), E-6 team (CREST), 6-8, 9-8
21 civil-military operations center contract construction, C-2
block, fix, turn, or disrupt, 3-8 (CMOC), 8-19, H-1, H-5 contract construction agent (CCA),
BOM. See bill of material (BOM). Class IV, 8-18 4-25
Bosnia, 2-6, 3-3, C-1 Class IX repair parts, 9-11 contractor support, 5-5
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 9-15 Class X, 9-11 contractors on the battlefield, 9-11
Bradley engineer fighting vehicle Clean Air Act (CAA), K-5 COP. See common operational
(BEFV), 4-2 Clean Water Act (CWA), K-5 picture (COP).
breaching tenets, 3-6 CMOC. See civil-military corps engineer brigade, 3-21
brown and root, 9-11 operations center (CMOC). corps staff engineer section, 3-22
BTRA. See battlespace terrain Coastal and Hydraulics corps support command
reasoning and awareness Laboratory, I-3 (COSCOM), 6-9, 9-17
(BTRA). COCOM. See combatant COSCOM. See corps support
bulk petroleum storage, D-3 command (COCOM). command (COSCOM).
burden sharing, J-4 Cold-Regions Research and counterattack, 4-20
C Engineering Laboratory countermobility, 1-17
(CRREL), I-4 counterterrorism (CT), 8-14
CAA. See Clean Air Act (CAA). collection plan, 2-5, 8-5 CP. See command post (CP).
CBMU. See construction battalion combat engineer, 1-3 CREST. See contingency real
maintenance unit (CBMU). combat engineering, 1-8, 8-7 estate support team (CREST).
CBRNE hazards, L-1 combat power, 2-3 critical infrastructure protection, 4-
CBRNE. See chemical, biological, combat service support (CSS), i-vii 21
radiological, nuclear, and combat support (CS), i-vii CRREL. See Cold-Regions
high-yield explosive (CBRNE). Combat Terrain Information Research and Engineering
CBT. See combating terrorism System (CTIS), 9-15 Laboratory (CRREL).
(CBT). combatant command (COCOM), 1- CS engineers, 1-4
CBU. See construction battalion 2, 1-22, 7-10, 7-11 CS. See combat support (CS).
unit (CBU). combating terrorism (CBT), 8-10, CSS engineers, 1-5
CCA. See contract construction 8-14 CSS operations, 9-3
agent (CCA). command post (CP), 3-23 CSS. See combat service support
CENTCOM. See Central common operational picture (CSS).
Command (CENTCOM). (COP), 1-5, 6-4, 8-2 CT. See counterterrorism (CT).
Central Command (CENTCOM), 4- communications zone (COMMZ), CTIS. See Combat Terrain
7, I-3 1-18, 6-5 Information System (CTIS).
CERCLA. See Comprehensive COMMZ area, 4-8 current force, 4-2
Environmental Response, COMMZ. See communications CWA. See Clean Water Act
Compensation, and Liability zone (COMMZ). (CWA).
Act (CERCLA). Comprehensive Environmental
CERL. See Construction D
Response, Compensation,
Engineering Research and Liability Act (CERCLA), K- Dayton Peace Accord, 9-15
Laboratory (CERL). 5 DCMA. See Defense Contract
CESE. See civilian engineer CONCAP. See construction Management Agency
support equipment (CESE). capabilities contract (DCMA).
CESP. See civil engineering (CONCAP). DCSENGR. See Deputy Chief of
support plan (CESP). construction battalion maintenance Staff, Engineers (DCSENGR).
chemical, biological, radiological, unit (CBMU), E-2, E-5 DEA. See Drug Enforcement
nuclear, and high-yield construction battalion unit (CBU), Administration (DEA).
explosive (CBRNE), 8-16, 8- E-2, E-5 decisive operations, 1-14, 6-3
17 construction capabilities contract decisive, shaping, and sustaining
Chief of Engineers, 1-2, 3-20 (CONCAP), I-6 operation, 3-11, 4-8
civil affairs, 4-21 deep, close, and rear areas, 6-1
Index-2
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deep-sea surface diving, D-14 domestic support operations engineer company, light
Defense Contract Management (DSO), 8-15 equipment, D-22
Agency (DCMA), I-9 DOS. See Department of State engineer coordinator
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), (DOS). (ENCOORD), 3-10, 3-25, 4-5,
1-19 DPG. See defense planning 4-12, 4-15, 4-16, 6-5, 7-3, 7-6,
Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), guidance (DPG). 8-5, 8-8, 8-9, 8-20, 9-2, 9-11,
9-15 Draw Down of DOD Defense K-4
defense planning guidance (DPG), Articles and Services, J-5 engineer facilities study, 4-23
4-8 Drug Enforcement Administration Engineer Overlay, 4-22
defensive operations, 8-6 (DEA), H-4 engineer recon teams, 3-20
deliberate planning, 4-25 DS. See direct support (DS). engineer reconnaissance, 3-5
Department of Defense (DOD), 1-2 DSES. See division staff engineer Engineer Regiment, C-1
Department of Energy (DOE), L-1 section (DSES). engineer regiment’s mission-
Department of State (DOS), H-4 DSO. See domestic support essential tasks, 1-6
depleted uranium (DU), L-1 operations (DSO). Engineer Research and
deployability, 5-5 DTSS. See Digital Topographic Development Center (ERDC),
deployment, 4-10 Support System (DTSS). 3-20, 4-8
Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineers DU. See depleted uranium (DU). engineer squad vehicle (ESV), 4-2
(DCSENGR), C-1 E engineer support battalion (ESB),
Desert Storm, 2-7 G-3
detect, 3-16 early entry module (EEM), C-5 engineer team, fire fighting, D-12
develop mobility input to the COP, EBA. See engineer battlefield engineer work line (EWL), 3-21, 6-
3-12 assessment (EBA). 5
Digital Topographic Support Economy in Government Act, J-5 envelopment, 8-4
System (DTSS), 3-24 EEM. See early entry module environmental consideration, 4-22
direct support (DS), 1-20, 3-22, 7- (EEM). environmental damage, 2-6
12 Eighth Army (Korea), 4-7 environmental protection, 1-21, K-
directional fragmentation mines, 2- electrical surveys, D-8 1
6 emergency support function (ESF), Environmental Protection Agency
DISCOM. See division support 8-16 (EPA), H-4
command (DISCOM). employment, 4-10 environmental risk-assessment
displaced person, 4-24 EMST. See essential mobility principles, K-1
distribution management center survivability task (EMST). environmental support team
(DMC), D-4 ENCOM. See engineer command (ENVST), C-5
DIVENG. See division engineer (ENCOM). ENVST. See environmental
(DIVENG). ENCOORD. See engineer support team (ENVST).
division engineer (DIVENG), 3-21, coordinator (ENCOORD). EO. See executive order (EO).
3-25, 7-8 enemy prisoner of war (EPW), 4-24 EOD. See explosive ordnance
division staff engineer section engagement team, E-4 disposal (EOD).
(DSES), 3-23 engineer battalion, airborne EPA. See Environmental
division support command division, D-27 Protection Agency (EPA).
(DISCOM), 9-17 engineer battlefield assessment EPW and civilian internee
DLA. See Defense Logistics (EBA), 3-25, 4-3, 4-16, 8-9 compounds, D-3
Agency (DLA). engineer battlespace functions, 1- EPW. See enemy prisoner of war
DMA. See Defense Mapping 15 (EPW).
Agency (DMA). engineer combat battalion, corps, ERDC. See Engineer Research
DMC. See distribution light, D-19 and Development Center
management center (DMC). engineer combat battalion, corps, (ERDC).
DOD. See Department of Defense wheeled, D-17 ESB. See engineer support
(DOD). engineer combat battalion, heavy, battalion (ESB).
DOE. See Department of Energy D-20 ESF. See emergency support
(DOE). engineer command (ENCOM), 1-2, function (ESF).
domestic counterdrug operation, 8- 3-21, 4-6, 4-8, 4-13, 9-8, 9-15, essential mobility survivability task
14 9-19, C-2, D-2 (EMST), 4-17, 4-18, 4-22, 8-5
engineer company (corps),
topographic, D-24
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ESV. See engineer squad vehicle FHA. See foreign humanitarian FXXI Battle Command Brigade and
(ESV). assistance (FHA). Below (FBCB2), 3-24, 7-1
EUCOM. See European Command FID. See foreign internal defense FXXI division, 3-24, 4-5, 7-9, D-26
(EUCOM). (FID). FXXI organized DIVENG staffs, 7-
European Command (EUCOM), 4- field force engineering (FFE), 9-7 6
7, 9-13, I-3 finish decisively, 3-12 FXXI. See Force XXI (FXXI).
EWL. See engineer work line fire fighting, 8-10 G
(EWL). fire marshal, D-12
executive order (EO), K-5 fire protection, D-12 GAO. See General Accounting
Executive Order (EO) 12144, K-5 fixed bridging, 9-3 Office (GAO).
expeditionary airfield construction, FLOT. See forward line of own General Accounting Office (GAO),
G-4 troops (FLOT). H-4
expeditionary airfields, G-1 FMTV. See family of medium general engineering, 1-8, 8-7
exploitation, 8-6 tactical vehicles (FMTV). general support (GS), 6-6, 7-12
explosive ordnance disposal force health protection, K-8 geo-reach, 3-20
(EOD), 2-6, 4-20, 8-11, 8-21, force projection, 4-9 geospatial engineering, 1-8, 8-7, 8-
G-5, L-1 force protection, 1-18, 3-8, 4-20 12
extended training service, 8-12 Force XXI (FXXI), 3-23 geospatial information and
force-sizing construct–1-4-2-1, 1-9 services, 4-21, 4-23
F Geotechnical and Structures
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, J-
FACE. See forward aviation 4 Laboratory, I-5
combat engineering (FACE). foreign disaster relief, J-6 Grozny, 2-6, 2-7
facility engineer group (FEG), C-5 foreign humanitarian assistance GS. See general support (GS).
facility engineer team (FET), C-5, (FHA), 8-15, J-5 H
D-5 foreign internal defense (FID), 8-10
facility engineering support, D-15 harbor clearance, D-14
FORSCOM. See United States Harvest Eagle, F-2
family of medium tactical vehicles Army Forces Command
(FMTV), 3-27 Harvest Falcon, F-2
(FORSCOM). hazardous material (HAZMAT), 5-3
FARP. See forward arming and forward arming and refueling point
refueling point (FARP). HAZMAT. See hazardous material
(FARP), 3-5, 9-3 (HAZMAT).
FBCB2. See FXXI Battle forward aviation combat
Command Brigade and Below HCA. See humanitarian and civic
engineering (FACE), 1-17, 3-5 assistance (HCA).
(FBCB2). forward engineer support team
FBI. See Federal Bureau of HDO. See humanitarian demining
(FEST), 3-21, 6-4, 9-8, C-4 operation (HDO).
Investigation (FBI). forward engineer support team-
Federal Bureau of Investigation heavy separate brigade, D-31
augmentation (FEST-A), C-5 Herzegovina, 3-3
(FBI), 7-7 forward engineer support team-
Federal Emergency Management high-payoff target list (HPTL), 3-6
main (FEST-M), C-5 HLS. See homeland security
Agency (FEMA), H-4, L-1 forward line of own troops (FLOT),
Federal Response Plan (FRP), I-2 (HLS).
3-7 HN. See host nation (HN).
FEG. See facility engineer group forward passage of lines (FPOL),
(FEG). homeland security (HLS), 1-2, 4-9
1-18 host nation (HN), 1-8, 8-9
FEMA. See Federal Emergency forward support battalion (FSB), 9-
Management Agency (FEMA). HPTL. See high-payoff target list
17 (HPTL).
FEST. See forward engineer FPOL. See forward passage of
support team (FEST). humanitarian and civic assistance
lines (FPOL). (HCA), 8-10, 8-13
FEST-A. See forward engineer freedom of movement, 3-3
support team-augmentation Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
frontal attack, 8-5 Projects (Title 10 USC 401), J-
(FEST-A). FRP. See Federal Response Plan
FEST-M. See forward engineer 5
(FRP). humanitarian demining operation
support team-main (FEST-M). FSB. See forward support battalion
FET. See facility engineer team (HDO), 4-21, 8-10
(FSB). humanitarian demining
(FET). fundamentals of assured mobility,
FFE team, 4-8 organization, 8-11
3-11 humanitarian relief effort, 8-13
FFE. See field force engineering future force, 4-2
(FFE). Hurricane Bertha, I-9
Index-4
FM 3-34
I JFLSC. See Joint Force Logistic Logistics Contract Augmentation

IAT. See infrastructure Support Command (JFLSC). Program (LOGCAP), 2-5, 5-6,
assessment team (IAT). JFUB. See Joint Facilities 6-6, 8-10, 9-12, D-6, I-8, I-9
ICM. See improved conventional Utilization Board (JFUB). logistics over the shore operations
munitions (ICM). JLOTS. See joint logistics over- (LOTS), 1-7, D-11, D-14
IDAD. See internal defense and the-shore (JLOTS). LOTS. See logistics over the shore
development (IDAD). Joint Civil-Military Engineering operations (LOTS).
IED techniques, 2-6 Board (JCMEB), 7-7, 8-19 LSA. See life-support area (LSA).
IED. See improvised explosive joint command relationships, 1-27 M
device (IED). Joint Engineer Planning and
Execution System (JEPES), 4- MAGTF. See Marine air-ground
improved conventional munitions task force (MAGTF).
(ICM), L-1 23
Joint Environmental Management main CP engineer section, 9-20
improvised explosive device (IED), main supply route (MSR), 1-20
2-6, L-1 Board (JEMB), 6-6, 8-20, K-3
Joint Facilities Utilization Board main support battalion (MSB), 9-17
individual mobilization maintain operating areas, 3-13
augmentation, C-1 (JFUB), 6-6, 7-7, 8-19
Joint Force Logistic Support maintaining mobility and
infiltration, 8-5 momentum, 3-14
Information Technology Command (JFLSC), 9-17
joint force PAO, K-3 Maneuver Control System-
Laboratory, I-5 Engineer (MCS-ENG), 3-24,
infrastructure assessment team joint force surgeon, K-3
joint logistics over-the-shore 7-1
(IAT), C-5 maneuver support (MANSPT), 3-
intelligence preparation of the (JLOTS), 4-13, 6-7, 9-2
joint operational engineers, 1-24 19, 7-3, B-1
battlefield (IPB), 2-5 Maneuver Support Battle Lab, B-1
intelligence, surveillance, and joint planning method, 4-15
joint reception, staging, onward maneuverability, 8-4
reconnaissance (ISR), 2-5, 8- MANSPT cell, 3-19, B-1
6 movement, and integration
(JRSOI), F-4 MANSPT coordinator, 3-25
intelligent munitions, 3-14 MANSPT. See maneuver support
intermediate staging base (ISB), 4- joint strategic capabilities plan, 1-
26 (MANSPT).
10, 4-13 Marine air-ground task force
internal defense and development JRSOI. See joint reception,
staging, onward movement, (MAGTF), E-1, G-1
(IDAD), 8-12 Marine expeditionary brigade
international military education and and integration (JRSOI).
(MEB), G-1
training and mobile education K Marine expeditionary force (MEF),
team, 8-13 Kosovo, C-1 G-1
interoperability, 2-4 K-span, F-4 Marine expeditionary unit (MEU),
in-theater stock, 4-11 E-4, G-1
IPB process, 4-12 L
Marine wing support squadron
IPB. See intelligence preparation leadership aspects, 7-4 (MWSS), G-4
of the battlefield (IPB). levels of war, 4-4 maritime pre-positioning force ship
Iraq, 2-6 life-support area (LSA), 4-9, 6-4 (MPS), E-3
ISB. See intermediate staging light ACR, D-30 maritime pre-positioning force
base (ISB). light diving team, D-14 squadrons (MPSPRON), E-4
ISR. See intelligence, surveillance, light division, topographic terrain marking systems, 3-14
and reconnaissance (ISR). analysis team, D-33 mass, 5-2
limited-operations detachment, E-
J Materiel Management Center
4 (MMC), 9-18
JCMEB. See Joint Civil-Military linear operation, 6-2
Engineering Board (JCMEB). maximum on the ground, (MOG),
lodgment, 4-13 4-8
JEMB. See Joint Environmental LOGCAP contractors, C-6
Management Board (JEMB). MCC. See movement control
LOGCAP. See Logistics Contract center (MCC).
Jenin, 2-6 Augmentation Program
JEPES. See Joint Engineer MCOO. See modified combined-
(LOGCAP). obstacle overlay (MCOO).
Planning and Execution logistics, 9-1
System (JEPES). MCS-ENG. See Maneuver Control
System-Engineer (MCS-
ENG).
Index-5
FM 3-34
MDMP. See military decision- movement to contact (MTC), 3-26, NCFSU. See naval construction
making process (MDMP). 8-6 force support unit (NCFSU).
MEB. See Marine expeditionary MPS. See maritime pre-positioning NEO. See noncombatant
brigade (MEB). force ship (MPS). evacuation operation (NEO).
medium girder bridge (MGB), D- MPSC. See mobilization planning neutralize, 3-16
23, E-3 support cell (MPSC). NGO. See nongovernmental
MEF. See Marine expeditionary MPSPRON. See maritime pre- organization (NGO).
force (MEF). positioning force squadrons NIMA. See National Imagery and
METL. See mission-essential task (MPSPRON). Mapping Agency (NIMA).
list. (METL). MRBC. See multirole bridge NMCB. See naval mobile-
MEU. See Marine expeditionary company (MRBC). construction battalion
unit (MEU). MRE. See mission rehearsal (NMCB).
MGB. See medium girder bridge exercise (MRE). NOAA. See National Oceanic and
(MGB). MSB. See main support battalion Atmospheric Administration
MICC. See mine information (MSB). (NOAA).
coordination cell (MICC). MSR. See main supply route noncombatant evacuation
MICLIC. See MK-1545 mine (MSR). operation (NEO), 8-10, 8-14
clearing line charge (MICLIC). MTC. See movement to contact noncontiguous areas, 5-6
military decision-making process (MTC). nongovernmental organization
(MDMP), 1-12, 4-5, 4-15 multirole bridge company (MRBC), (NGO), 1-28, 8-9
military occupational specialty 6-9, 6-10, D-23 nonlinear operation, 6-2
(MOS), 1-2 multispectral imagery processor North Atlantic Division, 4-7, I-3
mine information coordination cell (MISP), 9-15 North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(MICC), 2-6, 8-10, 8-19 MWSS. See Marine wing support (NATO), 2-4, H-2
MISP. See multispectral imagery squadron (MWSS). NORTHCOM. See Northern
processor (MISP). N Command (NORTHCOM).
mission rehearsal exercise (MRE), Northern Alliance, 3-3
1-12 National Ground Intelligence Northern Command
mission-essential task list (METL), Center, 6-6 (NORTHCOM), 4-7
1-6, 5-6 National Imagery and Mapping Northern Ireland, 2-6
MK-1545 mine clearing line charge Agency (NIMA), 1-5, 6-6
National Oceanic and Atmospheric O
(MICLIC), G-2
MMC. See Materiel Management Administration (NOAA), H-4 O&M. See operation and
Center (MMC). National Security Strategy, 2-4 maintenance (O&M).
mobile defense, 8-8 national strategic military OAS. See Organization of
mobile electric power, G-4 objectives, 1-24 American States (OAS).
mobile training teams, 8-12 NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty OAU. See Organization of African
mobility, 1-16 Organization NATO. Unity (OAU).
mobility and transportation, 4-21 naval construction force (NCF), E- observe, orient, decide, and act
mobilization, 4-10 1 (OODA), 3-4
mobilization planning support cell naval construction force support obstacle emplacement authority, 3-
(MPSC), D-5, D-6 unit (NCFSU), E-2, E-6 8
modified combined-obstacle Naval Facilities Engineering obstacle intelligence
overlay (MCOO), 3-12 Command (OBSTINTEL), 2-5, 3-3, 4-5
modular deployment, C-4 (NAVFACENGCOM), H-6, I-1, OBSTINTEL. See obstacle
modular design, 5-5 I-5, I-7 intelligence (OBSTINTEL).
modular engineer support, 5-5 naval mobile-construction battalion ODSS operation, 8-20
MOG. See maximum on the (NMCB), E-1 ODSS. See offense, defense,
ground (MOG). NAVFACENGCOM. See Naval stability, and support (ODSS).
momentum, 5-3 Facilities Engineering OEGBD. See overseas
MOS. See military occupational Command environmental baseline
specialty (MOS). (NAVFACENGCOM). guidance document
movement control center (MCC), Navy’s construction capabilities (OEGBD).
9-14 contract (CONCAP), I-8 OFDA. See Office of Foreign
NCF. See naval construction force Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
(NCF).
Index-6
FM 3-34
offense, defense, stability, and PBO. See property book officer pursuit, 8-6
support (ODSS), 1-14, 8-1 (PBO). Q
Office of Foreign Disaster peace enforcement operation
Assistance (OFDA), H-4 (PEO), 8-11 QDR. See Quadrennial Defense
OODA. See observe, orient, peace operations (PO), 8-10, 8-11 Review (QDR).
decide, and act (OODA). peacekeeping operation (PKO), 8- Quadrennial Defense Review
operation, 4-20 11 (QDR), 1-9
Operation Able Sentry, H-1 penetration, 8-4 quarry and rock crusher
operation and maintenance PEO. See peace enforcement operations, E-6
(O&M), J-1 operation (PEO). quarry team, D-13
operation and maintenance (O&M) petroleum, oils, and lubricants R
funds, J-1 (POL), 4-24 Rapid Engineers Deployable
Operation Desert Shield, 1-28 phasing of force, 4-11 Heavy Operations Repair
Operation Desert Storm, 1-16, 1- PKO. See peacekeeping operation Squadron, Engineer (RED
28 (PKO). HORSE), 6-6, 6-7, F-1, F-2, F-
Operation Joint Endeavor, H-1 PLL. See prescribed load list 4, F-6
Operation Provide Comfort, H-1 (PLL). rapid port enhancement (RPE), 4-
Operation Restore Hope, H-1 PLS See palletized load system 10
operational art, 1-24 (PLS). rapid runaway repair (RRR), E-3,
operational control (OPCON), 7- PO. See peace operations (PO). F-2, G-1, G-4, G-5
10, 7-11, 7-12, 8-6 POL marine terminal, 6-7 RCEM. See regional-contingency
operational planning, 4-6, 4-8 POL. See petroleum, oils, and engineering manager
operational principles, 5-1 lubricants (POL). (RCEM).
Organization for Security and port construction, D-11 RCRA. See Resource
Cooperation in Europe Posse Comitatus Act, 1-11, 8-14, Conservation and Recovery
(OSCE), H-4 8-18 Act (RCRA).
Organization of African Unity predict, 3-16 RDL. See Reimer Digital Library
(OAU), H-4 predict, detect, prevent, avoid, (RDL).
Organization of American States neutralize, and protect, 3-14 reach, C-7
(OAS), H-1 prescribed load list (PLL), 9-18 real estate acquisition, 7-6, C-2, H-
OSCE. See Organization for prevent, 3-16 6
Security and Cooperation in prevent and avoid obstacle, 6-2 real estate and facility acquisition,
Europe (OSCE). Prime base engineer emergency 6-5
overseas environmental baseline force (BEEF), F-1, F-2, F-6 real estate operations, H-6
guidance document, Prime BEEF units, F-4 real estate team, D-14
(OEBGD), 1-22 Prime BEEF. See Prime base real-property maintenance
P engineer emergency force activities (RPMA), 6-7, 6-10,
(BEEF). D-8, I-8
Pacific Command (PACOM), 4-7, I- prime power, 1-8, 8-10, D-8
3 real-property management, D-4
Prime readiness in base support rear CP engineer section, 9-20
Pacific Division, I-3 (RIBS), F-5, F-6
Pacific Ocean Division, 4-7, I-3 rearward passage of lines (RPOL),
Prime RIBS. See Prime readiness 1-18
PACOM. See Pacific Command in base support (RIBS).
(PACOM). reception, staging, onward
principal assistant for contracting movement, and integration
palletized load system (PLS), D-24 (PARC), 9-11
panel bridge set (Bailey bridge), D- (RSOI), 4-11
property book officer (PBO), 9-19 Red Book, 9-13, C-1
24 protect, 3-16
PAO. See public affairs officer RED HORSE. See Rapid
protective shelters, D-4 Engineers Deployable Heavy
(PAO). psychological operations
parallel planning, 4-15 Operations Repair Squadron,
(PSYOP), 3-3, 8-11 Engineer (RED HORSE).
parallel planning process, 4-15 PSYOP. See psychological
PARC. See principal assistant for redeployment, 4-10
operations (PSYOP). regional-contingency engineering
contracting (PARC). public affairs officer (PAO), K-3
Partnership for Peace Program, 8- manager (RCEM), 3-23, D-2
Public Health Service, H-4 Reimer Digital Library (RDL), A-1
12 public works, 8-18
Index-7
FM 3-34
reinforced operations detachment, Section 2805, Unspecified Minor suppress, obscure, secure,
E-4 Construction, J-4 reduce, and assault,
reorganizing engineers, 1-4 Section 2808, Construction (SOSRA), 3-6
required supply rate (RSR), 9-16 Authority, J-4 survivability, 1-18, 9-6
resident officer in charge of security assistance (SA), 8-10, 8- sustainability, 9-6
construction (ROICC), I-6 12 sustaining operation, 1-15, 6-4
Resource Conservation and see first, 3-12 sustaining operations, 6-2
Recovery Act (RCRA), K-5 separate infantry brigade, D-32 sustainment, 4-10
retrograde, 8-8 SES. See staff engineer section synchronizing CSS operations, 9-6
reverse planning, 4-8 (SES). T
ribbon bridge, D-24 shaping operation, 1-15, 6-3
risk management, K-8 show of force, 8-10 TAACOM. See Theater Army Area
river crossing, 3-7 SJA. See Staff Judge Advocate Command (TAACOM).
rock crushing operations, D-13 (SJA). TACON. See tactical control
ROE. See rules of engagement SOEO. See scheme of engineer (TACON).
(ROE). operations (SOEO). tactical control (TACON), 1-27, 7-
ROICC. See resident officer in SOFA. See Status of Forces 10, 7-11, 7-12
charge of construction Agreement (SOFA). Taliban, 3-3
(ROICC). SOSRA condition, 6-2 task organization, 4-19
RPE. See rapid port enhancement SOSRA. See suppress, obscure, TCMS. See Theater Construction
(RPE). secure, reduce, and assault Management System
RPMA. See real-property (SOSRA). (TCMS).
maintenance activities South Atlantic Division, 4-7, I-3 TEC. See Topographic
(RPMA). SOUTHCOM. See Southern Engineering Center (TEC).
RPOL. See rearward passage of Command (SOUTHCOM). technical-assistance field team, 8-
lines (RPOL). Southern Command 13
RRR. See rapid runaway repair (SOUTHCOM), 4-7, I-3 TeleEngineering, 1-8, 3-19, 5-5, C-
(RRR). SPOD. See seaport of debarkation 7
RSOI. See reception, staging, (SPOD). TeleEngineering communication,
onward movement, and stability operation, 1-10, 6-3, 8-8 C-1
integration (RSOI). staff engineer section (SES), 3-22 TeleEngineering Emergency
RSR. See required supply rate Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), J-1 Operations Center (TEOC), C-
(RSR). Stafford Act, 1-11 4
rules of engagement (ROE), 1-24 STANAG. See standardization TEOC. See TeleEngineering
agreement (STANAG). Emergency Operations
S Center (TEOC).
standardization agreement
SA. See security assistance (SA). (STANAG), H-2 TerraBase, 6-11
Sand Book, 9-13, C-1 Status of Forces Agreement terrain teams, 1-19
SBCT MANSPT cell, B-1 (SOFA), 1-8, H-6 Theater Army Area Command
SBCT. See Stryker brigade combat strategic level of war, 4-6 (TAACOM), 9-14
team (SBCT). strong point, 3-9 theater construction management,
SCATMINE. See scatterable mine Stryker brigade combat team 6-5, D-2
(SCATMINE). (SBCT), 1-19, 3-25, 6-11, 7-6, Theater Construction Management
scatterable mine (SCATMINE), 3- 7-9, D-31 System (TCMS), 9-12, H-5
27, 4-19, 4-22, 8-8, D-17 Stryker force, 4-2 theater support command (TSC),
scheme of engineer operations Stryker organizations, 3-10 1-27, 9-8
(SOEO), 3-25, 4-17, 4-18, 4- support operations, 1-10 theater topographic battalion, 6-10
22, 7-3 support to civil law enforcement, 8- Third United States Army/Army
Seabee, 6-6, 6-7, E-1 18 CENTCOM, 4-7
seaport of debarkation (SPOD), 4- support to counterdrug operations, time-phased force and deployment
8, 4-13 8-10 data (TPFDD), 4-11, 4-19, 4-
Secretary General of the UN, H-3 support to diplomatic effort, 8-11 22, 4-24
Section 2803, Emergency support to insurgencies, 8-10 Title 10, C-5
Construction, J-1 Title 10 Construction Management
Section 2804, Contingency Agent, 1-8
Construction, J-3 Title 10 USC, H-6, J-1
Index-8
FM 3-34
Title 10, US Code, 1-26 United States Army Reserve W

Title X, 4-14 (USAR), 1-7 warning order (WO), 4-15, 9-16
Title X limitations, 2-3 United States Army, Europe Warsaw Initiatives Program, 8-12
TLP. See troop leading procedure (USAREUR), 4-7, C-1 water well holes, D-13
(TLP). United States Army, Pacific well drilling, 1-8, 8-10
topographic company, 6-11 (USARPAC), 4-7 WO. See warning order (WO).
Topographic Engineering Center United States Code (USC), 1-26 Wolverine, 3-7, 4-2
(TEC), 6-6, I-5 United States Department of
topographical planning and Agriculture (USDA), H-4 X
control, D-15 United States Department of the XVIII Airborne Corps, 1-16
TPFDD. See time-phased force Interior, Fish and Wildlife
and deployment data Agency, H-4
(TPFDD). United States Geological Survey
training team, E-4 (USGS), H-4
Transatlantic Programs Center, 4- United States Secret Service
7, I-3 (USSS), L-1, L-3
transformation, 4-2 Universal Joint Task List, (UJTL),
troop construction, 6-5 1-9
troop leading procedure (TLP), 4- UO. See urban operations (UO).
15 urban operations (UO), 3-30
TSC. See theater support US Forces Japan, I-3
command (TSC). US Forces Korea, I-3
turning movement, 8-4 USACE laboratories, I-3
U USACE. See United States Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE).
UCT. See underwater-construction USAES. See United States Army
team (UCT). Engineer School (USAES).
UJTL. See Universal Joint Task USAFEG. See United States Army
List (UJTL). Facility Engineer Group
UN Security Council, H-3 (USAFEG).
UN. See United Nations (UN). USAMC. See United States Army
understand first, 3-12 Materiel Command (USAMC).
underwater pipeline, D-14 USAR. See United States Army
underwater-construction team Reserve (USAR).
(UCT), E-2, E-5 USAREUR. See United States
unexploded ordnance (UXO), 1-21, Army, Europe (USAREUR).
8-11, 8-21 USARPAC. See United States
unified action, 1-22 Army, Pacific (USARPAC).
United Nations (UN), 1-22 USARSO. See United States Army
United States Army Corps of Forces Southern Command
Engineers (USACE), 1-2, 4-8, (USARSO).
9-8, C-2, D-1, I-1 USC. See United States Code
United States Army Engineer (USC).
School (USAES), i-viii, 4-8, C- USDA. See United States
2 Department of Agriculture
United States Army Facility (USDA).
Engineer Group (USAFEG), USGS. See United States
D-5 Geological Survey (USGS).
United States Army Forces USSS. See United States Secret
Command (FORSCOM), 2-5 Service (USSS).
United States Army Forces UXO. See unexploded ordnance
Southern Command (UXO).
(USARSO), 4-7, C-3
United States Army Materiel V
Command (USAMC), I-8 Volcano mines, 9-11
Index-9
FM 3-34(FM 5-100)
2 JANUARY 2004
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
PETER J. SCHOOMAKER
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff
Official:
JOEL B. HUDSON
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army
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Chapter 1 THE ARMY AND THE ROLE OF ENGINEERS ...................................................... 1-1

Chapter 2 THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ................................................................... 2-1

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Chapter 3 ENGINEER BATTLESPACE FUNCTIONS

Chapter 4 PLANNING ENGINEER OPERATIONS ................................................................. 4-1

Chapter 5 OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEER OPERATIONS

Chapter 6 BATTLEFIELD FRAMEWORK ............................................................................... 6-1

Chapter 7 BATTLE COMMAND FOR ENGINEERS ................................................................ 7-1

Chapter 8 FULL-SPECTRUM OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 8-1

Chapter 9 ENGINEER COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

Appendix A ENGINEER FIELD MANUALS AND RELATED JOINT PUBLICATIONS............. A-1

Appendix B MANEUVER SUPPORT ......................................................................................... B-1

Appendix C FIELD FORCE ENGINEERING .............................................................................. C-1

Appendix D ARMY ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ................................ D-1

Section VII - Light Division Engineer Units ...................................................... D-27

Appendix E NAVY ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ................................ E-1

Appendix F AIR FORCE ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES....................... F-1

Appendix G MARINE CORPS ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES .............. G-1

Appendix H MULTINATIONAL, INTERAGENCY, NON-GOVERNMENTAL

Section I - Multinational Considerations ............................................................. H-1

Appendix I CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION AGENTS................................................................ I-1

Appendix J CONTINGENCY AUTHORITIES AND FUNDING................................................... J-1

Appendix K ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS................................................................ K-1

Appendix L EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS ..... L-1

GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................ 1-1

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................... 1-1

The Army and the Role of Engineers

SECTION I - THE ENGINEER REGIMENT

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THE THREEFOLD BRANCH

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Advise Advise Advise

IRR Force FORSCOM

Figure 1-1. The Engineer Regiment at the Strategic/Operational Level

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1-6. Combat engineer units have a secondary mission to fight as infantry.

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companies. CS encompasses critical combat functions provided by units and

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT

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operational expression of the Army's core competencies contained in FM 1 (100-1).

SHAPE THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

RESPOND PROMPTLY TO CRISIS

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quickly and with all their capabilities. As combatant commanders develop

MOBILIZE ENGINEER FORCES

SUPPORT FORCIBLE ENTRY OPERATIONS

SUPPORT ASSURED MOBILITY TO DOMINATE LAND OPERATIONS

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protection for vulnerable assets by providing survivability support. They

PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES

PROVIDE QUALITY, RESPONSIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO THE NATION

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independently may support, or be combined or leveraged with, other service

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Figure 1-3. Range of Army Operations

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Army forces accomplish missions by combining

Nature of the mission dictates the proportion

Figure 1-4. Full-Spectrum Operations

Engineers conducting missions provide stability, security, and resources to

CONDUCTING FULL-SPECTRUM OPERATIONS

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and humanitarian assistance to urban search and rescue. Operations

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Engineers accomplish missions by combining

Countermobility General Offense Geospatial General

The nature of the mission dictates the proportions and

Figure 1-5. Engineer Contributions Across the Spectrum of Conflict

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requirements and force protection. As with other considerations, the

SECTION II - ENGINEER BATTLESPACE FUNCTIONS

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