1963 US Army Vietnam War Armor Operations ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMcommander or agreed upon betweenrearward position and facilitate athe commanders concerned. Devia- smooth and continuous withdrawal.tions from preplanned control meas-Adherence to the prescribed routesures must be coordinated between thewithin the position is mandatory.affected units and made known to all (d) Time of passage. The overall timeinterested agencies. Control measuresof passage is prescribed by the comnormallyinclude-mander ordering the operation. At(a) Contact points. A point on theeach subordinate level, specific timesground is designated where two orare designated for each unit by themore units are required to makecommanders concerned. In addition,physical contact. To insure detaileda representative of the unit with acoordination between the two units,radio will precede each march unita primary and alternate contactand provide the friendly unit beingpoint is designated by the com-passed through with the number ofmander in each company sector.vehicles to pass and a positiveThese points are coordinated byidentification of the last vehicle.liaison personnel and are located on (e) Recognition signals. These are ineasilyidentifiable terrain featurescluded in the order and should bebeyond the direct-fire range of based upon the SOL and unit SOP's.weapons on the FEBA. ElementsPositive recognition signals must bealong the FEBA who have desig-used and mutually agreed upon bynated contact points will send a con-the two units. Normally, recognitiontact party, equipped with a radiosignals would cover both daylightand guides, forward to the contactand night withdrawals.point. (6) Liaison officers. Units exchange(b) Withdrawal points. These are pointsliaison officers at all levels of comonthe FEBA through which mand. These officers exchange inforfriendlyforces will withdraw. Theymation and keep their respective commustbe easily recognized by with-manders informed of the situation.drawing forces and are used to pro-They are normally located at criticalvide a means of reporting specificpoints during the actual passage andlocations and information relativerender assistance to both the withtothe control of units. Guides fromdrawing force and the defensive forcethe friendly units occupying thewhen required.FEBA will normally meet the with- (7) Exchange of SOI information. Thisdrawing elements at the contactwill be accomplished during the liaisonpoint and guide them through thevisit between the two units.withdrawal point on the FEBA. (8) Designation of units to move throughThese actions are coordinated by therespective withdrawal points. Thisliaison personnel of the two units.will be accomplished between the two(c) Routes of withdrawal. These areliaison officers in their coordination ofdesignated through and within athe withdrawal.140 AGO 913aA