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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMINCLOSURE 1 EXAMPLE OF ORDERS TODEMOLITION GUARD COMMANDER(Classification)Serial No. 25-ADM-13 Security Classification (Example)ORDERS TO THE DEMOLITION GUARD COMMANDERNotes. 1. This order will be completed and signed before it is handed tothe Commander of the Demolition Guard.2. In completing the order, all spaces must either be filled in orlined out.3. The officer empowered to order the firing of the demolition isreferred to throughout as the "Authorized Commander".From CO. TF 2/13 Armor To CO, Tm A, TF 2/13 ArmorPART I-PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS1. a. Description of target Highway Bridge across Main Riverb. Location: vic GROSSAUHEIM, GermanyMap Name and Scale Frankfurt am Main-Ost, 1:50000 SheetNo. L5918Grid Reference MA 956507c. Codeword or codesign (if any) of demolition target. Poor Boyd. ADM Type and Yield. ALFA 0.5 KT.e. Emplacement. Surface type located in demolition chamber of thesouthwest bridge abutment. Sandbags will be placed in front ofchamber door to afford additional small-arms fire protection.f. Camouflage. Prepare and implement track plan. Minimum number ofpersonnel and vehicles permitted at emplacement site. Deploy securityelements to preclude drawing attention to site.g. Remote Command Site. Prepare a remote command site vicinity ofchurch located in Steinheim am Main (MA938506).h. Timer Mechanism. Maximum time will be set on the timer mechanism.i. Communications. Maintain two radio sets in TF command net at alltimes.j. Reports. State of readiness progress reports each 30 minutes.k. Command Representation. One of the following officers will be at theemplacement site during emplacement and then at the remote commandsite:Grade Name PositionCaptain Romero D. Sickles III CO, Tm A, 2/13 Armor(Demolition Guard)Lieutenant Harry B. Belford XO, above team.2. The Authorized Commander is Lt Col James E. Foster(give appointment only). If this officer should delegate his authorityyou will be notified by one of the methods shown in 4, below.(Classification)344 Aco oIa9A