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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM176. Provisional Area Damage can be organized and employed. ProvisionalControl Teamsdamage control teams are established usuallya. General. Units subjected to a mass de- by unit SOP. These teams must be capable ofstruction attack or natural disaster use all taking decisive and coordinated action in areameans necessary to reestablish unit effective- damage control operations when TOE unitsness as rapidly as possible. In circumstanceswhere assistance is required from sources outcannotbe employed.b. Control and Assessment Team (CAT).side the unit, other units may be directed to Each battalion/squadron headquarters estabassist.Armored cavalry units are highly quali- lishes a control and assessment team. A typefled for conducting area damage control opera- battalion control and assessment team withtions. Where it is not feasible to employ TOE personnel, major items of equipment, and aunits, provisional area damage control units statement of functions is shown in figure 11.BN XODRIVER1 COMMUNICATION 1 RADIOLOGICAL 1 MEDICAL 1 LOGISTICSDETACHMENT CHIEF MONITORING SERVICE STAFF2 RADIO MECHANICS AND SURVEY OFFICER OFFICEROFFICER 1 AMBULANCE 1 NCO SUPPLY1 DRIVER DRIVER (DRIVER)1 ADMINIS-TRATIVECLERKFUNCTIONSMOVES TO DAMAGE AREA ON ORDER, WITHOUT DELAYESTABLISHES A CONTROL AND ASSESSMENT TEAM COMMAND POSTDETERMINES AND REPORTS EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITSASSUMES CONTROL OF UNITS IN AFFECTED AREARESTORES COMMAND AND COMMUNICATION TO AFFECTED UNITSRELEASES COMBAT EFFECTIVE UNITS TO TACTICAL COMMANDERREQUESTS REQUIRED TECHNICAL SERVICE SUPPORTDIRECTS AND CONTROLS THE OPERATION OF RESCUE SQUADSFigure 11. Type combat battalion control and assessment team.84 AGO 9139A