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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM1 OFFICER1 DRIVER1 NCO SENIOR 1 AID STATION 1 OPERATOR 2 DRIVERSRECOVERY ATTENDANT 1 ASSISTANT 2 ASSISTANTMECHANIC 1 AMBULANCE DRIVERS2 RECOVERY DRIVERMECHANICS1 AMBULANCE1 TRACKED ATTENDANTVEHICLEMECHANICFUNCTIONSOPERATES CASUALTY AND EQUIPMENT COLLECTING POINTSPROVIDES LIMITED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENTCONDUCTS RADIOLOGICAL MONITORINGPROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO COMPANY RESCUE SQUADSFigure 12. Type combat maneuver battalion rescue squad.c. Battalion/Squadron Rescue Squad. Each 177. Employment of Provisional Areabattalion/squadron headquarters establishes a Damage Control Unitsbattalion/squadron rescue squad. This squad a. Provisional area damage control units, eswillbe assembled on order and attached to a tablished by SOP, are employed on a particularcontrol and assessment team for area damage area damage control mission when it is notcontrol operations. A type battalion rescue practical to employ TOE units. When it is necsquadwith personnel, major items of equip- essary to employ provisional area damage conment,and statement of functions is shown in trol units the next higher headquarters of thefigure 12.affected unit will designate the provisional areadamage control units in the command to performcombat company-size unit establishes a corm- the area damage control mission. Forexample, if a company-size unit has been subpany/trooprescue squad, which will be assem- jected to a mass destruction attack, and rebledon order and attached to a control and quires assistance, the battalion will determineassessment team for area damage control op- what provisional area damage control teamserations. A type company r:scue squad with will be employed for the area control mission.personnel, major items of equipment, and state- If the area damage control operation requiresment of functions is shown in figure 13. Other means in excess of those of the parent organiorganizationsas desired by the commander can zation, additional means may be requested frombe established by SOP in conformance with his the next higher headquarters.organizational structure and concept of per- b. The next higher headquarters of the afformingarea damage control operations. fected unit may initiate area damage controlAGO 9139A 85