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

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COM*1 NCO **1 NCO*2 MECHANICS **1 (MECHANIC) DRIVER*1 DRIVERADMINISTERS FIRST AIDFUNCTIONSRESCUES AND REMOVES CASUALTIESEVACUATES VEHICLES AND MAJOR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENTCONDUCTSPERFORMSRADIOLOGICAL MONITORINGLIMITED HASTY DECONTAMINATION* PERSONNEL AND RECOVERY VEHICLE PROVIDED BY MAINTE-NANCE SECTION** PERSONNEL AND 1 /4-TON TRUCK PROVIDED BY CO HQFigure 13. Type company rescue squad.operations in the affected area using its SOP- sion or when further efforts by the control andestablished control and assessment team to di- assessment team and rescue squads are norect the operation. In battalion-level area longer practical.damage control operations, the battalion rescuesquad and the unaffected company rescue 178. Conduct of Operationsquads can be employed under the direction of a. General. A method of conducting battalthebattalion control and assessment team todirect the operation. In battalion-level areaion-level area damage control operations afteran enemy nuclear attack, using a provisionaldamage control operations, the battalion rescue area damage control organization, is describedsquad and the unaffected company rescue in the following illustrative example:squads can be employed under the direction of (1) Task force 2/11 Armor has been adthebattalion control and assessment team.vancing on two axes (fig. 14). Teamc. Because the employment of provisional B was struck by an enemy nuclear airareadamage control units reduces the parentburst weapon. In the absence of asunit'scapability for sustained combat, it is im-sistance from sources outside the taskperative that provisional units rejoin the par-force, the task force commander orentunit as soon as possible. Control of the dered Team A to bypass the affectedaffected unit and area should pass to follow orarea and to assume the mission ofsupport units as soon as practical. In the ab-Team B. Other units continued theirsence of relief, provisional area damage controlassigned missions.units will terminate area damage operations (2) Concurrently, the task force comwhenaccomplishment of the parent unit's mis-mander committed the task force consionis dependent on the personnel and equip-trol and assessment team (CAT), batmentinvolved in the area damage control mis- talion rescue squad, and company86 AGO 9139A