FM 101-5 Staff Officers' Field Manual The Staff and Combat Orders

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THE GENERAL STAFF 16• 16. OPERATIONS AND TRAINING (G-3) SECTION.^. The operations and training section is charged with those functionsof the staff which relate to organization, training, and combat operations. It is responsible for tactical and traininginspections, as directed by the commander (AB 266-10).b. The specific duties of the operations and training section may include—(1) Preparation and coordination of plans for and supervision of—(a) Mobilization of the command.(b) Organization and equipment of units. (Coordinationwith G-4 for allocation of equipment.)(2) Preparation and coordination of plans for and supervision of training of units and individuals, including—(a) Preparation of training directives, programs, andorders. (Coordination with G-2 for combat intelligencetraining.)(b) Selection of training sites and firing and bombingranges. (Coordination with G-4 on preparation of sites andranges.)(c) Organization and conduct of schools.(3) Operations, to include, in general: tactical and strategical studies and estimates; plans and orders based thereon;supervision of combat operations; and future planning. Specific duties relative to operations may include—(a) Continuous study of the tactical situation, as affectedby—1. The enemy situation. (Coordination with G-2.)2. Instructions from higher units.3. Actions of adjacent or supporting units.4. Location, morale, and capabilities of the troops.(Coordination with O-l for morale matters.)5. Needs for replacements and reinforcements. (Coordination with G-l for replacements.)6. Terrain and weather conditions. (Coordinationwith G-2.)7. Status of equipment and supplies. (Coordinationwith G-4 for priorities of replacement of materieland allocation of supplies.)13
16 STAFF DOCTRINES AND FUNCTIONS(b) Preparation of estimates, reports, and recommendations based on the tactical situation.(c) Preparation of plans for and supervision of activitiesconcerning—1. Reconnaissance and security measures. (Coordination with G-2 for Intelligence missions of combattroops.)2. Troop movements. (Coordination With G-4 formovements requiring transportation in additionto organic transportation and for routes.)3. Tactical employment of units. (Coordination withG-4 for influence of supply and evacuation onoperations; G-2 for capabilities of enemy; O-lon morale of troops.)4. Defense of administrative installations and lines ofcommunication. (Coordination with G-4.)5. Tactical measures to preserve secrecy and effect surprise. (Coordination with G-2.)(d) Preparation and authentication of field orders andoperation maps required to carry out the tactical plan, andtheir transmission to units and staff officers concerned (par.62). (Coordination with G-2 for maps and for paragraphsand annexes dealing with enemy information, reconnaissance,and counterintelligence measures; G-4 for paragraph dealing with administrative matters.)(.e) Maintaining contact with the commanders of subordinate units; observing or supervising troop movements andtactical operations as directed by the commander.(/) Establishment of liaison with adjacent, higher, andsubordinate units.(0) Supervision of signal communication.(ft) Preparation of tentative plans for subsequent phasesof a tactical operation and for future tactical operations.(Coordination with G-2 for enemy capabilities; G-4 for practicability of operations from a supply point of view.)(4) Recommendations to the commander of priorities forassignment of personnel and equipment. (Coordination withO-l for assignment of personnel; G-4 for allocation ofequipment.)14
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FORMS 74-75SECTION IVFORMS• 74. G
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