Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations - Historic Naval Ships ...

Chapter XIIMateriel arriving from logistic sources is assembled at portsof embarkation under LF supervision.• The AFOE is organized for landing andembarkation, respectively, based onanticipated requirements of operationsashore. Units, personnel, and materialconfigured in shipload and planeload lotsas dictated by landing and embarkationplans are then organized into movementgroups.• Units and their equipment are marshalledat their home stations and staged at portsof embarkation (POEs) in accordancewith their time-phased deploymentschedules. Materiel arriving fromlogistic sources is assembled at POEsunder LF supervision.• The requirement to containerizeAFOE material cannot beoveremphasized. The capability ofcommands to containerize AFOEmaterial will range from 30 to 70 percent,depending on the source ofaccompanying supplies and time-phasedforce requirements (additional timewould allow more containerization).• Although the CATF and CLF areresponsible for planning and executingembarkation, civilian stevedores,XII-2contracted by the Military TrafficManagement Command at commercialports and by the Navy and navalinstallations, are used to load commonusershipping provided by theCommander in Chief, United StatesTransportation Command. Due to thelarge number of foreign nationalsemployed by foreign flag shippers andport facilities, it may be necessary forcommanders of amphibious transportgroups to augment port and/or embarkedsecurity forces to protect against sabotageof equipment, either in port or whileembarked.• Ship unloading is directed by the normalATF-LF ship-to-shore control andsupport activities (primary controlofficer, HDC, tactical-logistical group(TACLOG), LFSP, etc.). The size andorganization of these agencies willchange as the operation matures.Additional cargo handling battalion andamphibious construction battalion forcesare required to support the offload ofmerchant ships. As they becomeaccessible, developed seaports and aerialports are used to supplement traditionalbeach operations, expanding the ship-to-JP 3-02