US Army Table of Organization and Equipment


	
	  
15 JANUARY 1998
                                                          AVIATION BRIGADE
                                              ARMOR OR INFANTRY (MECHANIZED) DIVISION

                                     DESIGNATION:  AVIATION BRIGADE, ________ ________ DIVISION


1.  MISSION. TO FIND, FIX AND DESTROY ENEMY FORCES USING
MANEUVER TO CONCENTRATE AND SUSTAIN COMBAT POWER AT THE
CRITICAL TIME AND PLACE, AS AN INTEGRATED MEMBER OF THE
COMBINED ARMS TEAM.

2.  ASSIGNMENT. ORGANIC TO THE ARMOR OR INFANTRY (MECHANIZED)
DIVISION, TOE 87000F.

3.  CAPABILITIES.

    A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT:

       (1) PROVIDES ATTACK HELICOPTER UNITS FOR RAPID
EMPLOYMENT AS A PART OF THE COMBINED ARMS TEAM TO DESTROY
ENEMY FORCES.

       (2) MOVES PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT WITH
AVIATION ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF DIVISION OPERATIONS.

       (3) PROVIDES COMMAND AND CONTROL AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
TO THE DIVISION.

       (4) PROVIDES AIRBORNE COMMUNICAIONS INTERCEPT,
LOCATION, AND JAMMING SUPPORT FOR THE DIVISION.

       (5) PROVIDES AIR ASSAULT, REINFORCEMENT BY FIRE, AND
AERIAL FIRE SUPPORT.

       (6) PROVIDES AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE, SECURITY
INTELLIGENCE, ELECTRONIC WARFARE CAPABILITY.

       (7) CONDUCTS CONTINUOUS DAY/NIGHT OPERATIONS IN
SUPPORT OF DIVISION OPERTIONS.

       (8) CONDUCTS OPERATIONS FOR DEEP BATTLE PENETRATION.

    B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%,
FROM APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2, TO APPROXIMATELY 80%
FOR LEVEL 3.

    C.  THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO A TYPE B ORGANIZATION.

    D.  THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

    E.  INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT MEDICAL
PERSONNEL AND THE CHAPLAIN, CAN ASSIST IN COORDINATED DEFENSE
OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.

    F.  THIS UNIT CAN PERFORM AVIATION UNIT MAINTENANCE
(AVUM) ON ALL ASSIGNED AIRCRAFT, ARMAMENT, AND AVIONICS.
ALSO PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ALL OTHER ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS (CE) AND
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) EQUIPMENT.

    G.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT UPON:

        (1)  APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION OR CORPS
FOR RELIGIOUS, LEGAL, COMBAT HEALTH SERVICE SUPPORT, FINANCE,
AND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL
TRANSPORTATION.

        (2) THE U.S. AIR FORCE TO PROVIDE A TACTICAL AIR
CONTROL PARTY FOR DIRECTING TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT.

        (3) THE U.S. AIR FORCE AIR WEATHER SERVICE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AR 115-10/AFR 105-3 FOR AIR WEATHER SUPPORT.

        (4) MEDICAL COMPANY MAIN SUPPORT BATTALION, TOE
08257F000 FOR DIVISION LEVEL MEDICAL SUPPORT.

        (5) AVIATION COMPANY (AVIM), TOE 01933F, FOR
AVIATION INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE (AVIM) SUPPORT AND BACK
UP AVUM SUPPORT.

        (6) THE TECHNICAL CONTROL AND ANALYSIS ELEMENT,
HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS AND OPERATIONS COMPANY, MI BN
TOE 34386F000, FOR TASKING OF COLLECTION AND JAMMING
MISSIONS.

        (7) HEADQUARTERS, HEADQUARTERS, AND OPERATIONS
COMPANY, MI BN, TOE 34386F000, FOR DIRECT SUPPORT (DS)
MAINTENANCE ON EW/SIGINT EQUIPMENT IN THE CEWI FLIGHT
PLATOON.

4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  ONE PER ARMOR OR INFANTRY
(MECHANIZED) DIVISION, TOE 87000F.

5.  CATEGORY.  THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY II UNIT.
(FOR DEFINITIONS OF UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25.)

6.  MOBILITY.  FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS
OF THIS UNIT, SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF THE RESPECTIVE TABLES
OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LISTED AS PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION
II OF THIS TABLE.

7.  DOCTRINE.  THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT:

    FM 1-100,   ARMY AVIATION OPERATIONS
    FM 1-101,   AVIATION BATTLEFIELD SURVIVABILITY
    FM 1-102,   ARMY AVIATION IN AN NBC ENVIRONMENT
    FM 1-103,   AIRSPACE MANAGMENT AND ARMY AIR TRAFFIC IN
                A COMBAT ZONE
    FM 1-104,   FORWARD ARMING AND REFUELING POINTS
    FM 1-106,   AVIATION SELF DEPLOYMENT PLANNING
    FM 1-107,   AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
    FM 1-111,   AVIATION BRIGADES
    FM 1-112,   ATTACK HELICOPTER BATTALION
    FM 1-113,   ASSAULT HELICOPTER BATTALION
    FM 1-116,   AIR CAVALRY/RECONNAISSANCE TROOP
    FM 1-117,   AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON
    FM 1-118,   COMMAND AVIATION BATTALION/COMPANY
    FM 1-130,   JOINT AIR ATTACK TEAM (JAAT)
    FM 1-140,   HELICOPTER GUNNERY
    FM 1-302,   AVIATION LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (ALSE) FOR
                ARMY AIRCREWS
    FM 1-500,   ARMY AVIATION MAINTENANCE
    FM 3-100,   NBC DEFENSE, CHEMICAL WARFARE, SMOKE, AND
                FLAME OPERATIONS
    FM 11-50,   COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION
                (HEAVY AND LIGHT)
    FM 11-92,   COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE CORPS
    FM 17-35,   AEROSCOUT PROCEDURES
    FM 17-95,   CAVALRY
    FM 34-81,   WEATHER SUPPORT FOR ARMY TACTICAL OPERATIONS
    FM 55-1,    ARMY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN A THEATER OF
                OPERATIONS
    FM 55-2,    DIVISION TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS
    FM 55-40,   ARMY COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT AIR TRANSPORT
                OPERATIONS
    FM 55-41,   AIRCRAFT ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
    FM 90-4,    AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS
    FM 90-10,   MILITARY OPERATIONS ON URBANIZED TERRAIN
                (MOUT)
    FM 90-13,   RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS
    FM 90-14,   REAR BATTLE
    FM 100-5,   OPERATIONS
    FM 100-28,  DOCTRINE AND PROCEDURES FOR AIRSPACE CONTROL
                IN THE COMBAT ZONE
    FM 100-42,  U.S. AIR FORCE/U.S. ARMY AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT
                IN AN AREA OF OPERATIONS
    FM 100-103, ARMY AIRSPACE COMMAND AND CONTROL IN A COMBAT
                ZONE
    FM 101-5,   STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS


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