ENGINEER BRIGADE, HEAVY DIVISION
DESIGNATION: ENGINEER BRIGADE, _____ DIVISION (HEAVY)
1. MISSION.
A. TO INCREASE THE COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEAVY
DIVISION BY ACCOMPLISHING MOBILITY, COUNTERMOBILILTY, AND
LIMITED SURVIVABILITY ENGINEERING TASKS.
B. TO FIGHT AS INFANTRY, WHEN REQUIRED.
2. ASSIGNMENT. ORGANIC TO THE HEAVY DIVISION,
TOE 87000L000.
3. CAPABILITIES.
A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT:
(1) PROVIDES ADVICE TO THE DIVISION
COMMANDER AND STAFF, AND TO ALL DIVISIONAL ELEMENT COMMANDERS
AND STAFFS, ON ENGINEER UNIT CAPABILITIES, ENGINEER
UTILIZATION IN DIVISIONAL PLANS, AND COMBAT ENGINEERING
IMPACTS ON DIVISION OPERATIONS.
(2) PLANS, COORDINATES, AND STAFF SUPERVISES
ACTIVITIES OF ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, AND SUPPORTING ENGINEER
UNITS ENGAGED IN MOBILITY, COUNTERMOBILITY, SURVIVABILITY,
GENERAL ENGINEERING, AND TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEERING.
(3) PREPARES AND MAINTAINS ESSENTIAL COMBAT
ROUTES IN THE DIVISION AREA.
(4) PERFORMS EXPEDIENT REPAIR OF ESSENTIAL
BRIDGES, FORDS, AND ROADS.
(5) PROVIDES, EMPLACES, AND MAINTAINS
ASSAULT BRIDGES TO SPAN 36 SIXTY FOOT GAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY.
(6) PROVIDES ENGINEER SUPPORT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
OF OBSTACLES AND DEFENSIVE POSITIONS.
(7) SUPPORTS COMBINED ARMS OBSTACLE BREACHING
OPERATIONS.
(8) PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE, AND
TRAINING IN MINE WARFARE, FIELD FORTIFICATIONS, CAMOUFLAGE,
DEMOLITIONS, AND ENGINEER RECONNAISSANCE.
(9) PROVIDES ADVICE TO MANEUVER COMMANDERS ON
EMPLOYMENT OF ALL SCATTERABLE MINES.
(10) PROVIDES ENGINEER INFORMATION AND PROCESSES
ENGINEER INTELLIGENCE.
(11) WHEN REQUIRED, FIGHTS AS INFANTRY IAW CHAPTER
6, FM 5-100, ENGINEER OPERATIONS
(12) PROVIDES COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT FOR ORGANIC AND
ATTACHED UNITS.
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 TYPE B ORGANIZATION.
D. THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVEL 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED IN AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.
E. INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT MEDICAL AND
MINISTRY PERSONNEL, CAN ENGAGE IN THE COORDINATED DEFENSE OF
THE UNITS AREA OR INSTALLATION.
F. UNIT MAINTENANCE. THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT
MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
G. DEPENDENCIES.
(1) THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT UPON APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS
OF THE DIVISION OR CORPS FOR HEALTH SERVICES, LEGAL, FINANCE
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND MAINTENANCE OF
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
(2) CORPS ENGINEER UNITS; TOE 05423L, 05425L, OR
05435L, WILL REINFORCE DIVISIONAL ENGINEERS WITH ADDITIONAL
COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT FOR
SUSTAINMENT ENGINEERING.
(3) ENGINEER BRIDGE UNITS; TOE 05463L, 05493L,
AND/OR 05473L FOR TACTICAL BRIDGING EQUIPMENT.
4. BASIS OF ALLOCATION. ONE PER HEAVY DIVISION, TOE
87000L000.
5. CATEGORY. THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY I UNIT.
(FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25.)
6. MOBILITY. FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION 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 5-71-100, DIVISION ENGINEER COMBAT OPERATIONS.
FM 5-100, ENGINEER COMBAT OPERATIONS
FM 5-100-15, CORPS ENGINEER OPERATIONS
FM 5-103, SURVIVABILITY
FM 5-104, GENERAL ENGINEERING
FM 5-105, TOPOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS
FM 90-7, COMBINED ARMS OBSTACLE INTEGRATION
FM 90-13, RIVER CROSSING OPERATIONS
FM 90-13-1, COMBINED ARMS BREACHING OPERATIONS
FM 100-5, OPERATIONS.
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