Posted: September 19th, 2015

Military Tactics and Sustainment Exam – Principles of unified land operations, decisive action, and mission command

You are the commander of the 1/1 ABCT, which is the lead element of the main body in the 1st Infantry Division’s attack to seize OBJ FURY, a city 80 kilometers west of ROGERS. 1/1 ABCT as the division decisive operation was to seize OBJ FURY NLT H+12 in order to protect the II Corps’ main effort. The division’s advance guard, 2/4 ABCT (attached to 1 ID), passed ROGERS without incident approximately two hours ago. In the period between 2/4’s departure from ROGERS and 1/1’s approach, the enemy quickly emplaced several obstacles (overturned vehicles and building materials) on ROUTE APPLE south of ROGERS to cause friendly forces to deploy assets early and disrupt movement. As lead elements of 1/1 ABCT approached ROGERS, they received consistent and accurate mortar and RPG fire from the city. The intensity of these fires increased as the brigade approached the outskirts of town.

THE CURRENT SITUATION—H+4

The remainder of the division’s main body is approximately two hours behind your trail unit and will use ROUTE APPLE as well. The lead company of 1/1 ABCT took up hasty defensive positions near the bridge over the EAST RIVER on RTE APPLE while the 1/1 ABCT developed the situation around ROGERS. As your S3 reports enemy contact to the Division Main CP, the Division G2 reports that a Redland maneuver brigade with two maneuver battalions (one armor with about 30 T80 tanks and one mechanized with about 36 BMP-2/3s) and one artillery battalion (18 2S3 self-propelled 122mm howitzers) have moved south of WAYNE and occupied assembly areas approximately 40km north of ROGERS in the last four hours. The G2 assesses this as a spoiling attack against the 1st Infantry Division’s axis of advance. Additionally, the G2 estimates a company-sized irregular force (75-100 personnel) within the city of ROGERS equipped with mostly light weapons (AK47, SKS) and some RPG7V and 82mm mortars. The G2 believes this irregular force might coordinate actions with the Redland brigade to the north. The CG considers these developments a significant threat to the division’s northern flank and the corps’ future line of communication.

The CG contacts you with the following verbal directive: “I am concerned about the division’s northern flank and the situation around ROGERS. Your new mission is defeat the enemy on our northern flank to protect the division’s main body. I’m not sure how long this mission will take, but I want you back with us as soon as possible; be prepared for follow on operations. 2/4 ABCT will continue as the division’s advance guard, and 2/1 ABCT (currently approximately 30km behind your unit) will assume your previous mission as the division’s decisive operation.”

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1. Based on the situation and sketch, write the 1/1 ABCT’s mission statement.

2. Write the 1/1 ABCT’s Commander’s intent for this mission.

3. Identify the ABCT’s primary offensive and/or defensive task, AND the form of maneuver for the operation.

4. Identify and explain the ABCT’s decisive operation.

5. Identify and explain the ABCT’s shaping operations.

6. You must address each of the following items listed below.

a. Depict the location of the armed reconnaissance squadron on the sketch.

b. State the task and purpose of the armed reconnaissance squadron.

c. Depict the location of EACH combined arms battalion on the sketch.

d. State the task and purpose of EACH combined arms battalion.

e. Depict the location of the fires battalion on the sketch.

f. State the task and purpose of the fires battalion.

g. Depict the boundaries of the combined arms battalions’ and the armed reconnaissance squadron’s area of operations on the sketch.

h. Depict the locations for the main command post and the tactical command post on the sketch.

i. Explain your decision for locating the main command post and the tactical command post.

Given that you are still in the early phase of planning, address each of the following listed below.

7. Provide your vision for how the BSB will logistically support the ABCT’s change of mission.

8. Depict on the sketch where you would locate the BSA, and explain why.

9. Out of the eight principles of sustainment, identify the TWO principles you think are the most important for this mission, and explain why.

10. Referring to your operations as the 1/1 ABCT Commander, write an  essay describing your application of Mission Command in your tactical solution.

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