convoy ops

Tactical vehicle preparation

• Alter existing equipment– Canvas– Straps– Windshield– Reflecting surfaces– Light switches

TACTICAL VEHICLE PREPARATION

• Harden the vehicle– Armor kits– Sandbags– Driver compartment– Hood and finder– Fuel and batteries– Truck bed

SECURITY FORCE

• Train and Rehearse the Security Force

• Make Recommendations

• Coordinate Training With Vehicle Drivers

• Position The Forces

MOUNTED SECURITY FORCE

• Vehicle commander• Assistant driver• Air/sniper sentries• Attached machinegunner• Remaining squad

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Personnel wear helmets and flaks• Vehicles do not stop• Prearranged signals• Attempt to locate and destroy the sniper by

long range fire

Best actions against a sniper are passive

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Select best route/map study• Ariel reconnaissance• Current intelligence• Use OPSEC• Never schedule routine times or dates

AMBUSH

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Brief all convoy personnel• Practice IA drills• Harden vehicles• Cover loads• Spread load • Wear protective equipment• Do not block the road• Aggressively return fire

AMBUSHActions taken to minimize the effectiveness

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Two sentries on exposed side of truck return high volume of fire

• Throw smoke• Exit vehicle on masked side• A-driver/A-gunner use ring mount• 240G machinegunner exits over tailgate• Find cover and assault

VEHICLE UNLOADING

Exposed flank

Masked side away for the enemy attack

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Follow tracks of other vehicles• Avoid the shoulder of the road• Foreign objects• Fresh earth• Local traffic/people• Engineers sweep road

* Mines and Boobytraps /steps to reduce damage

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• DAMAGED VEHICLES– Time / mission

•ROAD BLOCKS

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Alarm signals• Actions• Increase distance between vehicles• Increase speed

* AIR ATTACKS

* Convoy commander preparation

IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS

• Stop convoy and stagger vehicles• Dismount\ move away• A-drive and A-gunner stay with HMG• Seek cover/concealment• Return fire

* AIR ATTACKS (actions to take when attacked)

COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

• Time of departure / return• Loading / order of movement• Route / overlays / check points• Actions on enemy contact• Actions at destination• Rehearsals

QUESTIONS ?

HELICOPTERBORNE OPERATIONS

HELICOPTERBORNE OPERATIONS

• Tactical operations in support of ground operations

• Allows commander to maneuver forces

• Speed and flexibility

HELO DEFINATIONS• Heliteam - A tactical unit with supplies

lifted at one time by one bird• Helicopter flight / wave -arrive at the

same time• Landing zone - an area to land and

disembark or to embark , designated by code name

• Landing site - designated location in a LZ

Criteria of a Pickup Zone

• Select a suitable area• Securable• Enemy contact not desired should be planned• Suppressive fires

Considerations

Marking of Pickup Zones

• Designated by a code name• More than one on sight , identified

by prominent terrain features• Never use red to mark the zone

OBSTACLES

• Daylight crew is responsible• On approach route , mark near and

far side• Departure route mark near side• Large obstacles are marked

Marking in daylight

• Air panel ( displayed staked down)• Smoke is best method.

DIRECTING HELOS

Communications

•Radio comm with aircraft

Hand and Arm signals

•Requires no equipment

Hand and Arm Signals

MANIFEST

• Accurate • Includes

– Name – Rank– SSN– Blood type– T/O Weapon

Assigns a Marine and equipment to specific aircraft

ORGANIZATION

• *Assistant heliteam leader:– Assist the leader– Inspect uniform– Organize Heliteams– Properly locate equipment

* Heloteam Leader

•Responsible for the team

LOADING PROCEDURES

• Double time• Leader takes position• Enter with weapon• Manifest• Seated with muzzle• Give crew signal for

ready

LANDING

• Pilot or crew chief will orient you• Signal to un-buckle• Unload aircraft

CONDUCT OF THE HELICOPTER ASSAULT

• Preliminary estimate of the situation• Conducts map and aerial recon• Coordinate with friendly units• Formulates plan / submits to the

commander• Submit plan to the platoon commander• Brief your squad

MEDEVAC PRIORITIES

• Routine - deceased , minor illness

• Priority - wounded , injuired or ill persons. Not a matter of life and death

• Urgent - Critically wounded

QUESTIONS

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MECHANIZED OPERATIONS

Squad leader will:•Supervise the loading of (gear , supplies and Marines.

•Coordinate with the AAV crew chief

•Determine the scheme of maneuver

•Security planning•Sectors of observation for each team

•Air sentinels

•Security during halts

•ACCOUNTABILITY!!!!!

MECHANIZED OPERATIONS

• Utilize observation and recon by fire• Advance vehicles by bounding• Off road , use cover and concealment• Immediate action drills and Hand and arm signals • Coordinate fire support with AAV commander

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