The company commander's responsibility in combat is threefold. These field maintenance teams have forward repair systems and mechanics trained in the companys and platoons equipment. Most FSCs do not even attempt to conduct formalized TLPs. The CTCP is located within the FSC forward location, one to four kilometers behind the BN/TF. The first thing to understand is that a commander (or any leader for that matter) should focus on accomplishing those things that only he can accomplish. Serve in platoon leader or other maintenance or munitions material management positions; serve as a commander or staff officer of an organization with responsibility for two or more ordnance-related functions; perform general ordnance-related activities. The distribution section is responsible to support all classes of supply coming from or passing through the FSC in support of a mechanized or armor battalion. Third, because these problems are so ingrained within the tactical side of the Logistics Corps, FSC commanders struggle to find positive examples upon which to model their company orders process, which stunts self-development. 6-49. These activities include resupply of Class I, III, and V products and materiels; maintenance and recovery; medical treatment and evacuation; and replacement/return to duty (RTD) processing. Only the most irresponsible leaders would willingly allow this to happen to their formations. 6-52. The MCO serves as the task force maintenance officer for the maneuver BN/TF and FSC using SAMS-1 and FBCB2. When the CRT is unable to provide the necessary support to accomplish the task in the CFS, the 1SG forwards a CFS to the FSC support operations section. Commanders should regularly conduct TLPs at the company level with the company orders group. In a recent end-of-rotation AAR at JMRC, three junior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) stated that when FSCs fail to conduct proper TLPs, subordinates become confused about why missions are ordered at the last minute. The FSC is as mobile as the unit it. 6-26. It focuses on preparing junior officers for their first assignments. The goal of field maintenance is to repair and return equipment to the Soldier. The maneuver commander is responsible for the operator/crew maintenance functions in his unit. The supply sergeant requests, receives, issues, stores, maintains, and turns in supplies and equipment for the company. When the LTO is accepted, the maintenance section NCOIC uses FBCB2 to synchronize/coordinate mission support and sends a mechanic to repair the vehicle. The stock control section is collocated to facilitate on-site item management. GFEBS Financials Week 2. If training needs to be scheduled, it is the . The maintenance platoon operates and controls the BN/TF UMCP. Each Class IX team maintains the company's PLL/combat spares for the company/HHC it is supporting. At the end of Common Log, all of the branches dive deep into their own functional skills. ULLS-G assigns an organizational work order number (ORGWON). If the CRT exceeds its capability, it sends a can't comply (CANTCO) message to the maneuver company 1SG. That NBC-related leader tasks are covered in sustainment training. Only one proactive vehicle commander had an updated map and could describe the general time line of the operation. Coordinates and monitors the movement of replenishment stocks and services for the FSC. Assist in preparation the company OPORD for the commander and the concept of support for the BN/TF OPORD. 7-71. OPORD briefings give Soldiers a deeper understanding of the plan and increase their confidence. The electronic versions of the forms are consolidated at company level and then transmitted to the battalion and its supporting combat repair team. The operator conducts initial maintenance, repair, and recovery actions on site. Developing and executing the BN/TF licensing program. She holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the United States Military Academy. 6-31. Logisticians often run support missions by focusing on the administrative tasks and failing to treat them as real-world tactical convoys. Coordinate and supervise the issue or delivery of supplies to the platoons or sections. Repairs should be made as far forward as possible. They lack the tactical intuition necessary to solve complex problems while operating in field trains, combat trains, or tactical convoy operations. The MCS returns the LTO back to the FSC support operations. Managing, and when necessary, conducting cross training for mechanics in the FSC. The flow of reporting and repairing equipment includes the following: 7-69. Coordinates supplemental transportation in support of the BN/TF. The NBC NCO ensures that the training program covers the following requirements: First-line supervisors provide effective sustainment training in NBC common tasks. Determines requirements and plans for air resupply operations. The addition of two former NTC observer-coach/trainers to BOLD has significantly enhanced the instructors' ability to synchronize training with what lieutenants will encounter at the combat training centers. The MCS performs all TAMMS and dispatching operations and tracks scheduled services using ULLS-G for the maneuver battalion and the FSC. They are physically fit and can perform under physical and mental pressures. He must be able to issue instructions to his subordinate leaders in the form of clear, accurate combat orders and then he must ensure that the orders are executed. Weapons and Equipment Maintenance 6-53. The first week encompasses oral communication skills, a sustainment overview, convoy operations, ethics, and other professional topics. Distribution platoon leaders struggle to manage their time as they react to ever-changing requirements. The operator requesting the maintenance support receives an information copy of the acknowledgment message. It does not have to be a regurgitation of the battalion's planning SOP; it should be an easy-to-read description of the company planning process presented as a chapter in the company's tactical SOP (TACSOP). Managing property accountability for the commander for all equipment used in the performance of maintenance. If a vehicle is non-mission capable (NMC) for organizational level maintenance, the ULLS-G operator enters that information into the ULLS-G computer. Deliver issued assets (LOGPAC) and pickup retrogrades(turn-ins to maintenance and/or for disposal). The MCS provides maintenance information management to the FSC support operations. An OD lieutenant, for example, may not always be a maintenance platoon leader or maintenance control officer; he or she might be a distribution platoon leader or part of a TC or QM company. Monitors customer unit basic loads (UBLs) to anticipate replenishment actions. Supervisor to about 30 soldiers and 35 Army vehicles. Retain connectivity of STAMISs with the FSB. The vehicle commanders conveyed that few Soldiers understood their task and purpose. The platoon headquarters coordinates with the FSC commander and FSC support operations officer to integrate and support BN/TF operations. He plans, conducts, coordinates, and/or supervises NBC defense training with the 1SG and covers such areas as decontamination procedures and use and maintenance of NBC-related equipment. When the 1SG receives the CFS from the operator, he sends the logistic task order to the CRT for action. When a piece of equipment is damaged, it should be inspected to see if it can be repaired on the spot. OD students have a week of instruction on maintenance, a week on the use of Global Combat Support System--Army in maintenance operations, a week on ammunition, and a week on ammunition supply point site selection. The DA Forms 5988-E are consolidated, reviewed, and verified by the chain of command and CRT. CEO Approval. After about an hour, Capt. Highly organized and detail-oriented with a talent for accurate shipment tracking and problem resolution. Assisting in the troubleshooting, use of TMDE and tools, and replacement of parts. This section is also responsible for providing organizational services on the equipment organic to the FSC and the maneuver battalion HHC, and assists the CRTs in completing the services for the maneuver companies. Finally, subordinate units have a deeper understanding of the commander's intent and are able to begin parallel planning much sooner. The 1SG's specific duties include the following: Plan and supervise the company defense effort before, during, and after the battle. maintenance on rolling stock on "Move" weeks, or shift gears and execute maintenance on shoot or communicate category equipment as per the six-week plan. Automated document receipt and issue operations will be conducted IAW AR 710-2, AR 710-2-1, this FM/TTP, ADSM 18-L1Y-AJT-ZZZ-EM (SARSS 1), ADSM 18-L1Y-AJT-ZZZ-UM (SARSS 1), and unit SOP. The platoon leader, platoon sergeant, and squad leaders must understand maintenance for every piece of equipment in the platoon. Assume command of the company as required. Leader's Guide; Major General Windsor "Shane" Buzza . The maneuver company 1SG reinitiates the platform's CFS up to the FSC support operations section. Leaders from five different branches, both officers and senior non-commissioned officers have weighed in. The HQ section of the FSC provides C2 to assigned and attached personnel. Establishes the commander's quality assurance program for maintenance and repairs. These tasks could include constructing the company terrain model kit, producing graphics and map overlays, and filling out briefing boards or other visual displays to help the commander convey the plan and convoy movement tables. 6-47. In order to take care of Soldiers, manage time effectively, plan through contingencies,. 6-9. The headquarters section maintains situational awareness of BN/TF operations. Casualties are evacuated by track ambulance to the casualty collection point (CCP), consolidated, and further evacuated back to an ambulance exchange point (AXP). As second in command, he must understand both the support operations and the non-CSS functions of the forward support company. The message is sent simultaneously to the 1SG for action and to the FSC support operations section for information. All maneuver company ULLS-G boxes are collocated with the maintenance control section; and the MCS supervises the ULLS-G operators. Properly executed, TLPs not only assist the FSC commander when planning for a mission but also empower his subordinates. Plans and supervises resupply operations. Advises staff and commander on matters of maintenance and material readiness. asks Capt. The MCS is the primary manager for all field maintenance in the FSC and supported BN/TF. The FSC support operations personnel are responsible for a myriad of tasks, including the following: Coordinates and provides technical supervision for the support unit's CSS mission. This ensures the maintenance platoon maintains asset visibility and tactical as well as CSS situational awareness. During company training events, the commander should practice the orders process by issuing change-of-mission FRAGORDs to the platoons and evaluating how they conduct planning at their level. 6-57. Coordinates additional requirements through division/FSB support operations branch. He communicates with the company using the BN/TF A/L radio net (when available). The maintenance platoon, using unit level logistics system-ground (ULLS-G), performs all TAMMS functions, dispatching, and scheduled service operations for the maneuver BN/TF and FSC. Assists in the planning, scheduling, and publishing of the scheduled service plan for all assigned equipment per the applicable technical manual/lubrication order. The maneuver 1SG also has under his operational control the combat medical team (CMT) with track ambulance capability. Depending on how the battalion trains are arrayed, an FSC commander could organize an orders group consisting of some combination of the following personnel: the FSC first sergeant, executive officer, headquarters platoon sergeant, field feeding team NCO-in-charge, distribution platoon leader or platoon sergeant, maintenance platoon leader or field maintenance team chiefs, S-1 and S-4 personnel, radio telephone operators within the command post, and company supply sergeants. Mechanics perform battle damage assessment and repair (BDAR) IAW applicable technical manuals. 6-48. a frustrated Capt. Maintenance platoon leader 4-10, page 15 Maintenance technician 4-11, page 15 Maintenance control supervisor 4-12, page 15 Brigade support battalion field maintenance company operations 4-13, page 16 Support operation's readiness division officer in charge 4-14, page 16 Ideally, FSCs should practice TLPs in conditions as similar to combat as possible. Class I is provided by the food service section. Organizes and allocates resources to execute the field maintenance mission in support of wheeled vehicles, tracked vehicles, ground support equipment, armament systems, small arms, fire control, and power driven chemical equipment. These components can include line replaceable units (LRU), major assemblies, or other sub-components. He is the principal assistant to the maintenance control officer in matters pertaining to the field maintenance mission of the organization. Understanding the BN/TF maintenance priorities and ensuring maintenance platoon adhere to the established priorities and guidance. Send 3 Soldiers to NCOES Training: 1. Inoperative equipment is fixed as far forward as possible. The S&T platoon provides Class I (to include food service support), II, III(P,B), IV, V, VI, and VII, to the maneuver BN/TF. Well-versed in materials management and inventory reconciliation. Because of his technical expertise, the unit maintenance officer advises the commander and MCO on all matters pertaining to battle damage assessment and repair (BDAR). As an example, a company-level after action review (AAR) during a recent JMRC rotation revealed that an FSC failed to make good use of its time. Every minute an FSC commander spends making copies of his graphics for his subordinates, building a terrain model kit, or looking up the weather forecast to include in paragraph one is one less minute that he could spend planning the actual concept of operation and synchronizing actions between the brigade support battalion and the supported maneuver battalion. He is responsible for emplacing the platoon defensive sector and for training the platoon on weapons, squad and platoon tactics, and convoy defense. Otherwise, the commander will simply have delegated a long list of tasks without the subordinates understanding exactly how to execute them. The platoon consists of a headquarters section, maintenance control section (MCS), recovery section, maintenance and service section, and the combat repair teams. Provides management oversight and technical guidance on the establishment of unit stockages of combat spares IAW applicable supply regulations. The Class IX teams are capable of providing Class IX support to three maneuver companies and the HHC. Maintains current status of critical supplies. 6-44. The S&T platoon HQ manages the distribution of supplies and food service coming from or passing through the FSC in support of a mechanized infantry or armor BN/TF. Conducts technical inspections of unit equipment to determine the equipment maintenance status. The battalion has just finished issuing a hastily prepared change-of-mission fragmentary order (FRAGORD), and Capt. Equipment services are specified maintenance actions performed when required where equipment, components, and systems are routinely checked, adjusted, lubed, and so on, according to engineer specifications. This section also provides maintenance support to elements attached to the BN/TF and provides reinforcing maintenance to the CRTs. These duties require the commander to understand the capabilities of the company's soldiers and equipment and to know how to employ them to best tactical and CSS advantage. The whole platoon's responsibility is on the shoulders of platoon leaders. It "replaces forward" by using diagnostics/prognostics to diagnose major component failure and then replaces that component. Active TopSecret Security Clearance and valid. Alan M. Strange is a BOLC instructor at ALU at Fort Lee, Virginia. As required, assist the commander in issuing orders to the company, headquarters, and attachments. 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