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OBSTACLE AND SURVIVABIITY OPERATIONS
Subcourse EN5485
EDITION B
United States Army Engineer School
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri 65473
9 Credit Hours
Edition Date: 1 May 1995
SUBCOURSE OVERVIEW
This subcourse addresses the doctrinal principles of countermobility operations. As an engineer, you must understand the basic principles for planning, executing, and destroying obstacles. You must also be able to plan and integrate obstacles and make accurate recommendations to the maneuver commander.
Lesson 1 describes the modern battlefield and what you as an engineer can expect from threat forces and their engineers during battle. This lesson also briefly covers United States (US) offensive, defensive, and retrograde operations and how denial operations complement each of these operations.
Lesson 2 introduces combined arms obstacle operations. It includes definitions, types of obstacles, and the doctrinal principles associated with producing, employing, and integrating obstacles.
Lesson 3 addresses engineer obstacle and survivability planning. It includes measures for developing an obstacle plan and making recommendations to the maneuver commander at brigade, task force (TF), and company levels. The primary focus is on obstacle intent direct and indirect-fire analysis, obstacle synchronization, and integration of survivability effort into the obstacle plan.
Lesson 4 addresses the doctrinal principles for planning integrating, and executing situational obstacles to support offensive and defensive operations.
The lessons in this subcourse reflect the doctrine which was current at the time it was prepared. In your own work situation, always refer to the latest official publications.
Unless otherwise stated, the masculine gender of singular pronouns is used to refer to both men and women.
TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
| ACTION: | Identify the procedures for planning obstacle and survivability operations and for making accurate denial-operation recommendations to the maneuver commander at brigade, TF, and company levels. |
| CONDITION: | Given the material contained in this subcourse. |
| STANDARD: | To demonstrate proficiency, you must attain a minimum score of 70% on the examination at the end of the subcourse. |
