FM3-21.11 Table of Contents

Field Manual	Headquarters
No. 3-21.11	Department of the Army
	Washington, DC, 23 January 2003

FM 3-21.11

THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY

COVER
PREFACE

CHAPTER 1.	OVERVIEW OF THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY
Section I	Introduction
	1-1. Characteristics of the SBCT Infantry Rifle Company
	1-2. Operational Premise
	1-3. Capabilities and Limitations of the SBCT Force

Section II	Organization
	1-4. Brigade Organization
	1-5. SBCT Infantry Battalion Organization
	1-6. Company Organization
	1-7. SBCT Infantry Rifle Platoon
	1-8. Mobile Gun System Platoon
	1-9. Sniper Team
	1-10. SBCT Combat Support Assets
	1-11. SBCT Combat Service Support Assets

Section III	Duties and Responsibilities of Key Personnel
	1-12. Company Commander
	1-13. Executive Officer
	1-14. First Sergeant
	1-15. Platoon Leader
	1-16. Platoon Sergeant
	1-17. Fire Support Officer
	1-18. Communications Specialist
	1-19. Radiotelephone Operator
	1-20. Supply Sergeant
	1-21. Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological NCO
	1-22. Mortar Section Leader
	1-23. Sniper Team Leader
	1-24. Armorer/Supply Specialist
	1-25. Company Medic

Section IV.	Battlefield Operating Systems
	1-26. Command and Control
	1-27. Intelligence
	1-28. Maneuver
	1-29. Fire Support
	1-30. Air Defense
	1-31. Mobility and Survivability
	1-32. Combat Service Support

CHAPTER 2.	BATTLE COMMAND AND TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES
Section I	Command and Control
	2-1. Command and Control
	2-2. Concept of Command and Control
	2-3. Leadership
	2-4. Fundamentals of Command and Control
	2-5. Command and Control Responsibilities
	2-6. Combat Orders

Section II.	Troop Leading Procedures
	2-7. Application of Troop-Leading Procedures
	2-8. Receive the Mission
	2-9. Issue a Warning Order
	2-10. Make a Tentative Plan
	2-11. Initiate Movement
	2-12. Conduct Reconnaissance
	2-13. Complete the Plan
	2-14. Issue the OPORD
	2-15. Supervise and or Refine

CHAPTER 3.	MOVEMENT
	3-1. Tactical Movement and Enemy Contact
	3-2. Movement Techniques
	3-3. Movement Formations
	3-4. Use of Movement Formations
	3-5. Control Techniques
	3-6. Security during Movement
	3-7. Movement as Part of a Battalion

CHAPTER 4.	OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Section I	General Planning Considerations
	4-1. Characteristics of the Offense
	4-2. Types of Offensive Operations
	4-3. Forms of Maneuver

Section II.	Sequence of Offensive Operation
	4-4. Assembly Area
	4-5. Reconnaissance
	4-6. Movement to the Line of Departure
	4-7. Maneuver
	4-8. Deployment
	4-9. Assault
	4-10. Consolidation and Reorganization

Section III.	Planning Considerations
	4-11. Fire Support
	4-12. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability
	4-13. Air Defense
	4-14. Combat Service Support
	4-15. Aviation
	4-16. Integration of Vehicles

Section IV.	Actions on Contact
	4-17. Developing Actions on Contact
	4-18. Time Requirements for Actions on Contact
	4-19. The Four Steps of Actions on Contact

Section V.	Company Offensive Operations
	4-20. Attack Characteristics
	4-21. Hasty and Deliberate Attacks
	4-22. Attacks during Limited Visibility

Section VI.	Other Offensive Operations
	4-23. Planning Considerations
	4-24. The Search-and-Attach Technique
	4-25. The Approach-March Technique
	4-26. Considerations
	4-27. Exploitation
	4-28. Pursuit

Section VII.	Special Purpose Attacks
	4-29. Ambush
	4-30. Raid
	4-31. Spoiling Attack
	4-32. Counterattack
	4-33. Feint
	4-34. Demonstration

Section VIII.	Attack Techniques
	4-35. Assault of a Strongpoint
	4-36. Attack during Limited Visibility

Section IX.	Common Offensive Activities
	4-37. Infiltration
	4-38. Overwatch
	4-39. Follow and Support
	4-40. Bypass
	4-41. Clear an Objective
	4-42. The Company as Reserve
	4-43. Security Operations

CHAPTER 5.	DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS
Section I.	General Planning Considerations
	5-1. Defensive Operations
	5-2. Purposes

Section II.	Characteristics of the Defense
	5-3. Preparation
	5-4. Security
	5-5. Disruption
	5-6. Mass and Concentration
	5-7. Flexibility

Section III.	Sequence of the Defense
	5-8. Reconnaissance and Security Operations and Enemy Preparatory Fires
	5-9. Occupation and Preparation
	5-10. Approach of the Enemy Main Attack
	5-11. Enemy Assault
	5-12. Counterattack
	5-13. Consolidation and Reorganization

Section IV.	Planning Considerations
	5-14. Maneuver
	5-15. Fire Support
	5-16. Air Defense
	5-17. Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability
	5-18. Combat Service Support

Section V.	Preparation and Integration
	5-19. Defensive Techniques
	5-20. Sector Defense
	5-21. Battle Position Defense
	5-22. Strongpoint Defense
	5-23. Perimeter Defense
	5-24. Linear Defense
	5-25. Nonlinear Defense
	5-26. Reverse Slope Defense
	5-27. Engagement Area Development
	5-28. Priority of Work
	5-29. Adjacent Unit Coordination

Section VI.	Retrograde Operations
	5-30. Delay
	5-31. Planning
	5-32. Delay Techniques
	5-33. Withdrawal
	5-34. Phases
	5-35. Unassisted Withdrawal
	5-36. Assisted Withdrawal
	5-37. Retirement

CHAPTER 6.	URBAN OPERATIONS
Section I.	General Planning Considerations
	6-1. Employment Considerations for Company-Size Combined-Arms Teams
	6-2. Employment of Infantry and MGS Vehicles

Section II.	Offense
	6-3. General Offensive Considerations
	6-4. METT-TC Factors
	6-5. Battle Command
	6-6. Task Organization
	6-7. Movement
	6-8. Deliberate Attack
	6-9. Isolate an Urban Objective
	6-10. Assault a Building
	6-11. Attack a Block or Group of Buildings
	6-12. Consolidation and Reorganization

Section III.	Defense
	6-13. METT-TC Factors
	6-14. Command and Control
	6-15. Hasty Defense
	6-16. Company Defense of a Village
	6-17. Defense of a Block or Group of Buildings
	6-18. Defense of Key Terrain
	6-19. Defense of an Urban Strongpoint
	6-20. Delay

CHAPTER 7.	TACTICAL ENABLING OPERATIONS
Section I.	Reconnaissance
	7-1. Reconnaissance Planning
	7-2. Reconnaissance Execution
	7-3. Reconnaissance Before and After Operations
	7-4. Reconnaissance during Operations
	7-5. Forms of Reconnaissance

Section II.	Linkup
	7-6. Linkup Situations
	7-7. Linkup Planning
	7-8. Steps of the Linkup Operation

Section III.	Security Operations
	7-9. Forms of Security Operations
	7-10. Planning Considerations
	7-11. Screen
	7-12. Guard
	7-13. Local Security

Section IV.	Vehicle Laager
	7-14. Planning Considerations
	7-15. Occupying Vehicle Laager Sites

Section V.	Passage of Lines
	7-16. Planning Considerations
	7-17. Reconnaissance Coordination
	7-18. Forward Passage of Lines
	7-19. Rearward Passage of Lines

Section VI.	Breaching
	7-20. Breaching Tenets
	7-21. Types of Breaches

Section VII.	Air Assault Operations
	7-22. Planning Considerations
	7-23. Reverse Planning Sequence

CHAPTER 8.	STABILITY OPERATIONS
Section I.	Planning Considerations
	8-1. Rules of Engagement
	8-2. Rules of Interaction
	8-3. Force Protection
	8-4. Task Organization
	8-5. CSS Considerations
	8-6. Media Considerations
	8-7. Operations with Outside Agencies

Section II.	Types of Operations
	8-8. Peace Operations
	8-9. Foreign Internal Defense
	8-10. Security Assistance
	8-11. Humanitarian and Civic Assistance
	8-12. Support to Insurgency
	8-13. Support to Counterdrug Operations
	8-14. Combating Terrorism
	8-15. Noncombatant Evacuation Operations
	8-16. Arms Control
	8-17. Show of Force Operations

Section III.	Company Tasks
	8-18. Establish and Occupy a Lodgment Area
	8-19. Conduct Negotiations
	8-20. Monitor Compliance with an Agreement
	8-21. Establish Observation Posts
	8-22. Establish Checkpoints
	8-23. Conduct Patrol Operations
	8-24. Conduct Convoy Escort
	8-25. Open and Secure Routes
	8-26. Conduct Reserve Operations

CHAPTER 9.	SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Section I.	Characteristics of Support Operations
	9-1. Types of Support Operations
	9-2. Domestic Support Operations
	9-3. Foreign Humanitarian Assistance

Section II.	Forms of Support Operations
	9-4. Relief Operations
	9-5. Support to Domestic CBRNE Consequence Management
	9-6. Support to Civil Law Enforcement
	9-7. Community Assistance

Section III.	Considerations for Support Operations
	9-8. Provide Essential Support to the Largest Number of People
	9-9. Coordinate Actions with Other Agencies
	9-10. Establish Measures of Effectiveness
	9-11. Hand Over to Civilian Agencies As Soon As Feasible

Section IV.	Phases of Support Operations
	9-12. Response Phase
	9-13. Recovery Phase
	9-14. Restoration Phase

CHAPTER 10.	COMBAT SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Section I.	Command and Support Relationships
	10-1. Command Relationships
	10-2. Support Relationships

Section II.	Fires and Effects
	10-3. Indirect Fire Capabilities
	10-4. Fire Support Planning and Coordination
	10-5. Maneuver Commander's Intent
	10-6. Planning Process
	10-7. Targets
	10-8. Final Protective Fires
	10-9. Special Munitions
	10-10. Smoke Support
	10-11. Observer Positions
	10-12. Rehearsals and Execution
	10-13. Communications
	10-14. Quick Fire Channel
	10-15. Indirect Fires in Close Support
	10-16. Fire Support Team
	10-17. Mortars
	10-18. Mortar Positions
	10-19. Mortar Employment
	10-20. Mortar Displacement
	10-21. Mortar Engagements

Section III.	Engineers
	10-22. Organization and Capabilities
	10-23. Medium Engineer Company
	10-24. Mobility
	10-25. Countermobility
	10-26. Survivability

Section IV.	Air Defense Artillery
	10-27. Systems, Organization, and Capabilities
	10-28. Employment of Air Defense Systems
	10-29. Weapons Control Status
	10-30. Early Warning Procedures
	10-31. Reaction Procedures

Section V.	NBC Support
	10-32. Reconnaissance Support
	10-33. Decontamination Support

CHAPTER 11.	COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Section I.	CSS Planning Considerations
	11-1. General Guidelines
	11-2. Company Responsibilities

Section II.	Soldier's Load
	11-3. Load Planning
	11-4. Load Calculation
	11-5. Load Management Techniques

Section III.	Trains
	11-6. SBCT Infantry Battalion Trains
	11-7. SBCT Infantry Company Trains
	11-8. Trains Security
	11-9. Communications

Section IV.	CSS in the SBCT
	11-10. Brigade Support Battalion
	11-11. S1 Section
	11-12. Brigade Operational Law Team
	11-13. Unit Ministry Team
	11-14. Financial Management
	11-15. Enemy Prisoners of War

Section V.	Supply and Transportation Operations
	11-16. Classes of Supply
	11-17. Routine Supply
	11-18. Emergency Resupply
	11-19. Prestock Operations
	11-20. Company Resupply Requirements
	11-21. Company Resupply Techniques
	11-22. Supply Considerations
	11-23. Transportation

Section VI.	Maintenance Operations
	11-24. SBCT Maintenance Concept
	11-25. Maintenance Requirements
	11-26. Company Role
	11-27. Destruction

Section VII.	Health Service Support
	11-28. Health and Hygiene.
	11-29. Soldiers Wounded in Action
	11-30. Casualty Evacuation
	11-31. Soldiers Killed in Action

Section VIII.	Reorganization and Weapons Replacement
	11-32. Replacement and Cross-Leveling of Personnel
	11-33. Personnel Replacement Procedures
	11-34. Replacement and Salvaging of Equipment
	11-35. Weapons System Replacement Operations

APPENDIX A.	JAVELIN EMPLOYMENT
APPENDIX B.	THE MGS PLATOON
APPENDIX C.	SNIPERS
APPENDIX D.	TLP-MDMP INTEGRATION
APPENDIX E.	RISK MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX F.	FRATRICIDE AVOIDANCE
APPENDIX G.	ROAD MARCHES AND ASSEMBLY AREAS
APPENDIX H.	DIRECT FIRE PLANNING AND CONTROL

	GLOSSARY
	REFERENCES
	AUTHENTICATION

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FM 3-21.11

THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1.

OVERVIEW OF THE SBCT INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY

CHAPTER 2.

BATTLE COMMAND AND TROOP-LEADING PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 3.

MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 4.

OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 5.

DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 6.

URBAN OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 7.

TACTICAL ENABLING OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 8.

STABILITY OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 9.

SUPPORT OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 10.

COMBAT SUPPORT OPERATIONS

CHAPTER 11.

COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS