Engineer Cellular Teams
This appendix describes various types of engineer
cellular teams available to augment other engineer organizations
or to be used as separate elements. When operating independently,
these teams require significant augmentation of personnel, such
as mechanics, medics, and communications personnel; and equipment,
such as ambulances, high frequency (HF) radios or tactical satellite
(TACSAT) terminals, and administrative vehicles. This information
will help planners choose and organize engineer support for missions
in environments short of war. These are teams for which tables
of organization and equipment (TOEs) currently exist--Army manning
levels may limit team availability.
This appendix groups engineer cellular teams
by function. For the following types of teams, this appendix outlines
the structure, mission, support requirements, allocation, potential
use, and references:
- Engineer administrative and headquarters teams.
- Fire-fighting teams.
- Equipment-operating teams.
- Engineer support teams.
- Engineer topographic teams.
- Engineer dredge teams.
- Engineer bridge teams.
ENGINEER ADMINISTRATIVE
AND HEADQUARTERS TEAMS
Battalion Headquarters Team. The following information
applies to the battalion headquarters team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized into
seven sections (see Figure C-1) and
contains 8 officers, 18 noncommissioned officers (NCOs), and 15
other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 41. Significant
equipment includes--
- Four 3/4-ton utility trucks.
- Seven 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
- Two 2 l/2-ton cargo trucks.
- One 5-ton cargo truck.
- One tank and pump unit.
- One battalion drafting kit.
- One engineer, platoon carpenter's tool kit.
- Two general mechanic's tool kits.
- Mission. Provides command, control, and administrative support for separate engineer companies and engineer teams. This team can command and control three to seven engineer units.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. Provided as required for the command and control of composite battalion organizations at corps and echelons above corps.
- Potential Use. Can provide command and control of engineer assets to support deployed United States (US) forces. It can also provide training for indigenous forces and host-nation (HN) personnel in planning and controlling engineer operations.
- References. TOE-05500LA00 and Field Manuals (FMs) 100-5, 5-100, and 5-116.
Fire-Fighting Headquarters Team. The following
information applies to the fire-fighting headquarters:
- Structure and Equipment. Is a headquarters section containing one officer, two NCOs, and one other enlisted soldier. Significant equipment consists of one aircraft forced-entry- and-rescue equipment set and two l/4-ton cargo trucks.
- Mission. Controls four to five fire-fighting teams. It also plans fire-fighting programs and area fire protection.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, find, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per four to five fire-fighting teams.
- Potential Use. Can control assets providing base support for deployed US forces. It can also provide training for indigenous forces and for HN civilian fire-fighting personnel.
- References. TOE-05510LA00, Technical Manual (TM) 5-315, FMs 5-116 and 5-100, and Department of the Army (DA) Pamphlet 420-2.
Fire-Truck Team. The following information applies
to the fire-truck team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is structured around a fire truck and must be augmented with a water-truck team. The team consists of one NCO and two other enlisted soldiers. Significant equipment consists of one multipurpose, truck-mounted fire-fighting equipment set. This team should be controlled by a fire-fighting headquarters team.
- Mission. Provides fire protection, administers timely and adequate first aid, and implements a fire-prevention program for major facilities: ports or pier sites; petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tank farms and distribution sites; open and closed warehouse facilities or general depots (to include ammunition supply points); fixed or deployed hospitals; and enemy prisoner of war (EPW) and civilian internee camps.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, find, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per major port or pier; one per POL tank farm or distribution center; one per open-storage warehouse facility; two per facility of more than five square miles in size; one per field, station, or general hospital within logic regions 3 through 5; and one per EPW and civilian internee camp.
- Potential Use. Can provide support for deployed US forces. It can also assist HN fire-fighting forces and implement or augment the training program developed by a fire-fighting headquarters team.
- References. TOE-05510LB00, TM 5-315, and FMs 5-116 and 5-100.
Water-Truck Team. The following information applies
to the water-truck team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is designed around a water truck. It will augment other fire-fighting teams: one water truck per fire-truck team, or two water trucks per brush- fire truck or crash-truck team. This team consists of two enlisted soldiers. It should be controlled by a fire-fighting headquarters team. Significant equipment consists of one 6,000-gallon, trailer-mounted water distributor and one 5-ton tractor.
- Mission. Provides 6,000 gallons of water (per trip) for fire-fighting purposes. Team members may be used as fire fighters.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, find, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per fire-truck team and two per brush-fire or crash-rescue truck team.
- Potential Use. Can provide support for deployed US forces. It can also assist HN forces and implement or augment the training program developed by a fire-fighting headquarters team.
- References. TOE-05510LC00, TM 5-315, and FMs 5-116 and 5-100.
Brush-Fire-Truck Team. The following information
applies to the brush-fire truck team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is structured around a brush-fire truck and must be augmented by two water-truck teams. This team consists of one NCO and one other enlisted soldier. It should be controlled by a fire-fighting headquarters team. Significant equipment includes one l,000-gallon fire-fighting truck and one multipurpose, truck-mounted fire-fighting equipment set.
- Mission. Can provide protection against and the suppression of grass or brush fires within its area of responsibility. When augmented with additional personnel and tools, the team may be used to fight structural fires on a limited basis.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per headquarters and headquarters company (HHC), theater army; one per corps support group; one per area support group; one per HHC, corps; and one per HHC, division.
- Potential Use. Can provide support for deployed US forces. It can also assist HN forces and implement or augment the training program developed by a fire-fighting headquarters team.
- References. TOE-05510LD00, TM 5-315, and FMs 5-116 and 5-100.
Aviation Fire and Rescue Team. The following
information applies to the aviation fire and rescue team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is structured around a crash-rescue truck and must be augmented by two water-truck teams. This team consists of one NCO and one other enlisted soldier. Significant equipment includes one aircraft forced-entry-and-rescue equipment set, one 3/4--ton utility truck, and one multipurpose, truck-mounted fire-fighting equipment set.
- Mission. Fights aviation fires, extricates personnel and equipment from crashed aircraft, and performs first aid on injured personnel.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. Three per HHC, division; one per HHC, separate brigade; and one per headquarters and headquarters troop (HHT), armored cavalry regiment (ACR).
- Potential Use. Can provide support to deployed US forces. It can also assist HN forces and implement or augment the training programs developed by a fire-fighting headquarters team.
- References. TOE-05510LE00, TM 5-315, and FMs 5-116 and 5-100.
Forestry Team. The following information applies
to the forestry team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized in
three sections (see Figure C-2) and
consists of 1 officer, 16 NCOs, and 28 other enlisted soldiers.
Aggregate strength is 45. Significant equipment includes--
- One 20-ton wheel-mounted crane.
- Two chain saws.
- One forestry-company supplementary equipment set.
- One full-tracked, low-speed, medium draw-bar-pull (DBP) tractor.
- One 9-ton bolster trailer.
- One 10,000-pound forklift.
- One trailer-mounted welding shop.
- One 250 cubic feet per minute (cfm) pneumatic tool and compressor outfit.
- One 40-ton trailer.
- One 5-ton bolster truck.
- One 10-ton tractor.
- One 5-ton tractor.
- One trailer-mounted sawmill.
- One 2 l/2-ton cargo truck.
- One 5/4-ton cargo truck.
- Four general mechanic's tool kits.
- One 1 1/2-ton trailer.
- Mission. Conducts logging and sawmill operations. It also produces 15,000 board feet of rough lumber and timber pilings per day.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services.
- Allocation. As required. It is normally attached to a supply and service battalion or to an engineer group.
- Potential Use. Can provide lumber for deployed US forces. It can also assist HN personnel with civic action projects and provide training for HN personnel. The team may support base development or combat and sustainment engineering operations.
- References. TOE-05520LA00 and FMs 5-342, 5-100, 5-116, and 5-104.
Quarry Team, 75 tons per hour (tph). The following
information applies to the 75-tph quarry team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized into
three sections (see Figure C-3) and
consists of 12 NCOs and 26 other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate
strength is 38. Significant equipment includes--
- Two full-tracked, low-speed, heavy DBP tractors.
- One 5-ton cargo truck.
- Two 750-cfm air compressors.
- One crushing-and-screening plant.
- One 4 l/2-cubic-yard loader.
- Two rock-drilling equipment sets.
- Four general mechanic's tool kits.
- One engineer, squad carpenter's tool kit.
- One engineer, platoon pioneer tool kit.
- One 5/4-ton cargo truck.
- Two 15-ton dump trucks.
- One 12 l/2-ton crane.
- Three demolition sets.
- Two 600-cfm pneumatic-tool-and-compressor outfits.
- One 10-ton tractor.
- One washing-and-screening plant.
- One 10-ton trailer.
- One 600-gallon liquid storage tank.
- One 40-ton trailer.
- Two floodlight sets.
- Four conveyor belts.
- One aggregate storage bin.
- Mission. Provides qualified personnel and equipment for 24-hour operation of a quarry and rock-crushing plant that provides 75 tons of rock per hour. Equipment is capable of hauling 30 tons of rock per trip.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services.
- Allocation. As required.
- Potential Use. Can provide support for deployed US forces. It can also assist HN personnel with civic action projects and provide training for HN personnel. Support may include base development and maintenance, lines of communication (LOC) development and maintenance, and logistical-facility development and maintenance. Civic action and humanitarian projects may include public-works development, along with road and bridge construction and maintenance.
Well-Drilling Team, 1,500 feet. The following
information applies to the 1,500-foot well-drilling team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of four
NCOs and five other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 9.
Significant equipment includes--
- One truck-mounted well-drilling machine (1,500 feet).
- One 125 gallons per minute (GPM) pump.
- One 5/4-ton cargo truck.
- Four fabric tanks.
- One master mechanic tool kit.
- Two pipe-fitter's tool kits.
- One 2 l/2-ton cargo truck.
- One 5-ton cargo truck.
- One floodlight set.
- Mission. Provides qualified personnel and equipment for drilling and developing water wells. Equipment should be capable of drilling two wells to a maximum depth of 1,500 feet.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services. Additionally, this team requires support in well-site preparation; resupply and transporting of drilling materials and supplies; water-quality testing, external security; and assistance in concrete, electrical, and welding operations.
- Allocation. As required.
- Potential Use. Can provide support to deployed US forces. It can also assist HN personnel with civic action projects and provide training for HN personnel. The team can also provide support during disaster-relief operations.
- References. TOE-05520LE00 and FMs 5-100, 5-104, 5-116, and 5-166.
Control and Support Diving Detachment. The following
information applies to the control and support diving detachment:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of two officers, eight NCOs, and five other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 15. Significant equipment includes one 7-man inflatable boat, eleven scuba-diving equipment sets, one recompression-chamber-and-air-compressor support system, one deep-sea-divingset, one demolition set, two 2 1/2-ton cargo trucks, one general mechanic's tool kit, one underwater cutting-and-welding shop equipment set, two 5/4-ton cargo trucks, and one shop van.
- Mission. Provides command, control, and support for one to six diving teams.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per engineer command (ENCOM) for control of up to six lightweight-diving teams.
- Potential Use. Can provide diving support to deployed US forces and HN personnel. It can also provide assistance and advice on harbor and port clearance, development, and maintenance. The team can also support vessel damage control, maintenance, and repair; offshore petroleum distributions systems; and logistics-over-the-shore (LOTS) operations. It can provide HN forces with dive training and assistance in civic action projects and provide support during river-crossing operations.
- References. TOE-05530LA00 and FMs 5-100, 5-101, 5-116, and 20-11-1.
Lightweight-Diving Team. The following information
applies to the lightweight-diving team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized into
two sections (see Figure C-4) and
consists of 1 officer, 10 NCOs, and 6 other enlisted soldiers.
Aggregate strength is 17. Significant equipment includes--
- One 15-man inflatable boat.
- Two 7-man inflatable boats.
- Seventeen scuba-diving equipment sets.
- One recompression-chamber-and-air-support system.
- One lightweight-diving equipment set.
- One photographic-support set.
- Two demolition sets.
- Two 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
- One underwater cutting-and-welding shop equipment set.
- Two outboard motors.
- One general mechanic's tool kit.
- Mission. Performs scuba, lightweight, or deep-sea diving to a maximum depth of 190 feet in support of light salvage and harbor clearance, repair, and rehabilitation.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per one to three transportation, floating-craft, or general support (GS) maintenance companies.
- Potential Use. Can provide diving support to deployed US forces and HN personnel. It can provide assistance and advice on harbor and port clearance, development, and maintenance. The team can also support vessel damage control, maintenance, and repair; offshore petroleum distribution systems; and logistics-over-the-shore operations. It can provide HN forces with dive training and assistance in civic action projects and provide support during river-crossing operations.
- References. TOE-05530LC00 and FMs 5-100, 5-101, 5-116, and 20-11-1.
Real Estate Team. The following information applies
to the real estate team:
- Structure and Equipment. Contains five officers, five NCOs, and five other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 15, Significant equipment consists of two 3/4-ton utility trucks, one 5/4-ton cargo truck, and one camera.
- Mission. Performs functions incidental to the acquisition, utilization, and disposal of real property required or occupied by military forces.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, fired, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance. It also requires command and control when organized into composite service units.
- Allocation. One per theater army.
- Potential Use, Can provide support for base, logistical-facility, and LOC development for deployed US forces. It can also provide assistance to HN personnel in the execution of real estate operations.
- References. TOE-05530LF00; FMs 5-100, 5-116, and 5-104; and TM 5-300.
Utilities (4,000) Team. The following information
applies to the utilities team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized into
six sections (see Figure C-5) and
consists of 2 officers, 15 NCOs, and 43 other enlisted soldiers.
Aggregate strength is 60. Significant equipment includes--
- One road grader.
- One 2 1/2-cycle loader.
- One 250-cfm pneumatic-tool-and-compresser outfit.
- One self-propelled, vibratory roller.
- Two chain saws. One concrete truck.
- Three telephone-maintenance trucks.
- One telephone-construction truck.
- Two 1/4-ton utility trucks.
- Three engineer, platoon carpenter's tool kits.
- Three engineer, squad carpenter's tool kits.
- One battalion drafting set.
- Three electrician's tool kits.
- One mason-and-concrete-finisher's tool kit.
- Three pipe-fitter's tool kit.
- One refrigeration-service tool kit.
- One portable, pioneer electric tool outfit.
- One wheeled tractor with backhoe and loader.
- Three 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
- Three 5-ton dump trucks.
- Two general mechanic's tool kits.
- Three platoon carpenter's tool kits.
- Three squads carpenter's tool kits.
- Mission. Maintains facilities on installations with populations between 2,500 and 4,000. The team maintains utilities and furnishes utilities service and repair, including maintenance of environmental equipment. It also provides insect control.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, health, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services. It also requires command and control when organized into composite units.
- Allocation. One per installation with a population of 4,000 individuals. Additional teams will be provided for installations over 4,000. The team is normally attached to an engineer brigade or group.
- Potential Use. Can support base, logistical-facility, and LOC development, operations, and maintenance for deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with construction- skill training and assistance in civic action projects.
Power-Plant-Operation-and Maintenance (O&M)
Team. The following information applies to the power-plant-operation-and-maintenance
team:
- Structure and Equipment. Is organized into
two sections (see Figure C-6) and
consists of 1 officer and 15 NCOs. Aggregate strength is 16. Significant
equipment includes--
- One semitrailer-mounted electrical-repair shop.
- One power-plant-maintenance service kit.
- One electrical-repair-shop equipment set.
- Four general mechanic's tool kits.
- One engineer squad tool kit.
- Three electrician's tool kits.
- Two lineman's tool kits.
- One 5/4-ton cargo truck.
- One 5-ton tractor.
- Mission. Operates and maintains one Army electric plant (500 kilowatts (kw) to 4.5 megawatts (MW)). It also assist in the installation of the electric plant.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food service, religious, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance. It also requires material-handling equipment for setup, tear down, and day-to-day operations.
- Allocation. One per electric-power-generation plant.
- Potential Use. Can provide general power in support of contingency operations, disaster relief, and civic action projects worldwide. It can support base operations for deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with power-plant operations and maintenance training.
- References. TOE-05530LJ00, FMs 5-100 and 5-104, and TM 5-684.
Power-Line Team. The following information applies
to the power-line team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one
officer, seven NCOs, and nine other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate
strength is 17. Significant equipment includes--
- One power-line-maintenance service kit.
- Three 5/4-ton telephone maintenance trucks.
- One utility construction and maintenance truck.
- Fifteen lineman's tool kits.
- One railway electric-power-transmission tool set.
- One 2 1/2-ton cargo truck.
- Mission. Can construct and maintain up to 60 miles of high-voltage electric power lines.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, financial, health, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per two electric-power-generation plants of 500 kw and above.
- Potential Use. Can provide base, LOC, and logistical-facility support for deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with power-line training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05530LK00, FMs 5-100 and 5-104, and TM 5-684.
Topographic-Planning-and-Control Team. The following
information applies to the topographic-planning-and-control team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of four officers, five NCOs, and two other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 11. Significant equipment includes one photograph-interpretation kit, one l/4-ton cargo truck, one 3/4-ton utility truck, and one 2 l/2-ton cargo truck.
- Mission. Plans and coordinates the activities of units and agencies in the production and supply of military geographic information and topographic products to the theater army.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per theater army when no engineer command is assigned.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with topographic-planning-and-control training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LA00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Survey Team. The following information applies
to the survey team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of 7 NCOs and 19 other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 26. Significant equipment includes one topographic-support set, two infrared- survey-instrument distance-measuring kits, four microwave-survey-instrument distance- measuring kits, and five 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
- Mission. Performs second, third, and fourth order of topographic and artillery-fire-control- support surveys.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. As required, not more than one per corps.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with topographic-survey training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LB00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Terrain-Analysis Squad. The following information
applies to the terrain-analysis squad:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of two NCOs and four other enlisted soldiers. Significant equipment includes one battalion drafting set and one 5/4-ton cargo truck.
- Mission. Produces terrain intelligence for the supported unit (collects, evaluates, and disseminates terrain data and analyzes the effects of terrain on military operations).
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per division or separate brigade as required, not to exceed four at corps or theater level.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. The team can also provide topographic-intelligence training to HN personnel.
- References. TOE-05540LF00 and FM 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Printing Squad. The following information applies
to the printing squad:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of four NCOs and four other enlisted soldiers. Significant equipment includes one semitrailer-mounted plate-process section, two semi-trailer- mounted press sections, two 5-ton tractors, one general mechanic's tool kit, and one 2 l/2-ton cargo truck.
- Mission. Produces all nonphotographic topographic products.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. As required, not to exceed one per corps and one per theater.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with map-reproduction training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LG00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, and 5-105.
Technical-Control Section. The following information
applies to the topographic-technical- control section:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one
officer, five NCOs, and five other enlisted soldiers, Aggregate
strength is 11. Significant equipment includes--
- One topographic-support set, analysis (see note).
- One topographic-support set, collection.
- One topographic-support set, distribution.
- One topographic-support set, synthesis.
- One topographic-support set, information.
- One topographic-support set, operations.
- One topographic-support set, storage.
- Three 5-ton tractors.
- Two 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
NOTE: All
topographic support sets are semitrailer mounted.
- Mission. Provides technical control of topographic products.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation, As required, not to exceed one per corps and one per theater not supported by an engineer topographic company.
- Potential Use. Provides engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It also provides HN personnel with topographic-planning-and-control training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LH00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Terrain Team (Control). The following information
applies to the topographic-control terrain team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one officer, one NCO, and one other enlisted soldier. Significant equipment includes one division topographic-support set and one l/4-ton utility truck.
- Mission. Provides staff advice and assistance to the supported unit for the control of terrain and analysis squads in direct support of a corps, division, or separate brigade.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per corps, division, and separate brigade.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with topographic-planning-and-control training.
- References. TOE-05540LI00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Platoon Headquarters. The following information
applies to the topographic platoon headquarters:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one officer, one NCO, and one other enlisted soldier. Significant equipment includes one l/4-ton utility truck.
- Mission. Provides command and control of attached squads.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per two to four engineer squads not organic to the unit attached.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer topographic and intelligence support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with topographic-planning-and-control training and assistance in civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LJ00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Topographic-Maintenance Team C. The following
information applies to the topographic-maintenance team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of seven
NCOs and eight other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is
15. Significant equipment includes--
- Three general mechanic's tool kits.
- Three office-machine tool kits.
- Nine refrigerator tool kits.
- Three 5/4-ton cargo trucks.
- Mission. Provides intermediate-level maintenance for topographic, reproduction, air conditioning, and power-generation equipment.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, financial, legal, and administrative services, along with unit maintenance.
- Allocation. One per engineer topographic battalion.
- Potential Use. Can provide engineer-topographic maintenance support to deployed US forces. It can also provide HN personnel with topographic-maintenance training and support for civic action projects.
- References. TOE-05540LM00 and FMs 5-100, 5-116, 5-33, and 5-105.
Seagoing-Hopper-Dredge Team. The following information
applies to the seagoing-hopper-dredge team:
- Structure and Equipment. This team consists
of 10 officers, 33 NCOs, and 27 other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate
strength is 70. It is organized into two sections a deck-operations
section and a marine-engineer section. Significant equipment includes--
- Two bridge-erection boats.
- One amphibious tool set.
- One engineer, squad carpenter's tool kit.
- One electrician's tool kit.
- Fifteen rail and marine tool kits.
- One machinist tool kit.
- One rigging and wire-rope tool kit.
- One small-arms tool kit.
- One welder's tool kit.
- Three sheet-metal tool kits.
- Mission. Operates and maintains one medium-class seagoing hopper dredge to facilitate the construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of waterways and ports.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services. It does have limited medical capability with one medic assigned.
- Allocation. As required.
- Potential Use. Can provide waterway clearance and development support to deployed US forces. It can also provide dredge training and assist HN personnel in civic action projects.
Light-Tactical-Raft Team. The following information
applies to the light-tactical-raft team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of five NCOs and nine other enlisted soldiers. Aggregate strength is 14. Significant equipment consists of six floating bridge or raft sections, twenty-four outboard motors, twelve 2 l/2-ton cargo trucks, and six ferry conversion sets.
- Mission. Provides equipment and technical advice to the supported unit in the erection of six military load class (MLC)-12 rafts or ferries, or one 264-foot, MLC-16 bridge.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services.
- Allocation. As required. It is normally attached to the engineer unit constructing the rafts or a bridge.
- Potential Use. Can provide river-crossing support for deployed US forces and HN personnel. It can also provide HN personnel with bridge training and assistance in humanitarian projects.
- References. TOE-05580LA00 and FMs 5-100, 5-101, 5-104, and 90-13.
Foot-Bridge Team. The following information applies
to the foot-bridge team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one NCO and two other enlisted soldiers. Significant equipment includes the 474-foot floating foot bridge, two 2 l/2-ton cargo trucks, and two 4-ton bolster trailers.
- Mission. Provides equipment and technical advice to the supported unit in the erection of the 474-foot floating foot bridge.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services.
- Allocation. As required. It is normally attached to the engineer unit constructing the bridge.
- Potential Use. Can provide river-crossing support for deployed US forces and HN personnel. It can also provide HN personnel with bridge training and assistance in humanitarian projects.
- References. TOE-05580LB00 and FMs 5-100, 5-101, 5-104, and 90-13.
Assault-Boat Team. The following information
applies to the assault-boat team:
- Structure and Equipment. Consists of one NCO and four other enlisted soldiers. Significant equipment includes eighty 15-man boats, four outboard motors, four 2 l/2-ton cargo trucks, and two 1 l/2-ton cargo trailers.
- Mission. Provides equipment and technical advice to the supported unit in assault-river- crossing operations.
- Support Requirements. Depends on the unit to which it is attached for supply, food, religious, health, legal, financial, and administrative services.
- Allocation. As required. It is normally attached to the engineer unit supporting the river crossing.
- Potential Uses. Can provide river crossing support to deployed US forces and HN personnel. It can also provide HN personnel with bridge training.
- References. TOE-05580LC00 and FMs 5-100, 5-101, 5-104, and 90-13.
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