Further Reading

Agribusiness Development Teams (ADT) in Afghanistan Handbook

Handbook 10-10
November 2009

Tactical Standing Operating Procedures Excerpts

Appendix B

Convoy Briefing Format

• Introduction: Introduce yourself and each of your key leaders.
• Order of movement:
  • Task organization.
  • Weapon systems.
  • Locations of key leaders and communication assignments (i.e., A TM LDR [team leader] in vic [vicinity] ADT-04 is primary TACSAT [tactical satellite] phone and alternate BFT [Blue Force Tracker]).
  • Location of medics and casualty collection point.
  • Special personnel on the mission (e.g., Mr. Jones from U.S. Agency for International Development).
• Intelligence update: Intelligence specific to the area of operations and significant activities along the route or in the area.
• Mission: Mission statement restated twice (5 Ws: who, what, where, when, why).
• Actions on:
  • Occupation of the objective (OBJ).
  • Handling pedestrians and vehicles on the OBJ.
  • Contact on the OBJ.
  • Exfiltration plan.
• Immediate action drills:
  • Near ambush
  • Far ambush
  • Improvised explosive devices
  • Sniper
  • Indirect fire
  • 5 and 25s during halts (5 meter surveillance/25 meter search)
  • Rollover/driver and gunner down drills
• Close air support (CAS) and medical evacuation by air:
  • Call signs, frequencies, and who controls the assets once on station
  • Availability (green, amber, or red)
  • CAS type of aircraft and time on station
• Fires: Availability, type, and capabilities.
• Load plans:
  • Location of combat lifesaver bags, medic bags, burn kits, and stretchers/litters
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Tow straps/bars by vehicle
• Fragmentation grenades, smoke, and flares:
  • Location and type
  • Method for lift and shift fires
• Electronic counter measures (ECMs):
  • Identify individual in charge of ECM systems
  • 4 Ds in contact (direction, distance, detection, date-time-group detected)
• Communication:
  • Primary and alternate frequencies
  • Location of radio operator
  • Designated reporting assignments (who submits)
• Special instructions:
  
  • Special teams (primary/alternate aid and litter and enemy prisoner of war search)
  • Catch-up speed
  • Blocking vehicle (when entering and leaving the forward operating base [FOB] or OBJ)
  • Combat lock doors and all windows are up
  • Seat belts
  • Hand, eye, and hearing protection
  • Identification (ID) cards and ID tags
• Test fire:
  • Identify individual in charge of conducting test fire for unit (i.e., range hot request).
  • Brief order of test fire (i.e., crew-served weapons first, then individual).
• Reentering the FOB:
• Clear weapons (same order as test fire).
• Refuel.
• Initiate priorities of work (recovery operations).
• Conduct post-mission after action review.
• Debrief unit S2.