US Army Table of Organization and Equipment


	
	          1 APRIL 1985
                                              ENGINEER BATTALION, AIR ASSAULT DIVISION
                                         DESIGNATION:  ----- ENGINEER BATTALION (AIR ASSAULT)
   1.  MISSION.  A.  TO INCREASE THE COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS OF
   THE AIR ASSAULT DIVISION BY ACCOMPLISHING MOBILITY,
   COUNTERMOBILITY, AND SURVIVABILITY MISSIONS.

       B.  TO PERFORM INFANTRY COMBAT MISSIONS WHEN REQUIRED.

   2.  ASSIGNMENT.  ORGANIC TO AIR ASSAULT DIVISION, TOE
   67000L000.

   3.  CAPABILITIES.  A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT:

       (1)  PROVIDES ADVICE TO THE DIVISION COMMANDER, HIS
   STAFF, AND OTHER MANEUVER ELEMENT COMMANDERS AND THEIR
   STAFFS ON ENGINEER CAPABILITIES NECESSARY FOR THE
   EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF ENGINEER COMBAT
   MISSIONS IN DIVISION OPERATIONS.

       (2)  PLANS, SUPERVISES, AND COORDINATES ACTIVITIES OF
   ASSIGNED, ATTACHED, AND SUPPORTING ENGINEER UNITS ENGAGED
   IN MOBILITY/COUNTERMOBILITY/SURVIVABILITY MISSIONS AND
   GENERAL ENGINEERING TASKS.

       (3)  PREPARES AND MAINTAINS ESSENTIAL COMBAT ROUTES IN
   THE FORWARD BATTLE AREA TO INCLUDE INGRESS AND EGRESS, TO
   BLOCKING POSITIONS AND RIVER CROSSING SITES AND EXPEDIENT
   REPAIR OF ESSENTIAL BRIDGES, FORDS, AND CULVERTS.

       (4)  ASSISTS IN THE ASSAULT OF FORTIFIED POSITIONS.

       (5)  PERFORMS OBSTACLE BREACH OPERATIONS.

       (6)  CONDUCTS ENGINEER RECONNAISSANCE AND PROVIDES
   ENGINEER INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION FOR THE DIVISION.

       (7)  PROVIDES FIELD ENGINEERING ADVICE TO ALL
   DIVISIONAL ELEMENTS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AND EQUIPMENT
   SUPPORT TO MANEUVER UNITS IN PREPARATION OF SELECTED
   STRONG POINTS AND FIGHTING POSITIONS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.

       (8)  EMPLACES AND ASSISTS IN THE EMPLACEMENT OF MINES.

       (9)  CREATES OBSTACLES TO DEGRADE ENEMY MOBILITY
   INCLUDING BERMS, DITCHES, ABATIS AND WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS.

       (10)  EXECUTES DEMOLITION TARGETS SUCH AS DESTRUCTION
   OF BRIDGES AND CRATERING OF ROADS, RAILROADS AND AIRFIELD
   RUNWAYS.

       (11)  PROVIDES UNIT LEVEL HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT,
   EXCEPT EVACUATION.

       B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
   FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%,
   FROM APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2 TO APPROXIMATELY 80% FOR
   LEVEL 3.

       C.  THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO TYPE B ORGANIZATION.

       D.  THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
   DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED IN AR
   220-1, UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

       E.  AUGMENTATION INCREASES THE CAPABILITIES OF THIS
   UNIT TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY THE AUGMENTATION PERSONNEL
   AND EQUIPMENT.  (SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF EACH APPLICABLE
   TOE.)

       F.  INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT MEDICAL
   PERSONNEL AND THE CHAPLAIN, CAN ASSIST IN THE COORDINATED
   DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.

       G.  THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT LEVEL MAINTENANCE ON
   ORGANIC EQUIPMENT, EXCEPT MEDICAL.

       H.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT UPON: (1)  APPROPRIATE
   ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION FOR LEGAL, FINANCE, PERSONNEL AND
   ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, AND DIRECT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE.

       (2)  DIVISION MEDICAL BATTALION FOR DIVISION LEVEL
   HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT TO INCLUDE EVACUATION AND
   MAINTENANCE OF ORGANIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

   4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  ONE PER AIR ASSAULT DIVISION,
   TOE 67000L000.

   5.  CATEGORY.  THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY I UNIT.
   (FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25.)

   6.  MOBILITY.  FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL
   COMPONENTS OF THIS UNIT, SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF THE
   RESPECTIVE TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LISTED AS
   PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION II OF THIS TABLE.

   7.  DOCTRINE.  THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
   APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT.

       FM 5-100, ENGINEER COMBAT OPERATIONS.
       FM 100-5, OPERATIONS.
       FM 57-1, AIRBORNE OPERATIONS.
       FM 55-12, MOVEMENT OF ARMY UNITS IN AIR FORCE
          AIRCRAFT.





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