US Army Table of Organization and Equipment


	
	  1 OCTOBER 1985
                                                 CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTLION (GENERAL PURPOSE)
                                                           (ARMY OF EXCELLENCE)

                                     DESIGNATION:  ----- CIVIL AFFAIRS BATALION(GENERAL PURPOSE)
   1.  MISSION.  TO PLAN AND CONDUCT CIVIL AFFAIRS (CA)
   OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF A DIVISION, A CORPS SUPPORT
   COMMAND (COSCOM), OR AN AREA SUPPORT GROUP (ASG).

   2.  ASSIGNMENT.  TO A DIVISION, CORPS SUPPORT COMMAND
   (COSCOM) OR AREA SUPPORT GROUP (ASG), AS REQUIRED, OR MAY
   BE ORGANIC TO A CA BRIGADE, LTOE 41700L000.

   3.  CAPABILITIES.

       A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT:

           (1)  PROVIDES CIVIL AFFAIRS UNITS AND ELEMENTS TO
   SUPPORT THE DIVISION G-5 AND DIVISIONAL BRIGADE, THE COSCOM
   CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS (CMO) OFFICER AND COSCOM SUPPORT
   GROUPS, AND THE ASG CMD OFFICER AND ASG INSTALLATIONS AND
   FACILITIES.

           (2)  IDENTIFIES AND COORDINATES U.S. REQUIREMENTS
   FOR AVAILABLE INDIGENOUS RESOURCES, FACILITIES, AND FOREIGN
   NATION SUPPORT.

           (3)  DEVELOPS, AND IMPLEMENTS AS NEEDED, PLANS TO
   SUPPORT THE LOCAL CIVILIAN POPULATION FROM LOCAL RESOURCES
   SO AS TO LESSEN THE COMMITMENT OF U.S. MILITARY RESOURCES.

           (4)  MINIMIZES LOCAL POPULATION INTERFERENCE WITH
   U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS.

           (5)  ADVISES AND ASSISTS THE COMMANDER TO MEET LEGAL
   AND MORAL OBLIGATIONS.

           (6)  PROVIDES LIAISON TO MILITARY FORCES WITH LOCAL
   GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES.

           (7)  ACTS AS THE FOCAL POINT FOR CULTURAL
   CONSIDERATIONS WHICH IMPACT ON MILITARY OPERATIONS.

           (8)  PLAN MOVEMENT, CONTROL MEASURES, AND COORDINATE
   HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT FOR DISLOCATED CIVILIANS.

           (9)  ADVISE AND ASSIST LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIALS.

          (10)  MANAGES LOCAL COMMUNICATION RESOURCES.

       B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 THROUGH 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 A TYPE B ORGANIZATION.

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

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

       F.  THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE FOR ALL ORGANIC
   EQUIPMENT.

       G.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON THE APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS
   OF THE DIVISION, CORPS, OR THEATER ARMY FOR UNIT LEVEL
   HEALTH SERVICES, FINANCE, LEGAL, RELIGIOUS SUPPORT AND
   PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

   4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  ONE PER DIVISION, CORPS SUPPORT
   COMMAND AND AREA SUPPORT GROUP.

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

   6.  MOBILITY.  FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS
   OF THIS ORGANIZATION, SEE SECTION I 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 19-15, CIVIL DISTURBANCE
       FM 27-1, LEGAL GUIDE FOR COMMANDERS
       FM 27-10, THE LAW OF LAND WARFARE
       FM 41-5, JOINT MANUALS FOR CIVIL AFFAIRS
       FM 41-10, CIVIL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS
       FM 54-2, THE DIVISION SUPPORT COMMAND AND SEPARATE
          BRIGADE SUPPORT COMMAND
       FM 63-3, COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, CORPS
       FM 71-100, DIVISION AND BRIGADE OPERATIONS (MECHANIZED/
          ARMOR)
       FM 71-101, AIR ASSAULT DIVISION OPERATIONS
       FM 71-102, INFANTRY AND AIRBORNE DIVISION OPERATIONS
       FM 100-15, CORPS OPERATIONS
       FM 100-16, SUPPORT OPERATION:  ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS
       FM 101-5, STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
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                                                          \  PURPOSE) \
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                                        \ HHD CA BN \     \  CA DET   \     \  CA DET   \
                                        \ (GENERAL  \     \ (GENERAL  \     \  (DIRECT  \
                                        \  PURPOSE) \     \  PURPOSE) \     \  SUPPORT) \
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