MANEUVER AND MOBILITY

SUPPORT OPERATIONS

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Describe and plan MMSO operations at company level in support of a maneuver commander, a MP Bn or MP Bde.

CONDITIONS: In a classroom, given a presentation on the MMSO function, FM 3-19.1, and 3-19.4.

STANDARD: Identify the roles and missions of MP in the MMSO function IAW FM 3-19.1 and FM 3-19.4; and achieve at least a 70% on the written test.

SAFETY, RISK ANDENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Safety Requirements: None

Risk Assessment Level: Low

Environmental Considerations: None

Evaluation: None

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Describe and discuss MMSO operations and submissions.

CONDITIONS: Given a lecture, discussion and current reference materials.

STANDARD: Discuss employment of MP in support of MMSO.

Military Police FunctionsManeuver and Mobility Support Operations

• Support River Crossing, Breaching Operations,

Passage of Lines

• Straggler Control and Dislocated Civilian

• Route Reconnaissance/Surveillance

• MSR Regulation Enforcement

• Reconnaissance Operations• Area Damage Control• Base/Air Base Defense• Response Force/TCF Operations• Critical Site, Asset, High-Risk Personnel Sec.• Force Protection/Physical Security• Antiterrorism

Police Intelligence Operations

• Support Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

• Police Information Assessment Process

• Active and Passive Role

• Information Collection and Dessemination

• Joint, Interagency, Multinational Coordination

Law and Order (L&O) Operations

• Law Enforcement

• Criminal Investigations • US Customs Operations

• Related Law and Order Training

Internment and Resettlement Operations

• EPW/CI Handling

• U.S. Military Prisoner Handling

• Populace and Resource Control (PRC)

• Dislocated Civilian

CATD OALB

Military Police FunctionsMilitary Police FunctionsManeuver and Mobility Support Ops

• Route Reconnaissance and Surveillance

• MSR Regulation and Enforcement

• Support River Crossing, Breaching Ops,

Passage of Lines

• Straggler and Dislocated Civilian Control

FM 3-19.1PAGE 3-1

Route Reconnaissanceand Surveillance

• Information assists PMO develop the Traffic Control Plan• Priority Intelligence Requirements reported • Route damage or blockage information is provided to the Engineers • Information on enemy activity is quickly reported through the company to the RAOC and Rear CP

a directed effort to obtain detailed information on a specified route and all terrain from which the enemy could influence

movement along that route

ROUTE RECONNAISSANCEREPORT

Hasty (Minimum) Overlay and DA Form 1248 (Road Reconnaissance Report)

Deliberate Overlay and other forms as required DA Form 1711-R (Engineer Recon Report) DA Form 1248 (Road Reconnaissance Report) DA Form 1249 (Bridge Recon Report) DA Form 1280 (Tunnel Recon Report) DA Form 1281 (Ford Recon Report) DA Form 1282 (Ferry Recon Report)

DA Form 1248

Route Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance Symbols

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Identify and discuss the staff sections and officers responsible for traffic control planning at the theater, corps and division level.

CONDITIONS: Given a lecture, discussion and current reference materials.

STANDARD: Identify the planning requirements that each staff level is responsible for.

TRAFFIC CIRCULATION ANDCONTROL PLANNERS

• Theater Army Highway Traffic Division (HTD)• Corps Transportation Officer (CTO)• Corps Movement Control Center (MCC)• Corps Highway Traffic Division (HTD)• Theater Army Movement Control Agency (TAMCA)• Division Transportation Officer (DTO)• Corps/Division Provost Marshal (PMO)

DIVISION/CORPS PMO

• Determines priorities of MP operations with CO

• Tasks MP assets to meet mission priorities

• Advises the CO on the employment of MP

• Coordinates MP missions with the rear CP

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Identify and discuss the planning documents used to implement MMSO on the battlefield.

CONDITIONS: Given a lecture, discussion and current reference materials.

STANDARD: Identify the documents used to facilitate MMSO.

PRODUCTS

• General route information (effects of weather, obstructions, route class.)• Traffic information (density, volume and need for patrols)• Designated MSRs and ASRs

• Formulated by CTO/DTO; PMO refines plan based on MP reconnaissance patrols or engineer recons

• Developed by the PM and implements the Traffic Circulation Plan• Final product designates TCPs, mobile patrols, route signing, and any special circulation control measures

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Discuss MP employment of basic and special circulation and control measures.

CONDITIONS: Given a lecture, discussion and current reference materials.

STANDARD: Identify the special circulation and control measures used in support of MMSO.

MSR Regulation and Enforcement

• Keep the MSRs open for re-supply operations through basic and special control measures• Enforce MCC/HTD, DTO and PMO plans • Route classifications

– Open - No authorization required – Supervised - Columns must have

movement credits – Dispatch - Must have movement credits– Reserved - Set aside– Prohibited - No traffic allowed

MANEUVER AND MOBILITYSUPPORT OPERATIONS

• Traffic Control Posts (TCPs)

• Mobile Patrols

• Temporary Route Signs

BASIC CONTROL MEASURES

Traffic Control Post

• Monitor/assist traffic authorized on MSR

• Route security at critical junctions

• Reroute traffic

• Gather/report intel

• Pass information

• Assist stragglers/refugees

Mobile Patrol

• Most versatile MP unit• Information provider

– Battle Command– CCIR

Temporary Route Signs

Guide

Warning

Confirmation

Confidence

Countdown

Regulatory

Hazard

Special

Route Signing Guidelines

Use minimum number to be specific

Urban areas require more signsthan rural areas

Night routes require more thanday routes

Inform drivers to follow a common route when twosigned routes converge

Signs should only be visible from direction of approach

and seen from a reasonable distance

ConsiderLighting

Conditions

Same heightOne meter from road

One side of roadTilt forward

MANEUVER AND MOBILITYSUPPORT OPERATIONS

SPECIAL CONTROL MEASURES

•Holding Areas•Roadblocks•Checkpoints•Defiles•Straggler Posts•Straggler Collection Points

MANEUVER AND MOBILITYSUPPORT OPERATIONS

HOLDING AREA Selection Criteria

• Allows for tactical dispersion

• Has easy entry and exit to MSR

• Surface supports vehicle

movement

• Good cover and concealment

• Offers good defenses

MANEUVER AND MOBILITYSUPPORT OPERATIONS

Roadblocks and

Check Points

• Force Protection

• Stability Operations

• Support Operations

• Tactical Uses

MANEUVER AND MOBILITYSUPPORT OPERATIONS

Defiles

• Usually squad task

• Site selection

• Communications is key

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE

ACTION: Describe and discuss how MP Units support and the control measures used during river crossing operations.

CONDITIONS: Given a lecture, discussion and current reference materials.

STANDARD: Discuss and identify employment of MP in support of and control measures used during river crossing operations.

RIVER CROSSING

OPERATIONS

BRIDGE CROSSINGS

Caution&

Risk

Hasty,

Deliberate&

Retrograde

DIVISION OF FORCES

• Assault• Follow-up forces• Support forces• Combat Service Support

Crossing Control Measures

The area on the enemy side of the obstacle that is large enough to accommodate themajority of the crossing force, to permit

defense of the crossing sites. It provides abase area for continued attack.

The outer limits of the bridgehead, tied to the right and left

flanks of the crossing front

The length of the river line in the zone of the

crossing force. It contains one or more

crossing areas.

A designated area that facilitates control of units crossing the obstacles. It contains

one or more crossing sites.

Locations along the obstacle where thecrossings are actually made.

Waiting areas for convoys designated to cross the river.

Located to facilitate re-routing of traffic

to alternate crossing areas, if needed.

Space for vehicles to halt and disperse Located within and beyond the Traffic

Regulating Lines Help prevent congestion when used along

roads to bridges and raft sites

Crossing Control Measures

River Crossing Overlay

ENGINEER REGULATINGPOINTS (ERP)

• Located near or within - Staging area - Holding area - Crossing sites

• Ensure vehicle weights do not exceed capability of crossing means

TRAFFIC CONTROLHEADQUARTERS

• Authority to plan, schedule, route andmonitor traffic• Co-located with crossing force HQ• MP rep assists in MP utilization and passes info to PM staff

• Allots routes and timing; preps movement tables• Prepares traffic circulation plans• Monitors traffic movement

MOVEMENT PLANOVERLAY

• Annex to Division OPORD• Includes movement

overlay with traffic

circulation details Lack of

fully distributed plan

intensifies need for MP

representatives at Traffic

Control HQ.

Straggler and DislocatedCivilian Control

• Returns separated soldiers to their units• Responsibility of Cdr’s, G1 and PMO• Straggler categories

– Injured

– Uninjured

– Attempting to avoid return

• Prevent unauthorized movements• Provides Security at Collection Points• Diverts Refugees to non-essential areas or

routes• Screen for infiltrators, escaping enemy forces

and agents• Enforce curfews, pass system, restrictions

and priority movements

Straggler and DislocatedCivilian Control

• Information provided to soldiers and users of the road net • Mission is accomplished in all measures on a continual basis

Straggler and DislocatedCivilian Control

STRAGGLER POSTS

• Locations planned by PM Operations section for likely routes of flow

• Transfers are made using available transportation

• Joint operations may be required for stragglers from other friendly forces

STRAGGLER COLLECTION POINTS

• Formed in mass-straggler situations

• Normally operated by an MP squad

• Transportation assets may be requested from the MCC or MCO