US Army Table of Organization and Equipment

	
	          1 OCTOBER 1992
                                                     COMBAT ENGINEER COMPANY
                                                ENGINEER BATTALION, AIR ASSAULT DIVISION
                                    DESIGNATION:  COMPANY -----, ----- 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 ENGINEER BATTALION, AIR
   ASSAULT DIVISION, TOE 05215L700.

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

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

       (2)  PROVIDES AN ENGINEER PLANNING AND COORDINATING
   ELEMENT AT THE MANEUVER UNIT HEADQUARTERS FOR CONTROL OF
   ENGINEER UNITS OPERATING AS PART OF THE COMBINED ARMS
   TEAM.

       (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)  CONSTRUCTS OR EXPANDS HELICOPTER LZ'S, LANDING
   STRIPS.

       (6)  REPAIRS AND MAINTAINS ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT
   FACILITIES.

       (7)  PERFORMS OBSTACLE BREACH OPERATIONS.

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

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

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

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

       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 LEVEL 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
   DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED IN AR
   220-1, UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

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

       F.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT UPON:

       (1)  HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, ENGINEER
   BATTALION, TOE 05216L000, FOR UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC
   EQUIPMENT, HEALTH SERVICES SUPPORT, EXCEPT EVACUATION,
   UNIT LEVEL ADMINISTRATION, AND FIELD FEEDING.

       (2)  APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION OR CORPS FOR
   LEGAL, FINANCE AND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

   4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  THREE PER ENGINEER BATTALION,
   AIR ASSAULT DIVISION, TOE 05215L700.

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

   6.  MOBILITY.  A.  THIS UNIT IS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING
   25,562 POUNDS (2,480 CUBIC FEET) OF EQUIPMENT.

       B.  THIS UNIT HAS 56200 POUNDS (5,639 CUBIC FEET)
   OF TOE EQUIPMENT REQUIRING TRANSPRTATION.

       C.  THIS UNIT REQUIRES ____ PERCENT OF ITS' TOE EQUIPME
   AND SUPPLIES BE TRANSPORTED IN A SINGLE LIFT USING ORGANIC
   VEHICLES.  (SOURCE:                                      )

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

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


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