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H l F M 5 - 1 4 4DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL
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HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT O F THE ARMYOCTOBER 1963
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FM 5-144
HEADQUARTERS,DEPARTMENT OF THEARMY
4 October 1963
ENGINEER SHORE ASSAULT UNITS
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C H A P TE R 1INTRO DUCTIO N
Section I . GENERAL1. Purpose
2. Scope
b .
3. Applicability
b .
4. Collateral References
5. Def in i t ions
6. Recommendat ions for Im provement
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Section II . ENGINEER ROLE7. Army Component Force
c .
d.
e .
8. Duties of the Am phibious Engineer
a .
c .
9. Responsibilities of the Engineer AssaultUnits
b.
c .
10. Shore Parties
b.
c.
11. Shore Party Functions
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s.12. Army Combat Support and Serv ice
Troops Required
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C H APTER 2ORGANIZATION
13. Mission
14. Organizational Concept
b .
c.
15. Other Capabilities
16. OrganizationalFlexibility
17. Shore Party Command and Control
18. Engineer Amphibious Command (EAC)
Missions.
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Assignment.Employment.
d. EACHeadquarters Personnel.
e. EAC Headquarters Functions.
Company Headquarters.
g. The Si Section.h. The S2 Section.
i. The S3 Section.
j. The S4 Section.
k. Corps Shore Party Signal Section.
I . Basis of Allocation.
m. Mobility.n. Category.o. Equipment.
19. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Engineer Amphibious Group
a. Mission.b. Operations and Functions.
Group headquarters.
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HO & HO COEN AMPHIBCOMD
BRIG HO HO CO
S2 SECTION S3 SECTION SIGNALSECTION
ADMINSECTION S4 SECTION
Figure 1 . Headquarters and headquarters company, engineer amphibious command.
Company headquar ters.
Administrative section.Intelligence section.
Operations section.
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HO & HO C OENGR AMPHIB GP
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Figure 2 . Headquarters and headquarters company, engineer amphibious group.
Supply section.
Signal Platoon.
Aviation section.
Maintenance platoon.
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c . Equipment.d. M obility.
20. EngineerAmphibious Company
a. Missions.
b. Assignment.
c. Functions of Subordinate Elements.Company headquarters.
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Table I. Type Breakdown of Engineer Amphibious Company to Provide Command , Con trol, and EngineerOperational Elements for a Brigade Shore Party and Two Included Battalion Landing Team (BLT) Shore Parties
21. The Engineer Amphibian Assault Company
a. Missions.
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ENGR CO(AMPH ASLT)
EOPTPLATOONL
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Figure 4. The engineer amphibian assault company.
b. Operations and Functions.Company headquarters.
Equipment platoons.
Mine clearance equipment platoon.
c. Capabilities.
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Figure 5. Th e LVTPamphibian vehicle entering water.
d. Employment.
e. Role.
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Figure 6 . Th e LVTE-1 amphibian mine clearing ve hicle.
Distribution Among Landing Team s.
g. Equipment.
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C H A P TER 3THE SHORE PARTY
22. General
23. Definition
24. C o m m a n d
25. S hore Party Communications
a.
b.
c .
26. R equirements fo r Shore PartiesAssault Landing Team Shore Party.
b. Brigade Shore Party.
c. Division Shore Party.
d. Corps Shore Party.
27. Organizational Considerations
b.
c .
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28. Corps S hore Party
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b.
c.
d.
e.
29. The Corps S hore Party C o m m a n d er
30. D ivisional Shore Party
31. The Division ShorePar ty Comm ande r
32. Divisio n Shore Party Staff
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a. Executive Officer.
b. Administrative Officer (Si).
c. Operations Officer.
d. Assistant Operations Officer.
e . Embarkation Officer.
Intelligence Officer (S2).
g. Logistics Officer (S4).
h. Assistant Logistics Officer.
33. Brigade S hore Party Command and Staff
a. Assistant Brigade Shore Party Commander.
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b . Brigade Shore Party Operations Officer.
c . Assistant Operation s Officers.
d. LiaisonOfficers.
With brigade landing team headquarters.
(b)
(c )
With battalion landing team.
With TAG-LOG group.
(a )
(b)
(d)
34. Other Shore Party Elemen tsa. The Naval Element.
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Army Elements.
c . Typical Shore Party U nits.
Combat engineer battalion.
Engineer c ompany (light equipment).
Engineer c ompany (supply point).
Engineer pipeline c onstructionsupportcompany.
d . Transportation C orps Units.Transportation terminal service company.
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Figure 7 , Lighter, am ph ibiou s, 5-ton (LARC-5).
Transportation light truck company.
Transportation amphibian companies.
e. Military Police Units.
Quartermaster Corp s Units.
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Figure 8. Lighter, am phibious, 60-ton (BARC).
Supply and transportation company
(b)Q M direct support com pany.
(c )
direct support battalion.
g. Ordnance Units.Ordnance company (ammunition).Ordnance Com pany (direct support).
Ordnance explosive disposal detachments.
h. Signal Company (Depot).
i. Medical Company (Clearance) (Separate).
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j. Chemical Units .Chem icalbattalion (sm okegenerator).
Chemical company (direct support). 35. Type Shore Party Organiza tion
Tab le II. Example ofBrigade Landing Team Shore PartyBdeLT SP (includes componentsfor shore parties initially Elements to be introducedashore at Bd e LT stage Shore Party initiallyattached to BLT (1) Shore Party initiallyattached to BLT (2)
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CHAPTER 4S H O R E PARTY PLANS AND ORDERS
Section I. P L ANNING CO NCEPT36. Introduction
37. The Nuclear Threat
38. Shore Party Ac tivation
39. The Shore Party Plan
40. Planning Responsibility
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41. Naval Support Plan
42. Planning Procedure
43. Plan Development
44. Intelligence
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45. Doctrinal C onsideration
46. Attachments
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Section II . SH OR E PARTY PHASES47. Transi t ion
48. Contingency Considerations
49. OperationalContinuity
50. The B L T Phase
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51. Th e B DE Landing Team Phase
52. T he Division P hase 53. The Corps Stage
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Section III. EMBARKATION P L AN S54. Loading and Embarkation Plans
55. Organization for Embarkation
56. Shore Party Em barkation
57. Operational Procedures
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CHAPTER 5LANDING AND D E P L O Y M E NT
Section I. LANDING58. General
59. Ship-to-Shore Movement Control
60. Movement Expediting
61. Types of Ship-to-Shore Movements
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62. Serial Numbers
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63. BIT Shore Party Landing
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64. Brigade Shore PartyLanding
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65. Landingof the DivisionShore Party
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66. Corps Shore Party Lan ding
67. Helicopter Lift
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Section II. LANDING OF ENGINEER AMPHIBIAN ASSAULT UNITS
68. Obstac les
69. WaveContr o l
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73. Brigade Shore Party Deployment
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74. Divisio n Shore Party Deployment
75. Corps Shore Party Deployment
76. Shore Party Comm and Posts
77. Alternate Shore Party Command Posts
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78. The Inform ation C e nte r
Sectio n IV . C OM M UNICATION S79. Ge n e ral
80. S pecial C o m m unications Co nsideration s
81. Plannin g and Prep aration
82. C o m munication Units
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WARNING NE T ( AM )
MONITORS ASSAULTFO RN ET
GRR-5VRC-24VRC-34VRC-1 2
NCS( C O HO )
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SUPPORTED UNITS
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BATTALION LANDING TEAM CMD NET (FM)
-> Sr BATTALION LANDING TEAM SHORE P AR TY CONTR O L NET (FM)
VRC-45PLAT LD R SH ORE PARTY ELEMENTS
SHORE PLAT NET (FM)
&MONITORS S PCONTR OL NET
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S O DPROVIDED BY THE S IG PLAT, ENGR CO, (S H OR E A S L T)
83. Com munications During th e Initial Assault
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84. Com m unic ations fo r Shore Party O perations
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DIVISION COMMAND NE T (FM)
HIGHER HOO RTACLOG
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-T ELEPHONE FOR IN IT IAL BRIGADE SHORE PARTY OPERATIONS.
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CHAPTER 6OPERATIONS ASHORE
Sec t i on I. IN IT IA L TASKS85. Reconn a issance
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86. Pr io r it ies87. Obstacles
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88. R oads
89. Hel ic o p t e r Land ing Fac i l i t i es
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S ec t i on II . B E A C H A R E A O P E R A TIONS90. O b j e c t i v e s
91. S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
92. Fac i l i t i es
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93. Work at th e B e a c h L i n e94. S h o re Par ty Ident i f icat ion
95. R o ad Nets
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96. Traf f ic Movement
97. Traf f ic Con t r o l
98. Markers
99. Secu r i ty and Damage Cont ro l
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100. Pe r so n n e l C o l l e c t i n g Po in t s
101. Med ica l Serv i ce and Evacuat io n
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102. Veh ic le Maintenance
103. Salvage Col lec t ion Po in ts
104. Water Supp ly
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105. C o n so l idat ion
Sec t ion III. MOVEMENT O F SU P P L IE S106. Initial Movement
107. Chang es in Sc h e d u le
108 . General Un load ing
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109. Reco rds
110. Re p o r t s and Char t s
111. Rel i e f o f t h e Sho re Party
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112. Pos t -Rel ie fAc t i v i t i e s
Sec t i o n IV . AMPHIB IOUS RETROGRADE OPERATIONS113. Procedu res
114. Refugees
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CHAPTER 7SHORE-TO-SHORE OPERAT IONS
115. In t rod uc t io n
116. Load ing Operations
117. Rive r Cross ing
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C H A P TE R 8TRAINING OF E N G INEE R A M P H IB I O U S U N IT S
Sect ion I. A D V A NCE D IN DIVIDU A L AND UN I T T R A IN IN G118. Objec t iv e
119. Advan c ed I nd iv idua l Tra in ing
120. Un i t T ra in ing
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121. J o i n t Tra in ing
Sect ion II. PR EOPERATIONAL TRAINING122. Tra in ing of Other Army Un i t s
123. Shipboa rd Tra in ing
124. R e h e a r s a l s
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APPENDIX IREFERENCES
FM 7 - 1 9FM 7 - 2 0FM 7 - 2 1FM 7 - 2 4FM 7 - 3 0 FM 7 - 4 0FM 7 - 1 0 0 FM 8 - 1 0FM 8 - 1 5
FM 9 - 3FM 9 - 5FM 9 - 3 0
FM 1 0 - 3FM 1 0 - 5 0
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APPENDIX IIEXAMPLE OF SHORE PARTY ACTIVATION ORDER
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A P P E N D IX I I IE XA MP L E OF SH OR E P A R T Y P L A N TO O P E R A T IO N ORDER FOR AN
A MP H IB I O U S OR S H O R E -TO-SHO R E O P E R A T I O N
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11 Dozer D-7 ___________________________________________________
16 LVTP P-5 ___________________________________________________
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5TAB(VESSELTATUSEPORT)OPPENDIX_REPORTS)TOA
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Section II. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENGINEER LA NDING VEHICLE, LVTE-11. Adap tat ions
2. O ther Prov is ions
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