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H l F M 5 - 1 4 4DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY FIELD MANUAL

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E N G I N E E R S H O R EA S S A U L T U N I T S

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

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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

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d.

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8. Duties of the Am phibious Engineer

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9. Responsibilities of the Engineer AssaultUnits

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10. Shore Parties

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11. Shore Party Functions


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C H APTER 2ORGANIZATION

13. Mission

14. Organizational Concept

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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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Figure 2 . Headquarters and headquarters company, engineer amphibious group.

Supply section.

Signal 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

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ENGR CO(AMPH ASLT)

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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

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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

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28. Corps S hore Party

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b.

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d.

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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.

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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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BATTALION LANDING TEAM CMD NET (FM)

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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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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

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FM 9 - 3FM 9 - 5FM 9 - 3 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 ___________________________________________________

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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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