Marlin heater stands forefront of charlie company, 1st squadron, 61st cavalry regiment 161 cav, 4th brigade combat team, 101st airborne division, at fob wilderness. Fob delaram ii and delaram ii ap are found on the same location. The preparing agency is the doctrine division, united states army cyber center of excellence. In this latest installment of ausas torchbearer series, we examine that decaying infrastructure and its impact on u.
This is a list of forward operating bases a forward operating base fob is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. Appendix f base camp facilities and infrastructure design. This regulation prescribes training policy for the army in europe and must be. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 united states army. Threats to bases in the rear area are categorized by the levels of defense required to counter them. It includes life service areas, helicopter landing zone, and motor pool operations. A forward operating base fob is any secured forward operational level military position. The fob is french operated that has afghanistan national army ana and u.
Us army corps of engineers base camp operations doctrine no specific, established army doctrine on planning and operation of base camps tradoc pam 52577, concept capability plan for army base camps, dec 09 sandbookredbook tcms tm 5300 series, army facilities components system 1990 fm 3182 base development 1972. Gathered data on organization and staffing, processes, training issues, and resource requirements, and to capture lessons learned and recommend ations, conducted extensive interviews o f key personnel, including. This vision upholds the vision of the army s senior leadership. Us military bases and facilities in the middle east american.
Installation information infrastructure power projection. Sustainable forward operating bases strategic environmental. The fob mayor is responsible for managing the daily operations of the base, includ ing facility maintenance, contractor. Jan 14, 2021 infrastructure assessment and repair missions during federallycoordinated response efforts, spd rco selects, develops, and trains qualified individuals to fulfill national sme support requirements. Army corps of engineers usace environmental operating principles. Weeks passed before the contractors could establish the services they had agreed to, but, eventually, the shower and laundry soldiers were able to return to their unit. Jsp 418 mod sustainable development and environmental manual.
This investment requires synchronization to ensure the full effectiveness of every dollar spent. This poems documents the department of defense dod assessment of occupational. Signal support to operations federation of american. The fiscal year 2011 program provides the operational, logistics, training, aviation, and support facilities required to field and sustain an afghan national army ana on a growth glide slope for a force that exceeds 171,600 troops. Analyzes deficiencies in the mod tashkil equivalent to the us army modified tables. The i3a is the source to fuel effective army knowledge management akm necessary to support the army transformation campaign plan. Mar 03, 2015 the bcat provided the fob mayor with a detailed assessment on which enabler teams would further assist in deconstructing the base and suggested what property and infrastructure to leave behind for. Ep 110023, civil works guide to sustainable infrastructure.
The proponent for this publication is the united states army cyber center of excellence. The sounds vary from the dreaded fires from enemy mortars and rockets to the songbirds that awaken me each morning. Army command and general staff college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of military art and science general studies by william c. Staff of the us army combat studies institute 2010. Recently published documentation supportingthe armyplantap,toinclude. An afghan national army garrison occupied those portions of fob delaram ii which were vacated during the transition to the delaram ii ap. Marine corps terms and definitions appear in the glossary and the text. These ports often have facilities and infrastructure capable of supporting these military vessels. A fob may or may not contain an airfield, hospital, or other facilities. The bcat provided the fob mayor with a detailed assessment on which enabler teams would further assist in deconstructing the base and suggested what property and infrastructure to leave behind for the afghans. Army readiness, and outline what must be done to solve the problem. Army facility strategysustainment and modernizationto remove the current impact on mission performance and reverse the deterioration trend. However, the fob romero and vicinity area is a dustprone environment, with a dry mountainous climate, also subject to vehicle traffic.
Infrastructure assessment prt fact sht united states army. Volume, number 2 marchapril 2004 army guard units return. Fob clark and vicinity, afghanistan calendar years. See spv operating procedures for nis and shortage items. Infrastructure risk management army specifically, this regulationo implements the national strategy for the physical protection of critical infrastructures and key assets chaps 2, 3, 4, and 5. Like many other professional organizations, the military has created a unique. The toa occurred with the 203d bsb and the fle vacated the fob, but the fles slcr teams had to stay behind to provide support until the contractors were operational. It also applies to retired military personnel of all branches, foreign military personnel, and department of defense civilians, as indicated. More advanced fobs include an assembly of berms, concrete barriers, gates, watchtowers, bunkers and other force protection infrastructure. The basing plan sets out the location changes for the army and also confirms the. Army corps of engineers under a broad administrative directive aimed at the development of a federal infrastructure strategy fis.
Cbps facilities infrastructure tracking tool fitt, sharepoint, tririga data entry and management bpam will utilize the services of the united states army corps of engineers usace to assist with the execution of this program. This criteria, the army installation information infrastructure i3a criteria, and ufc 358001 telecommunications interior infrastructure planning and design are required documents and must be included and complied with in the design and specifications for all projects. The pech river, in turn, flows into the larger konar river at. Standard forward operating base designs incorporating dod and. May 31, 2002 joint forward operating base elements of command and control a thesis presented to the faculty of the u.
This new department of the army pamphlet, dated 8 april 2019 o institutes identity, credential, and access management and public key infrastructure standards and procedures for all information technology capabilities used in and by the army. Periodic environmental monitoring summary united states army. Force structure modifications for sustainment commands are necessary in order to. Army redstone test center recently upgraded their forward operating base fob entry control point ecp test area in order to be classified as. Fob delaram ii transitioned from a fob to a smaller assistance platform on 7 october 2012 with delaram ii ap closing on 5 may 2014. Emergency employment of army and other resources taskings and. Consideration must be given to the mission command necessary to execute spider web sustainment. The base may be used for an extended period of time. Equipment disposal when a base was ordered to close completely, no infrastructure could be left behind. Army chief information officerishes an army wide g6 ciog6, establ information technology it architectural design standard.
Brigade at forward operating base sharana, paktika province, afghanistan from august, 2010 to july 2011 40 miles from pakistan i primarily focused on construction effects and civil military operations over 27 years military experience multiple missions off the fob and around the country, some interaction with the. The fis program is being administered by the corps as a collaborative interagency effort, supported by a series of expert inquiries and research papers. Urgent fill army expeditionary civilian positions dcpas. Joint forward operating base elements of command and control a thesis presented to the faculty of the u. The fob mayor is responsible for managing the daily operations of the base, includ ing facility maintenance, contractor oversight, billeting, and supplies. The southern portion of the fob was adjacent to an afghan national army compound that shared the location. Military operations infrastructure risk management army. Army corps inaction on dapl a modest positive for pipeline. Department of the army us army corps of engineers 441 g street, nw washington, dc 20314. Combat action in afghanistan, 2008 army university press. Forward operating base fob romero, afghanistan calendar years.
The scale and range of military capabilities at a fob usually. This poems has been developed in accordance with department of defense instructions dodi 6490. Permanent power generators that need to be added to a forward operating base fob. Fob warrior was a forward operating base located in the gilan district of the ghanzni province of afghanistan. Cflcc will coordinate with mnci on these items and any additional items being sent to fob mkt sites for approval.
Building usaf expeditionary bases for operation enduring. No longer can the army establish static fobs fed by a linear supply chain. During this transformation, reconfigured and realigned units will require facilities. Mnci will approve or disapprove nis and any addon items and send back. Joint tactics, techniques, and procedures for base defense. Army engineer research and development center,construction engineering research laboratory,champaign,il,618269005 8. Program executive office soldier every ounce matters, every bullet countsour strength and purposeour strength and purpose peo soldier. Ensuring that army infrastructure meets strategic needs rand.
Fob al masak was a forward operating base that was comprised of two locations that were about 200 meters from each other. Standard forward operating base designs incorporating dod and army explosives safety requirements 5a. Mark warnecke is the battalion commander of the 2nd battalion 108th infantry division, presently serving in iraq. A forward operating base fob is any secured forward military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support tactical operations. Archived from the original pdf on december 2, 2010 history of the battle published by the us army s combat studies institute. The engineering and construction support office ecso will serve as the one door to the corps for this project. Circuit suggested the corps should determine whether to enforce its. Usarpac usasocthese are submitted through the normal opera. Periodic environmental monitoring summary united states. Charlie company, 1st squadron, 61st cavalry regiment 161 cav, 4th brigade combat team, 101st airborne division air assault, had been in country at forward operating base fob wilderness for just two weeks, and most of the guys were not one bit hesitant to admit being anxious to get into combat.
Armed forces is it considered to be operational infrastructure. Forward operations bases range from bases that are usually austere with little or. Within nuristan and konar provinces, the waygal river flows south from the hindu kush mountains for 20 miles until it joins the pech river at nangalam. Peo soldier joint advanced planning brief to industry. The i3a captures installation infrastructure, synchronizes. Decaying military infrastructure voice for the army.
Jp 404, contingency basing, 4 january 2019 joint chiefs of staff. This interpretation is based on an assumption stemming from early 1980s doctrine, when the army was much larger. A battle loss do not submit a request to replace vehicles and or equipment that are damaged by accident or destroyed in battle. This articles intent is to give you a basic guideline for the preparation, assessment and execution of your mission. Adp 102 constitutes approved army doctrinal terminology and. Army corps of engineers districts to coordinate large scale infrastructure.
The army s crumbling infrastructure is a serious readiness issue that must be fixed now. Army sustainment and marine corps combat service suu. Spv will provide cflcc food service with substitute list for nis items. However, due to a reduction in the overall size of the force and the increase of. In its most basic form, a fob consists of a ring of barbed wire around a position with a fortified entry control point, or ecp. Although the majority of small forward operating bases. Army and access management and public infrastructure. This periodic occupational and environmental monitoring summary poems has been developed in accordance with department of defense dod instructions 6490. Fiscal year 2011 overseas contingency operations oco request afghanistan security forces fund dollars in thousands 5 a. Each level, or all levels simultaneously, may exist in the jra.
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