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Convoy Operations Flashcards

1
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Discuss the procedures for hardening vehicles?

A
  • Remove canvas and bows
  • Place sandbags on floorboards, bed of truck
  • stack five layers high down each side
  • reinforce sandbags with scrap armor plate
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What is a Convoy Commander?

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  • Seats in the middle of convoy
  • Overall responsible
  • Responsible for planning, preparation, and execution of convoy
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What is an Assistant Convoy Commander?

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  • Seats in rear

- Responsible if CC is unable

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Who is responsible for the lead vehicle and staying on route?

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Lead Vehicle Commander

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Who is responsible for the vehicle and everything in it?

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Vehicle Commander

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What is the job of Driver/A-driver?

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  • Drive, fuel, maintain vehicle

- Stay alert

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Who is responsible for the Primary and alternate sectors of fire?

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Crew Served Weapons Operator (Gunner)

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Who is the designated marksman?

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Sniper or capable Rifleman

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9
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What is the best location for the Medics/CLS on a convoy?

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Rear

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10
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Who assist the medic and also located on the rear?

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Litter Team

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11
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Who establishes a landing zone?

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Landing Zone Team

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12
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Who are the first responders if stopped and under fire?

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Assault Team

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What is the Recovery Team’s job?

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  • Recovers broken down vehicles

- Next to last vehicle

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14
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What is everyone else job in the convoy?

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  • Security Personnel
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15
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Discuss single file formation

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  • Advantages: Minimizing IED blast damage

- Disadvantages: Reduced field of view and reduced headlight coverage at night

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Discuss staggered formation

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  • Advantages: All around security and greater headlight coverage at night
  • Disadvantages: Most vulnerable to IED blast
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17
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Discuss offset formation

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  • Description: Used to block third party traffic.
  • Advantages: Allows CC to control third party traffic.
  • Disadvantages: Difficult to command and control.
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Discuss inverted T formation

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  • Description: File with a vehicle on each side in the rear to stop third party traffic.
  • Advantages: Limits third party vehicle infiltration.
  • Disadvantages: Requires experienced drivers.
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Discuss diamond formation

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  • Description: Gun trucks on the outside for security.
  • Advantages: Limits third party vehicle
  • Disadvantages: Requires experienced drivers.
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20
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Discuss Downed Driver:

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  • Vehicle Commander (VC) takes over steering

- Third person pulls driver clear; VC moves into driver’s seat

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21
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Discuss Bailout:

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  • When vehicle inoperative or required as cover
  • “Cold” side crew dismounts; assumes hasty position to rear and returns fire
  • “Hot” side returns fire until clear to dismount on “cold” side; moves to front
  • Establish 360 degree security
  • Look for indications of enemy presence
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Hasty Vehicle Recovery:

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  • Disabled vehicle pulled by recovery vehicle to rally point
  • Reconfigure to more stable means of towing
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In-stride hasty vehicle recovery:

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Recovery vehicle continues to move forward slowly taking up the slack pulling the vehicle out

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Dismount/remount procedures:

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  • Dismount: use buddy teams for cover
  • Maintain line of sight with buddy
  • Rear security behind vehicle, off to the side
  • CSW’s remain manned
  • Driver remains with vehicle
  • Remount: Dismounts collapse the perimeter
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25
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React to contact: Blow through

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  1. Speed up
  2. Signal direction of enemy
  3. Return Fire
  4. Move to rally point (per SOP and METT-TC)
  5. Establish 360 degree security
  6. Send ACE (ammunition / casualty / equipment) report
  7. Continue mission
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26
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Hasty Attack

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  • Gun trucks, designated marksmen, assault force suppress identified threat with accurate fire
  • Gun trucks maneuver to suitable position to protect convoy and cutoff enemy egress route by fire
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27
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Discuss sectors of observation and fields of fire in convoy.

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  • Driver 9 to 1
  • CC 11 to 3
  • Rear passengers should be looking out the window on their designated side
28
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Identify characteristics and considerations of a roadside IED or VBIED.

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  • Stop!
  • Back up convoy
  • Perform 5, 25s
29
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Route Reconnaissance and Selection

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  • Done by map, physical (ground or air), or by firsthand knowledge
  • Attention to objects on or near roadways
30
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Convoy Troop Leading Procedures

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  • Receive mission
  • Issue WARNO
  • Make tentative plan
  • Initiate movement
  • Reconnoiter
  • Complete plan
  • Issue convoy brief
  • Supervise
31
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General planning considerations

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  • receive mission
  • analyze unit’s capabilities
  • plan mission
  • rehearse
32
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Vehicle Commander

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Responsible for logistics, maintenance and other support equipment

33
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Gunner

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Responsible for primary and alternate sectors of fire

34
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Medic/Corpsman Combat Lifesaver

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Render medical treatment and supervise evacuations and casualties

35
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Security Element Commander

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Responsible for security of convoy

36
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Recovery Team

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Assist in maintenance and recovery of convoy assets along route

37
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Other Convoy Personnel

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  • navigators
  • crew served weapons operators
  • vehicle commanders when in duress
38
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What is considered to be the “standard equipment requirements” for a convoy?

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  • ammunition
  • food
  • water
  • fuel
39
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Purpose of vehicle hardening

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  • protection against enemy fire and explosives
40
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Examples of vehicle hardening

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  • Kevlar blankets
  • armor plating
  • ballistic glass
  • sand bags
41
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Strip map

A

easily used navigation aid

42
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What six things does a strip map provide?

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  1. route control
  2. battle tracking information
  3. operational support points
  4. logistical support points
  5. known danger areas
  6. key build up areas
43
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What three types of points are on a strip map?

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Start, check, critical points

44
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Start point

A

initial point of convoy operations

45
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Check point

A

predetermined coordinates for convoys to check in with HQ

46
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Critical point

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areas with threat of hostile activity

47
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Convoy communication

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  1. internal
  2. truck to truck
  3. external to convoy
    - Must be secure capable
    - Alternate communications: hand signals, pyrotechnics, vehicle signals, etc.
48
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Short halt

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  • To slow down traffic
  • To protect convoy rear with vehicles and 360 degree security
  • Buffer between third-party personnel and vehicles
  • Vehicles used as lethal weapons if necessary
49
Q

Blocking

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Physically block road with vehicle to prevent traffic intermingling with convoy

50
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Bumping

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Replacing one blocking vehicle with another

51
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In-stride recovery

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  • Recovery vehicle pulls alongside disabled vehicle
  • VC and driver hook up tow and release straps
  • Recovery vehicle continues to move forward pulling vehicle out
52
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Dismount/Re-mount

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  1. VC makes call
  2. Protect space between vehicles
  3. Use weapons to signal civilians back
  4. Return fire as necessary
53
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Recovery no obstacles

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  1. dismount
  2. 360 security
  3. attain fire superiority
  4. report contact
  5. recover casualties
  6. continue mission
54
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Recovery with obstacles

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  1. dismount
  2. 360 security
  3. attain fire superiority
  4. recover casualties
  5. assess the situation
  6. wait for QRF or assault through ambush using fire and maneuver
55
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When should dismount/remount be used?

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When not in contact but in close proximity to persons who may pose a threat

56
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Drivers, observation and field of fire

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  • O: 0900-1300

- F: 0900-1100

57
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VC, observation and field of fire

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  • O: 1100-1500

- F: 1300-1500

58
Q

What three things should be consider for IEDs and VBIEDs?

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  • abandoned vehicles
  • vehicles parked where they don’t belong
  • vehicles with loose wires hanging off them
59
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Reacting to an IED

5 Cs of IED spotting

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  • Confirm IED sighting
  • Clear area surrounding IED
  • Cordon off and secure the area
  • Control entry and exit to area (vehicle and pedestrian)
  • Check for secondary’s
60
Q

How far the area surrounding must and IED be cleared to?

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300 meters

61
Q

Situation report

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3 sub paragraphs:

a) enemy forces
b) friendly forces
c) attachments and detachments

62
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Mission

A

Concise statement of mission to be accomplished
- Includes essential tasks
(specified and implied tasks critical to success)
- Purpose of the mission
(who, what, when, where, and why).

63
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Execution

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Assigns definite tasks to each element

64
Q

Administration and Logistics

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Beans, Bullets, Band-Aids, Bad guys

65
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Command and Logistics

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Comms plan, signal instructions, chain of command

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