Transcript v2 BCT Brief 28 APR 10

The Brigade Combat Team (BCT)
Agenda
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Transformation – Division Centric to Brigade Centric Force Structure
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Brigade Roll Up
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What is a Brigade Combat Team?
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BCT Capabilities
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Comparison of 3 BCT’s
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BCT Organizations
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BCT C2
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BCT Surgeon Role/Responsibilities
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BCT Medical Capabilities
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Summary
Active Component
Brigade Combat Teams
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Learning Objectives
Terminal Learning Objective:
ACTION: Describe the organization and capabilities of U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs)
in the Contemporary Operating Environment (COE).
CONDITIONS: Given information on the organization and capabilities of the BCT from both
readings and classroom instruction
STANDARDS: To correctly identify the major differences in organization and capabilities of the
three types of modular BCTs IAW FM 3-90.6
Enabling Learning Objectives:
A.
B.
C.
Describe the basic units used to build the modular Army
Describe the organization of the BCTs
Describe the differences between the three different types of BCTs
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References Brigade Roll-up
• FM 3-90.6, The Brigade Combat Team, Aug 06
• FM-I 3-90.5, HBCT Maneuver Battalion, Jan 05
• FM 1-02 (101-5-1), Operational Terms and Graphics, Sep 04
• FKSM 71-8, Armor/Cavalry Reference Data, Brigade Combat Teams
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Transformation
Brigade Based Force to meet 21st Century Challenges
Divisions = Army’s primary tactical warfighting headquarters
Division’s principal task: C2 over any mix of brigades
Brigade Roll Up
Support Brigades
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Combat Aviation Brigades
Fires Brigades
Battlefield Surveillance Brigades
Sustainment Brigades
Engineer Brigades
EOD Brigades
Signal Brigades
Brigade Combat Teams
• Heavy BCTs
• Infantry BCTs
• Stryker BCTs
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Medical Brigades
Air Defense Brigades
Military Police Brigades
Military Intelligence Brigade
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Infantry
Heavy
X
Stryker
Brigade Combat Teams for maneuver and close combat
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SUST
Maneuver
Enhancement
Aviation
Reconnaissance,
Surveillance,
Target Acquisition
Fires
Sustainment
Supporting Brigades extend depth and duration of land operations
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Task Organization…a possibility
MNFI
MED
MED
Division/Corps
MED
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What is a Brigade Combat Team?
BCTs are:
independently
o The Army’s basic tactical maneuver units that can be committed _______________
stability operations
o Designed to conduct offensive, defensive, and ________
 The BCT core mission:
close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver
destroy or capture enemy forces, or to repel their attacks by fire,
to _________
close combat
____________
__, and counterattack
augmentation , but it also can be
 The BCT can fight without _______________
tailored to meet the precise needs of its missions
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What is a Brigade Combat Team?
(continued)
 BCTs are designed for expeditionary deployment, and can integrate the
Joint , interagency, and multinational assets.
efforts of the Army with _______
Command & ____________
Control
 BCT’s advanced _____________
systems enable them to
autonomous or semi-autonomous operations in larger areas
conduct _______________
of operations (AO) than the division brigades they replace.
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Self Contained Unit
smaller, more self-contained organizations …
compared to “pre modularity” Brigades
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Brigade
Signal
ELO D
MP/Security
MP/Security
Logistics
Chemical
Fires
Intelligence
Engineer
Combined
Arms
Armed
Recon
Combined
Arms
A Ready and Relevant Force
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The HBCT is the Army’s heaviest BCT, and
is organized with armored and mechanized
units. It is capable of defeating the military
forces of any country when battling forceon-force. Its personnel strength is
approximately 3,800 Soldiers. It is organized
Heavy BCT
to fight with combined arms at the
company/team level.
The IBCT is the Army’s lightest BCT,
and is organized around dismounted
infantry, capable of airborne or air
assault operations. It is designed to
operate in restricted terrain. Its
Infantry BCT
personnel strength is approximately
3,400 Soldiers.
The SBCT (Stryker Brigade Combat
Team) combines the deployability of
an IBCT with the mobility of a HBCT.
It is designed around three infantry
battalions and has approximately
Stryker BCT
4,000 Soldiers
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Terrain/Capability Comparison
Infantry BCT
Stryker BCT
Heavy BCT
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Comparison of 3 BCT’s
Heavy BCT
Stryker BCT
Infantry BCT
Full Spectrum Operations
Conduct Offensive, Defensive & Stability Operations
Armored Vehicles with added mobility
Suited for Restrictive Terrain
High Usage Rate of Supplies (CL III, IV, IX)
Soldiers on the move are
vulnerable to enemy fire
CBRNE attack
Restrictive Mobility in Mountainous Terrain & Dense Forest
2 Maneuver BN’s
3 Maneuver BN’s
2 Maneuver BN’s
Does not have firepower inherent with HBCT
Now has BSTB as of 09/10
BCT
Organizations
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BCT Organizations (Battalions)
• Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) – the Brigade’s primary maneuver force; design is “ 2 by 2”,
2 x tank companies & 2 x infantry companies
• Reconnaissance Squadron (RSTA) – designed to provide accurate and timely information
across the AO; 3 ground recon companies
• Fires Battalion – provides heavy firepower for the brigade (field artillery)
• Brigade Support Battalion (BSB) – organic sustainment unit of the Brigade; BSMC, S&D Co.,
FMC, and 4 x FSC’s per maneuver battalion
• Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) – network support company, military intelligence
company, military police (security), and CBRNE assets
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BCT C2
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BCT Surgeon Role/Responsibilities:
A.
Special Staff Officer
B.
Facilitates Medical Operations in the BCT
C.
health of the Command
BCT Surgeon keeps the Commander informed of the _______
D.
Assists with facilitating timely planning, integration and synchronization of the
maneuver plan.
Force Health Protection Plan with the BCT __________
E.
Medical Platoons / Sections; and other staff
Coordinates with the BSMC; Battalion _______
elements to ensure that Soldiers receive complete and comprehensive medical
support.
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BCT Medical Capabilities
Heavy Brigade Combat Team - HBCT
HQ, HBCT S4 / Brigade Surgeon Section
Brigade Special Troops Battalion
Brigade Special Troops Battalion
PA Only
HBCT - 2 Combined Arms Battalions
Medical Platoon, HHC,
Combined Arms Battalion
Reconnaissance Squadron
HHT, Recon Squadron, Medical Platoon
Fires (Field Artillery) Battalion
HHB
HHB, Fires (Field Artillery) Battalion
Medical Platoon
HHB
PA Only
Brigade Support Battalion
BSB
MH
Brigade Support Medical Company
Med Co
MH
Dental, PT, Rad, Lab
Slide 1 of 2
PM
TX
TX
Area Tx
Brigade Support Medical Company
TX
EVAC (AREA)
TX
BMSO
Slide 2 of 2
EVAC
Support Operations (SPO)
Brigade Support Battalion
What we covered in this class
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Summary
 Brigade Roll Up
 What is a Brigade Combat Team?
 Heavy BCT
 Infantry BCT
 Stryker BCT
 Battalion Organizations
 Brigade C2
 BCT Surgeon Role
 BCT Medical Capabilities
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Questions?
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