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NAVEDTRA 43904-C
SEABEE COMBAT
WARFARE
COMMON CORE
Unit 102
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
• References:
- Naval Doctrine Publication 1, Warfare
- Naval Doctrine Publication 5, Planning
- NAVEDRA 14234, Seabee Combat Handbook Vol 1
- NPW 4-04.1, Seabee Operations in the MAGTF
- http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rdstethe.htm
- Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition
- NAVEDTRA 38200-A, Petty Officer Indoctrination Course
- NTRP 4-04.2.1 Doctrinal reference for NCF
- P 3-34 (Feb 07), Engineering Doctrine for Joint Operations
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
• PQS Question 102.1: Discuss the three circumstances that
led to the formation of the U.S. Navy
Reference:
Naval Doctrine Publication 1, ch 1, pp. 5 thru 6
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
• General George Washington initiated America’s first sea-based offensive
against the British. Washington’s armed vessels provided significant
support to colonial efforts, demonstrating the value of military operations at
sea
• The initial continental fleet was comprised from converted merchantmen
• As Congress continued to commission ships, notable leaders such as
John Paul Jones helped to develop a proud and capable Navy.
• Early fleets were manned by Marines as part of their ships’ crews.
• In essence, the first Marines were soldiers detailed for sea service.
• Congress continued to provide for Marines as long as there was one Navy
ship still at sea.
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
• Post Revolutionary War
• Both the Continental Navy and Marine Corps were disbanded.
1790
• A fleet of “ten boats for the collection of revenue” was authorized and became commonly
known as the Revenue Marine.
1794
• Congress authorized the Department of War to construct six frigates, for the protection of
American merchantmen against the Barbary corsairs.
1798
• Four years later, in response to renewed aggression by France during its war against Great
Britain, Congress finally established the Department of the Navy, authorized the Marine
Corps, and began the first significant buildup of naval forces as we know them today.
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Three maritime services of today
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
NAVAL FORCES
• PQS Question 102.2: Identify and explain the four qualities
that represent the characteristics of the Naval Forces
Reference:
Naval Doctrine Publication 1, ch 1, p. 8
NAVAL HERITAGE AND
DOCTRINE FUNDAMENTALS
• The qualities that characterize most modern naval forces as political
instruments in support of national policies are the same as those that
define the essence of our naval services today. These qualities are
READINESS, FLEXIBILITY, SELF-SUSTAINABILITY, and MOBILITY.
• These qualities permit naval forces to be expeditionary in nature.
• Naval expeditionary forces draw upon their readiness, flexibility, selfsustainability, and mobility to provide the National Command.
7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
• PQS Question 102.3: State and discuss the seven
principles of planning to Naval operations
Reference:
Naval Doctrine Publication 5, ch 1, p. 12
7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
Relevance – Missions planned at each level of command
must directly support objectives of higher authority and
must be achievable using available resources.
Clarity – Write plans as concisely and simply as possible.
Clear, direct plans are easily understood and more likely
to be successfully executed than complex plans.
7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
Timeliness – Complete and distribute plans expeditiously to allow
subordinate and supporting commanders adequate time to plan for,
train to, and execute their responsibilities.
Flexibility – A plan must allow subordinate commanders the initiative to
seize opportunity and avoid unseen hazards. A good plan clearly
states all objectives and limitations, and avoids unnecessarily detailed
direction.
Participation – Widely distribute plans as early as possible to allow
participation of assigned and supporting commands and to facilitate
their planning efforts. Early awareness of responsibilities allows for
more thorough integration and coordination of participants.
7 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
Economy of Resources – Plans must provide for maximum economy in
the use of resources. Avoid unnecessarily assigning, moving, or
holding reserve forces which can be applied to the primary objective.
Security – Protect plans from compromise to prevent an enemy from
preparing an effective response. Adequate security may be achieved
through a variety of means including: limiting distribution, isolating
forces with detailed knowledge, and practicing complete
communication security.
Coordination – Planners must provide sufficient coordinating instructions
to synchronize both simultaneous and consecutive action, ensure that
separate operations and forces avoid interference, and provide
support where and when needed.
Purpose of U.S. Naval Forces
• PQS Question 102.4: Discuss the purposes of the U.S.
Naval Forces.
Reference:
Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 2, pp. 17 thru 24
U.S. Naval Force
• The United States Navy serves as a seaborne branch of the Military of
the United States. 10 U.S.C, 5062 prescribes the Navy's three primary
areas of responsibility:
• "The preparation of naval forces necessary for the effective
prosecution of war"
• "The maintenance of naval aviation, including land-based naval
aviation, air transport essential for naval operations and all air
weapons and air techniques involved in the operations and activities of
the Navy"
• "The development of aircraft, weapons, tactics, technique,
organization, and equipment of naval combat and service elements".
• U.S. Navy training manuals state the mission of the U.S armed forces
is "to prepare and conduct prompt and sustained combat operations in
support of the national interest". As part of that establishment, the U.S.
Navy's functions comprise sea control, power projection and nuclear
deterrence, in addition to "sealift" duties.
Sailor’s Creed
• PQS Question 102.5: Discuss the Sailor’s Creed and its
origin.
Reference:
Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 1, pp. 10
Sailor’s Creed
• The first version of the Sailor's Creed came from an idea in 1986 by
Admiral James B. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations, to form a group
that would create a Code of Ethics for the Navy. The result of this
meeting at the Naval War College was the eight point The Navy
Uniform, and was later scaled down to a shorter version called The
Sailor's Creed.
• The current version of The Sailor's Creed was a product of many Blue
Ribbon Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of Admiral
Frank B. Kelso II, Chief of Naval Operations. It has been revised twice;
once in 1994 under the direction of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral
Jeremy Boorda, and again in 1997. These changes were made to
make the creed inclusively descriptive of all hands. The creed is
taught and recited in boot camp and officer accession programs.
Sailor’s Creed
• I am a United States Sailor.
• I will support and defend the Constitution of the
United States of America and I will obey the
orders of those appointed over me.
• I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and
those who have gone before me to defend
freedom and democracy around the world.
• I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team
with Honor, Courage and Commitment.
• I am committed to excellence and the fair
treatment of all.
Navy Core Values
• PQS Question 102.6: Define the Navy’s Core Values.
Reference:
Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition, ch 1, pp. 9 thru 10
Navy Core Values
HONOR
• Honor - "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..." Accordingly, we will:
Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships
with peers, superiors and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our
dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy; Be willing
to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior
personnel; Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even
when it is unpopular; Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity,
taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word; Fulfill or
exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal
lives twenty-four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the
appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable
for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the
privilege to serve our fellow Americans.
Navy Core Values
COURAGE
• Courage - "I will support and defend ..." Accordingly, we will have:
courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when
it is hazardous, demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in
the best interest of the navy and the nation, without regard to personal
consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher
standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation,
ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful,
and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives us the moral and
mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or
professional adversity.
Navy Core Values
COMMITMENT
• Commitment - "I will obey the orders ..." Accordingly, we will: Demand
respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety,
professional, personal and spiritual well-being of our people; Show
respect toward all people without regard to race, religion, or gender;
Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive
change and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of
moral character, technical excellence, quality and competence in what
we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy man
and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our
work, our people and ourselves.
Creation of the Seabees
• PQS Question 102.7: Discuss the conditions that led to
the creation of the Seabees.
Reference:
NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1.1
Creation of the SeaBees
• Prior to 1941, the Civil Engineer Corps used private contractors to
accomplish all overseas construction. The contractors, in turn, hired
steelworkers, electricians, carpenters, draftsman, and mechanics from
private industry.
• The Navy realized that, in the event of war, civilian contractors and
construction workers could not be used very well outside our own
country.
• As World War II drew near, there was an urgent need for more
overseas bases.
• It became clear there was an urgent need for a combat trained Military
Construction Organization.
• The first constructions units were organized early in January 1942.
It’s official, the Seabee’s are
created
• PQS Question 102.8: Discuss the significance of March
5, 1942 as it pertains to the Seabees.
Reference:
NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1.1
NWP 4-04.1, ch 1, p. 1.1
Seabee’s authorized
• The name Seabees is derived from the first construction battalions
(CB’s) that were organized early in January 1942.
• Officially, permission to use the name “Seabee” was granted on 05
March 1942.
Important Personnel
• PQS Question 102.9: Discuss the importance of the
following personnel:
- Admiral Ben Moreell
- CM3 Marvin Shilds
- SW2(DV) Robert Stethem
Reference:
NWP 4-04.1, ch 1, p. 1-4
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rdstethe.htm
ADM Ben Moreell
– Father of the Seabee’s: Rear Admiral Ben Moreell,
Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, decided to
activate, organize and man construction battalions after
the attack of Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941. He
requested specific authority to carry out his decision.
– On 5 January 1942 he gained the authority for the
Bureau of Navigation to recruit men for the construction
trades for assignment to the Naval Constructions
Regiment composed of three Naval Construction
Battalions. This was the beginning of the renowned
Seabees.
CM3 Marvin Shields
– Medal of Honor recipient. He is the first Seabee in
history to receive the Medal of Honor for his heroic
efforts in defense of a Special Forces Camp and
Vietnamese District Headquarters at Doug Zoai.
SW2(DV) Robert Stethem
– Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient
– Executed in June 1985 during the hijacking of a TWA
jet in Lebanon after being singled out by terrorists for
being in the military. “Throughout his ordeal, Petty
Officer Stethem did not yield, instead he acted with
fortitude and courage and helped his fellow passengers
to endure by his example” VADM David Robinson
Seabees contributions
• PQS Question 102.10: Discuss the significant
contributions made by the Seabees during the following:
- World War II
- Korea
- Vietnam
- Post Vietnam
- Persian Gulf War
- Military Operations other than War
- Global War on Terror
Reference:
NTRP 4-04.2.1, app b, p. b-1
World War II
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Created by Admiral Ben Moreell in 1942, the Navy’s Seabees were founded on the premise that experienced armed
construction workers were critically needed in the combat areas of World War II. The construction accomplishments of the
Seabees throughout the Pacific theater, in particular, are quite legendary. Using 20-ton bulldozers as wands, Seabees
magically reshaped the coral-pocked face of many a Pacific island. Landing shortly after the assault waves, they blasted
reefs to make channels for the fleet; leveled hills and laid down landing strips; lashed together pontoons to create artificial
docks; and brought to many a remote Pacific island its first roads, storage facilities, and hospitals. On more than one
occasion, the Seabees used their bulldozers to entomb nests of enemy snipers and machine gunners menacing Marine or
Army forces.
During the war’s Pacific island-hopping campaigns, over 10,000 Civil Engineer Corps officers and 240,000 enlisted men
served in the Seabees, mostly in NCBs that were components of the five Marine engineer regiments employed from 1942
to 1944. From the construction and defense of Guadalcanal’s Henderson Field to the Normandy invasion, Seabees
participated in most of the major Navy, Marine, and Army assaults, fighting in more than 400 locations in all theaters by
the end of the war.
As a prelude to Guadalcanal, Seabees on Espiritu Santo took only 20 days to carve a 6,000-foot airstrip from virgin jungle.
Joining the 1st MarDiv in their assault on Cape Gloucester, Seabees bulldozed paths for attacking American tanks. In the
Admiralties, Seabees transformed Manus and Los Negros into the largest advanced bases in the Southwest Pacific. At
Rabaul, Seabees built a strategic, two-field air base, immense storage and fuel dumps, a floating dry-dock, miles of roads,
and a fast torpedo boat base. On Leyte Island, it was the Seabees who installed and operated pontoon barges and
causeways that brought General MacArthur and his forces ashore. At Tarawa, Seabees landed with the Marines and, in a
mere 15 hours, returned a shellpocked airfield to operational status. On Iwo Jima, Seabees landing with the Fifth
Amphibious Corps built fighter airstrips as well as an emergency landing field critically needed by returning damaged
bombers. Seabee- installed pontoons on Okinawa enabled the amphibious assault to move forward. Once ashore, 55,000
Seabees built port facilities, vast road networks, airfields, POL farms, storage dumps, hospitals, ship repair facilities, a
seaplane base, and Quonset villages.
In the Pacific theater alone, the Seabees built 111 major airstrips, 700 square blocks of warehouses, hospitals for 70,000
patients, storage tanks for 100 million gallons of gasoline, and housing for 1.5 million servicemen. Although the Seabees
were known as a Naval Reserve organization during the war, it became clear afterwards that the Seabees, having more
than proved their worth, would be a valuable addition to the regular Navy.
Korea
– By June of 1950, the Seabees all but disestablished as only 3,300 men remained on active
duty. The Korean War, however, demanded the kind of civil engineering support that only
Seabees could provide, and so they were mobilized and expanded to a force of 14,000
men. Seabees supported Marines in the famous Inchon and Wonsan amphibious assaults
by constructing vital pontoon causeways within hours of the initial landings. As with their
World War II predecessors, airfield construction was a specialty of the Seabees as they
were soon found constructing, repairing, and maintaining the airfields’ of the Marine Air
Groups, such as K-3 at Pohang, K-18 at Kimpo (Seoul), and K-2 at Taegu. Seabee
relations with Marines were further cemented by a group of nine Seabees who kept open a
21-mile stretch of road between an isolated Marine intercept squadron and its sole source
of supplies. Working around the clock in below-zero temperatures, they kept their promise
to rebuild any damaged bridge within 6 hours.
– Also during the Korean War, Seabees constructed the Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the
Philippines by cutting a mountain in half to make way for a nearly 2-mile-long runway,
blasting coral to fill a section of Subic Bay, filling swampland, moving 150-foot trees, and
relocating a native fishing village. Twenty million man-hours and 5 years went into what
was then the largest and most impressive Seabee project.
Vietnam
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During the Vietnam War, Seabees were employed extensively from the DMZ in the north to the Mekong
Delta Region in the south, constructing Marine logistic complexes at Danang, Chu Lai, and Quang Tri to
Special Forces camps and Army fire bases in the remote regions, as well as roads, bridges, airfields,
warehouses, and hospitals elsewhere. At the initial Marine landings in Vietnam in 1965, there were
nearly 10,000 active duty Seabees. At the War’s peak, the Seabee strength grew to 26,000 men
organized in twenty-one naval construction battalions, two naval construction regiments, two amphibious
construction battalions, two maintenance units, and many civic action teams.
At Chu Lai, the first Seabee battalion arrived in May 1965 to construct a Marine expeditionary airfield
within 23 days. Shortly thereafter, it was expanded by adding a parallel taxiway, four cross taxiways,
parking aprons, two cantonments, warehouses, hangars, and many other critical facilities. At Phu Bai,
the Seabees created an advanced base from a low peninsula jutting 1,500 feet into the South China Sea
by raising, widening, and surfacing it into a causeway for cargo-laden landing ships. During 1968ís Tet
Offensive, Seabees built and fought in direct support of Marine and Army forces by reconstructing two
vitally needed concrete bridges. Seabee civic action projects paved roads that provided access between
farms and markets; supplied fresh water through hundreds of Seabee-drilled wells; provided medical
treatment to thousands of villagers; and constructed numerous schools, hospitals, utility systems, and
other community facilities.
In June of 1965, two Seabees were killed when Viet Cong troops attacked and overran a Special Forces
camp at Dong Xoai. One of the dead, Construction Mechanic Third Class Marvin G. Shields, was
posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for carrying a critically wounded man to safety
and destroying an enemy machine gun emplacement at the cost of his life. CM3 Shields was the first
and only Seabee ever awarded the nation’s highest distinction for heroism.
Post-Vietnam
– The Seabees distinguished themselves with the largest peacetime construction
effort on the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. From 1971 to 1983,
they built a remote forward logistic base and naval communications station
thousands of miles from CONUS in support of U.S. military operations throughout
the Southwest Asian Theater. The mission of the initial contingent, consisting of
NMCB and PHIBCB personnel, was to build a temporary Seabee camp; water
and electrical distribution systems; messing, laundry, refrigeration, and storage
facilities; and a 3,500-foot airstrip. By 1983, the Seabees had completed 220
projects with a construction value well in excess of 220 million dollars. The early,
austere airstrip has been expanded three times to a final 12,000-foot length with
expanded taxiways, parking aprons, and several new hangars. Immense POL
storage facilities for both the Navy and Air Force were also constructed, as were
a fuel pier, general storage buildings, and expanded personnel support facilities.
The need for pre-positioned materials to support a rapid deployment force and a
more active U.S. presence in Southwest Asia spurred the growth of the forward
logistic support site on the island. As a result, Diego Garcia today is home to one
of the MPF’s three MPSRONs.
Persian Gulf War
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During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, nearly 5,000 Seabees from 6 NMCBs were
employed in-theater. The Seabees constructed troop bed down facilities for 42,000 personnel, vast
storage areas, aircraft parking aprons comprising millions of square feet, ASPs covering hundreds of
acres, EPW camps housing up to 40,000 men, many ISBs, and hundreds of miles of roads. Base camps
were constructed for the 3rd MAW; MAGs 11, 13, 16, and 26; and the 1st and 2nd MarDivs. In Bahrain,
troop bed down and storage facilities, a munitions transfer road, and a 60,000-square foot aircraft
parking apron were built for the Marines, Army, and Air Force. Major Seabee tasking included a
headquarters complex for I MEF and a 15,000-man troop bed down camp for II MEF. The latter project
(the largest wartime, multi-battalion Seabee project since Vietnam) consisted of six 2,500-man modules
with each module providing berthing, showers, latrines, galley, office space, roads, and parking areas.
PHIBCB personnel offloaded Marine Corps equipment and supplies from MPF shipping. CBU personnel
erected and maintained a 500-bed Navy Fleet Hospital at Al Jubail. It was the Seabees who built and
maintained the 200-mile, four-lane main supply route near the Kuwaiti border critical to launching and
sustaining the famous “Hail Mary” ground attack plan into Iraq. Seabees supported I MEF in preparation
for the assault into Kuwait by providing water and constructing roads and facilities for the Marine division
assembly areas. Just before the assault, Seabees dug in the 1st MarDiv’s command element as the
division moved into attack positions.
Once the assault began, Seabees moved into Kuwait and prepared positions for I MEF’s CE. Before
they were finished Seabee projects included tent camps for 42,000 personnel, three galleys, and 10
aircraft parking aprons, 5 ASPs, two EAFs, two hangars, and several EPW camps. Desert Shield/Desert
Storm also saw the largest mobilization of selected Reserve Seabees since Vietnam as three Reserve
NMCBs and a Reserve naval construction regiment CE served together with their active counterparts in
theater and at other locations worldwide, thus exemplifying the “One Navy, Total Force” concept.
Military Operations other than
WAR
– In 1971 the Seabees began their largest peacetime construction project,
on Diego Garcia, an atoll in the Indian Ocean. The project lasted 11
years and cost $200 million. The base accommodates the Navy’s largest
ships and biggest military cargo jets, and proved invaluable during
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. During the Gulf
War, more than 5,000 Seabees (4,000 active and 1,000 reservists)
served in the Middle East.
– Seabees also conduct humanitarian missions worldwide, including
earthquake and hurricane recovery efforts in the United States. And it all
began here … in Davisville, Rhode Island.
Global War on Terror
– Seabees continue to play a major role in the Global War on Terrorism. In support
of Operation Enduring Freedom, Seabees repaired runway facilities at Camp
Rhino and Kandahar in Afghanistan. Twenty-six Seabee units deployed to Kuwait
and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and 15 Seabees were killed. The
construction of multiple 20-acre aircraft-parking aprons, munitions storage areas,
a 48,000-square-foot concrete pad, bridges, a 1,200-person camp and repaired
various roads have been proven invaluable to coalition forces.
Seabees ratings
• PQS Question 102.11: Identify and explain the purpose
of the following ratings:
-BU
-CE
-CM
-EA
-EO
-SW
-UT
Reference:
Blue Jackets’ Manual, ch 3
Seabee Ratings
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BU: Perform construction, maintenance, and repair of wood, concrete,
masonry structures, and concrete pavement.
CE: Install, operate, service, and overhaul electrical generating and
distribution systems.
CM: Perform maintenance, repair, and overhaul of automotive, material
handling, and construction equipment.
EA: Perform construction surveying, drafting, planning, estimating, and
quality control.
EO: Perform operation of automotive material handling, weight handling,
and construction equipment.
SW: Perform fabrication, assemble, erect, position, and join structural
materials.
UT: Perform maintenance, and repair of plumbing, heating, steam,
compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment and distribution systems, air
conditioning, refrigeration equipment, sewage collecting and disposal
facilities.
CEC
• PQS Question 102.12: State the purpose of the Civil
Engineer Corps:
Reference:
NAVEDTRA 14234, ch 1, p. 1-1
CEC
• The CEC is composed of dedicated staff corps officers
who are specialists in the field of civil engineering. A Civil
Engineer is a professional engineer who performs a
variety of engineering work in planning, designing, and
overseeing construction and maintenance of structures
and facilities, such as roads, airports, bridges, harbors,
pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
Army Engineering Categories
• PQS Question 102.13: Discuss the different units and
capabilities of the following Army engineering categories:
Combat Engineer
General Engineer
USACE
Specialized
Reference:
P 3-34 (Feb 07)
Combat Engineer
• Combat Engineer – requires forces with the capability to
integrate their engineering activities with, or operate as
part of, a combine arms team of ground forces. Usually
this require combat engineers, which are organized to
most ground combat forces at the brigade or regimental
level or lower. Only combat engineers are organized,
trained, and equipped to perform the range of combat
engineering tasks required by land combat forces.
General Engineer
• General Engineer - tasks require highly technical and specialized
capabilities. These may include processing data from disparate
sources such as remote sensed imagery, field reconnaissance, digital
data, intelligence data, existing topographic products, and other
collateral data. Geospatial engineers also perform digital manipulation
of topographic, hydrographic, and aeronautical information by
querying, viewing, evaluating, and downloading digital data. They
support operational needs such as the production of tactical decision
aids or temporal and special analysis to support the JFC’s decision
cycle. They can assist in predictive analysis of the impact that terrain
and weather may have on transportation, communications, and
intelligence systems.
USACE
• USACE - The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the Army’s
direct reporting unit assigned responsibility to execute Army and DOD
military construction (MILCON), real estate acquisition, environmental
management, and development of the nation’s infrastructure through
the civil works program. Field forces assigned to the operational Army
include forward engineer support teams (FESTs) and the 249th
Engineer Battalion (Prime Power). Other services include wetlands
and waterway management and disaster relief support operations
(USACE has primary responsibility to execute Emergency Support
Function #3, Public Works and Engineering, for DOD). USACE also
provides technical assistance and contract support to joint forces
deployed worldwide.
Specialized
• Specialized - The remaining category of engineer support
is the specialized engineer capabilities units. These units
are technically focused units that (while providing selected
support at the tactical level) are focused on providing their
specialized engineering capabilities in support of the
operational/strategic levels throughout the range of military
operations.
Air Force Engineering Units
• PQS Question 102.14: Discuss the different capabilities
of the following Air Force engineering Units:
Red Horse
Prime Beef
Specialized
Reference:
P 3-34 (Feb 07)
RED HORSE
• Red Horse - RED HORSE units are considered theater
assets not assigned or attached to any wing structure,
OPCON for these forces also remain with the
COMAFFOR. Air Force engineers deploy as part of an
AETF, or as detached units supporting limited missions or
taskings. Air Force engineer forces are organized by unit
type codes (UTCs) that can be tailored to meet specific
mission requirements. These UTCs can be combined to
provide the full range of support needed to achieve the
CCDR’s objectives
PRIME BEEF
• Prime BEEF teams consist of total force military Air Force personnel
assigned to home-station civil engineer organizations. During
contingencies, engineers transition to an expeditionary mode capable
of rapidly responding worldwide, providing the full range of
engineering support and emergency services to establish, sustain, and
recover bases for employing Air Force weapon systems and
supporting joint/multinational forces. Prime BEEF capabilities include
site surveys, bare base construction, concrete and asphalt paving,
utility system installation and maintenance, installation GI&S, ADR, fire
protection/crash rescue, EOD operations, and EM. Prime BEEF UTCs
are rapidly deployable via airlift with team kits to support initial
beddown taskings.
Specialized
• Specialized - A specialized Air Force expeditionary engineering
capability inherent in Prime BEEF is offered by the civil engineer
maintenance, inspection, and repair team (CEMIRT). CEMIRT
consists of experts in electronic industrial controls, electrical/electronic
equipment, system integrators, and electrical systems that provide
remote monitoring and control of core utility equipment and systems,
such as dispersed emergency backup generator sets,
water/wastewater systems, and electrical distribution equipment.
CEMIRT provides intermediate and depot-level repair support on
power generation, electrical distribution, and aircraft arresting systems
and technical support for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems.
Air Force Engineering Units
• PQS Question 102.15: Discuss the different capabilities
of the following Marine Corps engineering units:
ESB
MWSS
CEB
Reference:
P 3-34 (Feb 07)
ESB
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ESB - The ESB is organic to the LCE. The ESB provides general support to the MAGTF
by providing combat engineering and limited general engineering, bulk liquid (fuel and
water), and utility support. ESB tasks include: combat engineering support; standard
and non standard bridging; mine/countermine; demolitions; EOD; handling, storing, and
dispensing bulk fuel and water; water purification; engineer reconnaissance and survey;
construction and maintenance of base camps to include survivability; horizontal and
vertical construction; laundry and shower services; mobile electric power; refrigeration;
expedient road construction, repair, and maintenance; drafting and surveying; obstacle
emplacement; breaching operations; and EAF construction. The ESB can reinforce
either the MWSS or CEB to support specific requirements that exceed organic ACE or
GCE engineer capabilities. The ESB works in concert with the NCF to provide
comprehensive engineer support to the MAGTF. The ESB is composed of an H&S
company, engineer support company, bridge company, EOD company, bulk fuel
company, and two or three combat engineer companies.
MWSS
• MWSS - The MWSS provides the following AGS functions: internal
airfield communications; EAF services; aircraft rescue and firefighting;
aircraft and ground refueling EOD; motor transport; field messing;
medical; CBRN defense; security and law enforcement; air base
commandant functions to include ABGD; and organic and support unit
personnel training. These functions allow the ACE to project its assets
ashore and generate sorties at a rate beyond that capable from seabased platforms. AGS is compatible with Navy aircraft and can
support and accommodate Army rotary-wing aircraft and most Air
Force aircraft. The three main categories of engineer services
provided by the engineer company of the MWSS are general
engineering services, utilities, and material handling and heavy
equipment services. The engineer company provides a host of general
engineering services necessary to support the ACE during operations.
CEB
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CEB - A CEB is organic to the Marine division. The CEB mission is to
enhance the mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability of the division through
combat and limited general engineering support. CEB tasks include: engineer
reconnaissance; emplacing obstacle systems; breaching operations;
mine/countermine; demolitions; limited combat road and trail construction and
maintenance; temporary vertical and horizontal construction; and provide
provisional infantry. A CEB contains a headquarters and service (H&S)
company, engineer support company, and three or four combat engineer
companies. A mobile assault company provides armored bridging,
mechanized breaching, and mobile route reconnaissance and clearance
capabilities in order to enhance the mobility of the Marine division.