Posted on Feb 7, 2017
What are some lessons learned and advice for a Transportation company going on JRTC rotation?
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SGT Kuczero, I would recommend contacting the Sustainment OC/T team for a copy of their Lessons Learned from previous rotations. Then I would look at your following products:
Unit SOP, have you read it, understand it follow it. If not, update it. That goes for the entire unit.
Troop to Task for your unit and vehicles: you should already know and have printed out your manifest by bumper #, sensitive items, load plan.
Fighter Management: Transportation Units can be used improperly at the CTCs. How can you fix this? Develop a manning chart with vehicles and determine just how much capability your unit has at any given time. Transportation, Distribution Management is no different that managing an Attack Helicopter Battalion. You cannot have all aircraft flying at one time if you plan on conducting sustained operations. Truck or CULT assets are no different. You have X amount of trucks or lift capability and you have Y personnel. War-game the plan at home station just how you will manage your fleet by phase of the operation. You should already know the big muscle moves of the BCT so that is when you need all your folks and assets available. Work in a sleep/rest plan and you will begin to see an overall truck/personnel management plan. This will work a lot better than responding to hey-you's and the ever popular emergency or expedited request. And since we know that BCTs are challenged with sustainment planning I'd recommend a plan where you have a Stand-by crew and truck REDCON 1 during the BOX portion of JRTC. They should be able to drive in less than 15 minutes fro receipt of mission, S2 brief, convoy route update and then SP.
Phases of the Operation: JRTC/NTC/ JMRC is/are about time management period. There are 6 phases to the Operation and any planner/ leader should have a plan that addresses each phase to include manning. 1Pre- deployment Training, 2Load Up and Rail Ops, 3Reception, 4RUBA operations, Box Force on Force, Box Live Fire, 5Redeploy to the RUFMA, 6Redeploy, Unit AAR, Retrain; Have a plan and manning chart for each phase.
Rehearse your units Battle Drills and get rid of useless ones left over from previous deployments.
Know your units CCIRs
Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance: get your vehicles 10/20 before NTC. Then get with your Maintainers and find out your demand items for the last 90 days. You want to know all the parts you ordered for every vehicle. Is there a trend? Batteries, tires, brakes, cables, windshields, ect. You will probably draw your vehicles at JRTC. Fine, conduct your inspection by the book. First off, make sure you have the -10. Most units do not.
At JRTC- you should have a plan by day on what you will do and accomplish. You should also plan on drivers familiarization training while you are there. Schedule or task a few personnel to draw vehicles and put MILES on, then you should immediately begin a day and night drivers course at JRTC. Ask the OC/Ts for assistance and they will coordinate with Range Control for you to have a place to drive if you need to enter the box. The worst thing for a TC unit is untrained drivers, not qualified on NVGs, and lost drivers. Turn on your FBCB2, JCR, BFT or whatever you use to manage to track the convoys. Make sure you center the map. I OCd a unit a NTC and they kept blaming the OCs for them getting lost while they used their Fort Biss maps??
That should be a start.....
Unit SOP, have you read it, understand it follow it. If not, update it. That goes for the entire unit.
Troop to Task for your unit and vehicles: you should already know and have printed out your manifest by bumper #, sensitive items, load plan.
Fighter Management: Transportation Units can be used improperly at the CTCs. How can you fix this? Develop a manning chart with vehicles and determine just how much capability your unit has at any given time. Transportation, Distribution Management is no different that managing an Attack Helicopter Battalion. You cannot have all aircraft flying at one time if you plan on conducting sustained operations. Truck or CULT assets are no different. You have X amount of trucks or lift capability and you have Y personnel. War-game the plan at home station just how you will manage your fleet by phase of the operation. You should already know the big muscle moves of the BCT so that is when you need all your folks and assets available. Work in a sleep/rest plan and you will begin to see an overall truck/personnel management plan. This will work a lot better than responding to hey-you's and the ever popular emergency or expedited request. And since we know that BCTs are challenged with sustainment planning I'd recommend a plan where you have a Stand-by crew and truck REDCON 1 during the BOX portion of JRTC. They should be able to drive in less than 15 minutes fro receipt of mission, S2 brief, convoy route update and then SP.
Phases of the Operation: JRTC/NTC/ JMRC is/are about time management period. There are 6 phases to the Operation and any planner/ leader should have a plan that addresses each phase to include manning. 1Pre- deployment Training, 2Load Up and Rail Ops, 3Reception, 4RUBA operations, Box Force on Force, Box Live Fire, 5Redeploy to the RUFMA, 6Redeploy, Unit AAR, Retrain; Have a plan and manning chart for each phase.
Rehearse your units Battle Drills and get rid of useless ones left over from previous deployments.
Know your units CCIRs
Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance: get your vehicles 10/20 before NTC. Then get with your Maintainers and find out your demand items for the last 90 days. You want to know all the parts you ordered for every vehicle. Is there a trend? Batteries, tires, brakes, cables, windshields, ect. You will probably draw your vehicles at JRTC. Fine, conduct your inspection by the book. First off, make sure you have the -10. Most units do not.
At JRTC- you should have a plan by day on what you will do and accomplish. You should also plan on drivers familiarization training while you are there. Schedule or task a few personnel to draw vehicles and put MILES on, then you should immediately begin a day and night drivers course at JRTC. Ask the OC/Ts for assistance and they will coordinate with Range Control for you to have a place to drive if you need to enter the box. The worst thing for a TC unit is untrained drivers, not qualified on NVGs, and lost drivers. Turn on your FBCB2, JCR, BFT or whatever you use to manage to track the convoys. Make sure you center the map. I OCd a unit a NTC and they kept blaming the OCs for them getting lost while they used their Fort Biss maps??
That should be a start.....
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Specify please, are you talking about the mobility and the hurry up and wait games? Or are you talking about things to be mindful of while in the box? I can answer the latter, I was on OPFOR and relocated three transport vehicles, two FLA's, and was on my way to secure a Kiowa before I was taken out. Always have someone riding shotgun to help protect you and you vehicle. Pay close attention to where you park your transport (do not park near dense cover or under brush). Also occasionally check your blind spots for some one about to jack your ride.
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