DIVISION OPERATIONS October 2014

1 ATP 3-91 DIVISION OPERATIONS October 2014 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at *ATP 3-91 Army Techniques Publication No. 3- 91 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 17 October 2014 DIVISION OPERATIONS Contents Page ix INTRODUCTION .. xi Chapter 1 THE DIVISION .. 1-1 General .. 1-1 The Four Roles of the DIVISION .. 1-1 Organization of a 1-2 Brigade Combat Teams .. 1-4 Multifunctional Brigades .. 1-9 Other Supporting Functional Brigades .. 1- 16 Other Support .. 1- 17 Force Tailoring the DIVISION and Task Organizing Attached Brigades.

2 1- 21 Operational Frameworks and the DIVISION .. 1- 27 Chapter 2 THE DIVISION MISSION COMMAND SYSTEM .. 2-1 General .. 2-1 DIVISION Mission Command System .. 2-2 Employment of the DIVISION s Command 2- 16 Command Programs .. 2- 17 Chapter 3 SCENARIO AND DIVISION CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS .. 3-1 Section I Scenario .. 3-1 Road to War .. 3-1 Enemy Situation .. 3-1 Friendly Situation .. 3-4 Political Considerations Impacting the DIVISION .. 3-5 Coalition Task Organization, Mission, Commander s Intent, and Concept of OPERATIONS .. 3-6 Coalition Force Land Component Task Organization, Mission, and Commander s Intent .. 3-7 Environmental 3-8 Section II DIVISION Concept of 3- 11 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

3 *This publication supersedes FM 71-100, dated 28 August 1996i Contents Mission .. 3-11 Commander s Intent .. 3-11 Concept of OPERATIONS .. 3-12 Chapter 4 DIVISION DEPLOYMENT .. 4-1 Section I Basics of DIVISION Deployment .. 4-1 Deployment Planning .. 4-1 Sustainment Preparation of the Operational Environment .. 4-1 Predeployment Activities .. 4-4 Movement .. 4-5 Protection During Transit .. 4-5 Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration .. 4-7 Section II Forcible Entry .. 4-9 Section III Rear Detachment OPERATIONS .. 4-9 Section IV Scenario Continued .. 4-12 Mission .. 4-15 Commander s Intent .. 4-15 Commander s Planning Guidance .. 4-15 52nd DIVISION concept of OPERATIONS for Deployment .. 4-16 DIVISION Mission Command System During Deployment.

4 4-18 DIVISION Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion .. 4-22 1/52 infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2/52 Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4/52 Armored Brigade Combat Team, and 1/1AD Armored Brigade Combat Team .. 4-23 11th Combat Aviation Brigade .. 4-23 34th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade .. 4-23 56th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade .. 4-23 575th Field Artillery Brigade .. 4-25 548th Civil Affairs Battalion .. 4-25 27th Sustainment and 48th Medical Brigade (Support) .. 4-26 Chapter 5 THE DIVISION IN THE DEFENSE .. 5-1 Section I - DIVISION Defensive Fundamentals .. 5-1 Purposes of the Defense .. 5-1 Characteristics of the Defense .. 5-1 Defensive Tasks .. 5-1 Common Defense Control 5-2 Forms of the 5-2 Section II DIVISION Defensive Organization of Forces Considerations.

5 5-2 Area Defense .. 5-3 Mobile Defense .. 5-3 Retrograde .. 5-3 Section III DIVISION Defensive Planning Considerations .. 5-4 Mission Command .. 5-5 Movement and Manevuer .. 5-7 Intelligence .. 5-11 Fires .. 5-11 Sustainment .. 5-13 ii ATP 3-91 17 October 2014 Contents 5-15 Section IV DIVISION Defensive Preparation Considerations .. 5-20 Mission Command .. 5-21 Movement and Maneuver .. 5-21 Intelligence .. 5-24 Fires .. 5-25 Sustainment .. 5-25 5-26 Section V Executing DIVISION Defensive Tasks .. 5-28 Mission Command .. 5-29 Movement and Maneuver .. 5-30 Intelligence .. 5-34 Fires .. 5-35 Sustainment .. 5-36 5-38 Section VI Assessment .. 5-39 Section VII Transitions .. 5-39 Section VIII Scenario Continued .. 5-39 Mission .. 5-42 Commander s Intent.

6 5-42 Concept of OPERATIONS .. 5-42 Mission Command of the Defense .. 5-45 Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion .. 5-46 2/25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1/52 infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2/52 Armored Brigade Combat Team, and 4/52 Armored Brigade Combat Team in the Defense .. 5-47 56th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade .. 5-47 575th Field Artillery Brigade .. 5-48 11th Combat Aviation Brigade .. 5-51 27th Sustainment and 48th Medical Brigade (Support) .. 5-53 34th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade .. 5-54 548th Civil Affairs 5-55 Chapter 6 THE DIVISION IN THE OFFENSE .. 6-1 Section I - DIVISION Offensive Fundamentals .. 6-1 Purposes of the Offense .. 6-1 Characteristics of the Offense .. 6-1 Offensive Tasks .. 6-1 Common Offensive Control Measures.

7 6-2 Forms of Maneuver .. 6-2 Section II DIVISION Offensive Organization of Forces Considerations .. 6-2 Section III Offense Planning Considerations .. 6-3 Mission Command .. 6-4 Movement and Maneuver .. 6-6 Intelligence .. 6-11 Fires .. 6-13 Sustainment .. 6-16 17 October 2014 ATP 3-91 iii Contents Protection .. 6-18 Section IV Preparing for Offensive Tasks .. 6-18 Mission Command .. 6-18 Movement and Maneuver .. 6-20 Intelligence .. 6-20 Fires .. 6-21 Sustainment .. 6-22 Protection .. 6-22 Section V Executing DIVISION Offensive Tasks .. 6-22 Mission Command .. 6-23 Movement and Maneuver .. 6-23 Intelligence .. 6-24 Fires .. 6-25 Sustainment .. 6-25 Protection .. 6-25 Section VI Assessment .. 6-26 Section VII Transitions .. 6-26 Section VIII Scenario Continued.

8 6-26 Mission .. 6-28 Commander s Intent .. 6-28 Concept of OPERATIONS .. 6-29 Mission Command in the Offense .. 6-35 DIVISION Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion .. 6-37 Brigade Combat Teams in the 6-37 Supporting Brigades in the Offense .. 6-38 Chapter 7 THE DIVISION IN STABILITY .. 7-1 Section I - DIVISION Stability Fundamentals .. 7-1 Stability Goals .. 7-1 Stability Principles .. 7-1 The Fragile States Framework .. 7-2 Stability 7-2 Primary Army Stability Tasks .. 7-2 Minimum-Essential Stability Tasks .. 7-2 Country Team .. 7-3 Stability-Related Control Measures .. 7-3 Section II Organization of Forces for Stability 7-4 Host Nation National, Area Planning, and Coordination Centers .. 7-4 DIVISION Staff and Command Posts .. 7-4 Attached, Operational Control, Tactical Control, and Supporting 7-6 Section III Planning Considerations for Stability Tasks.

9 7-7 Common Stability Planning Considerations .. 7-7 Irregular Warfare .. 7-8 Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Consequence Management Environment .. 7-10 Mission Command .. 7-11 Movement and Maneuver .. 7-17 iv ATP 3-91 17 October 2014 Contents Intelligence .. 7- 18 Fi res .. 7- 21 Sustainment .. 7- 22 7- 25 Section IV Preparing to Conduct Stability Tasks .. 7- 31 Mission Command .. 7- 31 Movement and Maneuver .. 7- 37 Intelligence .. 7- 39 Fires .. 7- 41 Sustainment .. 7- 42 7- 45 Section V Executing DIVISION Stability Tasks .. 7- 47 Mission Command .. 7- 48 Movement and Maneuver .. 7- 58 Intelligence .. 7- 60 Fires .. 7- 64 Sustainment .. 7- 66 7- 70 Section VI Assessment .. 7- 74 Section VII Transitions.

10 7- 75 Section VIII Scenario Continued .. 7- 75 Mission .. 7- 75 Commander s Intent .. 7- 75 Commander s Planning Guidance .. 7- 76 52nd DIVISION Concept for the Conduct of Stability Tasks .. 7- 77 Civil Security .. 7- 78 Civil Control .. 7- 83 Restore Essential 7- 87 Support to Governence .. 7- 90 Economic and Infrastructure Development .. 7- 94 Chapter 8 SPECIAL TOPICS .. 8-1 Section I - DIVISION Reconnaissance .. 8-1 Reconnaissance Forms .. 8-2 Reconnaissance Fundamentals .. 8-2 General Considerations for DIVISION Reconnaissance .. 8-2 Characteristics of DIVISION Reconnaissance Assets .. 8-3 Section II - DIVISION Security .. 8-7 Security OPERATIONS Tasks .. 8-7 Fundamentals of Security OPERATIONS .. 8-8 Security General Considerations.