SBCT Infantry Battalion

1 ATP Infantry Battalion0$5&+ Headquarters, Department of the ArmyDISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution will be unlimited.*7 KLV SXEOLFDWLRQ VXSHUVHGHV )0 $SULO This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at *ATP (FM )DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution will be unlimited. *This publication supersedes FM , 08 April *Army Techniques PublicationNo. (FM ) Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 18 March 2016 SBCT Infantry Battalion Contents Page viii INTRODUCTION .. ix Chapter 1 ORGANIZATION .. 1-1 Section I Operational Overview .. 1-1 Unified Land Operations .. 1-1 Operational Environment.

2 1-1 Threat .. 1-2 The Six Warfighting 1-6 Law of War and Rules of Engagement .. 1-8 Section II 1-8 SBCT Infantry Rifle Company .. 1- 10 Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) .. 1- 11 Section III Role of the SBCT Infantry Battalion .. 1- 18 Section IV Duties and Responsibilities .. 1- 18 Battalion Commander .. 1- 18 Command Sergeant Major .. 1- 19 Executive Officer .. 1- 19 Battalion Chaplain .. 1- 20 Manpower and Personnel Staff Officer (S-1) .. 1- 20 Intelligence Staff Officer (S-2) .. 1- 21 Operations Staff Officer (S-3) .. 1- 21 Assistant Operations Officer .. 1- 22 Operations Sergeant Major (SGM) .. 1- 22 CBRN Officer .. 1- 23 Master Gunner .. 1- 23 Battle Captains .. 1- 23 Logistics Staff Officer (S-4).

3 1- 23 Signal Staff Officer (S-6) .. 1- 24 Special Staff .. 1- 24 Contents ii ATP 18 March 2016 Chapter 2 MISSION COMMAND .. 2-1 Section I Battalion Level Mission Command .. 2-1 Personnel .. 2-1 Networks .. 2-1 Information Systems .. 2-1 Processes and Procedures .. 2-2 Facilities and Equipment .. 2-2 Other Information Systems .. 2-2 Section II Command Posts .. 2-3 Battalion Command Posts .. 2-3 SBCT Tactical Command Posts .. 2-4 Combat Trains Command Post .. 2-5 Field Trains Command Post .. 2-5 Facilities .. 2-5 Survivability .. 2-5 Operations .. 2-8 Communications .. 2- 10 Systems .. 2- 10 Section III Information Operations .. 2- 19 Military Deception .. 2- 19 Cyber Electromagnetic Activities .. 2- 20 Section IV Planning.

4 2- 20 Commander s Intent .. 2- 20 Military Decision-Making Process .. 2- 21 Military Decision-Making Process in Time-Constrained Environments .. 2- 21 Troop Leading Procedures .. 2- 22 Preparing for Operations .. 2- 22 Executing Operations .. 2- 25 Chapter 3 RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY .. 3-1 Section I Information Collection .. 3-1 Roles and Responsibilities .. 3-1 Other Information Collection Assets .. 3-2 Information Collection Process .. 3-3 Section II Reconnaissance .. 3-9 Reconnaissance Fundamentals .. 3- 10 Reconnaissance Organizations .. 3- 10 SBCT Habitual Attached Reconnaissance Units .. 3- 12 Reconnaissance Planning .. 3- 14 Reconnaissance Handover .. 3- 16 Reconnaissance Techniques .. 3- 17 Forms of Reconnaissance.

5 3- 18 Section III Security .. 3- 22 Fundamentals .. 3- 22 Security Tasks .. 3- 24 Contents 18 March 2016 ATP iii Chapter 4 OFFENSE .. 4-1 Section I Basics of the Offense .. 4-1 Characteristics of Offensive Tasks .. 4-1 Offensive Tasks .. 4-2 Forms of Maneuver .. 4-3 Combat Formations .. 4-5 Offense in Restrictive Terrain .. 4-5 Section II Movement to Contact .. 4-7 Organization of Forces .. 4-8 Control Measures for a Movement to 4- 10 Planning a Movement to Contact .. 4- 11 Preparing for a Movement to Contact .. 4- 11 Executing a Movement to Contact .. 4- 11 Search and Attack .. 4- 14 Cordon and Search .. 4- 16 Section III Attack .. 4- 22 Organization of Forces .. 4- 22 Control Measures for an Attack .. 4- 23 Planning an Attack.

6 4- 23 Preparing an Attack .. 4- 25 Executing an Attack .. 4- 26 Special Purpose Attacks .. 4- 28 Section IV Exploitation and Pursuit .. 4- 30 Section V Transitions .. 4- 31 Transition to Defensive Tasks .. 4- 31 Transition to Stability 4-31 Chapter 5 DEFENSE .. 5-1 Section I Basics of the Defense .. 5-1 Characteristics of Defense .. 5-1 Defense Tasks .. 5-3 Forms of the Defense .. 5-3 Defense in Restrictive Terrain .. 5-7 Section II Area 5-9 Planning an Area 5- 10 Preparing an Area Defense .. 5- 14 Executing an Area Defense .. 5- 17 Section III Mobile Defense .. 5- 22 Section IV Retrograde .. 5- 23 Section V Transitions .. 5- 24 Consolidation .. 5- 24 Reorganization .. 5- 24 Continuing Operations.

7 5- 25 Transition to Retrograde .. 5- 25 Transition to Offense .. 5- 25 Transition to Stability 5- 25 Contents iv ATP 18 March 2016 Chapter 6 STABILITY .. 6-1 Section I Overview of Stability .. 6-1 Sources of Instability .. 6-1 Stability Principles .. 6-1 Phases of 6-2 Stability Tasks .. 6-3 Section II Planning 6-4 Situational Understanding .. 6-4 Planning .. 6-5 Operational Approach .. 6-5 Organization .. 6-6 Warfighting Function Considerations .. 6-7 Section III Executing Stability 6- 13 Establish Civil Security .. 6- 13 Establish Civil Control .. 6- 14 Restoration of Essential Services .. 6- 15 Support to Governance .. 6- 16 Support to Economic and Infrastructure Development .. 6- 17 Section IV Transitions.

8 6- 18 Transition to Offensive Tasks .. 6- 19 Transition to Defensive Tasks .. 6- 19 Chapter 7 SUSTAINMENT .. 7-1 Section I Sustainment Functions .. 7-1 Conduct Logistics .. 7-1 Provide Personnel Services .. 7-3 Brigade Support Battalion .. 7-3 Sustainment Staff Responsibilities .. 7-5 Executive Officer .. 7-5 S- 1 and Human Resources Support .. 7-5 S- 4 and Logistics .. 7-6 Unit Ministry .. 7-6 Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company .. 7-6 Section II Conduct Logistics .. 7-8 Organization of Forces .. 7-8 Plan .. 7- 10 Prepare .. 7- 14 Execute .. 7- 15 Assess .. 7- 16 Section III Maintenance .. 7- 17 Plan .. 7- 17 Prepare .. 7- 17 Execute .. 7- 17 Assess .. 7- 17 Section IV Provide Health Service Support.

9 7- 18 Army Health System .. 7- 18 Force Health Protection .. 7- 18 Contents 18 March 2016 ATP v Casualty Procedures .. 7- 18 Section V Provide Personnel Services .. 7- 21 Personnel Management and Strength Reporting .. 7- 21 Postal Services .. 7- 21 Casualty Operations .. 7- 21 Unit Reporting .. 7- 21 Medical/Personnel Accounting .. 7-22 Chapter 8 AUGMENTING COMBAT POWER .. 8-1 Section I Air Defense Artillery .. 8-1 The Threat .. 8-1 Passive Air Defense .. 8-2 Section II Aviation .. 8-3 Air-Ground Team .. 8-3 Airborne Operations .. 8-3 Air Assault Operations .. 8-3 Army Personnel and Aircraft Recovery Operations .. 8-4 Aerial Reconnaissance and Security Tasks .. 8-4 Close Air Support .. 8-4 Close Combat Attack .. 8-5 Airborne Electronic Warfare Tasks.

10 8-5 Air Movement .. 8-6 Air MEDEVAC .. 8-6 Planning .. 8-6 Preparing .. 8- 12 Executing .. 8- 13 Assessing .. 8- 17 Respond to Downed 8- 18 Section III Fires .. 8- 18 Fires 8- 18 Fire Support Planning and Coordination .. 8- 19 Field Artillery .. 8- 22 JSEAD/SEAD .. 8- 22 Section IV Unmanned Aerial Systems .. 8- 23 Chapter 9 ENABLING TASKS AND ACTIVITIES .. 9-1 Section I Assembly Area Operations .. 9-1 Quartering Party Employment .. 9-1 Linkup .. 9-3 Section II Battle Handover .. 9-5 Section III Chemical Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear .. 9-6 Section IV Combined arms Breaching .. 9-7 9-7 Breaching Tenets .. 9-7 Breaching Organization and Execution .. 9-8 Gap Crossing .. 9- 12 Wet Gap-Crossing .. 9- 13 Contents vi ATP 18 March 2016 Dry Gap-Crossing Operations.