Theater-Level Human Resources Support

1 ATP Theater-Level Human Resources Support JANUARY 2017 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Headquarters Department of the Army This publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ),and the Central Army Registry site ( )ATP Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. i Army Techniques Publication No. Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 24 January 2017 Theater-Level Human Resources Support Contents Page iv INTRODUCTION .. v Chapter 1 Human Resources (HR) OPERATIONS .. 1-1 HR Functions and Tasks .. 1-1 Supporting 1-1 Sustainment Organizations .. 1-4 Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC) .. 1-8 Support Operations (SPO) Human Resources Operations Branch (HROB).

2 1- 12 HR Organizational Structures .. 1- 19 Chapter 2 CASUALTY OPERATIONS .. 2-1 Principles of Casualty Operations .. 2-1 Battlefield Flow .. 2-2 Organizational Responsibilities .. 2-6 Human Resources Operatons Branch (HROB).. 2- 10 HR Company .. 2- 10 HR Platoon .. 2- 11 Casualty Liaison Team (CLT) .. 2- 11 Chapter 3 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY (PA) OPERATIONS .. 3-1 Personnel Accountability .. 3-1 Organizational Responsibilities .. 3-3 HRSC, Personnel Accountability (PA) Division .. 3-4 Theater Gateway Personnel Accountability Team (TG PAT) .. 3-6 HROB .. 3- 10 HR Company .. 3- 11 HR Platoon .. 3- 11 Personnel Accountability Team (PAT) .. 3- 11 Chapter 4 POSTAL OPERATIONS .. 4-1 Military Postal Service Mission .. 4-1 Mail 4-2 Organizational Responsibilities .. 4-5 HRSC, Postal Operations Division (POD) Responsibilities.

3 4-7 Contents ii ATP 24 January 2017 Military Mail Terminal (MMT) Team .. 4- 10 HROB .. 4- 14 HR Company .. 4- 14 Postal Platoon .. 4- 15 Other Postal Information .. 4- 16 Chapter 5 CONDUCT HR PLANNING AND OPERATIONS .. 5-1 Plans and 5-1 HRSC, Plans and Operations Division Responsibilities .. 5-3 Elements of HR Planning .. 5-5 HR Planning Using the Military Decisionmaking Process (MDMP) .. 5-6 Rapid Decisionmaking and Synchronization Process .. 5-7 HR Input to Operations Orders .. 5-8 Chapter 6 HR AUTOMATION Support .. 6-1 HR Databases .. 6-1 HR Automation Systems .. 6-2 Other Automation Systems and Equipment .. 6-4 Appendix A RELIEF IN PLACE (RIP) AND TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY (TOA) .. A-1 Appendix B RULES OF ALLOCATION (ROA) AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS .. B-1 GLOSSARY .. Glossary-1 REFERENCES.

4 References-1 INDEX .. Index-1 Figures Figure 1-1. HR sustainment supporting relationship .. 1-2 Figure 1-2. HR tasks and functions conducted at the operational level .. 1-3 Figure 1-3. Theater sustainment command .. 1-5 Figure 1-4. Expeditionary sustainment command .. 1-6 Figure 1-5. Sustainment brigade .. 1-7 Figure 1-6. Human Resources sustainment center (HRSC) .. 1-9 Figure 1-7. Human Resources operations branch ESC/SUST BDE (HROB) .. 1- 13 Figure 1-8. Theater gateway personnel accountability team (TG PAT) .. 1- 19 Figure 1-9. Military mail terminal (MMT) team .. 1- 20 Figure 1-10. HR company .. 1- 22 Figure 1-11. HR platoon .. 1- 22 Figure 1-12. Postal platoon .. 1- 23 Figure 2-1. The casualty reporting flow .. 2-3 Figure 2-2. Casualty reporting and tracking flow (reporting process).

5 2-4 Figure 2-3. Casualty operations responsibilities .. 2-6 Figure 3-1. Personnel processing center conceptual sketch inbound .. 3-8 Figure 3-2. Personnel processing center conceptual sketch outbound .. 3-8 Figure 3-3. Conceptual sketch of a PAT processing 3- 12 Contents 24 January 2017 ATP iii Figure 4-1. Mail flow .. 4-2 Figure 4-2. Example MMT layout .. 4- 11 Figure 5-1. Plans and operations synchronization .. 5-3 Figure 5-2. The military decisionmaking process (MDMP) .. 5-7 Figure 5-3. Sample operation plan/operation order .. 5- 10 Figure B-1. HR (SRC 12 HR) rules of allocation ..B-1 Figure B-2. HR equipment requirements ..B-2 iv ATP 24 January 2017 Preface ATP , Theater-Level Human Resources Support , guides Human Resources (HR) actions and enables decision making in conducting HR Support at the operational-level in a deployed theater of operation.

6 It provides a comprehensive view of HR doctrine at the operational-level and focuses on key functions and tasks required in the execution and management of HR Support . These functions and tasks include casualty operations; personnel accountability (PA) operations; postal operations; HR planning and operations; and HR automation Support . While FM 1-0, Human Resources Support , is the Army s source of doctrine for HR Support , this publication coupled with FM 1-0 and ATP , G-1/AG and S-1 Operations, provides a complete library detailing HR Support at all levels of execution. The principal audience for ATP is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters (HQs) serving as joint task force of multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces.

7 Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication. Commanders, staffs, and subordinates ensure that their decisions and actions comply with applicable United States, international, and, in some cases, host-nation laws and regulations. Commanders at all levels ensure that their Soldiers operate in accordance with the law of war and the rules of engagement. (See FM 27-10). ATP uses joint terms where applicable. Selected joint and Army terms and definitions appear in both the glossary and the text. Terms for which ATP is the proponent publication (the authority) are italicized in the text and marked with an asterisk (*) in the glossary. Terms and definitions for which ATP is the proponent publication are boldfaced in the text. For other definitions shown in the text, the term is italicized and the number of the proponent publication follows the definition.

8 ATP applies to the Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and United States Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. The proponent of ATP is the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. The preparing agency is the United States Army Adjutant General (AG) School, Soldier Support Institute. Send comments and recommendations on a Department of the Army (DA) Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) to the Director, Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, Soldier Support Institute, ATTN: ATSG-AG-CD, 10000 Hampton Parkway, Fort Jackson, South Carolina 29207-7025; or submit an electronic DA Form 2028 by email to US In addition to submission of DA Form 2028, provide same comments and recommendations in MilWiki for rapid dissemination to doctrine authors and for universal review at 24 January 2017 ATP v Introduction ATP is in the first revision of this publication.

9 It outlines key HR functions and tasks which the HR professional must know to ensure reliable, responsive, and flexible Support to personnel who deploy with the force. ATP defines objectives and standards for conducting continuous Theater-Level HR operations from initial entry into theater to cessation of hostilities and redeployment. It focuses on the HR Support provided by standard requirements code (SRC) 12 HR organizations in the key functions and tasks of casualty operations; PA; postal operations; HR planning and operations; and HR automation Support . ATP outlines the roles, missions, and responsibilities of HR organizations and sustainment elements involved in Theater-Level HR operations. HR organizations include the Human Resources sustainment center (HRSC), theater gateway personnel accountability team (TG PAT), military mail terminal (MMT) team, and HR companies and their subordinate platoons.

10 Sustainment elements involved in HR operations include elements enabling HR organizations to accomplish the mission. They include the Human Resources Operations Branch (HROB) located in the expeditionary sustainment commands (ESCs) and sustainment brigades (SUST BDE). ATP makes numerous changes from the initial version. The most significant change to the publication is the removal of Corps and Division assistant chief of staff, personnel (G-1)/adjutant general (AG) duties and responsibilities from chapter 2, Casualty Operations and chapter 4, Postal Operations; this information was added to the first revision of ATP Other changes include administrative revisions; minor revisions to chapter 6, HR Automation Support , Glossary, and Reference section; and revisions to figures throughout the publication.