PART A - PREPARATION FOR MOVEMENT
Tactical Operations. As the petroleum platoon sergeant, you can expect
to be either in the advance party or main body during a movement
operation. Since it is the advance party that does that actual on-the-
ground site selection, the majority of this block of instruction will be
based on your role as a member of the advance party.
As a platoon sergeant, the first notice you would receive of an
impending move would be a warning order from your company commander. The
warning order will probably be an oral order with general information on
the time and date of the move, information on the destination, and the
probable route.
After you get the warning order, the commander will probably leave the
area and begin a route and site reconnaissance of the area assigned to
him by the battalion operations S-3. While that is occurring, you should
be preparing to move. Information needs to be passed out to your
platoon, equipment needs to be checked, PMCS needs to be performed on
your equipment, and if you have the time, all of your equipment needs to
be laid out and checked for serviceability before it is loaded into the
vehicles.
When the commander returns, he should have a sketch map of the route
and the site. The map/diagram should show the route to the site and the
general locations where each platoon will set up. If at all possible,
the site should be as close to supported units as the tactical situation
permits. The site should also be large enough to provide for two
balanced storage sites because you don't want to put all of your product
in one location. By splitting your storage assets, you reduce the
possibility of losing all of your product to one accident or attack. The
site should also have easy access to road nets with at least one road
running through the supply point, but never near populated areas. These
conditions should be discussed with the commander prior to you leaving
with the advance party because you will be the one making the final site
selection from the area allocated to you by the commander.
Advance Party. The commander will make the personnel selection for the
advance party. The advance party should consist of at least one member
from each section of the company. The executive office (XO) or senior
lieutenant will usually be the advance party leader. Your local SOP
should detail what equipment should go with the advance party, but at the
very least, you will want to bring some engineer tape and marking devices
to mark off the areas where you want the equipment to go.
Designated Area. Once you have identified exactly where you want each
operation to go, designate the areas with engineer tape and signs. When
the main body arrives, you or your representative should personally
escort each truck to its designated area.
PART B - PLANNING AND ENGINEER SUPPORT
Planning. Before you begin to move the Class III and FSSP supply point,
you must develop a plan. You will need to make sure you have all your
personnel and equipment on hand when you begin to move the supply point.
Find out how much time you have in which to prepare your crew and
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