Marine Corps Warfighting Publication Transportation Operations, addresses the fundamental principles required for the planning and execution of Marine air–ground task force (MAGTF) transportation operations.
This manual provides an overview of transportation support and motor transport organizational structure, transportation task organizations, movement fundamentals, procedures, and capabilities.
Transportation Operations, provides a broad doctrinal overview for commanders and their staffs on transportation support and motor transport tasks and functions in support of the MAGTF.
Specifically, it gives general planning requirements, command relationships, support requirements and considerations, and capabilities.
Contents of this informative handbook:
Chapter 1 Transportation Overview
- Sub–Functions
- Motor Transport
- Materials Handling
- Landing Support
- Embarkation
- Freight/Passenger Transportation
- Aerial Delivery
- Port and Terminal Operations
- Throughput Concept
- Deployment Transportation
- Concept of Deployment Support
- Deployment Agencies
- Deployment Modes
- Employment Transportation
- Transportation within the AOR/Theater
- Movement Control in the AO
- Movement Control in Theater Areas
Chapter 2 Transportation Organizations
- Force Service Support Group
- Transportation Support Battalion
- Headquarters and Service Company
- Support Company
- Landing Support Company
- Beach and Terminal Operations
- Motor Transport Company, General Support
- Motor Transport Company, Direct Support
- Marine Division Motor Transport
- Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Division
- Motor Transport Section, Division Headquarters
- Marine Aircraft Wing Motor Transport
- Marine Wing Support Squadron, Marine Wing Support Group
- Motor Transport Operations Division
- Transportation Task Organizations LFSP
- Fundamentals
- Headquarters
- Shore Party Group
- Beach Party Group
- Special Attachments to LSFP
- Arrival and Assembly Operations Group
- Tactical–Logistics Group
- Mission
- Responsibilities
- Tasks
- Task Organization
- Helicopter Support Teams
- Mission
- HST Organizational Structure
Chapter 3 Transportation Command and Control
- Movement Control
- Movement Control Agencies
- Movement Control in the Area of Operations
- Host–Nation Support
- Standardization Agreements
- Motor Transport Command and Control
- Structure
- Command Relationships
- Missions
- Supporting Transportation Unit Responsibilities
- Supported Unit Responsibilities
- Transportation C2 in Amphibious/Landing Support Operations
- Shore Party and Beach Party Teams
- Shore Party and Beach Party Groups
- Landing Force Support Party
- Helicopter Support Team
- Reports and Records
- Communications
- Beach and Landing Site Markers
- Transportation C2 in MPF Arrival and Assembly Operations
- Arrival and Assembly
- Commencement and Disestablishment
- Arrival and Assembly Organizations
- Automated Information Systems Support
- MAGTF II/Logistics Automated Information System
- Supporting Systems
- Joint Deployment Systems
- Transportation
Chapter 4 Landing Support Operations
- The Planning Process
- Preliminary Planning
- Concurrent Planning
- Detailed Planning
- Parallel Planning
- Augmentation
- Planning Considerations
- Planning Documents
- Intelligence Considerations
- Ship–to–Shore Movement
- Shore Party Team
- Helicopter Support Team
- Shore Party Group
- Beach Party Team
- Landing Force Support Party
- Operations Ashore
- Shore Party Team
- Shore Party Group
- Organization of the Beach
Chapter 5 Other Transportation Support Operations
- Air Movement Operations
- Organization
- Tasks and Responsibilities
- Planning Considerations
- Coordination Requirements
- Execution
- Air Delivery Operations
- Organization
- Tasks and Responsibilities
- Planning Considerations
- Coordination Requirements
- Execution
- Helicopter Support Tea Operations
- Role of the LFSP
- HST Tasks
- Ship–to–Shore Movement
- Organization and Function of the Helicopter Landing Zone
- Port Operations
- Organization
- Tasks and Responsibilities
- Planning Considerations
- Coordination Requirements
- Execution
- Rail Movement Operations
- Organization
- Tasks and Responsibilities
- Planning Considerations
- Coordination Requirements
- Execution
- Motor Transport Operations
- Jungle Operations
- Desert Operations
- Mountain Operations
- Cold Weather Operations
- Mobile Operations
- Mechanized Operations
Appendices
- A Beach and Landing Site Markers
- B Departure Airfield Control Group Checklist
- C Arrival Airfield Control Group Checklist
- D Deploying Unit and D/AACG Planning and Preparation Phase
- Requirements
- E Deploying Unit and D/AACG Requirements During the Execution Phase
- F Glossary
- G References and Related Publications
