Risk Management for Brigades and Battalions. Number 95-9
Abstract
Historically, the U. S. Army has suffered more losses to accidents (including fratricide) than to enemy action while deployed in combat theaters. Typically, these accidents are the same types experienced in peacetime during exercises at home station and at combat training centers (CTCs). A battle-focused training program can identify and correct the reasons for these accidents and protect the force. Effective force protection provides the commander a full measure of combat power for use at the decisive point and time. Combat power is generated by men and machines performing battlefield operating system (BOS) functions in the operational environment. The seven BOS functions are maneuver, fire support, air defense, battle command, intelligence, mobility and survivability and combat service support. Accidents occur when performance of these functions is below standard due to human error, materiel failure or inadequate precautions for environmental factors. As in any after-action review, identifying below-standard performance tells what happened, but is only the first step to improvement. The second step is to identify the reasons why it happened. These reasons are found in factors that affect the ability of BOS functions to protect the force.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA382951
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center