The Case for Employing the Mobile Assault Company Concept Through the Spectrum of Warfare

Abstract

The Mobile Assault Company (MAC) concept--the technique of employing the Marine Infantry Battalion's Weapons Company as a fourth maneuver element--is currently being employed successfully during counterinsurgency and Stability Operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Employing the MAC concept, however, alters the doctrinal mission profile of the Weapons Company and strains its traditional supporting role to the Rifle Companies. On the other hand, the Infantry Battalion lacks a capable organic combined arms reconnaissance and security force for MIC-HIC operations, which the MAC can provide. Research consisting of survey data from Marine operating forces, Army and Marine doctrinal, historical, and comparative techniques will demonstrate that the Weapons Company needs to permanently modify its Table of Organization and Equipment to support the MAC concept. This thesis justifies two courses of actions to facilitate permanent future employment of the MAC concept through full spectrum operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483235

Entities

People

  • Blair J. Sokol

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.