Standardization of Division Remain-Behind Equipment Programs

Abstract

Equipment readiness is an essential part of pre-deployment training for an infantry battalion, with in most cases, less than 180 training days in between deployments. However, the state of remain behind equipment maintenance within the Marine Corps infantry division has declined to the point where some battalions are returning from deployments to near zero percent readiness. This forces the battalions to spend time repairing their vehicles, weapons systems, and communications gear, instead of training. The Marine Corps needs to establish standard operating procedures for remain-behind1 equipment which meet the needs of Battalion level commanders, specifically infantry battalion commanders, as their units deploy en masse and often with a 1:1 dwell ratio.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA510350

Entities

People

  • D. H. Rosenberg

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Accuracy
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • House Of Representatives
  • Infantry
  • Iraqi-War
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Marine Corps
  • Personnel Management
  • Standardization
  • Standards
  • Training
  • Warfare

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