Leveraging the Deployable Command Depot

Abstract

In 2008, engineer units in the United States Army Reserve completed transformation to a fully modular force. Nearly all the engineer units struggled with turning in old equipment and reorganizing their formations to the new modular structure. With the new modular organization finalized, the question arose: Do engineer modularity and the deployable command post (DCP) concept and structure work in the Army Reserve? The old models of legacy formations and operations worked for a legacy force, but will they work for a modular force, and how do we function day to day with DCPs? This article describes how the 463d Engineer Battalion makes modularity and the DCP concept work in the Army Reserve. The battalion has been able to leverage the concepts of modularity through a mix of current doctrinal and legacy staff functionality. The derived command post configurations enabled the staff to effectively provide command and control across the battalion s sphere of influence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA560143

Entities

People

  • Jon Brierton

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Command And Control
  • Construction
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Engineers
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Resilience
  • Situational Awareness
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • United States
  • West Virginia

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Software Engineering
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control