Task Force Trailblazer: Providing Assured Mobility

Abstract

Task Force Trailblazer is an adaptation of a longstanding engineer mission providing assured mobility. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the primary obstacle to assured mobility for US and coalition forces is the improvised explosive device (IED). IEDs are improvised mines, and Trailblazer performs nonstandard minefield clearance. The Task Force Trailblazer mission was originally conducted by the 14th Engineer Battalion (Corps)(Wheeled), a multicomponent battalion with three Active Army companies and one Army National Guard company. The battalion passed on its tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) during a relief in place with the 141st Engineer Battalion (Corps)(Wheeled), North Dakota Army National Guard, in April 2004. In Iraq, the 141st is attached to the 264th Engineer Group, Wisconsin National Guard, which directly supports the 1st Infantry Division.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA596515

Entities

People

  • Paul D. Harron

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Clearances
  • Engineers
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Force Protection
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Iraqi-War
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Mobility
  • Munitions
  • National Guard
  • North Dakota
  • Sanitation
  • Task Forces
  • Unexploded Ammunition

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.