Plan Convoy Operations

Question 1

Troop leading procedures?

Answer 1

Receive the mission
Issue the warno
Make a tentative plan
Initiate movement
Conduct recon
Complete the plan
Issue the order
Supervise and refine

Question 2

What are some examples of initiate movement when dealing with a tactical convoy?

Answer 2

• Determine fuel req
• Determine classes of Supply
• Coordinate for local pickup
• Coordinate movement prep
• Determine billeting and messing support
• Coordinate procurement and maintenance of nav assets
• Eval environmental impact

Question 3

Some pointers for conduct route recon?

Answer 3

• You may have pre-determined routes
• ensure route will support vehicles
• critical points, choke points, potential ambush points
• safety risks

Question 4

What should go into “complete the plan”?

Answer 4

• Determine size of convoy
• Column formation
• Organization of convoy
• Where does the convoy commander ride?

Question 5

BOLC’s idea of an optimum size convoy?

Why?

Answer 5

About 30 vehicles

• easier to control
• min interference w civilian traffic
• fewer stops for vehicle recovery
• present formidable presence

Question 6

BOLC recommended organization of the convoy?

Answer 6

• Heaviest vehicle is pace setter
• Gun truck behind pace setter
• Gun truck behind cdr vehicle
• Maintenance near rear
• ACC/trail officer and CLS in rearward
• Gun truck is trail
• Scatter CLS assets through convoy

Question 7

Where should the Convoy commanders truck go?

Answer 7

Middle ish

• move to front quickly
• minimizes risk of being cut off

Bottom line: position where you can effectively command

Question 8

Supply and support requirements to consider

Answer 8

Convoy escort
Organic gun trucks
Supply
Billeting
Navigation assets
Additional support
Environmental support

Question 9

What 5 elements should the risk assessment analyze?

Answer 9

1. Terrorist threat
2. Critical assets
3. Asset vulnerabilities
4. analyze Risk
5. Develop COA

Question 10

Steps of risk assessment?

Answer 10

• ID hazards
• Assess hazards
• Develop controls and make risk decisions
• Implement controls
• Supervise and evaluate

Question 11

What goes on a route strip map?

Answer 11

• start point (SP)
• release point (RP)
• route numbers
• town names
• critical points
• distance between points
• north orientation
• “not to scale”

Question 12

Planning considerations for commercial vehicles?

Answer 12

• contract drivers are unarmed
• commercial vehicles dont have mil radios
• contract drivers often dont speak english
• contract drivers likely unfamiliar with unit SOP
• contract drivers dont have mil discipline
• enemy more likely to attack commercial vehicles (weak point)
• foreign drivers fear being left
• foreign drivers may stop if they fall behind

Question 13

Where to place commercial vehicles?

Answer 13

• Interspersed throughout convoy
• pair with mil truck
• instruct drivers to shadow their assigned truck
• disperse CREW assets to protect commercial
• assign runners and relay trucks

Question 14

What is the definition of a convoy?

Answer 14

Any group of 6 or more vehicles temporarily organized to operate as a column w/ or w/o escort, proceeding together under a commander

10 or more vehicles per hour dispatched to the same destination over same route

5 or fewer vehicles operating as a column w or w/o escort under a single commander

Question 15

How should convoys be marked/identified?

Answer 15

Lead vehicle: blue flag 
Trail vehicle: green flag
Convoy CDR: black/white flag
Night: blue/green lights
Trail: orange flag
All vehicles: convoy clearance number
Service drive lights