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Published by the Marine Corps in 2001; 74 pages on CDTITLE: Convoy Operations Handbook.
FOREWARD
The Convoy Operations Handbook addresses the fundamental principles required for the planning and execution of Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) convoy operations. This manual provides an overview for convoy planning, organizations, and movement fundamentals, procedures, and techniques.
It provides a source of reference for commanders and their staffs on convoy operations and functions in support of the MAGTF. Specifically, it gives general planning requirements, support requirements and considerations, and procedures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Motor Transport Operations Planning . 1-1 Warning Order . 1-1 Movement Order 1-1 Task Organization . 1-1 Liaison and Coordination . 1-2 Route Reconnaissance and Selection 1-2 Map Reconnaissance 1-2 Considerations . 1-3 Route Classifications 1-3 Movement Credit . 1-3 Commander’s Convoy After-Action Report 1-3 Movement Control 1-3 Logistic Support 1-4 Communications 1-4 Requirements 1-4 Resources . 1-4 Environment . 1-4 Communications Responsibilities 1-4 Distance, Time, and Rate of Movement 1-5 Critical Points 1-5 Halts . 1-6 Interval . 1-6 Speed and Safety . 1-6 Convoy Staging . 1-6 Traffic Control . 1-6 Organizational Control . 1-6 Area Control . 1-7 March Discipline 1-7 Movement Execution 1-7 Start Point . 1-7 Checkpoints . 1-7 Critical Points 1-8 Passage of Obstacles . 1-8 Halts . 1-9 Overtaking of Convoys . 1-9 Disabled Vehicles . 1-10 Accidents . 1-10 Release Point . 1-10 Night Movements . 1-11 Route and Vehicles 1-11 Security . 1-11 Lighting and Security 1-11 Blackout Marker Lights 1-11 Blackout Lights . 1-12 Balisage . 1-12 Communications 1-12 Command and Control . 1-13 Release Point . 1-13 Chapter 2. Other Transport Support Operations Terrain and Weather Operations 2-1 Jungle Operations . 2-1 Desert Operations . 2-1 Mountain Operations 2-1 Cold Weather Operations . 2-1 Mechanized Vehicle Movement 2-2 Immediate Action Drills 2-3 Snipers . 2-3 Air Attack . 2-3 Ambushes . 2-3 Vehicle Unloading Battle Drill . 2-4 Unloading Battle Drill Sequence . 2-4 Reorienting 2-4 Damaged Vehicles . 2-4 Road Blocks 2-4 Chapter 3. Tactical Convoy Security Convoy Escort 3-1 Command and Control . 3-1 Tactical Disposition . 3-1 Actions at an Ambush 3-2 Actions during a Short Halt . 3-4 Actions at an Obstacle . 3-4 Area Security . 3-6 Transportation Operations Appendices A. Convoy Commander’s Checklist A-1 B. Movement Order . B-1 C. Route Reconnaissance Procedures . C-1 D. Route Classification Procedures . D-1 E. Road Movement Planning . E-1 F. Convoy Briefing Outline F-1 G. Vehicle Demolition Methods . G-1 H. Convoy Commander’s After-Action Report . H-1 I. Glossary . I-1 J. References and Related Publications . J-1