TOC Operations

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TOC OPERATIONS
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CONSIDERATIONS

• DONT BE TOO AUSTERE. MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ROOM
  AND PEOPLE TO TRACK BATTLE
• SEPARATE AREA FOR BRIEFING AND PLANNING
• TOC MOVEMENT IS A TACTICAL DECISION

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TOC FUNCTIONS

• RECEIVE INFORMATION
• DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION
• ANALYZE INFORMATION
• SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO COMMANDER
• INTEGRATE RESOURCES
• SYNCHRONIZE RESOURCES

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TOC FUNCTIONS

• COLLECTS AND DISPLAYS INFORMATION FOR COMMANDER
• COORDINATES ASSETS
• PLANS FUTURE OPERATIONS
• TERRAIN MANAGEMENT
• TRACKS THE BATTLE
• PUBLISHES ORDERS

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TOC LAYOUT

• SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ALL
  FUNCTIONS
• SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF MAP BOARDS
• ACTIVITIES PROPERLY CO-LOCATED
• - INFORMATION FLOW
• - COORDINATION
• - SYNCHRONIZATION
• CENTRAL LOCATION FOR BATTLE CAPTAIN

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TOC SET UP

• WHO IS IN CHARGE?
• BY SOP OR BY MEMORY?
• HOW IS IT SECURED?
• HOW IS IT CONCEALED?
• WHO HAS ACCESS?

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TOC OPERATIONS

• MUST BE 24 HOUR OPERATION
• WHAT IS PLAN FOR
• - SLEEP?
• - SHIFTS?
• WHO IS IN CHARGE?
• - IDENTIFIED BY NAME OR POSITION?
• - WHAT ARE RESPONSIBILITIES?
• - WHAT ARE RESTRICTIONS?
• - WHEN ARE KEY LEADERS AWAKEN?

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INFORMATION TO BE TRACKED

• CURRENT BDE AND BN MISSION AND INTENT
• LOCATION OF SUPPORTED AND SUPPORTING UNITS
• STATUS OF
• - DECISIVE LOGISTICS EVENTS
• - MAJOR WEAPONS SYSTEMS
• - CRITICAL CLASSES OF SUPPLY
• - SUPPLY ROUTES
• - VEHICLES AND AIR AMBULANCES
• - OBSTACLE AND SURVIVABILITY WORK
• - FIRE SUPPORT AND AIR DEFENSE ASSETS

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INFORMATION TO BE TRACKED CONTINUED

• LOCATION AND STATUS OF MINEFIELDS
• ENEMY SITUATION
• SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES
• PERSONNEL STATUS
• LOCATION/STATUS OF RECONNAISSANCE AND
  SURVEILLANCE ASSETS

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BATTLE TRACKING

• TRACK UNIT LOCATIONS WITH GRID AND SYMBOLS ON MAP
  - CONSIDER USE OF RED AND BLUE COLORED POST ITs
• TRACK UNIT STATUS WITH COMBINATION OF NUMBER AND
  COLOR CODES
• USE SYNCHRONIZATION OR EVENT MATRIX

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BATTLE TRACKING - CONTINUED

• ENSURE ALL CHARTS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY
• SIGACTS AND UPCOMING ACTIVITIES CHARTS HELP FOCUS
  ON MAJOR EVENTS
• USE MESSAGE FORMS TO PASS INFORMATION INTERNALLY
• STAFF JOURNAL PROCEDURES MUST BE ENFORCED

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DISPLAYING DATA

• MAPS AND OVERLAYS
• CHARTS
• LOGS

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MAPS AND OVERLAYS

• CURRENT OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS - (S-3)
• FUTURE OPERATIONAL GRAPHICS - (S-3)
• CURRENT CSS GRAPHICS - (SPO)
• FUTURE CSS GRAPHICS - (SPO)
• ENEMY/LOCATIONS/CONTACTS - (S-2)
• FIRE SUPPORT ADA OVERLAYS -(S-3)

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CHARTS

• OPORDER OUTLINE
• BRIEFING SEQUENCE
• TASK ORGANIZATION
• KEY EVENTS SCHEDULED
• SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES

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CHARTS - CONTINUED

• PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT STATUS
• MINEFIELD TRACKER
• ROUTE STATUS
• CCIR
• CRITICAL CLASSES OF SUPPLY
• WEATHER

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LOGS

• DA FORM 1594/JOURNAL LOG
• PREPRINTED MESSAGE/REPORT FORMS
• SALUTE/SPOT REPORTS

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BATTLE TRACKING OBSERVATIONS

• NO TACSOP SYSTEM TO MANAGE
• - WHAT SHOULD BE TRACKED?
• - HOW SHOULD IT BE TRACKED?
• - WHEN UPDATED?
• - WHOM DATA IS REPORTED TO?
• USE OF NON-STANDARD REPORTING FORMATS
• LACK OF USE OF ANAYSIS TOOLS

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BATTLE TRACKING OBSERVATIONS

• LACK OF URGENCY TO PURSUE BATTLE TRACKING
  REQUIREMENTS
• - MUST ANTICIPATE REQUIREMENTS
• - FOLLOW UP ON INCOMPLETE REPORTS
• COMMUNICATIONS PROBLEMS
• - INOPERABLE EQUIPMENT
• - INABILITY TO MONITOR NECESSARY NETS
• INFORMATION NOT LOGGED AND UPDATED

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BATTLE CAPTAIN

• SUPERVISES TOC DURING SHIFT
• ENSURES CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS
• ENSURES COMMUNICATIONS ARE MAINTAINED AT ALL
  TIMES
• MANAGES INFORMATION FLOW AND ASSIGNS
  RESPONSIBILITIES
• ENSURES CURRENT MAPS AND CHARTS ARE UPDATED

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TOC NCO

• POSTS MAPS/CHARTS/JOURNAL
• PREPARES REPORTS
• SUPERVISES THE RTOs
• ENFORCES POLICE OF TOC
• CONTROLS MESSAGE ROUTING
• ENSURES PMCS ON ALL EQUIPMENT

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TOC BATTLE DRILLS

• ALLOWS STAFF TO GET IN DECISION CYCLE
• BATTLE CAPTAIN LEADS THE DRILL
• MUST BE TIED INTO CURRENT OPERATION
• MUST BE KNOWN/UNDERSTOOD BY SUBORDINATES
• MUST PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!

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TOC BATTLE DRILLS

• REACT TO CONTACT ON PERIMETER
• REACT TO MORTARS
• REACT TO LOST COMMUNICATIONS
• REACT TO NBC ATTACK
• REACT TO AIR ATTACK
• DISPLACE THE TOC

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BATTALION VIGNETTES

• CONTACT REPORT - DIRECT FIRE
• CONTACT REPORT - INDIRECT FIRE
• REQUEST FOR MEDEVAC
• REPORT OF MINEFIELD (ENEMY/FRIENDLY)
• DOWNED AIRCRAFT IN AREA

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TOC OBSERVATIONS

• SLEEP PLAN NOT ENFORCED
• - USUALLY ONLY ONE SHIFT
• - KEY LEADERS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES
• BATTLE CAPTAIN NOT USED
• INFORMATION NOT PASSED TO BRIGADE IN A TIMELY
  MANNER
• SPECIAL STAFF ASSETS (ADA, MP, FSO, ENGINEER) NOT
  USED IN PLANNING BSA DEFENSE