Committee Chief: MAJ Acosta

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CBT Squad Force On Force
Committee Chief MAJ Acosta
DMI qm1971_at_usma.edu X3072 Range location Lake
Frederick, vic NBC Chamber Dates of Execution
2,3,5,6 August 2005

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Agenda

• Lessons Learned from CST 04
• Task List (CCTs/MPRTs)
• Task Organization
• Committee Site Concept
• Sketch
• Daily Timeline
• Resources/Ammo (Updated)
• Issues

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Lessons Learned from CST 04
Issue 1 Task Force Augmentation Discussion
The site was initially provided an ADA platoon,
augmented with chemical soldiers. Wnen the TF
changed, we received an 81-mm mortar platoon.
11C soldiers proved lacking in the ability to
effectively instruct squad battle drills.
Despite recent combat experience, junior leaders
proved to be unsure of themselves and outside
their comfort zone when discussing and
instructing the leadership and maneuver of a
rifle squad. In addition, ad hoc squads composed
of mortarmen required a significant amount of
training and practice to execute the
demonstration. Recommendation An infantry
rifle platoon, with 11B junior leaders, is the
most effective TF augmentation. Issue 2
Grenades Discussion Employing the hand grenade
as part of training has proven to be a
distraction over the past two summer iterations.
It does not fit well into the squad attack (vice
training for knock out a bunker), and therefore
ultimately results in a forced pause during the
assault while a soldier attempts to toss the
grenade from a range outside the burst radius. A
more effective tool to train is proper use of the
smoke grenade for obscuration. Recommendation
Frag grenades are no longer issued, and one smoke
grenade is provided to the squad instead. Issue
3 5th Day Final Competition Discussion Last
year the committee did not run a 5th day
competition between the best squads of each
company. A final competition presents several
problems it is inherently tactically unsound,
as we do not fight squad on squad, since we
cannot gain fire superiority it is an added day
for the cadets, and motivation, especially from
cadre, is lacking it is an added day for the
task force, and inevitably interferes with
redeployment plans (as evidenced in
2003). Recommendation Cadre determine the best
squad in each company based on scoring the
company with the highest of these scores is
awarded the streamer if there is a tie, a
comparison of all squad scores breaks it.
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Common Core Tasks / Military Program Required
Tasks

• BOLC Tasks
• Task 37 Employ Small Unit Operations and Tactics
• TLO2 Apply Field Craft
• TLO3 Perform IMT
• TLO7 Perform Battle Drills (React to Contact and
  Squad Attack)
• Task 11 Engage the enemy with an M16A2 Rifle
• TLO1 Load the Rifle
• TLO2 Unload the Rifle
• TLO5 Engage Targets
• MPRTs
• None

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Task Organization
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Site Layout
PL TEXAS
OBJ HAMMER
PL TEXAS
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Site Layout
NBC CHAMBER
CP
2nd PLT CLSRM
3rd PLT CLSRM
1st PLT CLSRM
4th PLT CLSRM
DEMO/ PRACTICE FIGHTING POSITION
Holding Area
BERM
FLAG
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Site Layout
BERM
FLAG
OP
OP
White Engineer Tape
SQD AA
SQD AA
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Execution
0700 Morning Company Arrives 0715 Initial
brief by Platoon Leader, demonstration followed
by T/C/S by Platoon Sergeant 0730 Platoons move
to classrooms and receive instruction 1)
React to Contact, Battle Drill 2 (10 Min) 2)
Squad Attack, Battle Drill 1A (20 Min) 0800
MILES and ammunition issue to squads 0830
Rehearsal and SAAF zero 0930 1st squad, 1st
platoon moves to start point 8 iterations, 16
squads receive training (15 minutes per
iteration) 1130 Company formation, top squad
receives coin 1330 Afternoon Company
Arrives 1345 Initial brief by Platoon Leader,
demonstration followed by T/C/S by Platoon
Sergeant 1400 Platoons move to classrooms and
receive instruction 1) React to contact,
Battle Drill 2 (10 Min) 3) Squad Attack, Battle
Drill 1A (20 Min) 1430 MILES and ammunition
issue to squads 1500 Rehearsal and SAAF
zero 1600 1st squad, 1st platoon moves to start
point 8 iterations, 16 squads receive training
(15 minutes per iteration) 1800 Company
formation, top squad receives coin
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Evaluation

• POINTS EVENT
• 100 Squad captures the flag
• -10 Friendly casualty
• NOTES
• The entire enemy force must be destroyed.
• A squad is disqualified for boundary violation or
  fratricide.
• Squad must establish LOA and consolidate (base of
  fire team move up to the objective and ACE
  report) before it can retrieve the flag.
• Evaluators assess casualties (failure to use
  adequate cover) in addition to MILES.
• Tiebreaker is judgment of senior NCO trainers
  based on sound tactics, TEO.

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2005 FOF Resource Matrix
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2005 FOF Ammo Matrix
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Issues

• None