ATP-4-90 Brigade Support Battalion Download

Brigade Support Battalion and the Operational Environment 18 June 2020 1-13 FIELD MAINTENANCE COMPANY The role of a field maintenance company is to provide field-level maintenance support to the BSB and BCT. The field maintenance company provides repair capability for automotive, ground support, communications and electronics, land combat missile systems, and armament systems. The company provides services including welding and machine shop support and recovery support. The field maintenance company also provides limited field-level maintenance reinforcement support to the FSCs for low-density commodities such as—communications, electronics, and armament equipment. The BSB typically employs the field maintenance company in the BSA. The field maintenance company performs field- level maintenance on or near equipment or weapon systems utilizing line replaceable units or modules and component replacement or repair. Field-level maintenance is not limited to the removal and replacement of components but also allows for the repair of components or end items on or near the system. Field-level maintenance also includes adjustment, alignment, services, applying approved field-level modification work orders as directed, fault/failure diagnoses, battle damage assessment, repair, and recovery. Field-level maintenance is always repaired and returned to the user and includes maintenance actions performed by operators. Large-scale combat operations demands a maintenance support focused on returning systems to operational status quickly and as close as possible to the point of failure or damage. This requires that maintenance be conducted forward in the brigade and battalion areas. Maintenance assets move as far forward as the tactical situation permits to return inoperable and damaged equipment to the battle as quickly as possible. Offensive operations may require that inoperable equipment be collected in central points for later repair, since damaged or inoperable equipment would encumber a supported unit if hauled forward. The field maintenance company commander, supported by subordinate leaders, uses troop-leading procedures to plan, prepare, and execute the BSB commander’s intent. The company commander also uses the procedures to assess the effectiveness of the company plan and adjusts the plan as required. Chapter 7 further describes maintenance operations in decisive action, the operations of the BSB’s field maintenance company, and other units involved in the maintenance operations to support the BCT. BSB Field Maintenance Company • Role: The BSB field maintenance company provides field-level maintenance support to the BSB and brigade combat team. • Capability: The field maintenance company performs field-level maintenance on or near the unserviceable piece of equipment or weapon system utilizing line replaceable units or modules and component replacement or repair. • Parent: Brigade support battalion. • Command relationship: Organic to a brigade support battalion. • Support relationship: General support to the BSB companies and brigade headquarters. • Span of operations: Brigade combat team area of operations, typically located in the BSA. ATP 4-90