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Appendix C 202 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 C-40. The planner or operations officer also help develop the ground combat contingency plans for the unit based on the intelligence section's estimate of the likelihood of significant enemy contact in the AA. Contingency plans for subordinate units forced out of the AA typically include fire support and alternate AAs or a rally point. The defense of vital, difficult-to-replace sustainment assets receives special attention. C-41. Commanders decide if they wish to conduct a personal reconnaissance of the AA prior to the unit's occupation. A personal reconnaissance is clearly superior to map reconnaissance. However, based on an estimate of the situation, the commander may choose to allow the quartering party and the subordinate units' quartering/reconnaissance parties to execute this reconnaissance and unit positioning. Note. Terrain matters. An AA in a forest has different considerations than an AA in a desert. C-42. The intelligence section, along with the geospatial engineer team, works with the planner or operations officer to identify places in the AA where mobility may be poor due to drainage, vegetation, or slope and where concealment is very good or poor. The intelligence section also determines the characteristics and likelihood of the air and ground threat to the quartering party and main body during its movement to, and occupation of, the AA. C-43. The quartering party OIC coordinates with the planner or operations officer to determine— The mission of the quartering party. Whether or not the quartering party remains in the AA to await the remainder of the units or returns to lead the unit into position. The route the quartering party will use. C-44. The quartering party NCOIC coordinates to ensure that all personnel moving in the quartering party— Are identified and alerted. Begin preparations for movement. Focus on actions of the quartering party and not current operations. Have the necessary supplies. C-45. Depending on the likelihood of enemy attack, the quartering party, for security, may move with a subunit quartering party, a higher headquarter’s quartering party, or reconnaissance units. Ideally, the quartering party executes a route reconnaissance and a time-distance check and move along the main body's designated routes. C-46. For the main body, unit leaders— Plan for all non-quartering party elements in their movement. Determine serial composition and leadership. Coordinate with the quartering party to obtain updates to the route and AA. C-47. The fire support officer/fire support element (FSO/FSE) coordinates with units whose areas the element will move through or whose areas encompass the new AA to obtain their existing artillery target lists. C-48. The logistics officer coordinates with the planner or operations officer and recommends locations for the sustainment units. Once planners identify the main CP location, the HHC commander plans the occupation of the HHC support elements after the main CP location. C-49. The quartering party NCOIC determines the support required for the quartering party. The NCOIC's estimation of necessary supplies and equipment covers the entire quartering party, including accompanying staff section representatives and sustainment assets required. Movements during limited visibility may require the NCOIC to obtain additional night-vision devices or chemical light sticks. If the quartering party will travel over extended distances or if sustainment support is difficult to obtain through nearby units, other sustainment assets such as fuel, maintenance, or medical support may accompany the quartering party.