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Fire Support in Depth During Large-Scale Ground Combat Operations 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 6-41 The commander directing the reconstitution mission uses assets under their control, along with those provided by higher echelons. 6-179. Reconstitution of organizations will likely occur in the consolidation area. The maneuver unit assigned responsibility for the consolidation area is primarily concerned with defeating bypassed forces, but must be prepared to facilitate reconstitution operations. This includes training replacement personnel, receiving equipment, and integrating with civil authority operations. 6-180. Reconstitution consists of two major elements-reorganization and regeneration. Reorganization is the expedient cross-leveling of internal resources within an attrited unit in place to restore necessary combat effectiveness as directed by the unit commander. Regeneration is the intentional restoration of a unit's combat power that requires time and resource intensive operations which includes equipment repairs or replacements, supply replenishment, mission essential training, and personnel replacements in accordance with theater commander guidance. Reorganization may include such measures as: Cross-leveling equipment and personnel. Matching operational weapons systems with crews. Forming composite units (joining two or more degraded units to form a single mission-capable unit). 6-181. Immediate reorganization is the rapid and usually temporary restoration of attrited units to minimum levels of effectiveness. Normally, the commander implements immediate reorganization in the combat position or as close to that site as possible to meet near-term needs. Immediate reorganization consists of cross-leveling personnel and equipment, matching weapon systems to crews, or forming composite units (joining two or more attrited units to form a single mission capable unit) (for more information see FM 4-0). 6-182. Deliberate reorganization is conducted when more time and resources are available. It usually occurs farther away from hostile activity than immediate reorganization. Procedures are similar to those for immediate reorganization; however, some replacement resources may be available. Also, equipment repair is more intensive and more extensive cross-leveling is possible (for more information see FM 4-0). 6-183. Regeneration is the intentional restoration of a unit's combat power and is considerably more resource-intensive than reorganization. Regeneration is also time-intensive and normally requires days to weeks to execute. It requires large-scale replacement of personnel, equipment, and supplies. Regeneration involves reestablishing or replacing the chain of command and conducting mission-essential training to get the regenerated unit to a required readiness standard. Because of the intensive nature of regeneration, it occurs at a designated regeneration site after the unit disengages from combat operations. The regeneration site is normally situated in a relatively secure location away from the battlefield, but still most conducive to regenerate combat power under the constraints of time and geography (for more information see FM 4-0). 6-184. Regeneration requires help from higher echelons and may include elements from the generating force, contract support, and host-nation support. Because regeneration typically requires large quantities of personnel and equipment, commanders carefully balance these needs against other needs in the command as well as with the mission (for more information see FM 4-95).