FM-3-81 Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Download

Chapter 2 2-12 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Table 2-1. Engineer mission planning and capabilities (continued) Organization Mission Planning Capabilities Clearance company (continued) • Conducts removal of rubble, debris, berms, holes, trenches, vegetation, and trash from the medians and shoulders of routes to eliminate concealment of explosive hazards and aid in visual and sensory detection. Engineer construction company • 1 per 765 horizontal construction hours per day and • 1 per 280 vertical or horizontal construction hours per day or • 1 per 90 miles of MSR • Company HQ provides command, control, and oversight of two horizontal construction platoons, one vertical construction platoon, and a field maintenance team able to operate on a 24-hour basis. • Conducts surveys for construction projects. • Provides horizontal platoons focused on shaping, upgrading and repairing foundations for facilities, air field, roads, survivability/force protection, and river crossings. • Provides clearing, grubbing, and borrow pit and dust suppression for projects sites. • Provides earthmoving with haul, grade, shape, compact, cut, fill, and drainage capability. • Provides vertical platoon focused on building, assembly, repair, or upgrade of vertical structures (to include basements) through skills of masons, carpenters, plumbers, interior electricians, and other laborers. • Provides construction, upgrades, and maintenance of wood-frame, steel-frame, concrete, and preengineered structures. • Provides installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing, water, and sewage distribution systems. • Provides interior electrical design, layout, installation, and maintenance inspections of facilities and host-nation electrical systems. Engineer vertical construction company • 1 per 560 vertical construction hours per day or • 1 per 560 general construction hours per day and • 1 per 375 horizontal construction hours per day • Company HQ provides command, control, and oversight of two vertical construction platoons, one equipment support platoon, and a field maintenance team able to operate on a 24-hour basis. • Conducts surveys for construction projects. • Provides vertical platoons focused on the building, assembly, repair, or upgrade of vertical structures (including basements) through the skills of masons, carpenters, plumbers, interior electricians, and other laborers. • Provides construction, upgrades, and maintenance of wood-frame, steel-frame, concrete, and preengineered structures. • Provides installation, repair, and maintenance of plumbing, water, and sewage distribution systems. • Provides interior electrical design, layout, installation, and maintenance inspections of facilities and host-nation electrical systems.