Author: United States Government, Us Army

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781542327114

This publication, Army Techniques Publication ATP 4-13 Army Expeditionary Intermodal Operations April 2014, introduces Army expeditionary intermodal operations as a capability and describes the roles, responsibilities, and command relationships for planning, executing, and supporting Army terminal operations in a theater. This publication applies to the range of military operations and supports Army doctrine publication (ADP) 3-0 and ADP 4-0. The principle audience for ATP 4-13 is all members of the profession of arms. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should also refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning the range of military operations and joint or multinational forces. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this manual. ATP 4-13, Army Expeditionary Intermodal Operations replaces FM 55-60, Army Terminal Operations. This manual provides the framework for commanders and their staff at all levels on the employment of Army expeditionary intermodal capability to include aerial/sea port operations. The conversion and update of this manual is in compliance with the Army's Doctrine 2015 initiative, aligns Army terminal operations roles and responsibilities with the current force structure, and incorporate lessons learned from operations and significant events since publishing of FM 55-60. The fundamentals of Army Expeditionary Intermodal Operations and general terminal operation techniques tie together various transportation competencies to enhance deployment, redeployment, and distribution operations for the end-to-end movement of personnel, equipment, or forces. ATP 4-13 uses the theater environment as the focus of organizations, events and activities that are integral to plan and execute terminal operations that enables expeditionary intermodal operations. ATP 4-13 contains six chapters: Chapter 1 discusses intermodal operations and its components, introduces Army expeditionary intermodal operations as a capability. Chapter 2 describes the types of terminals and ports. It discusses planning considerations and organizational roles and responsibilities and port opening. Chapter 3 discusses air terminal operations, port opening and organizations involved in air terminal operations. It further discusses the role of the joint task force-port opening unit and its organizational structure. Included in this chapter are graphics of a notional lay out of an air terminal and organizational structure / chart of units involved in air terminal operations. Chapter 4 discusses water terminal and port operations and the roles and responsibilities of units involved that includes the Transportation Brigade Expeditionary. It further discusses the Rapid port opening element of the joint task force - port opening, other units and organizational structure that supports it. Further the process of transitioning from port operations to port management is discussed. Chapter 5 describes the different types and functions of land terminal operations and the organizations that support them. Specifically, this chapter includes a description of the centralized receiving and shipping point terminal. Chapter 6 discusses logistics over-the-shore operations and units that support it.