Dimensions and Weights

5.1.1 Table 5-1 provides a list of CP equipment to assist the warfighter in developing load plans. Each vehicle or container is limited to a specified amount of weight and volume for equipment cube size.

Preplanning is essential for expediting operational capability, reducing damage to equipment, and maximizing storage space.

Table 5-1 Battalion CP Equipment List

One person carry Three or more person carry

Table 5-1 Battalion CP Equipment List (Continued) 5.2 Load Plans

5.2.1 Vehicle Load Plans are essential to maximize vehicle and container volume or equipment placement. Reference individual vehicle and container publications for maximum capacity.

The following figures provide conceptual views of load plan/

layouts the equipment contained in a 20-foot International Organization for Standardization (ISO) container the Battalion (BN) CP Current Ops tent (refer to Figure 5-1). Figure 5-4 provides a side view of the contents of a BN Current Ops tent.

Due to the container's end entry, equipment must be packaged for equipment loading/unloading to facilitate order/rhythm of CP setup and teardown. Equipment is loaded/unloaded from the left.

This concept packages the multiple laptops into a transit case to reduce the number of smaller cases and bags. Figures 5-2 and 5-3 show views of containers with equipment placement.

Figure 5-1 20-Foot ISO Container

Figure 5-2 Load Plan - Side View

Figure 5-3 Load Plan - Isometric View

Figure 5-4 BN Container - Top Down View

Figure 5-5 portrays an end view of the packing order in a 20-ft ISO Container with doors open.

Figure Load Plan - End View

The equipment is arranged in the order of removal for placement in a CP tent:

Power distribution equipment (Power Distribution Illumination System Electrical [PDISE] and power cables)

Wood pallet

Joint Network Node (JNN) switch cases Command Center System (CCS) equipment Stanley tough boxes for cable storage Tables

Battlefield Command and Control System (BCCS) server Printers

Command Post of the Future (CPOF) workstation cases Chairs

Client workstation cases Laptops and IP phone cases

The Center of Gravity (CG) of a loaded ISO container must fall within following restrictions (per ISO 1496/1):

• X-axis: ± 24 in from center (20-ft container)

• Y-axis: center of container

• Z-axis: below geometric center of container (48 in) this example, the container is within CG restrictions:

BN equipment weight: 5,161 lb

• Container Weight (empty): 5,000 lb

• Total Weight: 10,161 lb Container Dimensions:

Figure 5-6 ISO Container Center of Gravity

5.2.1.7 The following publications contain additional information for identifying container and load planning requirements.

Naval Air Systems Command Mobile Facility Program, Program Overview, Joint Committee on Tactical Shelters (JOCOTAS), May 2005, http://www.mobile-facilities.com/.

• JOCOTAS, DoD Standard Family of Tactical Shelters, U.S.

Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, Natick, MA, 1999

• FM (FM Movement Control, 1 Sep 2003

FM (FM 55-20), Army Rail Operations, 12 Dec 2003 FM The Army Universal Task List, 31 Aug 2003 FM 38-701, Packaging of Material, Packing, 1 Dec 1999 FM Transportation Reference Data, 27 Oct 1997

FM Cargo Specialists' Handbook, 16 Feb FM 55-80, Army Container Operations, Aug 1997 5.2.2 Air Load Plans are essential to maximize aircraft volume usage

or equipment placement. The aircraft load master is the safety and packing inspector of the aircraft. These publications and links for guidance for maximum load capacity and specifications.

• Automated Air Load Planning System (AALPS) -A knowledge-based expert system to assists users in the task of planning and executing aircraft loads for all types of deployments. It is selected as the aircraft load planning system the DoD. See the Transportation Information Systems AALPS website: http://www.tis.armv.mil/AALPS/

• Transportation Coordinators -Automated Information for Movements System II (TC-AIMS II) -A critical deployment and transportation system providing transportation agents and deploying units a joint capability to automate the processes of planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling deployment, redeployment, and sustainment activities in peacetime and war. It provides a modernized, integrated, and easily deployable Automated Information System that supports current and re-engineered functional business processes in the DoD. TC-AIMS II links all functionality for DoD component unit movement and Installation Transportation Office/Traffic Management Office

into a consolidated system that moves personnel, equipment and supplies. See the TC-AIMS II website:

http://www.tis.armv.mil/tc aims2.html

FM Transportation Operations, HQDA, 3 Oct FM 55-9, Unit Air Movement Planning, 5 Apr

Deployment Planning and Execution, Jan 2008

5.2.2.1 Aircraft requirements for transporting the following equipment is shown in Figure 5-7 and Table 5-2.

• One 20-ft ISO container

• Two 463L pallets

• Two CPP RWS

5-7

Two

Two generators

Figure 5-7 Example of Equipment to be Transferred

Table 5-2 Aircraft Transport Requirements

5.2.2.2 The following figures depict requirements for

C-5, and as well as other transport options. The load plans the aircraft shown are notional-based estimated weight distributions. The Air Force of each aircraft type is the final authority for loading and weight distribution.

The number of aircraft is driven by weight capacity of the

Aircraft 1 - Tent Equipment 20-ft ISO Container

Aircraft 2 - CPP RWS

Aircraft RWS, B-Bag Pallet

Aircraft 4 - 2X

Aircraft 5 - 2X Generator, Tent Flooring Pallet

Figure 5-8 Air Transport C-130

Figure 5-9 Air Transport C-5 Side Views

Figure 5-10 Air Transport C-5 Top Down View

Figure 5-11 Air Transport C-17 Loading Sequence

Figure 5-12 Air Transport C-17 Top Down View Loading Sequence 5-10

The number of aircraft is driven by cargo area length.

2X CPP RWS, 2X

20-ft Container, B-Bag Pallet, Tent Flooring Pallet, 2X 15

Figure 5-13 Air Transport Loading Sequence

Figure 5-14 Additional Transport Options

Movement Plans

5.3.1 Supplemental material under development provides a guide to assist the commander and staff for moving the unit. This information is referenced in Command Post Warfighter's

Handbook (SM 55- Series) Movement Planning Reference Data, as they are validated and become available.

INFANTRY Brigade Combat Teams HEAVY Brigade Combat Teams (HBCT) STRYKER Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT) AIRBORNE Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT) COMBAT AVIATION Brigade (CAB) - Heavy COMBAT AVIATION Brigade (CAB) - Light BATTLEFIELD SURVEILLANCE Brigade (BFSB) FIRES Brigade (FIRES)

COMBAT SUPPORT Brigade (ME) SUSTAINMENT Brigade (SB) AIR DEFENSE Brigade (ADB)

CHEMICAL (CB)

ENGINEER (EB)

MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Brigade MILITARY POLICE Brigade (MPB) SIGNAL

CORPS

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