MPF-09

Marshaling, Movement and

Deployment Plan

Capt Erin Berard, USMC

Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific
USMC Expeditionary Logistics Branch, N571
DSN 577-2606, Commercial (619) 437-2606
erin.berard@navy.mil
 Overview
• Marshaling and movement operations
• Movement Control organizations
• Deployment Plan
– Marshaling plan
– Movement plan
• Air Movement Groups
Lesson Purpose

• To provide the students

with information
regarding marshaling,
movement and the plan
for deployment of forces
of a Maritime
Prepositioning Force
Operation
 References
• MCWP 3-32/NWP 3-02.3, Maritime Prepositioning
Force (MPF) Operations
• DOD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation,
Part III
• FM 55-9, Unit Air Movement Planning
• Joint Pub 3-02.2, Joint Doctrine for Amphibious
Embarkation
• MCO 4470.1 MAGTF Deployment and Distribution
Policy (MDDP)
• AIR MOBILITY COMMAND INSTRUCTION
10-202 VOLUME 1
 Definitions
• Marshaling

• Movement

• Deployment Plan
 Marshaling
• Process by which
– Units organize
– Complete final preparations for deployment
• Preparation of personnel and equipment
• Originates at the Units Home Base/Station
• Staging
• Loading
• Transportation to embarkation points
 Movement
• Transportation of forces by
different modes to the AAA

• Flow sequenced to facilitate

and support
– Efficient offload of MPS
– Achievement of operational
– capability of the MAGTF
 Deployment Plan
• Documentation that
gives

– Direction to
subordinate units

– Inform higher and

adjacent commands
of the sequence and
priorities of the
commander
Deployment Operations
 Marshaling
• Deploying unit responsible for marshaling
the deploying personnel and equipment
at the unit’s home station

• Organic transportation should be used to

the maximum extent possible.
 SOPs
• Many MPF operational aspects are
expedited by the use of SOPs.
FRONT PLACARD AND LABEL PLACEMENT
PLACARD

MARLOG
LABEL
 Marshaling
• Parent command will
provide the equipment
and supplies for
movement to the APOE

• Units/detachment OIC will

report completion of
marshaling activities and
readiness to move to the
MMCC.
Movement
• Movement to the
APOE/SPOE will be
accordance with the
MAGTF deployment
LOI

• All movement will be

coordinated and
approved through the
MDDOC and MMCC
 Movement
• Movement will be sequenced to support
the scheduled airflow and sealift
Questions?
 Movement Control
Organizations
• Established by the MAGTF commander
to:
– Control marshaling
– Movement
– Staging
– Other administrative and logistic support
functions
 Movement Control
Organizations
• Tailored to meet specific requirements
generated by the size and scope of the
deployment

• Deploying MAGTF will require

assistance from MARFOR and Navy
type commander
 MARFOR
• Service component commander
functions
– Coordinate and review the MAGTF COA,
CONOPS, deployment and employment
plans
– Review TPFDD to ensure supports the
Unified Commander CONOPS
 MARFOR
• Coordinate force and sustainment
requirements

• Coordinate force and sustainment sourcing

from commands/agencies outside the
MARFOR

• Provide funding data for transportation and

other deployment related requirements
 MAGTF Deployment and
Distribution Operations
Center (MDDOC)
• Formerly known as FMCC

• Established within the Command

Element
– MEF commander’s principle movement control
organization for deployment distribution
– Responsible for support necessary to facilitate
marshaling and movement
 MAGTF Deployment and
Distribution Operations Center
(MDDOC)
• Coordinates directly with
Transportation Operating agencies,
USTRANSCOM (Inter-theater lift)

– In coordination with Air Mobility Command

(AMC), promulgates air movement
schedule
 MAGTF Movement
Control Center(MMCC)
• Formerly known as the LMCC
• Organized from the MEF Level
– Tasked by MMDOC
– Allocates, schedules and coordinates
ground transportation requirements based
on the MAGTF priorities
– Works with installation operations, support
groups and the UMCCs.
 MMCC
• Schedules and provides for
deploying commands during
marshaling
– Organic and commercial
ground transportation (intra-
theater lift)
– Material handling equipment
– All other logistics support
 Unit Movement Control
Center
• Established by each deploying
element’s parent command

• Ensure unit personnel, supplies and

equipment are prepared for marshaling
 UMCC
• Coordinate the disposition of remain
behind equipment

• Coordinate with the MMCC all logistic

support requirements for marshaling not
within their organic capabilities
 CNSE UMCC
• Established by the CNSE

• Report to the MAGTF commander for

marshaling, movement and staging

• Establish an NSE UMCC to coordinate

deployment activities for all Navy units
 Airlift Liaison Element
(ALE)
• Established by MAGTF Commander at
each APOE
– Provide for coordination with the Departure
Airfield Control Group (DACG)

– Includes personnel from the MAGTF and

major subordinate elements (MSE)
 ALE
• Task include
– Assist with final prep of vehicles and equip
– Ensure that required dunnage, shoring,
and tie-down material with unit loads
– Provide load plans, personnel and cargo
manifests
 ALE
• Tasks include
– Assemble personnel, supplies and equip
into sequenced pre-planned aircraft loads
– Ensure plane/troop commander appointed
– Ensure aircraft loads arrive at the Joint
Inspection (JI) at time required
– Ensures correction of all load
discrepancies found during JI
 Departure Airfield
Control Group (DACG)
• Established by the MLG/LCE at each APOE
– Primary interface with the Contingency Response Element
(CRE)
– Organized from non-deploying LCE elements

• Receives, inventories,
and inspects aircraft
loads as the arrive at
the APOE
 DACG
• Provide emergency maintenance, POL
and related services to accomplish
loading
• Coordinate with CRE to ensure cargo
and personnel are properly prepared
and accepted for air movement
 Contingency Response
Element (CRE)
• Formerly known as the TALCE
• Non-Fleet Control Organization
• Established by USAF AMC
– Coordinates all operational aspects of AF
airlift missions
• Aircraft movement control
• Communications
• Technical supervision of marshaling and
loading aircraft
 Example
CRE DACG OWNING UNIT
LOAD/OFF-LOAD HOLDING UNIT
RAMP AREA AREA AREA
ACE ASSEMBLY SERVICE
AND AREA
INSPECTION

IN TRANSIT
HOLDING AREA

ALE
 En-route Movement
Control Center
• Established by MEF commander to
support the deploying MAGTF
– Monitors air movement and informs the
FMCC of any delays with the FIE or Flight
Ferry

– OIC can direct offload and reload of

personnel and equip onto other aircraft
 Self-Deploying Aircraft
Control Center (SDACC)
• Established by Marine Aircraft Wing
(MAW)
– Coordinate movement of the Flight Ferry

– Movement control officer (MCO) will be

designated and has OPCON of FF and
Enroute Support Base (ESB) detachments
during transoceanic operations
 SDACC
• MCO tasks include
– Plan and coordinate with all proposed ESB

– Consolidate MEF requirements and act as

lead agent for publication of consolidated
plan

– Coordinate and provide ground security

personnel at the ESB
 Embarkation Control
Office (ECO)
• Organized from units tasked with
loading the T-AVB
– Established to coordinate the loading of the
T-AVB

– Located at the SPOE

 Navy & Marine Corps
Bases/Air Stations
• Assist marshaling units by providing
logistic support
– MHE
– Transportation
– Security

• May assume custody of remain-behind

equipment
 Review
EMCC
AMC

MDDOC

CRE
SDACC

MMCC

DACG

ALE UMCC
ECO
MAGTF
AirForce
Questions?
 The Deployment Plan
• Commanders concept of deployment

• Organization of movement groups

• Assignment of tasks and responsibilities

• Priorities for marshaling and movement

• Composition of FIE
 I. Marshaling Plan
• Written by MAGTF commander
• Describes final preparations for
deployment
– Designate marshaling area

– Identify transportation requirements

– Allocate transportation assets

 I. Marshaling Plan
• Establish agencies to control movement

• Establish staging areas at departure airfields

• Establish inspection areas and procedures for

deploying personnel, equip and supplies

• Prescribe procedures for assembling aircraft

loads
 I. Marshaling Plan
• Establish procedures for coordination
with other services and external
supporting agencies

• Provide for security

• Refer to Unit SOP for specific

marshaling actions are accomplished
 I. Marshaling Plan
• APOE
– AMC exercises overall control of airlift ops

– All info relating to loading ops will be

coordination through the Airlift Operation
Center (AOC)

– Major commands deploying will provide a

liaison officer at APOE
 II. Movement Plan
• Broken into two sub
elements

– Sea Movement Plan

– Air Movement Plan

 Sea Movement Plan
• Prepared by Numbered Fleet
commander
– Describes movement of MPSRON and any
other ship that may be assigned

– Identifies naval forces for replenishment

and security en route to and with AAA
 Example
Sea Movement Plan
Location Activity C-Day O-Day

Diego Garcia Underway/Embark NEAT C+0 O-14

Bab El Mandeb Pick up Escort C+4 O-10

Masirah Pick up OPP C+10 O-4

Hormuz Transit/Pick up Escort C+11 O-3

Al Jubail Arrive AAA C+12 O-2

Al Jubail Navy Day-Offload Lighterage C+13 O-1

 Air Movement Plan
• Developed by MAGTF commander in
coordination with establishing authority,
MSE, MARFOR and AMC
– Addresses
• Airlift of personnel and equip
• Flight Ferry of aircraft
• Security requirements
• C2 of movement
• Two component plans
 I. Airlift Plan
• Written by MEF staff in coordination
with AMC
– Prescribes the organization and elements
for movement
– Includes two supporting docs
• Air Movement Sequence Table
• Unit Airlift Utilization Plan and Summary
 Air Movement Sequence
Table
• Organizes units into sequential serials
based on estimate arrival times in AAA

• Enables movement control agencies to

track, identify and account for elements

• Reflects MAGTF and NSE TPFDD

 Unit Airlift Utilization
Plan and Summary
• Identifies specifics aircraft loads based
on mission

• Used to develop aircraft load plans

once exact mix of aircraft are known
 II. Flight Ferry Plan
• Developed by the MAGTF commander
in coordination with the parent MAW
– Addresses the self-deployment of MAGTF
aircraft

– Approved by designated Combatant

commander
 Flight Ferry Plan
• Must identify
– Flight routes and schedules
– Movement increment designations
– Details for air search and rescue
– En route support and security
– Divert airfields
– Aerial refueling
 Example
Air Movement Plan
Unit APOE Aircraft C-Day O-Day
NEAT 108 Miami, Fl Commercial C+0 O-14
SLRP Cherry Pt, NC 1 C-17 C+6 O-8
OPP Cherry Pt, NC L-1011 C+10 O-4
TAAT Jacksonville, FL Commercial C+10 O-4
NSE/ MESF Norfolk, Va B-747 C+10 O-4
LCE/CE (AP) Cherry Pt, NC C-17 C+10 O-4
ACE Beaufort, SC 2 C-5, 1 C-17 C+12 O-2
GCE Norfolk, Va 2 C-17 C-13 O-1
 Air Movement Groups
• Divided into elements deploying from different
geographic areas and/or at different times

• Four elements
– Survey, Liaison and Reconnaissance Party
(SLRP)
– Advance Party
– Main Body
– Flight Ferry
 Summary
• Marshaling and movement operations
• Movement Control organizations
• Deployment Plan
– Marshaling plan
– Movement plan
• Air Movement Groups
Questions?