MPF-14

Arrival and Assembly Plan

LT William Czopek, USN

Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Pacific
USMC Expeditionary Logistics Branch, N571
DSN 577-2606, Commercial (619) 437-2606
william.czopek@navy.mil
 Overview
• Commences upon arrival of the first MPSRON ship or
the first aircraft of the main-body in the AAA

• Concludes when MAGTF Commander reports all

essential elements of the MAGTF are combat ready.

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Lesson Purpose
• To familiarize the student
with the major activities of
the arrival and assembly
phase, the purpose and
documents that make up
the arrival and assembly
plan, and the staff section
responsible for the
development of that plan
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 References
• MCWP 3-32/NWP 3-02.3, Maritime
Prepositioning Force (MPF) Operations

• MCWP 5-1, Marine Corps Planning

Process

• NWP 5-01, Naval Operational Planning

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 Attachments
• Sample MPF Operations Order
• Notional Format of an Arrival and Assembly Plan
• Example Outline of II MEF’s Annex P
• Notional Timeline
• Arrival and Assembly Area Overlay
• Combat Service Support Area Overlay
• Port Area Overlay
• Beach Area Overlay
• Arrival Airfield Overlay

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 Overview
• Arrival and assembly is the most crucial
phase of an MPF operation
• Many moving parts
• Murphy’s Law

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 Major Activities of Phase
• Initial preparation of AAA
• Local security
• Coordinated arrival and off-load of MPE/S
– In port and/or at the beach
• Reception of FIE and flight ferry
• MPE/S movement and distribution
• Force standup from movement group
organizations
• Provision for operational mission
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 Purpose of AA Plan
• The basic document for the MAGTF
Commander to disseminate his plan
and specific tasks to subordinate units

– Priorities for off-load

– Enough detail for coordinated action of

entire MAGTF
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 AA Plan
• Delineates Concept for Arrival and Assembly
• Element arrival sequence and priority of
equipment
• Specifies operational tempo
• Off-load sites and throughput procedures
– Ship off-load sequence
– MPE/S distribution method
– MSE internal reconstruction procedures

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 Priority of Tasks
• HNS for AAA security and throughput
• Establish issue control organizations
• Buildup MHE and transportation assets
• Establish bulk fluid farms
• Establish ASP
• Improve lines of communication
• Beach area preparation
– Landing area
– Egress lanes
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 Task Organization
• AAOG • AAOEs
• LFSP – CE
– POG – GCE
– BOG – ACE
– AACG – LCE
– MCC – NSE
• ACO • OCU

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 Task Subordinate
Elements
• C3 procedures through phase
• Throughput operations at beach, port
and airfield
• MPE/S issue and accounting
• Initial CSS operations – LFSP
• Security

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 Notional Format
• Annex S of the Joint Operations Order
– Attachment sheet A
– OH 1-5-2, MPF Checklists (Appendix I)
• Example AA plan format
– Attachment sheet B
– MCWP 3-32 (Appendix I)

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 Example AA Plan
ANNEX P (Arrival and Assembly Plan) to EXERCISE FUERTES
DEFENSAS 95 (FD-95):

APPENDIX 1 (Arrival and Assembly Operations)

TAB: A – Task Organization
B – Arrival and Assembly Timeline
C – Commanding General's Priorities
D – Offload Plan
Enclosure 1: (Offload Sequence/Priorities List)
Enclosure 2: (OPP and Debarkation
Augmentation)
E – Reception and Throughput Plan
Enclosure 1: (MPE/S Distribution Plan)
Enclosure 2: (LFSP Augmentation)
Enclosure 3: (Throughput Overlay)
Enclosure 4: (MHE Distribution)
Enclosure 5: (Container Handling Plan)
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 Example AA Plan
TAB: F – AAOG Operations
Enclosure 1: (AAOG Manning)
G – SLRP PLAN
Enclosure 1: (SLRP T/O)

APPENDIX 2: (Accountability Plan)

TAB: A – MDSS II Location/Connectivity Diagram
B – MDSS II Equipment
C – MDSS II/LAN Operations Guide
D – Microcircuit Technology in Logistics Application
Plan
E – ATLASS Supply Plan

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 Example AA Plan
APPENDIX 3: (Reports)
TAB: A – OPP Status Report
B – Daily Situation Report
C – MDSS II Scan Data File Report

APPENDIX 4: (Backload Plan)

APPENDIX 5: (Security)

APPENDIX 6: (Destructive Weather Plan)

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 Timeline
• Equates critical dates to O-days

• Compare O-days to C-days

• Attachment sheet D
– Example notional timeline

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 Notional Timeline
TAB B (Arrival and Assembly Timeline) to APPENDIX 1 (Arrival and
Assembly Operations) to ANNEX P (Arrival and Assembly Plan) to
Operation Order

DAY EVENT
O-8 SLRP arrives in AAA
Advance Echelon Tanker Airlift Control Element (TALCE)
O-4 OPP boards MPSRON
Advance Party arrives in the AAA
Arrival Airfield Control Group operational
Tanker Airlift Control Element operational
Beach/Port/Airfield security established
O-2 Seaward security established at Beach/Port
Arrival and Assembly organizations functional
Arrival Assembly Operations Group (AAOG)
Arrival Assembly Operations Elements (AAOE)
Landing Force Support Party (LFSP)
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 Notional Timeline
O-2 MPSRON arrives in the AAA
O-1 Splash lighterage at pier/beach
Off-load systems ready
Voice and Data Communications established and tested
MPE/S ready for off-load
Cargo Handling Systems prepared
Causeway ferries assembled
Connect RRDF
O-DAY Rolling stock, container and fuel off-load begins
Main body FIE begins arriving
Initial fuel capability
Initial shock/surgical capability
Splash track vehicles
Off-load NSE equipment
In-stream/Pier-side off-load begins
Issue essential equipment to Advance Party

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 Notional Timeline
O+1 Initial water capability
O+2 Issue habitability/capability sets
O+3 Initial Class V issue established
Pierside Rolling Stock offload completed
O+4 Main body FIE complete
MAGTF self-deploying aircraft begins arriving
In-stream rolling stock off-load completed
O+6 Container off-load complete
CSSA established
Initial general supply issue capability
Initial class IX issue point established
O+8 MAGTF self-deploying aircraft movement complete
O+10 MAGTF operationally ready
TBD Navy backloads lighterage; MPSRON common user sealift
TBD Retrograde, washdown, and Reconstitution operations
TBD Personnel/MPSRON Redeploy

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 MHE Distribution
• MHE Distribution Matrix
– RTCH
– TRAM
– LVS
– Forklifts
– Cranes

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Questions?

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 Overlays
(MAKE THEM TALK)
ARRIVAL
&
ASSEMBLY
PLAN

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 AA Overlays
• Assists AAOG in establishing AAA

• Assists AAOE in establishing MAGTF

Assembly Areas

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 Overlays
• Delineates limits to AAA and subareas
– AAA
– CSSA
– Port area
– Beach area
– Arrival airfield
– UAA
– ERP

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TAA AAA TAA
UAA UA
A *
ERP A
A
UERP *
* ERP

UAA
AIRFIELD
UAA

*ERP *
ERP
CSSA
PORT

A CH
BE

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 UAA and ERP
• Confusion exists in the difference
between a UAA and an ERP
• UAA – Real estate
– Area to conduct arrival and assembly
– AAOE is the C2 within respective UAA
• ERP – Reception point for MPE/S
– Discrete point within MSE’s UAA
– Final reception and accountability
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 AAA
TAA UA TAA
UAA A
A A ERP
* *
* U ERP
ERP

*ERP

UAA
GCE UAA AIRFIELD
UAA

ERP
LET'S *
EXAMINE CSSA
IT!
PORT
E ACH
B

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 ERP in GCE UAA
*
INFANTRY
AAOE
* OTHER

* TANKS
* * CBT ENG

* H & S CO

* "A" CO *
ARTILLERY

* "B" CO
 Overlay
• Identifies MSR and ASR to be used
throughout the AAA

• May be utilized to delineate security

sectors for subordinate element

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 Sub-Area Overlays
• Detailed

• Preferably to scale

• Permits AAOE and LFSP to commence

detailed marking of assigned ground
immediately upon arrival
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 Serial Arrival Schedule
• Identifies priority of arrival
• Based on finalized troop lists
• Estimates arrival times
– FIE
– Flight ferry
• Basis for air movement sequence table
development
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 Transportation and
Throughput Plan
• Provides time-phased distribution of
transportation, MHE, power, and personnel
assets at all off-load, staging and issue sites
• Identifies MSR and ASR, convoy procedures
and traffic control
• Priorities for shortfall contingencies
• Identifies HN custom clearance procedures

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 COT Lot
• Container Operations Terminal Lot
• Part of the LCE
• Storage of containers holding general
MPE/S
• Purpose – to stage and issue supplies
and equipment from these containers

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COT Lot
 T/E Ready for Issue Lists
• Provides initial organizational capability

• LFSP elements are priority

• MAGTF Commander’s priorities are

basis for subsequent issue amounts

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 Communications Plan
• Required communication links for C2
during AA and Reconstitution

• Identifies back-up systems

– HNS
– TALCE
– Embassy

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 Security Plan
• Identifies security officer and location of
security operations center
• Delineates procedures
– Local security within sub-areas
– Convoy security procedures
– Reactionary forces and reinforcements
• Identifies HNS agencies within security plan
• Sets ROE

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 Reports
• Changes in enemy situation affecting
arrival and assembly operations
• Changes in serial arrival schedule
• Loss of key MHE/transportation assets
• Operational status of elements
– MAGTF reconstruction

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 Development of AA Plan
• Under cognizance of MAGTF G-3/4
• LCE provides input and validation
– Transportation and throughput plan
• Proposed AAA location
• Overall timeline
• MSE provides details of sub-area
overlays

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 Development of AA Plan
• Developed in draft - assumptions
– Use best available data

• Finalized with SLRP validation

• Published in-country by SLRP

– Transmit to MAGTF Commander for
dissemination to subordinate elements
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 Summary
• Activities and purpose of AA Plan
• Notional formats of plan
• Overlays
• Reports and reporting procedures

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Questions?

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