FM 3-34 April 2009 ENGINEER OPERATIONS DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online (AKO) <www.us.army.mil> and the General Dennis J. Reimer Training and Doctrine Digital Library at <www.train.army.mil>. *FM 3-34 Field Manual No. Headquarters 3-34 Department of the Army Washington, DC, 2 April 2009 Engineer Operations Contents Page PREFACE .............................................................................................................. v INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. vii Chapter 1 THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................. 1-1 Understanding the Operational Environment ..................................................... 1-1 The Military Variable ........................................................................................... 1-4 Spectrum of Requirements ................................................................................. 1-5 Support Spanning the Levels of War.................................................................. 1-7 Engineer Soldiers ............................................................................................... 1-9 Chapter 2 ENGINEERING IN UNIFIED ACTION ............................................................... 2-1 SECTION I–THE ENGINEER REGIMENT ........................................................ 2-1 The Engineer Branch ......................................................................................... 2-3 United States Army Corps of Engineers ............................................................ 2-4 Engineer Operational Force Capabilities ........................................................... 2-6 SECTION II–UNIFIED ACTION: JOINT/INTERAGENCY/MULTINATIONAL 2-12 Joint/Interagency/Multinational Capabilities ..................................................... 2-12 Integration of Capabilities ................................................................................. 2-13 SECTION III–ENGINEER FORCE TAILORING .............................................. 2-15 Modular Force Organization ............................................................................. 2-16 Chapter 3 FOUNDATIONS OF ENGINEER OPERATIONS .............................................. 3-1 SECTION I–ENGINEER FUNCTIONS............................................................... 3-1 Combat Engineering ........................................................................................... 3-2 General Engineering .......................................................................................... 3-5 Geospatial Engineering ...................................................................................... 3-5 SECTION II–OPERATIONAL CONCEPT ......................................................... 3-6 Elements and Combinations of Full Spectrum Operations ................................ 3-6 Combined Arms Through the Warfighting Functions ......................................... 3-8 SECTION III–OPERATIONS PROCESS ......................................................... 3-11 Command and Control of Engineer Operations ............................................... 3-11 The Engineer Coordinator ................................................................................ 3-17 SECTION IV–ENGINEER COMBAT POWER ................................................. 3-25 Movement and Maneuver ................................................................................. 3-26 Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. i *This publication supersedes FM 3-34, 2 January 2004. Contents Intelligence ....................................................................................................... 3-28 Sustainment ...................................................................................................... 3-35 Protection ......................................................................................................... 3-36 Chapter 4 PLANNING ENGINEER OPERATIONS ............................................................ 4-1 SECTION I–INTEGRATED PLANNING ............................................................ 4-1 Planning at Each Level of War ........................................................................... 4-2 Operational Component Considerations ............................................................ 4-3 Parallel Planning ................................................................................................. 4-5 Staff Planning ..................................................................................................... 4-6 SECTION II–PLANNING PROCESSES ............................................................ 4-7 The Military Decision-Making Process ............................................................... 4-7 Staff Running Estimate ..................................................................................... 4-10 Plans and Orders .............................................................................................. 4-12 Assured Mobility ............................................................................................... 4-13 Essential Tasks for Mobility, Countermobility, and Survivability ...................... 4-13 SECTION III–JOINT AND OTHER PROCESSES ........................................... 4-15 Joint Engineer Planning ................................................................................... 4-15 Force Projection ............................................................................................... 4-17 Facilities and Construction Planning ................................................................ 4-18 Project Management ........................................................................................ 4-21 Chapter 5 PREPARING, EXECUTING, AND ASSESSING ENGINEER OPERATIONS .. 5-1 Simultaneous Combinations ............................................................................... 5-1 Offensive Operations .......................................................................................... 5-5 Defensive Operations ......................................................................................... 5-7 Stability Operations ............................................................................................ 5-9 Civil Support Operations .................................................................................. 5-11 Special Considerations ..................................................................................... 5-13 Chapter 6 SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT FOR ENGINEER CAPABILITIES ........................ 6-1 Organizations and Functions .............................................................................. 6-1 Engineer Leader and Staff Responsibilities Sustainment Support .................... 6-6 Sustainment Support Functions ....................................................................... 6-12 Other Sustainment Support .............................................................................. 6-17 Appendix A ENGINEER FIELD MANUALS AND RELATED JOINT PUBLICATIONS ....... A-1 Appendix B ARMY ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ........................... B-1 Appendix C JOINT ENGINEER ORGANIZATIONS AND CAPABILITIES ........................... C-1 Appendix D MULTINATIONAL, INTERAGENCY, AND HOST NATION CONSIDERATIONS ..................................................................................................................... D-1 SECTION I–MULTINATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS ........................................ D-1 SECTION II–INTERAGENCY AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................. D-2 SECTION III–HOST NATION CONSIDERATIONS ........................................... D-3 Appendix E ENGINEER STAFF ORGANIZATION AND SELECTED CELLS, WORKGROUPS, AND BOARDS ................................................................................................ E-1 Appendix F CIVIL SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................. F-1 ii FM 3-34 2 April 2009 Contents Appendix G CONTINGENCY AUTHORITIES AND FUNDING ............................................. G-1 Appendix H CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION AGENTS ......................................................... H-1 Appendix I EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS I-1 GLOSSARY .......................................................................................... Glossary-1 REFERENCES .................................................................................. References-1 INDEX .......................................................................................................... Index-1 Figures Figure 1-2. Notional joint operations area ....................................................................... 1-5 Figure 1-3. Challenges and opportunities from the engineer view.................................. 1-6 Figure 1-4. The Soldier’s rules ...................................................................................... 1-10 Figure 2-3. Examples of tailored divisions .................................................................... 2-21 Figure 2-5. Corps as an intermediate land force headquarters .................................... 2-22 Figure 2-6. Notional corps engineer force ....................................................................