(1) Principal members.
(a) Company commander. The division engineer company commander is
responsible for integrating engineers into the combined-arms
team.
He must perform engineer missions assigned to the TF
and his company. He is the commander of the division engineer
company and a member of the maneuver force staff.
The
division engineer company commander must be highly mobile and
integrate his activities at all levels to perform both
missions.
As a commander, he is responsible for the company's men,
equipment, and mission.
He is also responsible for
training, tactical employment, and logistical operations
of the company.
He must know the capabilities of his
company's equipment and weapons and know how to tactically
employ them. He must clearly and concisely convey orders
to subordinates.
In the staff role, he must clearly and concisely
articulate his unit's capabilities to the supported
maneuver
commander.
This
requires
a
thorough
understanding of the command and the engineer-estimate
process and how to use them.
(b) Nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) sergeant.
The NBC
sergeant works in the company TAC with the operations sergeant
and the commander. He plans and conducts NBC operations. He
is responsible for the organization and training of the
company's NBC teams and supervises the execution of assigned
tasks as required. He also supervises the maintenance and the
employment of the company's NBC equipment.
He relays NBC
reports, advises the commander on areas of contamination, and
maintains the radiation status chart.
(2) Primary functions.
Directs TF engineer operations.
Tasks division engineer platoons.
Synchronizes engineer actions with maneuver and fire-support
elements.
Directs
actions
of
A&O
sections
through
the
A&O
platoon
leader.
Solves logistical problems.
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