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XXIV Corps Command
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Corps Artillery Commander |
1968-1969 |
Brigadier General Allan G. Pixton |
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Battalion Command
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Battalion Commander (CO) |
1966-1967
1967-1968
1968
1968
1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
Early 1970
08/70
1970-1971 |
Lieutenant Colonel David McNeeley
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Million
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Balsheiser
Major Ray Spence (Acting CO)
Lieutenant Colonel Clifford Worthy Jr
Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Sykes
Lieutenant Colonel James MacMurer
Lieutenant Colonel
Lockhart
Major Kielkopf
Lieutenant Colonel
Robert
Lamons |
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Battalion Executive Officer (XO) |
1966-1967
1967-1968
Year unknown
1968-1969
1968-1969
1968
1969-1970
early
1970
late
1970 |
Major Ennis
Major Wilmer Andrews
Major Williams
Major Donald A. Campbell
Major Ray Spence
Captain Dave Neumann
Major Lanny Walker
Major Bird
Major Jerry Griffith |
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Battalion S-1 |
1967
09/67-02/68
Year unknown
08/68-08/69
1969-1970
1970-1971 |
Captain
Owen Saunders
Captain John Yore
Captain Tony Armagno
Captain Howard Sanger
Captain Abe Cyrus
Captain Jim Chalk |
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Battalion S-2 |
1968
1970
1970-1971 |
Capt Tony Armagno
MSGT Hunsacker
SSG Martinez |
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Battalion S-3 |
1966-1967
1966
1968
9/1968
1968
1968-08/69
1968-1969
08/69-mid-70
11/69-4/70
1970
1970-1971 |
Major Wilmer Andrews
MSGT Clarence Everett (S-3 Operations NCO)
Major Ray Spence
Captain Dave Neumann
Major
Bob Brown
Major Joe Maringola
Captain Garland
Major Ron Cox
1st Lieutenant Dave Sides (Asst S3 reporting to Ron Cox)
Major Joe Krebs
Major Seward |
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Battalion S-4 |
Year unknown
Year unknown
Year unknown
Year unknown
1970 |
Captain John Norwood
Captain Ben Frias
Warrant Officer Keating
Warrant Officer Johnson
Warrant Officer Green |
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Battalion Ammo Officer |
Late 1967-Early 1968
09/69-08/70
1970 |
1st Lieutenant George Benham
Lt Jim Berger
1st Lieutenant Jose Martinez |
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Battalion Fire Direction Officer (FDO) |
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
11/68-02/69
1969-1970
1970
1970
1970 |
Lt./Capt. Saunders
1st Lieutenant Richard Steffen
Lt. Mellor (Aussie)
1st
Lieutenant Sandy Ray
Lieutenant Marble
1st Lieutenant Malcolm Decker
Lieutenant Bob Sales
Captain Bill Burke |
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Battalion Liaison Officer |
1966
Late
1969-1970 |
Captain Harry Warren
Lieutenant Bob Sales |
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Battalion Motor Officer |
1969
1970 |
1st
Lieutenant Ramsey
1st
Lieutenant Richard Carlson |
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Battalion Surgeon |
1966-1967
1967-1968
1969
1969-1970
1970 |
Captain Tom Sullivan
Captain Marshall Horowitz
Captain Joseph Babb
Captain Brenner
Captain Martinez-Boquin |
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Battalion Helicopter Pilot |
1968
1968-1970
1970 |
CWO William Schwab
CWO Leon Skeen
WO Freddie Sistrunk |
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Battalion Sergeant Major |
1966
1968
1969-1970 |
Sergeant Major Robert Hess
Sergeant Pearl
Sergeant Major Brassard |
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Battalion Clerk |
1966-1967 |
Spec 4 Al Saltzman |
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HQ Battery Command
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Battery Commander (CO) |
1966
1966-1967
1967
Early 1968
Late 1968
Early 1969
Year unknown
1969-1970
Early
1970-5/70
1970-1971 |
1st Lieutenant/Captain
Owen Saunders
Captain
Carl Freeman
Captain
Peter Moore
Captain Paul Griffith
Captain Richard Chamber
Captain John Mania
Captain William Burnett
Captain Tom McNeight
Captain Robert Wardeiner
Captain Bill Burke |
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Battery Executive Officer (XO) |
1966-1967
1970
1971 |
1st Lieutenant Rex Hon
Lt Jim House (later was AO for the Battalion)
1st Lieutenant
Estes |
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Battery Ammo Officer |
Year unknown |
SSG Harris |
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Battery Fire Direction Officer (FDO) |
1966-1967 |
Captain Mann |
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Battery First Sergeant |
1966-1967
Year unknown
1969-1970 |
First Sergeant
Roy Laudette
First Sergeant Flick
First Sergeant Hocutt |
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Battery Survey Officer |
1966-1967 |
1st Lieutenant Richard Steffen |
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Commo/Signals Section Chief |
1966-1967
1967
1969-1970
1970
1970
1970 |
Sgt Bennett
Msgt Miller
Sgt. Greg Sanford
1st Lieutenant Stan Rice
1st Lieutenant Dennis Donati
SFC Barnes |
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Medic |
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Mess Section Chief |
1966-1967 |
SSG Eddie Jones |
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Metro Section Chief |
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967 |
WO Carrol (Metro Chief)
SP6 Sweet (Metro Supervisor)
SP5 Wilkins (Metro NCO) |
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Motor Section Chief |
1966-1967
1967-1968
1969-1970 |
SSG Macadoo (Motor Sgt)
Captain Ben Frias (Motor Officer)
Sgt Nruenig |
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Radio Section Chief |
1966-1967 |
Sgt Dave Ferguson |
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Supply Section Chief |
1966-1967
1969-1970 |
Sgt Sheldon
Sgt Rice |
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Survey Section Chief & Platoon SGT's |
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
1969-1970
1969
1969-1970 |
SFC Vincent Auzenne - Platoon Leader
SSG Metoyer - Section Chief
SSG Laszlo Czetay - Section Chief
SSG Jenkins - Section Chief
SFC Lewis - Platoon Leader
SSG Gonzales - Section Chief
SSG Davis - Section Chief |
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Battery Clerk |
1966-1967
1969-1970 |
Rich Magin
SP4 Castens |
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Service Battery Command
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Battery Commander (CO) |
1966-12/66
01/67-6/67
7/67-mid 1968
mid 1968
Year unknown
mid 1969
1969-1970
1970-1971 |
Captain Bob Wilkie
Captain Bob Pierce
1st Lt John Giles
Captain John Norwood
Captain Ben Frias
Captain William Johnson
Captain George McShea
Captain Frank Powell |
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Battery Executive Officer (XO) |
1966-1967
1969-1970 |
Lt John Carpenter
1st Lt Jim Berger |
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Battery First Sergeant |
1966-12/66
1/67-late 1967
1969-1970 |
First Sgt. Ralph Helms
First Sgt. Cavinder
First Sgt Tolliver |
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Maintenance Section Chief |
1966-1967
1967-1968
1967-1968 |
CWO Jerry Richardson
(Battalion Maint Officer)
CWO Carl Matthews (Battalion Maint Officer)
SSG Harold Whitten (Battalion Maint Supervisor) |
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Medic |
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Mess Section Chief |
1966-67 |
Sgt Cornwell |
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Motor Section Chief |
1966-1967
1969-1970
1969-1970
1969-1970
1969-1970
1970-1971 |
Lt Reback
Captain Ramsey
Captain Brandt
CWO 2 Welch
Staff Sergeant Loehr
Captain Frank Powell |
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Supply Section Chief |
1966-1967
1966-1967
1967-1968
1969-1970
1969-1970 |
CWO Otto Aliffi
SP4 William Morris
CWO Tom Keating
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Fauson Sergeant First Class Staranowicz |
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Battery Clerk |
1966-9/67
1966-1967
1966-1967
1969-1970 |
SP5 Jay Schweer
Borneman
SP4 Norman Burhaus
SP5 Foster |
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"A" Battery Command
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Battery Commander (CO) |
1966
late 1967-02/68
2/68-08/68
Year unknown
1969
Mid 1969
Late
1969
1970-7/70
7/70-10/70
6/70-???
1971 |
Captain William
Sheehan
Captain Charlie Fleming
Captain John Yore
Captain Willie Griffith
Captain Virtis Savage
Captain Tim Gordon
Captain Charles Morris
Captain Thomas Stenger
1st Lieutenant Dave Sides
Captain Robert Wardeiner
Captain Solomon |
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Battery Executive Officer (XO) |
1966-1967
2/68-08/68
01/69-04/69
Late
1969
Late
1969
1969
01/70-6/70
6/1970 |
2nd
Lieutenant
Ronald Heine
1st Lieutenant
Mike Jalone
2nd Lieutenant
Lloyd
1st Lieutenant
Lawrence Masi
1st Lieutenant
Chris Callis
1st Lieutenant Buck
1st Lieutenant Dan Murphy
1st Lieutenant Dave Sides |
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Battery Fire Direction Officer (FDO) |
1966 |
2nd Lieutenant
Terry Hampton |
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Battery First Sergeant |
1966-1967
Early 1969
Mid
1969
Late
1969-1970 |
SSG Rucker
First Sergeant
Furman Harrison
First Sergeant
- Kronholm
First Sergeant
- Robert Petriss |
Chief of Firing Battery
(aka Chief of Smoke) |
Early 1969-8/69
8/69-???
12/70-5/71 |
SFC Moore
SFC Mcallister
SFC James Diggs |
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Gun Section 1 Chief |
1966-1967 |
SFC James Diggs (also sent back to Vietnam in
December 1970 - May 1971 with A Battery 1/83rd. Was Chief Firing Battery when
the BN deactivated in May of 1971. |
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Gun Section 2 Chief |
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Gun Section 3 Chief |
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Gun Section 4 Chief |
1966-1967 |
SFC Franklin |
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Medic |
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Mess Section Chief |
Early 1969
Mid 1969 |
SFC Chandler
SFC Krueger |
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Battery Clerk |
1966-1967 |
Joel English |
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"B" Battery Command
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Battery Commander (CO) |
1966-12/66
01/1967
1967
9/1967-4/1968
1968
1968-1969
1968-06/69
06/69-??/70
12/69-05/70
1970 |
Captain
Bob Pierce
Captain Bob Wilkie
Captain
Harry Warren
Captain David Neumann
Captain Tony Armagno
Captain James M.
Lovelace
Captain
James B Briggs
Captain
Michael Boydston
Captain Tom McNeight
Captain Frank Sloan |
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Battery Executive Officer (XO) |
1966-1967
1967-1968
10/68-08/69 |
1st Lieutenant
David Tyler
1st Lieutenant George Benham
1st Lieutenant
Neal Schwartz |
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Battery Fire Direction Officer (FDO) |
1966-1967
1968
1968-1969
02/69-09/69
1969-1970
1969-1970
1970-1971 |
1st Lieutenant
Berhthold Meyer
1st Lieutenant
Thomas Dykstra
1st Lieutenant
Danny Householder
1st Lieutenant
Sandy Ray
1st Lieutenant
Putnam
1st Lieutenant
Spahr
2nd Lieutenant Harry Boquet |
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Battery First Sergeant |
1966-1967
1968
1968
1969-1970 |
First Sergeant Pendarvous
First Sergeant Flick
First Sergeant Jorge Gonzalez
First Sergeant Paul Greer |
Chief of Firing Battery
(aka Chief of Smoke) |
1966-1967
1968
1968-1969
1969-1970 |
SFC Richard Felhoffer
SFC Herman Collie
Msgt Moore
SFC Kobre |
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Gun Section 1 Chief |
1968 |
SSG Guy |
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Gun Section 2 Chief |
1966-1967
1967 |
SSG William Phillips (175mm chief)
SFC Herman Collie |
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Gun Section 3 Chief |
1969-1970 |
SFC Doug Palmer |
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Gun Section 4 Chief |
1969-1970 |
Chris Hargraves |
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Medic |
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Mess Section Chief |
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Battery Clerk |
????
1969-1970 |
SP4 Larry Able
SP4 Kyser |
Section Chiefs
(Not known which Gun Section) |
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
1966-1967
1968-1969
1968-1969
1968-1969
1968-1969 |
SGT Melvin Bowen (8-inch chief)
SGT Charles Boggs (175mm chief)
SSG Dawson (8-inch chief)
SGT Ed Thomas (8-inch chief)
SGT William Wiseman (8-inch chief)
SSG
Harris
SSG Bridges
SSG Phil Yarborough
SSG Foster |
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"C" Battery Command
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Battery Commander (CO) |
early 1966
late 1966
1967
1968
1968
Year unknown
mid 1969
1969-1970
late 1969 - 05/70
1970
1970 |
Captain Duckett
Captain Mann
Captain Arpad Kopcsak
Captain John Giles
Captain Devin
Captain Fleming
Captain James Wittkopp
Captain Roger Manning
Captain
Hall
Captain
Casino
Captain
Sloan |
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Battery Executive Officer (XO) |
1966
1967
Late 1969 |
1st Lieutenant
Biggly
1st Lieutenant Cantly
Lt Dan
Murphy |
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Battery Fire Direction Officer (FDO) |
1966-1967
4/68-4/69
1969-1970
1969-1970
Late 1969-1970
9/1970-5/1971
2/1971-5/1971 |
1st Lieutenant William (Dewey) Beezley
Lt Bill Labhart
Lt Jim House
Lt Richardson
1st Lieutenant
Malcolm Decker
2nd Lieutenant Ron Sims
2nd Lieutenant Joe Byrd |
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Battery First Sergeant |
1966
early 1967
late 1967
01-70-?? |
First Sergeant Braswell
First Sergeant Moron
First Sergeant Townsond
First Sergeant Kronholm |
Chief of Firing Battery
(aka Chief of Smoke) |
1966-early 1967
Late 1967
6/69-9/69
1969
01/70-06/70
05/70-5/71 |
SFC James Belcher
SFC Charles Chaffen
SSG Carl Bormet
SFC McAllister
SFC Harris
SGT Chuck Mattson |
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Gun Section 1 Chief |
1966-early 1967
late 1967
6/69 (Temp)
6/69-6/70
1970-1971 |
SFC Charles Chaffen
SGT Horner
SGT Kenny Ansbach
SSGT Bill Sarber
SSG Bob Pyles |
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Gun Section 2 Chief |
1966
1967
11/68-6/69
3/70-11/70 |
SSG Blake
SSG Spiller
SGT Carl Bormet (to E6 March 69)
SGT Jim Field |
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Gun Section 3 Chief |
1966
late 1967
1968-1969 |
SSG Dollar
SGT Romeo
Sgt Kenny Knebler |
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Gun Section 4 Chief |
1966
1967
1968-1969
4/70-4/71 |
SGT Stoute
SGT Jackie (Willie) Williams
SGT Russ Gray
SGT Bob Wesley |
Section Chiefs
(Not known which Gun Section) |
1966-1967 |
Sgt Ken Eberle |
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Medic |
12/70 - 5/71 |
Gary (Doc) Hill |
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Mess Section Chief |
1966
1967
1969 |
Spec 5 Monsoon
Spec 5 Strayan
SSG Anderson |
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Battery Clerk |
1967 |
Wayne Wojda |
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Definitions
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Battalion Executive Officer
(XO) |
Principal assistant and advisor to the
battalion commander, supervises the details of operation and administration,
keeps abreast of the logistical and tactical situations and future plans,
constantly prepared to assume command in the absence of the commander. |
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S-1 |
Personnel Officer responsible for
personnel management matters pertaining to unit strength, morale, discipline and
miscellaneous administrative tasks. |
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S-2 |
Intelligence Officer |
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S-3 |
Operations Officer |
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S-4 |
Logistics Officer |
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Battalion S-1 |
Link between the battalion commander
and all personnel assigned under his command on personnel matters. Responsible
for the administration of personnel in organic and attached units of the
battalion. |
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Battalion S-2 |
Staff officer between the commander and
assigned companies when it comes to gathering, collecting, analyzing, and
disseminating intelligence information and security matters within the
battalion. |
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Battalion S-3 |
Staff officer between the commander and
assigned companies when it comes to operations, planning, and training.
Responsible for developing unit plans and training programs. |
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Battalion S-4 |
Very important to the maintenance and
supply portion of the battalion operations. Responsibilities include monitor
equipment shortages, monitor vehicle age and mileage, coordinate with the BMO on
turn-in procedures. |
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Battalion Maintenance Officer (BMO) |
BMO is the link between the battalion
commander and the battalion maintenance operations. The BMO keeps the commander
and staff informed of the operational status of materiel and auxiliary
equipment. |
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Battery/Company Commander |
Responsible for all matters relating to
mission accomplishment, discipline, training, welfare, and control of personnel
and equipment assigned to the company, supervise and ensure timely completion of
all company activities. |
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Battery/Company Motor Officer |
Supervises and is responsible for all
matters relating to discipline, training, welfare, and control of the personnel
in the maintenance section. Responsibilities include developing the company
maintenance program, coordinate maintenance operations with battalion
maintenance operations, draft the company maintenance SOP. Also, brief all
incoming officers and NCOs on the company maintenance SOP, keep the commander
informed daily on the operational status of automotive and auxiliary equipment. |
Chief of Firing Battery
(aka Chief of Smoke) |
The Chief of Firing Battery
(aka Chief of Smoke) is the
senior NCO in charge of the firing battery – laying the guns, managing the gun
chiefs and their sections, etc. He is not responsible for admin, supply, etc. |
