o
Formulates and maintains the
highway regulation plan and
the
traffic circulation plan.
o
Acts as a clearing house for highway status information.
o
Implements established priorities for highway routing.
o
Processes route clearance requests.
o
Established procedures for
reporting
road
conditions,
highway
construction, damage, etc.
o
Established main supply routes (MSR's) and alternates.
o
Issues traffic circulation overlays.
o
Maintains a situation map of the road net to reflect data on such
things as obstructions, detours, defiles, capacities, enemy
activity, and road conditions.
o
Consolidates/issues movement credits.
o
Modifies routings, schedules, and priorities as required by the
situation.
o
Coordinates with the host nation for the use of highways.
o
movements
and
exchanges
information
with
adjacent
HTD.
The division transportation officer performs the same functions (as
well as others) as does the MCC at corps. He is a division special staff
officer. (See Figure 1-2.) Do not confuse him with the division movement
control officer (MCO) at the division support command.
The division
transportation officer is concerned with overall transportation functions in
the division.
These include preparing transportation plans and providing
technical advice to the commander and staff. The MCO is responsible for the
allocation of division transportation assets, and for obtaining additional
transportation support.
c. Transportation Officer
The transportation officer's responsibilities include the following:
o
Supervising the HTD.
o
Preparation of the traffic circulation plan.
o
Scheduling
of
movements,
to
include
consolidating
them,
if
possible.
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