Police assisted by providing crowd and traffic control, and area security. Engineers responded to clear
lines of communications (LOCs) or to reestablish electrical power to critical areas. If the damage was
too extensive, assessment teams advised the damage control center on the estimated time for
recovery. They could also provide recommendations for implementing of contingency plans where
support or facilities were totally lost. This is area damage control.
AREA DAMAGE CONTROL (ADC)
Area Damage Control Planning
Area damage control is those measures taken before, during and after hostile action or natural
disasters. This is to reduce the probability of damage and to reduce its effects.
The weapons systems of today and their destructive capabilities greatly increase the need for effective
ADC. Effective planning means setting up specific responsibilities and use of all available assets to
conduct ADC to ensure continuous support and the immediate restoration of operations. There will be
very limited ADC assets in the rear area. When the circumstances are extreme, ADC assets will be
diverted from other missions. Bases will have to use local assets, in most cases, to deal with the
situation.
Effective area damage control is decentralized. It is executed at the lowest level. ADC requirements
may exceed base or base cluster assets. The RAOC/RTOC will respond with host nation or engineer
assets to help with the problem or take action to isolate it and to reduce the effects on other supporting
units.
The base or base cluster commanders will review and identify all ADC assets within the base. They will
assess the base's capability to conduct ADC operations. Innovative ideas and initiatives to minimize
damage must be examined and, when feasible, completed. Local coordination with host nation assets
(when available), military police, and engineer units is used. A detailed plan must be prepared and
included in the base defense operations center (BDOC) and the base cluster operations center (BCOC)
defense plan.
The rear area operations center (RAOC) /rear tactical operations center (RTOC) will review the base
ADC capability from their base defense plan. The RAOC, through a liaison element (LE), will assist in
preparing and implementing plans. The RAOC will maintain a status on the ADC posture of each base.
It will develop centralized planning using engineer assets to augment base and base cluster
capabilities.
The RAOC/RTOC will review and recommend changes to all ADC planning. They will coordinate with
military police (MP), engineers, and hospital facilities to ensure that the plans are compatible. The
RAOC/RTOC will review and identify host nation support to augment the ADC operations within the
rear area.
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