text: Chapter 14
  casualty evacuation plans. These plans take into account SOP items such as using combat lifesavers and
  dispersing medical evacuation assets throughout the convoy.
  14-41. For units that are not completely mobile with organic vehicles, such as an Army division
  headquarters and many sustainment units, units can either conduct a shuttle with organic vehicles or request
  assistance from transportation units. Shuttling requires transporting troops, equipment, and supplies by a
  series of round trips with the same vehicles. Units may also shuttle by carrying successive parts of a load for
  short distances while the remaining Soldiers continue on foot.
  14-42. The higher headquarters sustainment staff normally coordinates the sustainment to moving units,
  although units carry sufficient fuel and lubricants in their unit trains to conduct local movements. In
  coordination with the engineers, the sustainment staff ensures that routes suffice for the projected types and
  numbers of vehicles and supplies. Units need to know the load carrying capability of routes and the maximum
  distances that they can support their forces. Also, units may to need to re-task or consolidate troop carry
  capacity if troop transport is not provided. Sustainment operators determine if any sustainment assets displace
  to support the mission. Units also establish halts for refueling as part of the movement plan. Halt times should
  be long enough and locations large enough to allow the entire march unit to refuel.
  14-43. The simplest troop movement to plan and conduct is one where the commander directing the
  movement controls the assigned area. In this situation, units use established command and control systems.
  The headquarters ordering the movement schedules the movement times and approves the routes, while its
  movements control organization allocates the required space and time on the approved routes. If the
  movement results in a unit going outside its parent headquarters’ area, that unit requires coordination through
  various movement control centers. Otherwise, a higher headquarters must plan and control the movement.
  14-44. Whenever possible, units disperse their forces by using multiple routes to move their forces. This
  reduces the length of columns, vulnerability to enemy air attack, and amount of time the routes are
  unavailable to other units. Multiple routes provide units with the flexibility to react to unexpected situations
  and permit more rapid concentration of combat power. The three primary challenges of using multiple routes
  are in exercising command and control, providing logistic and maintenance support on all routes, and the
  reassembly or consolidation of forces at the movement’s conclusion.
  14-45. Since enemy contact is less likely for troop movements that occur behind the forward line of troops
  or line of departure, units use march columns and serials to control the movement of forces on limited routes.
  Units use dispersion and multiple routes to avoid detection and increase survivability. Units plan for
  reconsolidation to occur after the march column or march serial passes their assigned release point.
  Regardless of the type of area a unit will occupy at the movement’s conclusion, planners must ensure the
  area where forces will consolidate is defendable and large enough for all forces.
  14-46. For movements beyond the forward line of troops or line of departure units use their preferred
  tactical movement formations and techniques. Tactical units do not use march columns or serials unless
  necessary, since enemy contact is likely and security should be balanced with speed. Units maintain
  dispersion between formations and plan to consolidate forces prior to entering their assault positions.
  14-47. The echelon transportation officer uses route classification components, such as route widths, route
  types, military load classifications, overhead clearance, route obstructions, and special conditions to
  determine the traffic circulation plan. A supporting geospatial engineer team provides most of this
  information. Engineer reconnaissance obtains necessary information not contained in existing geospatial
  databases.
  14-48. The staff depicts the echelon traffic circulation plan on overlays using transportation control
  measures. The traffic circulation plan considers—
  * The most restrictive route features and route designations.
  * Direction of movement over each route.
  * Location of boundaries, units, highway regulation points, TCPs, and principal supply points.
  * Major geographic features.
  * Routes designated for one-way traffic.
  * Separate routes for sustainment and tactical units.