text: Chapter 2
  their automated unit equipment lists to deployment equipment lists and submit them to the
  installation transportation office for transmission to United States Transportation Command.
  Based on information given to the joint operations planning and executionsystem,United States
  Transportation Command provides movement guidance for the BCT’s movement to the POE
  through its component command.
  (cid:122) Port-to-port. This phase begins with the departure of BCT elements on strategic lift or surface
  movement from the POE. It ends with the BCT’s closure in theater. The commander and staff
  must be prepared to update intelligence and,as necessary,modify plans while in transit.
  Reception,Staging,Onward Movement,and Integration
  2-153. This process applies only to unopposed entry operations. It begins with the arrival of BCT units
  (may include an early-entry CP, see chapter 3, at the port of debarkation [POD]) in the theater, and ends
  when the BCT departs the POD. Except in opposed entry operations,the BCT can expect reception,staging,
  onward movement,and integrationsupport,whether provided by theater support contracts,external support
  contracts (primarily the Army logistics civil augmentation program [LOGCAP], see ATP 4-10.1), or
  regionally available commercial host-nation support, or military assets, must be sufficient to immediately
  support the arrival of deploying units. The primary requirement is coordinating the BCT’s onward movement
  to its first destination.
  2-154. Effective reception, staging, onward movement, and integration matches personnel with their
  equipment,minimizes staging and sustainment requirements while transiting the PODs,and begins onward
  movement as quickly as possible. Onward movement begins with personnel and equipment linkup,
  sustainment,the receipt of pre-positioned systems or logistics stocks at designated marshaling areas,and the
  reconfiguration of BCT forces. A plan to accomplish integration and maintain combat readiness must be
  understood,trained,and ready to implement upon arrival.Onward movement ends when the BCT arrives at
  the gaining command’s staging areas where preparations for military operations occur.
  Employment
  2-155. Employment is the strategic, operational, or tactical use of forces (JP 5-0). Entry requirements
  following deployment vary. The BCT’s entry into an area of operations can be either opposed or unopposed.
  In both cases, the BCT may use an intermediate staging base (see FM 3-99) to complete preparations and
  shorten lines of communications.
  Unopposed Entry
  2-156. Unopposed entry operations generally support host nation or forward presence forces. Hostilities
  may be underway or imminent,but the POD is secure and under friendly control. The commander sequences
  combat forces and supporting structure into the contingency area to gain and sustain the initiative and protect
  the force. Actions include the following:
  (cid:122) Link up with in-theater forces.
  (cid:122) Prepare to assist the host nation or forward presence forces.
  (cid:122) Protect the BCT and other collocated units,if required.
  (cid:122) Build up the combat abilities through training, familiarization, and acclimatization of the troops
  to the operational environment.
  (cid:122) Support to humanitarian and disaster relief.
  (cid:122) Facilitate the arrival of follow-on forces.
  Opposed Entry
  2-157. Opposed entry requires the integration and synchronization of multiservice capabilities in a
  concerted military effort against a hostile force. It is an extremely complex and hazardous operation that risks
  the assault force’s defeat. Natural forces such as unfavorable weather and sea states represent hazards that
  are not normally such dominant factors. The assault force’s key advantages lie in its mobility, flexibility,
  ability to concentrate balanced forces, and the ability to strike with great power at a selected point in the
  hostile defense system. Opposed entry operations exploit the element of surprise. They also capitalize on