text: Chapter 7
  certain organic units not participating in the airborne assault, organized to support the deploying unit.
  Duringmarshallingcoordinatingstaffsofthemarshalledunitperformspecificdutiesasfollows:
  (cid:122) The S-1 provides human resources support including requisitions replacements, requests
  recreationalfacilities,legalservices,andcoordinatesmedicalsupport.
  (cid:122) The S-2 is responsible for intelligence readiness to include support to security programs,
  counterintelligence,anddeceptionmeasurestoensuresecrecy.
  (cid:122) The S-3 submits personnel rosters, and outlines training, briefing, movement, and rehearsal
  requirementsandtracksandsubmitsrequiredoperationalreports.
  (cid:122) The S-4 continues to refine the deploying unit’s requirements for supply, maintenance,
  transportation,andstoragefacilities.
  (cid:122) The S-6 determines communications systems requirements, establishes network and
  electromagneticspectrumoperations,networkdefense,andinformationprotection.
  (cid:122) The S-9 integrates civil affairs operations, gaining efficiencies presenting coordinated and
  deconflictedactivitiesduringmarshalling.
  (cid:122) The staff makes requirementsknown as far aspossible inadvance ofthe marshallingperiod to
  enablesupportpersonneltoprocurethefacilitiesand installthemwherenecessary.
  7-25. Marshalled unit, in accordance with an unit standard operating procedure mayestablish a departure
  airfieldcontrolofficer,(commonlyreferredtoas the DACO), whowillactasthe ABNIBCT commander’s
  principalrepresentative for allactivitiesconducted atthe departure airfield. He mayact as a liaisonofficer
  between the marshaled unit and the marshalling area control group or departure airfield control group,
  discussed later in this section. The departure airfield control officer also may control a departure airfield
  control team designated to perform duties as prescribed in an airborne standard operating procedures
  document.(Refertounitstandardoperatingproceduresdocumentforspecificinstructions.)
  SUPPORTORGANIZATIONS
  7-26. WhentheABNIBCTdeploysandthemarshalling areas close,thedivisionsupportcommandacts as
  the provisional logistical unit at the home station. The theater commander responsible for the area of
  operationprovides theprovisional logisticalsupportunit forthe intermediate stagingbase. If a supportunit
  cannot preposition at the intermediate staging base, a support unit from the home station command is
  included intheadvanceparty. Marshallingcontrolagencies assist theairborneandairliftforcein executing
  theoperation.
  7-27. Marshallingarea controlgroup.To enable mostofthe airborne forceto concentrate onpreparingfor
  planned operations, support agencies are designated by division headquarters to provide most of the
  administrative and logistical support. As stated earlier these nonorganic units and certain organic units not
  participatingintheairborne assaultorganizedintoa provisionalunitknown asthe marshallingareacontrol
  group.The marshallingareacontrolgroup,commanderistheprincipallogisticaloperatorforthedeploying
  force; he executes the logistical plan. This control group provides services until the assault force departs
  andthemarshallingareaisclosed.Typicalassistanceprovidedbythisunitincludes(cid:650)
  (cid:122) Transportation.
  (cid:122) Movementcontrol.
  (cid:122) Allclassesofsupply.
  (cid:122) Communications.
  (cid:122) Facilityconstruction,operation,andmaintenance.
  (cid:122) Maintenance.
  (cid:122) Rigging.
  (cid:122) Recreationandothermoraleservices.
  (cid:122) Localsecuritypersonnel,whenrequired.
  (cid:122) Armyhealthsystemsupport.
  7-28. Airlift control element (ALCE). The ALCE coordinates and maintains operational control of all
  airlift aircraft while they are on the ground at the designated airfield. This includes aircraft and load-
  movement control and reporting, communications, loading and off-loading teams, aeromedical activities,