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  Table 5-8. Considerations for the task organization of an engineer headquarters
  Theater Engineer Command
  Capabilities: Considerations:
  • Can provide C2 for task-organized Army • The TEC is the preferred organization
  engineer brigades and other engineer units and designed for the operational command of
  missions for the joint force, land component, or engineer capabilities at echelons above corps
  Army commander. level and will often provide C2 for the JFC if
  • Can deploy a main CP and two DCPs to provide an operational echelon engineer
  headquarters is required.
  flexibility and rotational capability.
  • Can augment CPs with FFE assets from
  USACE to enhance technical capabilities and
  joint or multinational assets to extend the span
  of control.
  • Can deploy tailored support elements from the
  DCPs to augment GCC, JFC, and theater army
  engineer staffs in support of TCP execution and
  contingency planning.
  Engineer Brigade
  Capabilities: Considerations:
  • Can conduct engineer missions and control up • One or more engineer brigades are required
  to five mission-tailored engineer battalions, in the division or corps when the number of
  including capabilities from all three engineer engineer units or the functional nature of
  disciplines. engineer missions calls for a brigade-level C2
  • Can integrate and synchronize engineer capability.
  capabilities across the supported force. • Most operations or contingencies requiring
  • Can deploy a main CP or tactical action center the deployment of the corps headquarters in
  one of its configurations will also require an
  to provide flexibility and rotational capability.
  engineer brigade headquarters element.
  • With augmentation, can serve as a joint
  • Unlike a BCT or a MEB, the functional
  engineer headquarters and may be the senior
  engineer brigade is not designed to control
  engineer headquarters deployed in a JOA if full
  terrain. Significant augmentation would be
  TEC deployment is not required.
  required to accomplish such a mission.
  • Can be augmented with FFE assets from
  USACE to enhance technical capabilities.
  MEB
  Capabilities: Considerations:
  • Can C2 forces from multiple branches— • Each division conducting large-scale ground
  especially those that conduct maneuver support combat will be supported by at least one
  operations for the force. MEB. Divisions conducting contingency
  • Can employ task-organized forces to enable operations will typically also be supported by
  a MEB.
  decisive action in support of Army division,
  echelon above division, joint, interagency, or • The MEB is primarily designed to provide
  multinational headquarters. support to the division, but it is capable of
  • Can operate across the spectrum of conflict to being employed to provide support to higher
  echelon, joint, and multinational
  support, reinforce, or compliment offensive and
  organizations, as well.
  defensive large-scale ground combat operations
  and can support or conduct stability or DSCA • When given control of an AO, the MEB’s
  operations. ability to integrate and synchronize engineer
  capabilities outside its AO is degraded.
  • Unlike the engineer brigade, the MEB is staffed
  and trained to C2 an assigned AO and control
  terrain. In this regard, it is similar to a BCT;
  however, it does not have the inherent
  maneuver capability of a BCT.