http://www.army.mil/article/118448/401st_Chemical_Company_tested_for_future_deployment/
I dont see them on the pdf that I posted earlier - ????? let me try to explain the first sentence of this article 401st Chemical Company (maybe 100 people) is part of the 479th Chemical Battalion which is part of the 302nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade which is part of the 412 Theatre Engineer Command Like Boston Engine 32 is part of District 3 which is part of Division 1 The 479th Chemical Battalion might have its HQ in Connecticut, and be comprised of Chemical Companys in 3 or 4 nearby states. The Brigade HQ might be in Texas or somewhere. I recently read thru the Army Manual for Engineers. I think I understand what Maneuver Enhancement is. If the Army soldiers get stuck in a swamp, the Engineers build a road and bridge to get them out. The Engineers have enhanced the ability of the Army to maneuver. (this is how they talk - the Engineer Manual was about 150 pages long - full of organizational gobley gook - they never did get around to explaining how to use a shovel to dig a hole). Army Engineers are divided into 3 groups basically - IIRC they are - forward units (in war zones) - rear units (in the safe zones) - special units One other item that was interesting - when in the USA, the Chemical Company will follow the chain of command shown above. But when assigned overseas, they take orders from the overseas commander. kinda. Bottom line - in war, the chain of command can change from peacetime chain of command. (If I seriously botched this info - please correct me - I have never been in the military) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
