2. 29 WHY T-P-U ASSESSMENT RANGE OPERATIONS

3. 29 SAFETY: RISK ASSESMENT: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

4. 29 TLO OPERATE BRADLEY RANGES AND TRAINING AREAS IN A CLASSROOM ENVIROMENT, GIVEN A FM 23-1 THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, OCCUPY, RUN, AND CLEAR ANY TYPE RANGE. TLO

5. 29 ELO: IDENTIFY THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE AND ESTABLISH A RANGE TRAINING FACILITY

6. 29 1. PERMANENT : NORMALLY DESIGNED BY A POST RANGE CONTROL FACILITY HAS A SURFACE DANGER AREA DIAGRAM DESIGNATING A FIRING LINE/MANEUVER AREAS. EACH RANGE HAS A SPECIFIC USE, WEAPON TYPE USED, AMMO USED, AND OR GUNNERY TABLE. SAFETY LIMITS BOTH ON MAP AND ON THE GROUND TWO TYPES OF BFV LIVE FIRE RANGES

7. 29 TEMPORARY : ESTABLISHED TO FULFILL SPECIFIC NEEDS. SUB-CALIBER GUNNERY RANGE. CALFEX RANGE. APPROVED RANGE OVERLAY AND SDAD WILL BE REQUIRED.

8. 29 SITE SELECTION BEFORE SELECTION, MAKE A DETAILED MAP AND GROUND RECON. RANGE MUST BE LARGE ENOUGH TO CONDUCT REQUIRED TRAINING. WILL IT ACCOMMODATE THE DESIRED WEAPONS AND AMMO, DEFILADE FIRING POSITIONS, MANEUVER AREA, AND OR REALISTIC TARGET ARRAYS.

9. 29 RANGE AND TRAINING AREA RECON OIC, MG, NCOIC SHOULD PERSONALLY CONDUCT A RECONNAISSANCE.

10. 29 AREAS TO BE CHECKED DURING RECON. ROUTES TO THE RANGE/ TRAINING AREA. HOW MANY VEHICLES CAN FIRE STAT/MOVING ON THE COURSE SIMULTANEOUSLY. HULL DOWN/ DEFILADE POSITIONS. TOWER AVAILABLE/ CONDITION. RANGE LIMIT MARKERS (VISIBILITY ).

11. 29 AREAS TO BE CHECKED (CONT.) BARRIERS AND GUARD POSTS. BORESIGHT PANEL AT 1200 METERS. WHO FURNISHES THE TARGETS/ SUPPLIES OR TRAINING DEVICES ON THE RANGE. WHAT REQUIREMENTS ARE NECESSARY FOR TARGET OPERATOR OR DETAIL. AMMO TO BE USED ON THE RANGE.

12. 29 WHERE ARE THE FOLLOWING AREAS IS THE RAGE CLEAR OF DUDS. FIRING LINE/ MANEUVER AREA LIMITS. BARRIER GUARD POST(S), RANGE LIMITS. AID STATION, MAINTENANCE AREA, PARKING AREA, LATRINE. BRIEFING/ DEBRIEFING AREA TOWER

13. 29 OIC RSO MASTER GUNNER BEACHMASTER FIRE FIGHTING DETAIL BCE’S RTO’S MEDIC’S TARGET NCO BUNKER PERSONNEL

14. 29 OFFICER IN CHARGE THE OIC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE RANGE OR TRAINING SITE. THIS INCLUDES PLANNING, PREPARING, COORDINATING, AND EXECUTING THE TRAINING EXERCISE. THE OIC ALSO DESIGNATES ASSISTANTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIFIC AREAS OF OPERATION.

15. 29 RANGE SAFETY OFFICER THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER IS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER, WARRANT OFFICER, OR A NCO ( STAFF SERGEANT OR HIGHER ) WHO IS WEAPON SYSTEM QUALIFIED. THE RSO IS A DIRECT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF FIRING.

16. 29 RSO DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES CONDUCTS A SAFETY BRIEFING BEFORE ALL LIVE FIRE EXERCISES. ENFORCES ALL SAFETY REGULATIONS. ENSURES THAT ALL AMMUNITION IS HANDLED SAFELY. ENFORCES SMOKING RESTRICTIONS NEAR THE VEHICLES, AMMUNITION, AND POL.

17. 29 RSO DUTIES ( CONT. ) INVESTIGATE AND REPORTS ACCIDENTS IAW ALL REGULATIONS. ENSURES THAT WEAPONS ON LIVE FIRE RANGES ARE POINTED TOWARD THE IMPACT AREA AT ALL TIMES. ENSURES THAT ALL PERSONNEL ARE CLEAR OF DANGER AREAS ( EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED IN AR 385-63 ).

18. 29 CHECKS ALL AMMUNITION FOR SUSPENDED OR RESTRICTED LOTS. ENSURES BARRIERS AND GUARDS ARE IN PLACE BEFORE THE START OF THE EXERCISE. INSPECTS AND CLEARS ALL WEAPONS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF FIRING.

19. 29 MASTER GUNNER –THE MASTER GUNNER IS THE COMMANDER’S GUNNERY TECHNICAL ADVISOR; HE ASSISTS THE COMMANDER AND THE STAFF IN PLANNING, DEVELOPING, AND CONDUCTING GUNNERY TRAINING.

20. 29 MASTER GUNNER DUTIES & RESPONS. PREPARES A SURFACE DANGER AREA DIAGRAM AND RANGE OVERLAY PREPARES SCALED RANGES IF REQUIRED ORGANIZES RANGE FIRING EXERCISES SETS UP RANGE FIRING EXERCISES ENSURES RANGE FIRING EXERCISES ARE PROPERLY CONDUCTED CONDUCT REMEDIAL TRAINING ON SITE AS NEEDED

21. 29 MASTER GUNNER DUTIES & RESPONS - SUPERVISES THE BFV CREWS TO ENSURE PROPER BORESIGHTING, AND ZEROING ARE ACCOMPLISHED. COORDINATES TARGET ARRAY AND LAYOUT FOR RANGE FIRING. ENSURES THAT A STANDARD BRADLEY CREW EVALUATION PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED.

22. 29 NCOIC THE NCOIC COORDINATES AND SUPERVISES DETAILS AND ASSISTS THE OIC AND RSO IN OPERATING THE RANGE OR TRAINING AREA.

23. 29 AMMUNITION NCO DUTIES & RESPONS AMMO IS ACCOUNTED FOR BY TYPE AND LOT, AND PROPERLY STORED ON THE AMMO PAD AT THE RANGE. CHECKS ANY AMMO RESUPPLY TO BE SURE IT IS NOT RESTRICTED OR SUSPENDED. ISSUES ROUNDS AND KEEPS A RUNNING INVENTORY TO CROSS CHECK DAILY EXPENDITURES. ENSURES AMMO PAD IS POLICED OF LINKS, BRASS, AND PACKAGING MATERIALS.

24. 29 MEDIC KNOWS HOW TO GET TO THE NEAREST AID STATION OR HOSPITAL KNOW RTO PROCEDURES FOR USE DURING AIR EVACUATION HAVE AN ID CARD (MEDICAL) AND A MEMORANDUM FROM HIS COMMANDER STATING THAT HE IS A QUALIFIED MEDIC BE PROPERLY EQUIPPED FOR THE MISSION

25. 29 BCE ( BRADLEY CREW EVALUATOR ) ENFORCES REQUIRED SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. ACTS AS AN INSTRUCTOR DURING PRACTICE. ACTS AS AN EVALUATOR DURING QUALIFICATION. CONDUCTS AN AAR AFTER COMPLETION OF FIRING.

26. 29 EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR GNRY AND TACTICAL EXERCISES. CURRENT GNRY STANDARDS FOR THE TABLES BEING CONDUCTED. TARGET REPAIR EQUIPMENT. RANGE REGULATIONS. FLASHLIGHTS AND BATTERIES. VEHICLE RECOVERY ASSETS. EVALUATOR COMMO. BRIEFING AREA. NIGHT VISION W/ BATTERIES. FIELD PHONES, GENERATORS, & BORESIGHT EQUIP.

27. 29 FLAGS RED GREEN RED-YELLOW GREEN-YELLOW RED-GREEN NOTE: UNIT SOP MAY REQUIRE THAT THE RED AND GREEN FLAGS BE FLOWN ONCE AMMO IS ON BOARD THE VEHICLE.

28. 29 A WELL ORGANIZED RANGE PROVIDES MAXIMUM FIRING TIME. FIRING SHOULD START ON TIME. FIRING SHOULD FINISH ON TIME. ALLOW FOR ORDERLY RANGE CLEARANCE. BE PREPARED FOR FIRES. POLICE THE AREA. BRIEF VISITORS. CHECK SAFETY MARKERS.

29. 29 A WELL ORGANIZED RANGE CONT. COORDINATE FOR AMMUNITION CONDUCT OTHER TRAINING RECOVERY VEHICLE BUNKER PERSONNEL

30. 29 BATTALION LEVEL RAN SOP SAVES TIME AND ENERGY INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR OCCUPYING A RANGE DESCRIBES ACTIONS TAKEN FOR SPECIFIC TASKS

31. 29 SESSION SUMMARY!

32. 29 TLO OPERATE BRADLEY RANGES AND TRAINING AREAS IN A CLASSROOM ENVIROMENT, GIVEN A FM 23-1 THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, OCCUPY, RUN, AND CLEAR ANY TYPE RANGE. TLO

33. 29 ELO: IDENTIFY THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE AND ESTABLISH A RANGE TRAINING FACILITY

34. 29 WHY T-P-U ASSESSMENT RANGE OPERATIONS